Victor Spinetti

Born: 1933-09-02

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 Little Prince

as The Historian
Released: 1974-11-06

After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young...

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The Return of the Pink Panther

as Hotel Concierge
Released: 1975-05-21

The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to...

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Magical Mystery Tour

as Army Sergeant
Released: 1967-12-25

Originally produced for television, this short film as an off-the-wall road movie starring the...

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A Hard Day's Night

as T.V. Director
Released: 1964-07-07

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying...

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The Krays

as Mr. Lawson
Released: 1990-04-27

The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald...

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The Taming of the Shrew

as Hortensio
Released: 1967-03-08

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives...

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Voyage of the Damned

as Dr. Erich Strauss
Released: 1976-12-22

A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.

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Becket

as French Tailor (uncredited)
Released: 1964-03-11

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he...

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Help!

as Prof. Foot
Released: 1965-07-29

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts...

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Start the Revolution Without Me

as Duke d'Escargot
Released: 1970-02-04

Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre...

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
Released: 1979-04-01

This Emmy Award winner for Best Animated Special is based on the first book of C.S. Lewis'...

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The Biggest Bundle of Them All

as Captain Giglio
Released: 1968-01-17

A kidnapped mobster persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.

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Under the Cherry Moon

as The Jaded Three #1
Released: 1986-07-02

Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich...

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

as Bragas / Major M
Released: 1995-10-08

Working with the French Secret Service, Indy joins the legendary Lafayette Escadrille flying...

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Under Milk Wood

as Mog Edwards
Released: 1972-01-27

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called...

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Casanova & Co.

as The Prefect
Released: 1977-03-01

While hiding from the royal authorities, Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his...

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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

as Prof. Ribart
Released: 1973-12-01

Digby consumes a bowl of Project X, a liquid growth formula. Soon, he becomes a sheepdog of...

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Sparrows Can't Sing

as Arnold
Released: 1963-03-26

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife...

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The Princess and the Goblin

as Glump
Released: 1991-06-03

The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her...

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The Great McGonagall

as uncredited
Released: 1975-01-23

In this high-camp farce, Goons legend Spike Milligan stars as William Topaz McGonagall, an...

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

as Colonel Dupree
Released: 1999-10-26

Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous...

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A Promise of Bed

as George
Released: 1969-12-01

Three part comedy. A fading sex symbol attempts to win the lead in a movie by seducing the son...

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Romeo.Juliet

as Tybalt (voice)
Released: 1990-01-01

The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on...

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The Wild Affair

as Quentin
Released: 1965-12-05

Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is...

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The 500 Pound Jerk

as Martin Bloore
Released: 1973-01-02

An advertising man's dream of turning a huge hillbilly into an Olympic weightlifting champion is...

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Seriously Seeking Sid

as Self
Released: 1993-01-01

A study of the life and career of the actor Sid James, best known for the long-running Carry On...

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Emily

as Richard Walker
Released: 1976-11-01

Evocative of the Roaring Twenties, "Emily" (Aka "The Awakening of Emily") is an erotic...

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Hardcore

as Duncan
Released: 1977-03-17

Aka Hardcore, aka Frankly Fiona. The heavily fictionalised fantastical autobiography of the...

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Boobs in the Wood

as Triar Fuck (as Victor Spineti)
Released: 1999-06-14

Jim Davidson is back with his most outrageous show ever - BOOBS IN THE WOOD! This hilarious...

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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

as Herman Van Daan
Released: 1988-04-17

During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish,...

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The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2008-09-30

This nostalgic retrospective with colleagues and friends of the Beatles fondly recalls Paul...

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Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

as Dick Deadeye (voice)
Released: 1975-12-17

Able Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His...

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Defeat of the Mafia

as Charles Agostino
Released: 1970-11-20

At the Rome airport two men are taken into custody. Inspector Scott Luce thinks their two...

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Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-01

Tommy Cooper, the hapless magician who was in a league of his own, is joined here by a...

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I Think They Call Him John

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1964-06-01

The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London...

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The Gentle Terror

as Joe
Released: 1961-01-01

The predictably boring life of a meek bookkeeper until fate transforms him into an underworld...

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

as Self
Released: 1995-01-01

Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its...

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The Saint

as Commissionaire
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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New Tricks

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-01

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and...

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BBC Play of the Month

as Trivelin
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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The Paradise Club

as Elliott Rossini
First aired: 1989-09-19

The Paradise Club is a BBC television drama starring Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham as Frank...

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In the Beginning

as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician
First aired: 2000-11-12

In the Beginning is a 2-part biblical television miniseries directed by Kevin Connor. It stars...

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The Further Adventures of SuperTed

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-01-31

The Further Adventures of SuperTed is an American/Welsh animated television series produced by...

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SuperTed

as Texas Pete
First aired: 1983-10-04

SuperTed is a Welsh fictional anthropomorphic bear character created by Mike Young. Originally...

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Mistral's Daughter

as Bianchi
First aired: 1984-09-24

Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model...

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3-2-1

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-15

3–2–1 was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for...

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Paul Merton: The Series

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-25

Fresh from his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Paul starred in his own comedy series on...

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High Hopes

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-02

High Hopes is a sitcom made in Wales, produced and directed by Gareth Gwenlan for BBC Wales and...

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Two in Clover

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-02-18

Two in Clover is a British sitcom that ran for two series from 1969 to 1970. It starred Sid...

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