Victor Spinetti
Welsh actor and theatre director (1929-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti was a Welsh actor, author, poet and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his fifty-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films A Hard Day's Night, Help! and Magical Mystery Tour.
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2012Died18 June 2012
The Story of MusicalsSeries, 20122008
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour MemoriesFilm2002
High HopesSeries1995
The Beatles AnthologySeries, Foot (archive footage)Character BuildingFilm, 1995(voice)1991
An Actor's Life for MeSeries, Desmond Shaw
The Princess and the GoblinFilm, 1991Glump (voice)1990
Romeo.JulietFilm, Writer1986
Under the Cherry MoonFilm, The Jaded Three #11984
Mistral's DaughterSeries, Bianchi1980Time of My LifeSeries, Vittorio1978
3-2-1Series
The SeaFilm, 1978Hatch1976Fred BassetSeries
EmilyFilm, 1976Richard Walker1975
Dick Deadeye, or Duty DoneFilm, Dick Deadeye (voice)1973
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the WorldFilm, Prof. Ribart1970
Defeat of the MafiaFilm, Charles Agostino1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them AllFilm, Captain Giglio1967
OmnibusSeries
Magical Mystery TourFilm, 1967Army Sergeant1965Theatre World AwardAward1964
A Hard Day's NightFilm, T.V. Director1962
Richard the LionheartSeries, Pierre1961
The Gentle TerrorFilm, Joe1929Born2 September 1929
The Story of MusicalsSeries, 20122008The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour MemoriesFilm2002High HopesSeries1995The Beatles AnthologySeries, Foot (archive footage)Character BuildingFilm, 1995(voice)1991An Actor's Life for MeSeries, Desmond ShawThe Princess and the GoblinFilm, 1991Glump (voice)1990Romeo.JulietFilm, Writer1986Under the Cherry MoonFilm, The Jaded Three #11984Mistral's DaughterSeries, Bianchi1980Time of My LifeSeries, Vittorio19783-2-1SeriesThe SeaFilm, 1978Hatch1976Fred BassetSeriesEmilyFilm, 1976Richard Walker1975Dick Deadeye, or Duty DoneFilm, Dick Deadeye (voice)1973Digby, the Biggest Dog in the WorldFilm, Prof. Ribart1970Defeat of the MafiaFilm, Charles Agostino1968The Biggest Bundle of Them AllFilm, Captain Giglio1967OmnibusSeriesMagical Mystery TourFilm, 1967Army Sergeant1965Theatre World AwardAward1964A Hard Day's NightFilm, T.V. Director1962Richard the LionheartSeries, Pierre1961The Gentle TerrorFilm, Joe1929Born2 September 1929People around Victor
John Bluthal Also in The Great McGonagall and Help!
Richard Burton Produced The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Richard Lester Directed A Hard Day's Night and Help!
Joseph McGrath Directed Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
Elizabeth Taylor Produced The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Murray Melvin Also in Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
Graham Stark Also in The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Norman Rossington Also in A Hard Day's Night (1964)
John Lennon Also in Help! and A Hard Day's Night
Paul McCartney Also in A Hard Day's Night and Help!
George Harrison Also in Help! and A Hard Day's Night
Ringo Starr Also in Help! and A Hard Day's Night
Orson Welles Also in Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Peter O'Toole Also in Becket and Under Milk Wood
Peter Sellers Also in The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Malcolm McDowell Also in Voyage of the Damned and Hardcore
Franco Zeffirelli Directed The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Blake Edwards Directed The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Spike Milligan Also in The Great McGonagall (1974)
Bud Yorkin Produced Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
Franz Antel Directed Casanova & Co. (1980)- Joan Benham Also in The Wild Affair and Hardcore
- Harry H. Corbett Also in Sparrows Can't Sing and Hardcore
- Alfred Lynch Also in The Taming of the Shrew and The Krays
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A Hard Day's Night 1964
Becket 1964
The Little Prince 1974
The Taming of the Shrew 1967
Help! 1965
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
68 credits on file
Television 24
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2012 · aged 82
In the same film or series as Victor
Toyah WillcoxAlso in Julie and the Cadillacs (1999)
Robert PowellAlso in Romeo.Juliet (1990)
Bessie LoveAlso in I Think They Call Him John (1964)
Bill MelendezAlso in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979)Mollie SugdenAlso in The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
Jim DavidsonAlso in Boobs in the Wood (1999)