Cast & creator
George Eastman
Best known for Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten, Dog Lay Afternoon, Caligula: The Untold Story
George Eastman (born Luigi Montefiori; August 16, 1942, died May 20, 2026) was an Italian B-movie actor and screenwriter. Eastman was born in Genoa, Italy. He took his Americanized alias "George Eastman" when he was cast as a "heavy" in many spaghetti westerns made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1972 he performed the villain in the movie The Call of the Wild together with Charlton Heston (directed by Ken Annakin). Eastman later became a regular performer in many movies directed by Joe D'Amato, for whom he also became a screenwriter. He was a very familiar face in Italian B-cinema in the early 1980s, being generally cast as the villain, thanks to his height (he is 6'9" tall) and his dark and menacing looks and exaggerated acting style. His most famous movie is the gory horror film Anthropophagous, directed by Joe D'Amato in 1980. He appeared in the 1985 biblical film King David as Goliath for a flashback. In 1986, he performed as Stefano in the movie Regalo di Natale, directed by Pupi Avati. Eastman quit acting in the late 1980s to concentrate on his writing assignments. He is now a decently-rated author in Italian television and only holds occasional roles. In 2003, he was one of the main characters in the movie La rivincita di Natale directed by Pupi Avati. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also known as: Luigi Montefiori, Luca Montefiori, Gigi Montefiori, George Histman, Richard Franks
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1966–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (123)
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Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Jacko (archive footage)
2013
Dog Lay Afternoon
Writer
1976
Caligula: The Untold Story
Writer
1982
Absurd
Mikos Stenopolis
1981Absurd
Writer
1981
Emanuelle Around the World
Guru Shanti
1977
The Barbarians
Jacko
1987
Delirium: Photo of Gioia
Alex
1987
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Call of the Wild
Black Burton
1972
Satyricon
Minotauro
1969
The Law of the Desert
Writer
1991
Boot Hill
Baby Doll
1969
Endgame
Kurt Karnak
1983
Anthropophagous
Klaus Wortmann / Antropophagus
1980Anthropophagous
Story
1980Anthropophagous
Screenplay
1980Anthropophagous
Producer
1980
The Maharaja's Daughter
Writer
1995
Escape from Women's Prison
Writer
1978
King David
Goliath
1985
Keoma
Screenplay
1976Keoma
Story
1976
Django, Prepare a Coffin
Lucas
1968
Django Shoots First
Jeff Kluster (uncredited)
1966
Terror Express
Writer
1980
Tower of the First Born
Story
1998
Hands of Steel
Raul Morales
1986
Ironmaster
Vood
1983
Desert of Fire
Writer
1997
1990: The Bronx Warriors
Golem
1982
The Heart in the Well
Teleplay
2005
OSS 117 Murder for Sale
Karas
1968
White Uno
Teleplay
2001
Emanuelle and Françoise
Carlo
1975
Stage Fright
Irving Wallace (mask scenes only)
1987Stage Fright
Screenplay
1987
2020 Texas Gladiators
Writer
19832020 Texas Gladiators
Director
19832020 Texas Gladiators
Story
1983
The Great Alligator
Story
1979
My Name Is Pecos
1966
2019: After the Fall of New York
Big Ape
1983
Hate Thy Neighbor
Gary Stevens
1968
Ben & Charlie
Charlie Logan
1972Ben & Charlie
Screenplay
1972
Rabid Dogs
Trentadue
1995
The Unholy Four
Hondo
1970The Unholy Four
Writer
1970
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Self
1999
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left
Self
The New Barbarians
One
1983
Poker with Pistols
Lucas
1967
The Belle Starr Story
Blackie
1968
Scalawag
Don Aragon
1973
On a Moonlit Night
Zaccarias
1989
Baba Yaga
Arno Treves
1973
Bastard, Go and Kill
Chaco
1971
That Strange Desire to Love
Rocco
1977That Strange Desire to Love
Writer
1977
Beyond Justice
Writer
1992
The Three Musketeers of the West
MacAthos
1973
Blastfighter
Tom
1984
Trouble in Istamboel
Johnny Valenti / Merdiven
1974
The Exhibitionist
Writer
1978
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst
Jacob (archive footage)
1983
Le Permis de conduire
1974
Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore
Writer
2008Nightmare Delirium
self
2024Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
(archive footage)
2001
Bootleggers
McGowan - L'Irlandese
1969
Vendetta at Dawn
Doctor George Benton
1971
The Last Killer
Ramón / Chico
1967
Detective School Dropouts
Bruno Falcone
1986
Vow of Chastity
Screenplay
1976Vow of Chastity
Story
1976
Al centro dell'area di rigore
Tulipano
1996
Christmas Rematch
Stefano Bertoni
2004
Anthropophagus II
Original Film Writer
2023
Blood and Bullets
Dan Caputo
1976
The Tiger From the River Kwai
James
1975
The Unassuming Journeyman: The Exploitation Express of Ferdinando Baldi
2025The Return of the Grim Reaper
self
2018
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato
Self
2017I'm Not a Guru
self
2023
Django Kills Softly
Django
1967Shoot Me: The Real Story of the Italian Texas Gladiators
self
2024Stories from the Bathtub
self
2016
The Cobra
Crane
1967
Red Coat
Writer
1975When Luigi met George
self
2024
Caldo criminale
Teleplay
2010
Metamorphosis
Man in the office
1990Metamorphosis
Director
1990Metamorphosis
Writer
1990
Uno bianca
Idea
2001Uno bianca
Script
2001Uno bianca
Story
2001Uno bianca
Writer
2001Uno bianca
Screenplay
2001Two Meters of Fear: A Featurette by Eugenio Ercolani
self
2024The Ballad of Ben & Charlie
self
2021
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
Self
2001Tales from the Rails
self
2009The Other Side of the Mirror
self
2019
I Will Return
Teleplay
2009
Christmas Present
Stefano Bertoni
1986Don't Fear the Man-Eater
self
2018Joe, the Monster and Me
self
2024
House of Pleasure for Women
Simbad (as Luigi Montefiori)
1976
Io ti assolvo
Writer
2008
Celestina
Calisto (as Luigi Montefiori)
1976The Grim Reaper
self
2024After the Bomb
self
2021The Absurd Files
self
2017Spilling Their Guts: An Interview with Zora Kerova and George Eastman
self
2005
Love Sacrifice
Story
1976
Sawed-Off Shotgun
Screenplay
1977How to Get Action Into Truth
self
2005
American Fever
Writer
1978Polar
1987The Eastman Chronicles
2017Ari & Me
self
2017