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Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

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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The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

2008

as Self - Narrator

New Tricks

New Tricks

2004

High Hopes

High Hopes

2002

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

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

2002

as Colonel Dupree

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

2002

as Bragas / Major M

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

2000

as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician

Boobs in the Wood

Boobs in the Wood

1999

as Triar Fuck

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie and the Cadillacs

1999

as Cyril Wise

The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology

1995

as Foot (archive footage)

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

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

1995

as Self

Seriously Seeking Sid

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993

as Self

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

1993

An Actor's Life For Me

An Actor's Life For Me

1991

Paul Merton: The Series

Paul Merton: The Series

1991

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin

1991

as Glump

The Krays

The Krays

1990

as Mr. Lawson

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990

as Tybalt (voice)

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club

1989

as Elliott Rossini

The Further Adventures of SuperTed

The Further Adventures of SuperTed

1989

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

1988

as Herman Van Daan

Under the Cherry Moon

Under the Cherry Moon

1986

as The Jaded Three #1

Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

1984

as Bianchi

SuperTed

SuperTed

1983

as Texas Pete

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

1979

as Mr. Tumnus (voice)

Take My Wife

Take My Wife

1979

3-2-1

3-2-1

1978

Hardcore

Hardcore

1977

as Duncan

Casanova & Co.

Casanova & Co.

1977

as The Prefect

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Dr. Erich Strauss

Emily

Emily

1976

as Richard Walker

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

1975

as Dick Deadeye (voice)

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

as Hotel Concierge

The Great McGonagall

The Great McGonagall

1975

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

1974

as The Historian

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

1973

as Prof. Ribart

The 500 Pound Jerk

The 500 Pound Jerk

1973

as Martin Bloore

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972

as Mog Edwards

Defeat of the Mafia

Defeat of the Mafia

1970

as Charles Agostino

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970

as Duke d'Escargot

A Promise of Bed

A Promise of Bed

1969

as George

Two in Clover

Two in Clover

1969

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

1968

as Captain Giglio

Magical Mystery Tour

Magical Mystery Tour

1967

as Army Sergeant

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

as Self

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

as Hortensio

The Wild Affair

The Wild Affair

1965

as Quentin

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Trivelin

Help!

Help!

1965

as Prof. Foot

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

as T.V. Director

I Think They Call Him John

I Think They Call Him John

1964

as Narrator (voice)

Becket

Becket

1964

as French Tailor (uncredited)

Sparrows Can't Sing

Sparrows Can't Sing

1963

as Arnold

The Saint

The Saint

1962

as Commissionaire

The Gentle Terror

The Gentle Terror

1961

as Joe

Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

Fred Basset

Fred Basset

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