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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

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California

1977

6.9

Clay

Keoma

1976

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Smith

They Still Call Me Amen

1973

4.8

Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)

All Sons of the Saintest Mother

1973

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Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith

Man Called Amen

1972

2.7

The Count

A Sword to Brando

1970

6.1

Sartana Does Not Forgive

1968

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Five Cents

Commandments for a Gangster

1968

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El Bedoja

Ballad of a Gunman

1967

4.5

Artie

Star Pilot

1966

Credits

California

1977

5.9

Keoma

as Clay

1976

6.9

They Still Call Me Amen

as Smith

1973

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All Sons of the Saintest Mother

as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder)

1973

4.8

Man Called Amen

as Reverend 'Ladrone' Smith

1972

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A Sword to Brando

as The Count

1970

2.7

Sartana Does Not Forgive

1968

6.1

Commandments for a Gangster

as Five Cents

1968

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Ballad of a Gunman

as El Bedoja

1967

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Star Pilot

as Artie

1966

4.5

For Love and Gold

as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro

1966

7.7

Erik the Viking

as Indianischer Krieger

1965

6.8

Seven Rebel Gladiators

as Vadius

1965

6.5

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo

1965

5.6

The Revenge of the Gladiators

as Muzio

1964

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Goliath and the Sins of Babylon

as Meneos

1963

5.3

Colossus of the Arena

as Psychios

1962

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The Son of Captain Blood

as Man fighting at Dock (uncredited)

1962

6.4

My Son, the Hero

as Titan (uncredited)

1962

5.7

Barabbas

1961

6.9

The Colossus of Rhodes

as Creonte

1961

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Messalina

1960

5.4

The Prince with the Red Mask

1955

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