Victor Spinetti
Born
September 2, 1933
Died
June 19, 2012 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
Self - Narrator
2008
New Tricks
(1 episode)
2004
High Hopes
(1 episode)
2002
In the Beginning
Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician · (2 episodes)
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Colonel Dupree
1999
Boobs in the Wood
Triar Fuck
1999
Julie and the Cadillacs
Cyril Wise
1999
The Beatles Anthology
Foot (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Bragas / Major M
1995
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Self
1995
Seriously Seeking Sid
Self
1993
Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1993
An Actor's Life For Me
(6 episodes)
1991
Paul Merton: The Series
(1 episode)
1991
The Princess and the Goblin
Glump
1991
The Krays
Mr. Lawson
1990
Romeo.Juliet
Tybalt (voice)
1990
The Paradise Club
Elliott Rossini · (1 episode)
1989
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
(13 episodes)
1989
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Herman Van Daan
1988
Under the Cherry Moon
The Jaded Three #1
1986
Mistral's Daughter
Bianchi · (8 episodes)
1984
SuperTed
Texas Pete · (36 episodes)
1983
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mr. Tumnus (voice)
1979
Take My Wife
(6 episodes)
1979
3-2-1
(1 episode)
1978
Hardcore
Duncan
1977
Casanova & Co.
The Prefect
1977
Voyage of the Damned
Dr. Erich Strauss
1976
Emily
Richard Walker
1976
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Dick Deadeye (voice)
1975
The Return of the Pink Panther
Hotel Concierge
1975
The Great McGonagall
1975
The Little Prince
The Historian
1974
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Prof. Ribart
1973
The 500 Pound Jerk
Martin Bloore
1973
Under Milk Wood
Mog Edwards
1972
Defeat of the Mafia
Charles Agostino
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me
Duke d'Escargot
1970
A Promise of Bed
George
1969
Two in Clover
(13 episodes)
1969
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Captain Giglio
1968
Magical Mystery Tour
Army Sergeant
1967
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
Hortensio
1967
The Wild Affair
Quentin
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Trivelin · (1 episode)
1965
Help!
Prof. Foot
1965
A Hard Day's Night
T.V. Director
1964
I Think They Call Him John
Narrator (voice)
1964
Becket
French Tailor (uncredited)
1964
Sparrows Can't Sing
Arnold
1963
The Saint
Commissionaire · (1 episode)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Gentle Terror
Joe
1961
Sweet Sixteen
(6 episodes)
Fred Basset
(19 episodes)