Born in
Bologna, the son of a career officer in the
Italian army, Altamura grew up in Rome, where he studied at the
liceo classico. After having worked for some time as a freelance journalist, he started his professional acting career in the first half of 1950s. Starting from the 1960s he specialized in
villain roles in genre films, in which he often adopted the stage name
Tor Altmayer. Active on television from 1957 and on stage from 1961. == Filmography ==