Alfio Caltabiano

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-07-17 (75 years old)

Deathday

2007-06-23

Place of Birth

Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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 ...

Acting

1967

Ballad of a Gunman

as El Bedoja

1966

Star Pilot

as Artie

1973

All Sons of the Saintest Mother

as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)

1970

A Sword to Brando

as The Count

1972

Man Called Amen

as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith

1965

Erik the Viking

as Indianischer Krieger

1976

Keoma

as Clay

1962

1966

For Love and Gold

as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro

1962

The Son of Captain Blood

as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)

Production

1967

1972

Man Called Amen

as Director

1969

Bootleggers

as Director

1970

1970

1967

1967

Ballad of a Gunman

as Screenplay

1966

For Love and Gold

as Weapons Master

1965

Seven Rebel Gladiators

as Stunt Coordinator

1972

1969

Bootleggers

as Writer

1976

Keoma

as Stunts

1961

Barabbas

as Armorer

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