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.
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Movies (24)
California
1977
Keoma
as Clay
1976
They Still Call Me Amen
as Smith
1973
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
1973
Man Called Amen
as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith
1972
A Sword to Brando
as The Count
1970
Bootleggers
Director (Directing)
1969
Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968
Commandments for a Gangster
as Five Cents
1968
Ballad of a Gunman
as El Bedoja
1967
Star Pilot
as Artie
1966
For Love and Gold
as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
1966
Erik the Viking
as Indianischer Krieger
1965
Seven Rebel Gladiators
as Vadius
1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
The Revenge of the Gladiators
as Muzio
1964
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
as Meneos
1963
Colossus of the Arena
as Psychios
1962
The Son of Captain Blood
as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
1962
My Son, the Hero
as Titan (uncredited)
1962
Barabbas
1961
The Colossus of Rhodes
as Creonte
1961
Messalina
1960
The Prince with the Red Mask
1955