George Eastman (actor)

George Eastman
Born	Luigi Montefiori August 16, 1942 (1942-08-16) Genoa, Italy
Years active	1966-present

George Eastman (born Luigi Montefiori; August 16, 1942) is 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.

Filmography

• The Last Killer (1967) aka Django the Last Killer (see Django)
• Chuck Moll (1970)
• The Call of the Wild (1972) directed by Ken Annakin
• Ben and Charlie (1972) aka Amigo, Stay Away
• Baba Yaga (1973)
• Rabid Dogs/Semaforo rosso (1974) aka Kidnapped on DVD, directed by Mario Bava
• Sesso nero/Black Sex (1980) directed by Joe D'Amato
• The Anthropophagus Beast (aka The Grim Reaper) (1980) directed by Joe D'Amato (Eastman also wrote & produced this film)
• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980) directed by Joe D'Amato (Eastman also wrote this film)
• Porno Holocaust (1981) directed by Joe D'Amato (Eastman also wrote this film)
• Absurd (1981) directed by Joe D'Amato (Eastman also wrote this film)
• 2020 Texas Gladiators (1982) directed by Joe D'Amato (Eastman also wrote this film)
• Warriors of fhe Wasteland (1982) aka The New Barbarians directed by Enzo G. Castellari
• The Bronx Warriors (1982) directed by Enzo G. Castellari
• Ironmaster (1983) directed by Umberto Lenzi
• 2019, After the Fall of New York (1983) directed by Sergio Martino
• Endgame (1983) directed by Joe D'Amato (Eastman also wrote this film)
• Blastfighter (1984) directed by Lamberto Bava
• Detective School Dropouts (1986) (as "Bruno") directed by Filippo Ottoni
• Hands of Steel (1986) aka Vendetta Dal Futuro directed by Sergio Martino
• The Barbarians and Company (1987) directed by Ruggero Deodato
• Delirium/Photos of Joy (1987) directed by Lamberto Bava
• Metamorphosis/Regenerator (1990) aka DNA Formula Lethal Eastman wrote and directed this film

Screenplays

• Ben and Charlie (1972)
• Red Coat (1974)
• The Great Alligator (1979) Plot credit only
• Sesso nero/ Black Sex (1980)
• Anthropophagus (aka The Gream Reaper) (1980) Eastman also produced this film and starred as the monster
• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980) Eastman also co-starred in this film
• Porno Holocaust (1981) Eastman starred in this film as well
• Absurd/Rosso sangue (1981) aka Monster Hunter, Eastman starred in this film as the monster
• 2020 Texas Gladiators (1982) Eastman starred in this film as well
• Caligula: The Untold Story (1982) directed by Joe D'Amato
• Endgame (1983) Eastman starred in this film as well
• Deliria (aka Stage Fright) (1987) directed by Michele Soavi
• Metamorphosis/Regenerator (1990) aka DNA Formula Lethal ; Eastman starred in this film as well
• The Son of Sandokan (1998) Made-for-TV movie

External links

• George Eastman at the Internet Movie Database
• Nanarland French B-movie website which reviews several of Eastman's movies