Alfio Caltabiano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1932
- Place of birth
- Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
- Died
- June 23, 2007
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 with Alfio Caltabiano
- For Love and Gold 1966 · ★ 7.7
- The Colossus of Rhodes 1961 · ★ 5.9
- Barabbas 1961 · ★ 6.9
- Keoma 1976 · ★ 6.8
- California 1977 · ★ 5.9
- Star Pilot 1966 · ★ 4.8
- My Son, the Hero 1962 · ★ 5.9
- Messalina 1960 · ★ 5.6
- Ballad of a Gunman 1967 · ★ 5.9
- Goliath and the Sins of Babylon 1963 · ★ 5.5
- Two Idiots at Fort Alamo 1965 · ★ 5.8
- Sartana Does Not Forgive 1968 · ★ 6.4
- All Sons of the Saintest Mother 1973 · ★ 5.2
- The Son of Captain Blood 1962 · ★ 6.7
- A Sword to Brando 1970 · ★ 4.2
- Seven Rebel Gladiators 1965 · ★ 6.5
- Man Called Amen 1972 · ★ 3.5
- Erik the Viking 1965 · ★ 6.8
- Colossus of the Arena 1962 · ★ 5.3
- They Still Call Me Amen 1973 · ★ 7.0
- The Prince with the Red Mask 1955 · ★ 9.0
- The Revenge of the Gladiators 1964 · ★ 7.0
- Commandments for a Gangster 1968 · ★ 9.0
Movies directed by Alfio Caltabiano
- Ballad of a Gunman 1967 · ★ 5.9
- All Sons of the Saintest Mother 1973 · ★ 5.2
- Man Called Amen 1972 · ★ 3.5
- A Sword to Brando 1970 · ★ 4.2
- They Still Call Me Amen 1973 · ★ 7.0
- Bootleggers 1969 · ★ 9.0
- Commandments for a Gangster 1968 · ★ 9.0