Victor Spinetti
38 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 2, 1933
- Died
- Jun 19, 2012 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Also known as
- Vittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti · Victor Spineti
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".
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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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Known for
Victor Spinetti: movies and TV shows
Acting (59)
- Upcoming
- 2004
- 2002
- 2000
- 1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as Colonel Dupree
- 1999 Boobs in the Wood
as Triar Fuck
- 1999 Julie and the Cadillacs
as Cyril Wise
- 1995
- 1995 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
as Bragas / Major M
- 1995 Character Building
as (voice)
- 1993
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 The Princess and the Goblin
as Glump (voice)
- 1990 The Krays
as Mr. Lawson
- 1990 Romeo.Juliet
as Tybalt (voice)
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Herman Van Daan
- 1986 Under the Cherry Moon
as The Jaded Three #1
- 1984
- 1983
- 1980
- 1979 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 The Sea
as Hatch
- 1977 Hardcore
as Duncan
- 1977 Casanova & Co.
as The Prefect
- 1976 Voyage of the Damned
as Dr. Erich Strauss
- 1976 Emily
as Richard Walker
- 1976
- 1975 Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
as Dick Deadeye (voice)
- 1975 The Return of the Pink Panther
as Hotel Concierge
- 1975
- 1974 The Little Prince
as The Historian
- 1973 Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
as Prof. Ribart
- 1973 The 500 Pound Jerk
as Martin Bloore
- 1972 Under Milk Wood
as Mog Edwards
- 1970 Defeat of the Mafia
as Charles Agostino
- 1970 Start the Revolution Without Me
as Duke d'Escargot
- 1969 A Promise of Bed
as George
- 1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
as Critic Sharpnose
- 1969
- 1968 The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Captain Giglio
- 1967 Magical Mystery Tour
as Army Sergeant
- 1967 The Taming of the Shrew
as Hortensio
- 1965 The Wild Affair
as Quentin
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Help!
as Foot
- 1964 A Hard Day's Night
as T.V. Director
- 1964 I Think They Call Him John
as Narrator (voice)
- 1964 Becket
as French Tailor (uncredited)
- 1963 Sparrows Can't Sing
as Arnold
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961 The Gentle Terror
as Joe
Behind the camera (2)
- 1990 Romeo.Juliet
Writer
- 1975 Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Additional Writing
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2012 The Story of Musicals
1 episode
- 2008
- 1995
- 1993
- 1967 Omnibus
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode