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.
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Movies (25)
California
1977
Keoma
1976 · Clay, Stunts
They Still Call Me Amen
1973 · Smith, Director
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
1973 · Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder), Screenplay, Director, Story
Man Called Amen
1972 · Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith, Director, Writer
A Sword to Brando
1970 · The Count, Writer, Director
Bootleggers
1969 · Director, Writer
Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968
Commandments for a Gangster
1968 · Five Cents, Director, Writer
Ballad of a Gunman
1967 · El Bedoja, Director, Screenplay, Story
Star Pilot
1966 · Artie
For Love and Gold
1966 · Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro, Weapons Master
Erik the Viking
1965 · Indianischer Krieger
Seven Rebel Gladiators
1965 · Vadius, Stunt Coordinator
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
The Revenge of the Gladiators
1964 · Muzio
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
1963 · Meneos
Colossus of the Arena
1962 · Psychios
The Son of Captain Blood
1962 · Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
My Son, the Hero
1962 · Titan (uncredited)
Barabbas
1961 · Armorer
The Colossus of Rhodes
1961 · Creonte, Stunts
Messalina
1960
War and Peace
1956 · Stunts
The Prince with the Red Mask
1955
TV shows (0)
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