Alfio Caltabiano
Alfio Caltabiano (born July 17, 1932 in Pistoia , † July 19, 2007 in Rome ) was an Italian stuntman , actor and director .
Life
Caltabiano initially earned his living as a boxer and crime writer before becoming a stunt double for Charlton Heston in Ben Hur came to film, where he initially as a stuntman and Champion but also in supporting roles as an actor and then as a screenwriter and director in the genre cinema successfully was. After finishing his film career, he devoted himself to the expansion and marketing of the Villa Monte d'oro in the vicinity of Rome.
Caltabiano has been married since 1964 and has one daughter.
As pseudonyms he used Alf Randal , Alf Thunder and Al Northon .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1967: Rocco - the loner from the Alamo (Ballata per un pistolero)
- 1968: Hell before death (Comandamenti per un gangster)
- 1969: Five great dogs (Cinque figli di cane)
- 1970: Robin Hood and the demons of Satan (Una spada per Brando)
- 1972: Thy will be done, Amigo (Così sia) (& actor)
- 1973: Mamma mia è arrivato Così Sia (& actor)
- 1973: Tutti figli di mammasantissima
- actor
- 1960: The Fearless of Parma (La strada dei giganti)
- 1963: The strongest under the sun (Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo)
- 1965: Colorado Charlie (Colorado Charlie)
- 1965: The Return of the Feared (Erik il Vichingo)
- 1968: For a few more corpses (Sonora)
- 1976: Keoma - The Song of Death (Keoma)
- 1977: The man from Virginia (California)
Web links
- Alfio Caltabiano in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Caltabiano at mymovies (Italian)
publication
- 2009: Luigia Miniucchi: Alfio Caltabiano. Le due vite del mitico maestro d'armi raccontate da chi lo conosceva bene. Rome 2009, 127 pages, with DVD.
Individual evidence
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registi; Gremese Editore, 2002, p. 83
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caltabiano, Alfio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Randall, Alf (pseudonym); Thunder, Alf (pseudonym); Northon, Al (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian stuntman, actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pistoia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 2007 |
| Place of death | Rome |