Alfio Caltabiano

Acting · Crew · Directing

Born July 17, 1932, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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

• 1977California
• 1976Keoma — Clay, Stunts
• 1973All Sons of the Saintest Mother — Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder), Director, Screenplay, Story
• 1973They Still Call Me Amen — Smith, Director
• 1972Man Called Amen — Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith, Director, Writer
• 1970A Sword to Brando — The Count, Director, Writer
• 1969Bootleggers — Director, Writer
• 1968Commandments for a Gangster — Five Cents, Director, Writer
• 1968Sartana Does Not Forgive
• 1967Ballad of a Gunman — El Bedoja, Director, Screenplay, Story
• 1966For Love and Gold — Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro, Weapons Master
• 1966Star Pilot — Artie
• 1965Erik the Viking — Indianischer Krieger
• 1965Seven Rebel Gladiators — Vadius, Stunt Coordinator
• 1965Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
• 1964The Revenge of the Gladiators — Muzio
• 1963Goliath and the Sins of Babylon — Meneos
• 1962Colossus of the Arena — Psychios
• 1962My Son, the Hero — Titan (uncredited)
• 1962The Son of Captain Blood — Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
• 1961Barabbas — Armorer
• 1961The Colossus of Rhodes — Creonte, Stunts
• 1960Messalina
• 1956War and Peace — Stunts
• 1955The Prince with the Red Mask