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