Luigi Montefiori (Born 16 August 1942 in Genoa) is an Italian actor, producer, and screenwriter, better known professionally as "George Eastman". He is well-known for his work in numerous Italian horror films, thrillers, and spaghetti westerns, where he was often cast as The Heavy due to his dark, menacing appearance and imposing build.
Partial filmography:
- Django Shoots First as Jesse Cluster
- Fellini Satyricon as the Minotaur
- The Call of the Wild (1972) as Black Burton
- Rabid Dogs as Thirty-Two
- Keoma (screenwriter)
- The Anthropophagus Beast as Klaus Wortmann (also producer and screenwriter)
- Absurd as Mikos Stanopolous (also screenwriter)
- 2020 Texas Gladiators (screenwriter and co-director)
- 1990: The Bronx Warriors as Golem
- 2019: After the Fall of New York as Big Ape
- Warriors of the Wasteland as One
- Blastfighter as Tom
- King David as Goliath
- StageFright -Aquarius- (screenwriter)
- The Barbarians as Jacko
This actor provides examples of:
- The Big Guy: He's 6 feet 9 inches (or about 205 cm) tall and built like a professional athlete.
- The Heavy: Often cast in this role due to his build and swarthy features, as mentioned above.
- Large Ham: His typical acting approach, especially when he's playing the villain.
- Production Posse: Frequently collaborated with director Joe D'Amato, both as producer/screenwriter and as an actor. He now regards many of these collaborations with disdain, saying he only made them to clear his gambling debts.
- Shout-Out: He took his stage name from the founder of Eastman Kodak.
