George Eastman (actor)

George Eastman (birth name Luigi Montefiori), Italian B-movie actor and screenwriter, was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1942.

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Italian - B-movie - Genoa - 1942

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Montefiori 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. 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.

Related Topics:
Spaghetti western - Joe D'Amato - Anthropophagous - 1980

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George 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.

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