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Alfio Caltabiano

Alfio Caltabiano

Acting
17 Jul 1932
23 Jun 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, includin...

Also Known As

Al Northon, Alf Randal, Alf Thunder

Photos

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