George Eastman (actor)

George Eastman (birth name Luigi Montefiori), Italian B-movie actor and screenwriter, was born in Genoa, Italy on August 16,1942.

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. 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.

His role in the 1985 biblical film King David was Goliath shown as a flashback.

In 1986, he performed as Stefano in the movie "Ragalo di Natale", directed by Pupi Avati. 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. 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

* "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
* "Anthropophagous" (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

* "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

*imdb name | id = 0247642 | name = George Eastman (actor)
* [http://www.nanarland.com/accueil.php Nanarland] French B-movie website which reviews several of Eastman's movies