Acting credits
23
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Alfio Caltabiano
Acting
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Movies: 24Series: 0Crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 1125205
IMDb ID: nm0130731
Known for: Acting
Born: July 17, 1932
Died: June 23, 2007
Age: 74
Place of birth: Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1977
Years active: 23
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q1644506
Also known as
Al Northon • Alf Randal • Alf Thunder
Other jobs
Director (5)Stunts (2)Armorer (1)Screenplay (1)Stunt Coordinator (1)Weapons Master (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Alfio Caltabiano.
5.9
California
1977 Movie
6.9
Keoma
as Clay
1976 Movie
They Still Call Me Amen
as Smith
1973 Movie
4.8
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
1973 Movie
2.0
Man Called Amen
as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith
1972 Movie
2.7
A Sword to Brando
as The Count
1970 Movie
Bootleggers
Director
1969 Movie
6.1
Sartana Does Not Forgive
1968 Movie
Commandments for a Gangster
as Five Cents
1968 Movie
5.8
Ballad of a Gunman
as El Bedoja
1967 Movie
4.5
Star Pilot
as Artie
1966 Movie
7.7
For Love and Gold
as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
1966 Movie
6.8
Erik the Viking
as Indianischer Krieger
1965 Movie
5.7
Seven Rebel Gladiators
as Vadius
1965 Movie
5.6
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965 Movie
The Revenge of the Gladiators
as Muzio
1964 Movie
5.3
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
as Meneos
1963 Movie
4.0
Colossus of the Arena
as Psychios
1962 Movie
6.4
The Son of Captain Blood
as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
1962 Movie
5.6
My Son, the Hero
as Titan (uncredited)
1962 Movie
6.9
Barabbas
1961 Movie
5.9
The Colossus of Rhodes
as Creonte
1961 Movie
5.4
Messalina
1960 Movie
The Prince with the Red Mask
1955 Movie