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Alfio Caltabiano

Alfio Caltabiano

Actor · Born 1932-07-17 · Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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Biography

Alfio Caltabiano was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director, also known by pseudonyms such as Al Northon, Alf Randal, and Alf Thunder. He began his career leveraging his imposing physique, notably portraying Jesus Christ in the 1959 film Ben-Hur, where he is seen carrying the cross during the Via Crucis scene. Caltabiano appeared in numerous films, primarily Spaghetti Westerns, and made his directorial debut with Ballad of a Gunman (1967). He directed and wrote several films, including Comandamenti per un gangster (1968) and Tutti figli di Mammasantissima (1973). Caltabiano was also a stuntman and fight choreographer, contributing to the action sequences in his films. His career concluded in 1977 after completing the film California.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. For Love and Gold (1966) — Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
  2. The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) — Creonte
  3. Barabbas (1961)
  4. Keoma (1976) — Clay
  5. California (1977)
  6. Star Pilot (1966) — Artie
  7. My Son, the Hero (1962) — Titan (uncredited)
  8. Messalina (1960)
  9. Ballad of a Gunman (1967) — El Bedoja
  10. Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) — Meneos
  11. Two Idiots at Fort Alamo (1965)
  12. Sartana Does Not Forgive (1968)
  13. All Sons of the Saintest Mother (1973) — Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
  14. The Son of Captain Blood (1962) — Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
  15. A Sword to Brando (1970) — The Count
  16. Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965) — Vadius
  17. Man Called Amen (1972) — Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith
  18. Erik the Viking (1965) — Indianischer Krieger
  19. Colossus of the Arena (1962) — Psychios
  20. They Still Call Me Amen (1973) — Smith
  21. The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
  22. The Revenge of the Gladiators (1964) — Muzio
  23. Commandments for a Gangster (1968) — Five Cents

Directed

  1. Ballad of a Gunman (1967) — Director
  2. All Sons of the Saintest Mother (1973) — Director
  3. Man Called Amen (1972) — Director
  4. A Sword to Brando (1970) — Director
  5. They Still Call Me Amen (1973) — Director
  6. Bootleggers (1969) — Director
  7. Commandments for a Gangster (1968) — Director