Alfio Caltabiano
Actor
Biography
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
For Love and Gold
as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro 1966
The Colossus of Rhodes
as Creonte 1961
Barabbas
1961
Keoma
as Clay 1976
California
1977
Star Pilot
as Artie 1966
My Son, the Hero
as Titan (uncredited) 1962
Messalina
1960
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
as Meneos 1963
Ballad of a Gunman
as El Bedoja 1967
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder) 1973
The Son of Captain Blood
as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited) 1962
A Sword to Brando
as The Count 1970
Man Called Amen
as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith 1972
Seven Rebel Gladiators
as Vadius 1965