Alfio Caltabiano

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.

Most Known For

A Sword to Brando

as The Count

Barabbas

Man Called Amen

as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith

Keoma

as Clay

The Colossus of Rhodes

as Creonte

For Love and Gold

as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro

California

Messalina

Star Pilot

as Artie

The Son of Captain Blood

as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)

Sartana Does Not Forgive

Goliath and the Sins of Babylon

as Meneos

Erik the Viking

as Indianischer Krieger

My Son, the Hero

as Titan (uncredited)

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo

Ballad of a Gunman

as El Bedoja

The Revenge of the Gladiators

as Muzio

They Still Call Me Amen

as Smith

All Sons of the Saintest Mother

as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)

Seven Rebel Gladiators

as Vadius