- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
- Died
- June 23, 2007
Alfio Caltabiano
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.
Filmography
movieCalifornia
1977
movieKeoma
1976 · Clay, Stunts
movieThey Still Call Me Amen
1973 · Smith, Director
movieAll Sons of the Saintest Mother
1973 · Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder), Screenplay, Director, Story
movieMan Called Amen
1972 · Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith, Director, Writer
movieA Sword to Brando
1970 · The Count, Writer, Director
movieBootleggers
1969 · Director, Writer
movieSartana Does Not Forgive
1968
movieCommandments for a Gangster
1968 · Five Cents, Director, Writer
movieBallad of a Gunman
1967 · El Bedoja, Director, Screenplay, Story
movieStar Pilot
1966 · Artie
movieFor Love and Gold
1966 · Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro, Weapons Master
movieErik the Viking
1965 · Indianischer Krieger
movieSeven Rebel Gladiators
1965 · Vadius, Stunt Coordinator
movieTwo Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
movieThe Revenge of the Gladiators
1964 · Muzio
movieGoliath and the Sins of Babylon
1963 · Meneos
movieColossus of the Arena
1962 · Psychios
movieThe Son of Captain Blood
1962 · Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
movieMy Son, the Hero
1962 · Titan (uncredited)
movieBarabbas
1961 · , Armorer
movieThe Colossus of Rhodes
1961 · Creonte, Stunts
movieMessalina
1960
movieThe Prince with the Red Mask
1955