Alfio Caltabiano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1932
- Died
- June 23, 2007 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
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.
Known For
Filmography
California
Movie
Keoma
Movie · as Clay
They Still Call Me Amen
Movie · as Smith
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
Movie · as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
Man Called Amen
Movie · as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith
A Sword to Brando
Movie · as The Count
Commandments for a Gangster
Movie · as Five Cents
Sartana Does Not Forgive
Movie
Ballad of a Gunman
Movie · as El Bedoja
Star Pilot
Movie · as Artie
For Love and Gold
Movie · as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
Movie
Seven Rebel Gladiators
Movie · as Vadius
Erik the Viking
Movie · as Indianischer Krieger
The Revenge of the Gladiators
Movie · as Muzio
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
Movie · as Meneos
Colossus of the Arena
Movie · as Psychios
The Son of Captain Blood
Movie · as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
My Son, the Hero
Movie · as Titan (uncredited)
The Colossus of Rhodes
Movie · as Creonte
Barabbas
Movie
Messalina
Movie
The Prince with the Red Mask
Movie