Victor Spinetti
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 2, 1933
- Died
- June 19, 2012
- Birthplace
- 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 Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories 2008
as Self - Narrator
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service 1999
as Colonel Dupree
Boobs in the Wood 1999
as Triar Fuck
- Julie and the Cadillacs
Julie and the Cadillacs 1999
as Cyril Wise
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen 1995
as Bragas / Major M
- Character Building
Character Building 1995
as (voice)
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' 1995
as Self
Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch 1993
Actor
Seriously Seeking Sid 1993
as Self
The Princess and the Goblin 1991
as Glump (voice)
The Krays 1990
as Mr. Lawson
Romeo.Juliet 1990
as Tybalt (voice), Writer
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank 1988
as Herman Van Daan
Under the Cherry Moon 1986
as The Jaded Three #1
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1979
as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
The Sea 1978
as Hatch
Hardcore 1977
as Duncan
Casanova & Company 1977
as The Prefect
Voyage of the Damned 1976
as Dr. Erich Strauss
Emily 1976
as Richard Walker
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done 1975
as Dick Deadeye (voice), Additional Writing
The Return of the Pink Panther 1975
as Hotel Concierge
The Great McGonagall 1975
Actor
The Little Prince 1974
as The Historian
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World 1973
as Prof. Ribart
The 500 Pound Jerk 1973
as Martin Bloore
Under Milk Wood 1972
as Mog Edwards
Defeat of the Mafia 1970
as Charles Agostino
Start the Revolution Without Me 1970
as Duke d'Escargot
A Promise of Bed 1969
as George
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? 1969
as Critic Sharpnose
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 1968
as Captain Giglio
Magical Mystery Tour 1967
as Army Sergeant
The Taming of the Shrew 1967
as Hortensio
The Wild Affair 1965
as Quentin
Help! 1965
as Foot
A Hard Day's Night 1964
as T.V. Director
I Think They Call Him John 1964
as Narrator (voice)
Becket 1964
as French Tailor (uncredited)
Sparrows Can't Sing 1963
as Arnold
The Gentle Terror 1961
as Joe
Credits from TMDB.