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