1933-09-02 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.
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Boobs in the Wood | Triar Fuck (as Victor Spineti) | 1999-06-14 |
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Julie and the Cadillacs | Cyril Wise | 1999-01-01 |
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen | Bragas / Major M | 1999-10-12 |
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service | Colonel Dupree | 1999-11-21 |
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | Self | 1995-01-01 |
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Seriously Seeking Sid | Self | 1993-01-01 |
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The Princess and the Goblin | Glump | 1991-06-03 |
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The Krays | Mr. Lawson | 1990-04-27 |
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Romeo.Juliet | Tybalt / Benvolio (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Herman Van Daan | 1988-04-17 |
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Under the Cherry Moon | The Jaded Three #1 | 1986-07-02 |
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mr. Tumnus (voice) | 1979-04-01 |
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Hardcore | Duncan | 1977-03-17 |
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Casanova & Co. | The Prefect | 1977-03-01 |
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Voyage of the Damned | Dr. Erich Strauss | 1976-12-22 |
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Emily | Richard Walker | 1976-11-01 |
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The Great McGonagall | 1975-01-23 | |
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Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done | Dick Deadeye (voice) | 1975-12-17 |
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The Return of the Pink Panther | Hotel Concierge | 1975-05-21 |
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The Little Prince | The Historian | 1974-11-06 |
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The 500 Pound Jerk | Martin Bloore | 1973-01-02 |
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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World | Prof. Ribart | 1973-12-01 |
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Under Milk Wood | Mog Edwards | 1972-01-27 |
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Scacco alla mafia | Charles Agostino | 1970-11-20 |
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Start the Revolution Without Me | Duke d'Escargot | 1970-02-04 |
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A Promise of Bed | George | 1969-12-01 |
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Captain Giglio | 1968-01-17 |
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The Taming of the Shrew | Hortensio | 1967-03-08 |
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Magical Mystery Tour | Army Sergeant | 1967-12-25 |
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Help! | Prof. Foot | 1965-07-29 |
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The Wild Affair | Quentin | 1965-12-05 |
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Becket | French Tailor (uncredited) | 1964-03-11 |
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I Think They Call Him John | Narrator (voice) | 1964-06-01 |
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A Hard Day's Night | T.V. Director | 1964-07-07 |
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Sparrows Can't Sing | Arnold | 1963-03-26 |
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The Gentle Terror | Joe | 1961-01-01 |
