Victor Spinetti
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Person

Victor Spinetti

Known for
Acting
Born
September 2, 1933
Died
June 19, 2012
Place of birth
Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
Also known as
Vittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti, Victor Spineti

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Biography

Victor Sinetti (born Vittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti) was a Welsh comedy actor, author and poet. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films "A Hard Day's Night", "Help!" and "Magical Mystery Tour".

Born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales, Spinetti was educated at Monmouth School and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, of which he became a Fellow. After various menial jobs, Spinetti pursued a stage career and was closely associated with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in London, England. Among the productions were "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" and "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1963), which transferred to New York City and for which he won a Tony Award. Spinetti's film career developed simultaneously; his dozens of film appearances would include Zeffirelli's "The Taming of the Shrew", "Under Milk Wood", "The Return of the Pink Panther" and "Under the Cherry Moon".

During his later career, Spinetti acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in such roles as Lord Foppington in "The Relapse" and the Archbishop in "Richard III", at Stratford-upon-Avon; and, in 1990, he appeared in "The Krays". In 2008 he appeared in a one-man show, "A Very Private Diary", which toured the UK as "A Very Private Diary ... Revisited!", recounting his life story. Spinetti was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011 and died of the disease in June 2012.

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Filmography

  • The Story of MusicalsTV · 2012 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour MemoriesFilm · 2008 · as Self - Narrator
  • New TricksTV · 2004 · Acting · 1 episode
  • High HopesTV · 2002 · Acting · 1 episode
  • In the BeginningTV · 2000 · as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician · 2 episodes
  • Boobs in the WoodFilm · 1999 · as Triar Fuck
  • Julie and the CadillacsFilm · 1999 · as Cyril Wise
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceFilm · 1999 · as Colonel Dupree
  • Character BuildingFilm · 1995 · as (voice)
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the HawkmenFilm · 1995 · as Bragas / Major M
  • The Beatles AnthologyTV · 1995 · as Foot (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'Film · 1995 · as Self
  • Seriously Seeking SidFilm · 1993 · as Self
  • Tommy Cooper - The Magic TouchFilm · 1993 · Acting
  • An Actor's Life for MeTV · 1991 · as Desmond Shaw · 6 episodes
  • BottomTV · 1991 · as Maître d' · 1 episode
  • Paul Merton: The SeriesTV · 1991 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Princess and the GoblinFilm · 1991 · as Glump (voice)
  • Romeo.JulietFilm · 1990 · as Tybalt (voice)
  • Romeo.JulietFilm · 1990 · Writer
  • The KraysFilm · 1990 · as Mr. Lawson
  • The Further Adventures of SuperTedTV · 1989 · Acting · 13 episodes
  • The Paradise ClubTV · 1989 · as Elliott Rossini · 1 episode
  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne FrankFilm · 1988 · as Herman Van Daan
  • Under the Cherry MoonFilm · 1986 · as The Jaded Three #1
  • Mistral's DaughterTV · 1984 · as Bianchi · 8 episodes
  • SuperTedTV · 1983 · as Texas Pete · 36 episodes
  • Time of My LifeTV · 1980 · as Vittorio · 1 episode
  • Take My WifeTV · 1979 · Acting · 6 episodes
  • The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeFilm · 1979 · as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
  • 3-2-1TV · 1978 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The SeaFilm · 1978 · as Hatch
  • Casanova & Co.Film · 1977 · as The Prefect
  • HardcoreFilm · 1977 · as Duncan
  • EmilyFilm · 1976 · as Richard Walker
  • Fred BassetTV · 1976 · Acting · 19 episodes
  • Voyage of the DamnedFilm · 1976 · as Dr. Erich Strauss
  • Dick Deadeye, or Duty DoneFilm · 1975 · as Dick Deadeye (voice)
  • The Great McGonagallFilm · 1975 · Acting
  • The Return of the Pink PantherFilm · 1975 · as Hotel Concierge
  • The Little PrinceFilm · 1974 · as The Historian
  • Digby, the Biggest Dog in the WorldFilm · 1973 · as Prof. Ribart
  • The 500 Pound JerkFilm · 1973 · as Martin Bloore
  • Under Milk WoodFilm · 1972 · as Mog Edwards
  • Defeat of the MafiaFilm · 1970 · as Charles Agostino
  • Start the Revolution Without MeFilm · 1970 · as Duke d'Escargot
  • A Promise of BedFilm · 1969 · as George
  • Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?Film · 1969 · as Critic Sharpnose
  • Two in CloverTV · 1969 · as Vic Evans · 13 episodes
  • The Biggest Bundle of Them AllFilm · 1968 · as Captain Giglio
  • Magical Mystery TourFilm · 1967 · as Army Sergeant
  • OmnibusTV · 1967 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Taming of the ShrewFilm · 1967 · as Hortensio
  • BBC Play of the MonthTV · 1965 · as Hatch · 1 episode
  • Help!Film · 1965 · as Foot
  • The Wild AffairFilm · 1965 · as Quentin
  • Thirty-Minute TheatreTV · 1965 · as George · 1 episode
  • A Hard Day's NightFilm · 1964 · as T.V. Director
  • BecketFilm · 1964 · as French Tailor (uncredited)
  • I Think They Call Him JohnFilm · 1964 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Sparrows Can't SingFilm · 1963 · as Arnold
  • Richard the LionheartTV · 1962 · as Pierre · 1 episode
  • The Merv Griffin ShowTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The SaintTV · 1962 · as Commissionaire · 1 episode
  • The Gentle TerrorFilm · 1961 · as Joe
  • Sweet SixteenTV · Acting · 6 episodes

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