Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as The Blackboard Jungle, Gilda and The Big Heat, has died in the US. He was 90.

THE Incredible Hulk is now a county sheriff's department reserve deputy. Lou Ferrigno, 54, who played the green-skinned monster from 1977 to 1982, was sworn in during a ceremony on Monday night.

The monster movie of the summer is set for a London premiere today in the shape of comic book blockbuster The Hulk.

Vintage television programmes featuring bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno as The Incredible Hulk are being dusted off and released on DVD to capitalise on the coming release of The Hulk, one of the summer’s most anticipated big-budget films.