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