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Alfio Caltabiano
Actor, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 17, 1932Died June 23, 2007 (74 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | Keoma: The Avenger · as Clay |
| 1973 | They Still Call Me Amen · as Smith |
| 1973 | Italian Graffiti · as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder) |
| 1972 | Therefore It Is · as Reverend 'ladrone' Smith |
| 1970 | A Sword for Brando · as The Count |
| 1969 | Bootleggers · as Giocatore |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Ballata per un pistolero · as El Bedoja |
| 1966 | Star Pilot · as Artie |
| 1966 | For Love and Gold · as Arnolfo Mano-Di-Ferro |
| 1965 | Colorado Charlie · as Creonte |
| 1965 | Seven Rebel Gladiators · as Vadius |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Erik, the Viking · as Indianischer Krieger |
| 1964 | La vendetta di Spartacus · as Muzio |
| 1964 | Seven Slaves Against the World · as Gladiatore |
| 1963 | Il mistero del tempio indiano · as The Crie |
| 1963 | Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta · as The Crie |
| 1963 | Goliath and the Sins of Babylon · as Meneos |
| 1963 | Slave Queen of Babylon · as Zagos |
| 1962 | Colossus of the Arena · as Psychios |
| 1962 | The Son of Captain Blood · as Man Fighting At Dock (uncredited) |
| 1962 | My Son, the Hero · as Cast |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | The Colossus of Rhodes · as Creonte |
| 1960 | La strada dei giganti · as Cast |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur · as Pirate |
| 1959 | The Pirate and the Slave Girl · as Un Pirata |
| 1957 | Pirate of the Half Moon · as Un Corsaro |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | Ulysses · as Penelope's Suitor |