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 "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. George Eastman 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 "Ragalo 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.
Genre Films Starring George Eastman
- The Last Killer (1967) aka
Django the Last Killer
- 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) Eastman also wrote
& produced this film
- EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980) Eastman also
wrote this film
- Porno Holocaust (1981)
Eastman also wrote this film
- ROSSO SANGUE/ ABSURD (1981) aka "MONSTER HUNTER";
Eastman also wrote this film
- 2020 Texas
Gladiators (1982) Eastman also wrote this film
- Warriors of the
Wasteland (1982) aka "The
New Barbarians"
- The Bronx Warriors
(1982)
- Ironmaster (1983) directed
by Umberto Lenzi
- 2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK (1983)
- ENDGAME (1983) Eastman also wrote this film
- Blastfighter (1984)
directed by Lamberto Bava
- Hands of Steel (1986)
aka "Vendetta Dal Futuro"
- THE BARBARIANS AND COMPANY (1987) directed by Ruggero
Deodato
- PHOTOS OF JOY/ DELIRIUM (1987) directed by Lamberto
Bava
- METAMORPHOSIS/ REGENERATOR (1990) aka "DNA FORMULA
LETHAL"; Eastman also wrote this film
Genre Screenplays Written by George Eastman
- Ben and Charlie
(1972)
- RED COAT (1974)
- THE GREAT ALLIGATOR (1979) Plot credit only
- SESSO NERO/ BLACK SEX (1980)
- ANTHROPOPHAGOUS (aka THE GRIM 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
- ROSSO SANGUE/ ABSURD (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)
- ENDGAME (1983) Eastman starred in this film as
well
- DELIRIA/ 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
- Nanarland French B-movie website which reviews several
of Eastman's movies