Victor Spinetti
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1933-09-02
- Died
- 2012-06-19
- 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".
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.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Saint
1962
as Commissionaire
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Hatch / Trivelin
New Tricks
2004
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The Paradise Club
1989
as Elliott Rossini
The Beatles Anthology
1995
as Foot (archive footage)
Bottom
1991
as Maître d'
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Pierre
SuperTed
1983
as Texas Pete
Mistral's Daughter
1984
as Bianchi
In the Beginning
2000
as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Two in Clover
1969
as Vic Evans
High Hopes
2002
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
1989
3-2-1
1978
The Story of Musicals
2012
as Self
An Actor's Life for Me
1991
as Desmond Shaw
Fred Basset
1976
Sweet Sixteen
Take My Wife
1979
Movies (40)
A Hard Day's Night
1964
as T.V. Director
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
as Hortensio
Becket
1964
as French Tailor (uncredited)
Help!
1965
as Prof. Foot
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
as Hotel Concierge
The Krays
1990
as Mr. Lawson
The Little Prince
1974
as The Historian
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Dr. Erich Strauss
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
as Duke d'Escargot
Casanova & Co.
1977
as The Prefect
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1979
as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
as Army Sergeant
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
as The Jaded Three #1
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995
as Bragas / Major M
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
as Colonel Dupree
The Princess and the Goblin
1991
as Glump (voice)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
as Prof. Ribart
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
as Herman Van Daan
Hardcore
1977
as Duncan
Emily
1976
as Richard Walker
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Mog Edwards
Romeo.Juliet
1990
as Tybalt (voice)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
as Captain Giglio
A Promise of Bed
1969
as George
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
as Critic Sharpnose
The Wild Affair
1965
as Quentin
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Arnold
Boobs in the Wood
1999
as Triar Fuck
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993
as Self
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
as Self
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
2008
as Self - Narrator
The Great McGonagall
1975
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
1975
as Dick Deadeye (voice)
Defeat of the Mafia
1970
as Charles Agostino
Julie and the Cadillacs
1999
as Cyril Wise
I Think They Call Him John
1964
as Narrator (voice)
The 500 Pound Jerk
1973
as Martin Bloore
Character Building
1995
as (voice)
The Gentle Terror
1961
as Joe
Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1993
About 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… With 62 credits spanning from 1961 to 2012, Victor Spinetti has appeared in 40 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Victor Spinetti Movies
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) — as T.V. Director
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) — as Hortensio
- Becket (1964) — as French Tailor (uncredited)
- Help! (1965) — as Prof. Foot
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) — as Hotel Concierge
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