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Alfio Caltabiano
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.
As director
As actor
California
Keoma
They Still Call Me Amen
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
Man Called Amen
A Sword to Brando
Commandments for a Gangster
Sartana Does Not Forgive
Ballad of a Gunman
Star Pilot
For Love and Gold
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
Seven Rebel Gladiators
Erik the Viking
The Revenge of the Gladiators
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
Colossus of the Arena
The Son of Captain Blood
My Son, the Hero
The Colossus of Rhodes
Barabbas
Messalina
The Prince with the Red Mask