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.

Known For

Barabbas

Keoma

The Colossus of Rhodes

For Love and Gold

My Son, the Hero

The Son of Captain Blood

Messalina

Goliath and the Sins of Babylon

All Movies (23)

• California1977
• Keoma1976 · as Clay
• They Still Call Me Amen1973 · as Smith
• All Sons of the Saintest Mother1973 · as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)
• Man Called Amen1972 · as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith
• A Sword to Brando1970 · as The Count
• Sartana Does Not Forgive1968
• Commandments for a Gangster1968 · as Five Cents
• Ballad of a Gunman1967 · as El Bedoja
• Star Pilot1966 · as Artie
• For Love and Gold1966 · as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
• Erik the Viking1965 · as Indianischer Krieger
• Seven Rebel Gladiators1965 · as Vadius
• Two Idiots at Fort Alamo1965
• The Revenge of the Gladiators1964 · as Muzio
• Goliath and the Sins of Babylon1963 · as Meneos
• Colossus of the Arena1962 · as Psychios
• The Son of Captain Blood1962 · as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)
• My Son, the Hero1962 · as Titan (uncredited)
• Barabbas1961
• The Colossus of Rhodes1961 · as Creonte
• Messalina1960
• The Prince with the Red Mask1955