Alfio Caltabiano

Birthday: 1932-07-17
Deathday: 2007-06-23
Birthplace: Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1977-07-16 California
1976-11-25 Keoma Clay
1973-12-24 They Still Call Me Amen Smith
1973-08-12 All Sons of the Saintest Mother Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
1972-08-11 Man Called Amen Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith
1970-05-14 A Sword to Brando The Count
1968-10-25 Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968-05-21 Commandments for a Gangster Five Cents
1967-04-19 Ballad of a Gunman El Bedoja
1966-10-01 Star Pilot Artie
1966-04-07 For Love and Gold Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
1965-09-24 Erik the Viking Indianischer Krieger
1965-08-24 Seven Rebel Gladiators Vadius
1965-08-13 Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1964-09-24 The Revenge of the Gladiators Muzio
1963-12-03 Goliath and the Sins of Babylon Meneos
1962-09-13 Colossus of the Arena Psychios
1962-07-27 The Son of Captain Blood Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
1961-12-23 Barabbas
1961-06-15 The Colossus of Rhodes Creonte
1960-03-12 Messalina
1955-08-13 The Prince with the Red Mask