Biography
George Eastman (born Luigi Montefiori; August 16, 1942, died May 20, 2026) was an Italian B-movie actor and screenwriter. Eastman was born in Genoa, Italy. He took his Americanized alias "George Eastman" when he was cast as a "heavy" in many spaghetti westerns made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1972 he performed the villain in the movie The Call of the Wild together with Charlton Heston (directed by Ken Annakin). Eastman later became a regular performer in many movies directed by Joe D'Amato, for whom he also became a screenwriter. He was a very familiar face in Italian B-cinema in the early 1980s, being generally cast as the villain, thanks to his height (he is 6'9" tall) and his dark and menacing looks and exaggerated acting style. His most famous movie is the gory horror film Anthropophagous, directed by Joe D'Amato in 1980. He appeared in the 1985 biblical film King David as Goliath for a flashback. In 1986, he performed as Stefano in the movie Regalo di Natale, directed by Pupi Avati. Eastman quit acting in the late 1980s to concentrate on his writing assignments. He is now a decently-rated author in Italian television and only holds occasional roles. In 2003, he was…
Movies & TV Shows
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Satyricon (1969) — Minotauro
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Rabid Dogs (1995) — Trentadue
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Stage Fright (1987) — Irving Wallace (mask scenes only)
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Anthropophagous (1980) — Klaus Wortmann / Antropophagus
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Christmas Present (1986) — Stefano Bertoni
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Boot Hill (1969) — Baby Doll
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The Barbarians (1987) — Jacko
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Christmas Rematch (2004) — Stefano Bertoni
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1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982) — Golem
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Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968) — Lucas
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Absurd (1981) — Mikos Stenopolis
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2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) — Big Ape
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Delirium: Photo of Gioia (1987) — Alex
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Hands of Steel (1986) — Raul Morales
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Baba Yaga (1973) — Arno Treves
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The New Barbarians (1983) — One
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Emanuelle Around the World (1977) — Guru Shanti
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King David (1985) — Goliath
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The Call of the Wild (1972) — Black Burton
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Endgame (1983) — Kurt Karnak
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Porno Holocaust (1981) — Dr. Lemoir
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Blastfighter (1984) — Tom
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Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980) — Larry O'Hara
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Metamorphosis (1990) — Man in the office
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Emanuelle and Françoise (1975) — Carlo
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Ironmaster (1983) — Vood
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Django Shoots First (1966) — Jeff Kluster (uncredited)
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The Last Killer (1967) — Ramón / Chico
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OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968) — Karas
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Ben & Charlie (1972) — Charlie Logan
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The Belle Starr Story (1968) — Blackie
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My Name Is Pecos (1966)
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Hate Thy Neighbor (1968) — Gary Stevens
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The Unholy Four (1970) — Hondo
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Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (2013) — Jacko (archive footage)
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House of Pleasure for Women (1976) — Simbad (as Luigi Montefiori)
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Scalawag (1973) — Don Aragon
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Django Kills Softly (1967) — Django
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Exotic Malice (1980) — Voyakis
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Detective School Dropouts (1986) — Bruno Falcone