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Victor Spinetti
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Victor Spinetti
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1933-09-02,Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

A Hard Day's Night

7.3

A Hard Day's Night
1964-07-07

6.1

The Krays
1990-04-27

The Taming of the Shrew

6.942

The Taming of the Shrew
1967-03-08

The Great McGonagall

5.6

The Great McGonagall
1975-01-23

Magical Mystery Tour

6.54

Magical Mystery Tour
1967-12-25

The Princess and the Goblin

5.875

The Princess and the Goblin
1991-06-03

6.9

Help!
1965-07-29

Under Milk Wood

6.1

Under Milk Wood
1972-01-27

The Little Prince

6.889

The Little Prince
1974-11-06

Start the Revolution Without Me

6

Start the Revolution Without Me
1970-02-04

Boobs in the Wood

6.35

Boobs in the Wood
1999-06-14

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

5.559

The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968-01-17

3.813

Hardcore
1977-03-17

3.813

Emily
1976-11-01

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

8

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995-01-01

I Think They Call Him John

6.75

I Think They Call Him John
1964-06-01

The Wild Affair

5.286

The Wild Affair
1965-12-05

Defeat of the Mafia

9

Defeat of the Mafia
1970-11-20

Seriously Seeking Sid

0

Seriously Seeking Sid
1993-01-01

The Gentle Terror

7.5

The Gentle Terror
1961-01-01

7.161

Becket
1964-03-11

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

7.1

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988-04-17

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

0

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1993-01-01

Julie and the Cadillacs

8

Julie and the Cadillacs
1999-01-01

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

9

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
2008-09-30

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

9

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
1975-12-17

A Promise of Bed

2.75

A Promise of Bed
1969-12-01

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

4.842

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973-12-01

The Return of the Pink Panther

6.78

The Return of the Pink Panther
1975-05-21

3.917

Casanova & Co.
1977-03-01

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

5.9

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995-10-08

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

5.2

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999-10-26

7.5

Romeo.Juliet
1990-01-01

Under the Cherry Moon

5.444

Under the Cherry Moon
1986-07-02

Voyage of the Damned

6.027

Voyage of the Damned
1976-12-22

Sparrows Can't Sing

5.34

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963-03-26

The 500 Pound Jerk

10

The 500 Pound Jerk
1973-01-02

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

6.821

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1979-04-01

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

4.75

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969-03-19

Character Building

0

Character Building
1995-01-01

6.839

SuperTed
1983-10-04

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

10

3-2-1
1978-09-15

An Actor's Life for Me

7

An Actor's Life for Me
1991-11-14

9

High Hopes
2002-10-02

6.667

Sweet Sixteen

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

7.2

Two in Clover
1969-02-18

The Further Adventures of SuperTed

6.2

The Further Adventures of SuperTed
1989-01-31

7.349

New Tricks
2004-01-01

7

Take My Wife
1979-01-17

7

Fred Basset
1976-10-11

Mistral's Daughter

6

Mistral's Daughter
1984-09-24

Paul Merton: The Series

6

Paul Merton: The Series
1991-09-25

In the Beginning

6.4

In the Beginning
2000-11-12

The Paradise Club

6.2

The Paradise Club
1989-09-19

The Beatles Anthology

8.26

The Beatles Anthology
1995-11-19

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

Richard the Lionheart

9

Richard the Lionheart
1962-06-04

The Story of Musicals

0

The Story of Musicals
2012-01-03

7.912

Bottom
1991-09-17