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