
Person
Alfio Caltabiano
Acting · 1932–2007 · Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
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.
Known for

Barabbas
1961

Man Called Amen
Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith

Keoma
Clay

The Colossus of Rhodes
Creonte

For Love and Gold
Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro

Messalina
1960

California
1977

A Sword to Brando
The Count

Colossus of the Arena
Psychios

Star Pilot
Artie
Filmography
- 1977California
- 1976KeomaClay
- 1973They Still Call Me AmenSmith
- 1973All Sons of the Saintest MotherBug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
- 1972Man Called AmenReverend 'Ladrone' Smith
- 1970A Sword to BrandoThe Count
- 1969BootleggersDirector
- 1968Sartana Does Not Forgive
- 1968Commandments for a GangsterFive Cents
- 1967Ballad of a GunmanEl Bedoja
- 1966Star PilotArtie
- 1966For Love and GoldArnolfo Mano-di-ferro
- 1965Erik the VikingIndianischer Krieger
- 1965Seven Rebel GladiatorsVadius
- 1965Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
- 1964The Revenge of the GladiatorsMuzio
- 1963Goliath and the Sins of BabylonMeneos
- 1962Colossus of the ArenaPsychios
- 1962The Son of Captain BloodMan fighting at Dock (uncredited)
- 1962My Son, the HeroTitan (uncredited)
- 1961Barabbas
- 1961The Colossus of RhodesCreonte
- 1960Messalina
- 1955The Prince with the Red Mask
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