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Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Known for: Acting

Born 02/09/1933
Died 2012-06-19
Place of birth Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

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.

Filmography

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,8

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

The Saint Series ★ 7,4

The Saint

Commissionaire

1962

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Hatch

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Trivelin

1965

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

Self

1967

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

2004

Thirty-Minute Theatre Series ★ 4,3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

George

1965

Richard the Lionheart Series ★ 9,0

Richard the Lionheart

Pierre

1962

Bottom Series ★ 7,9

Bottom

Maître d'

1991

The Paradise Club Series ★ 6,2

The Paradise Club

Elliott Rossini

1989

Mistral's Daughter Series ★ 6,0

Mistral's Daughter

Bianchi

1984

High Hopes Series ★ 9,0

High Hopes

2002

The Beatles Anthology Series ★ 8,3

The Beatles Anthology

Foot (archive footage)

1995

A Hard Day's Night Film ★ 7,3

A Hard Day's Night

T.V. Director

1964

The Return of the Pink Panther Film ★ 6,8

The Return of the Pink Panther

Hotel Concierge

1975

The Taming of the Shrew Film ★ 6,9

The Taming of the Shrew

Hortensio

1967

SuperTed Series ★ 6,8

SuperTed

Texas Pete

1983

Becket Film ★ 7,2

Becket

French Tailor (uncredited)

1964

In the Beginning Series ★ 6,1

In the Beginning

Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician

2000

Voyage of the Damned Film ★ 6,0

Voyage of the Damned

Dr. Erich Strauss

1976

The Further Adventures of SuperTed Series ★ 6,2

The Further Adventures of SuperTed

1989

3-2-1 Series ★ 10,0

3-2-1

1978

The Story of Musicals Series

The Story of Musicals

Self

2012

Help! Film ★ 6,9

Help!

Prof. Foot

1965

The Krays Film ★ 6,0

The Krays

Mr. Lawson

1990

The Little Prince Film ★ 6,9

The Little Prince

The Historian

1974

Emily Film ★ 3,8

Emily

Richard Walker

1976

Paul Merton: The Series Series ★ 6,0

Paul Merton: The Series

1991

Two in Clover Series ★ 7,2

Two in Clover

Vic Evans

1969

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Film ★ 6,8

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Mr. Tumnus (voice)

1979

An Actor's Life for Me Series ★ 7,0

An Actor's Life for Me

Desmond Shaw

1991

The Princess and the Goblin Film ★ 5,8

The Princess and the Goblin

Glump (voice)

1991

Start the Revolution Without Me Film ★ 6,0

Start the Revolution Without Me

Duke d'Escargot

1970

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank Film ★ 7,1

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

Herman Van Daan

1988

Magical Mystery Tour Film ★ 6,6

Magical Mystery Tour

Army Sergeant

1967

Casanova & Co. Film ★ 3,9

Casanova & Co.

The Prefect

1977

Hardcore Film ★ 3,8

Hardcore

Duncan

1977

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World Film ★ 4,8

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Prof. Ribart

1973

Series ★ 6,7

Sweet Sixteen

Romeo.Juliet Film ★ 7,5

Romeo.Juliet

Tybalt (voice)

1990

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen Film ★ 5,9

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

Bragas / Major M

1995

Series ★ 7,0

Take My Wife

1979

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service Film ★ 5,2

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

Colonel Dupree

1999

The Biggest Bundle of Them All Film ★ 5,6

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Captain Giglio

1968

Under the Cherry Moon Film ★ 5,4

Under the Cherry Moon

The Jaded Three #1

1986

Under Milk Wood Film ★ 6,1

Under Milk Wood

Mog Edwards

1972

The Great McGonagall Film ★ 5,6

The Great McGonagall

1975

Boobs in the Wood Film ★ 6,4

Boobs in the Wood

Triar Fuck

1999

Sparrows Can't Sing Film ★ 5,3

Sparrows Can't Sing

Arnold

1963

The Wild Affair Film ★ 5,3

The Wild Affair

Quentin

1965

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Film ★ 4,8

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

Critic Sharpnose

1969

Series ★ 7,0

Fred Basset

1976

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch Film

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

1993

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done Film ★ 9,0

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Dick Deadeye (voice)

1975

A Promise of Bed Film ★ 2,8

A Promise of Bed

George

1969

I Think They Call Him John Film ★ 6,8

I Think They Call Him John

Narrator (voice)

1964

The 500 Pound Jerk Film ★ 10,0

The 500 Pound Jerk

Martin Bloore

1973

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Film ★ 8,0

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

Self

1995

Defeat of the Mafia Film ★ 9,0

Defeat of the Mafia

Charles Agostino

1970

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories Film ★ 9,0

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

Self - Narrator

2008

Film

Character Building

(voice)

1995

Film ★ 8,0

Julie and the Cadillacs

Cyril Wise

1999

Seriously Seeking Sid Film

Seriously Seeking Sid

Self

1993

The Gentle Terror Film ★ 7,5

The Gentle Terror

Joe

1961