Victor Spinetti
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-09-02
Place of Birth
Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
Victor Spinetti
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.
Also Known For
A Hard Day's Night
Jul 07, 1964
The Krays
Apr 27, 1990
The Taming of the Shrew
Mar 08, 1967
The Great McGonagall
Jan 23, 1975
Magical Mystery Tour
Dec 25, 1967
The Princess and the Goblin
Jun 03, 1991
Help!
Jul 29, 1965
Under Milk Wood
Jan 27, 1972
The Little Prince
Nov 06, 1974
Start the Revolution Without Me
Feb 04, 1970
Boobs in the Wood
Jun 14, 1999
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Jan 17, 1968
Hardcore
Mar 17, 1977
Emily
Nov 01, 1976
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Jan 01, 1995
I Think They Call Him John
Jun 01, 1964
The Wild Affair
Dec 05, 1965
Defeat of the Mafia
Nov 20, 1970
Seriously Seeking Sid
Jan 01, 1993
The Gentle Terror
Jan 01, 1961
Becket
Mar 11, 1964
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Apr 17, 1988
Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
Jan 01, 1993
Julie and the Cadillacs
Jan 01, 1999
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
Sep 30, 2008
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Dec 17, 1975
A Promise of Bed
Dec 01, 1969
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Dec 01, 1973
The Return of the Pink Panther
May 21, 1975
Casanova & Co.
Mar 01, 1977
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Oct 26, 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Oct 08, 1995
Romeo.Juliet
Jan 01, 1990
Under the Cherry Moon
Jul 02, 1986
Voyage of the Damned
Dec 22, 1976
Sparrows Can't Sing
Mar 26, 1963
The 500 Pound Jerk
Jan 02, 1973
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Apr 01, 1979
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Mar 19, 1969
Character Building
Jan 01, 1995
SuperTed
Oct 04, 1983
The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 01, 1962
3-2-1
Sep 15, 1978
An Actor's Life For Me
Nov 14, 1991
High Hopes
Oct 02, 2002
Sweet Sixteen
The Saint
Oct 04, 1962
Two in Clover
Feb 18, 1969
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
Jan 31, 1989
New Tricks
Jan 01, 2004
Take My Wife
Jan 17, 1979
Fred Basset
Oct 11, 1976
Mistral's Daughter
Sep 24, 1984
Paul Merton: The Series
Sep 25, 1991
In the Beginning
Nov 12, 2000
The Paradise Club
Sep 19, 1989
The Beatles Anthology
Nov 19, 1995
Omnibus
Oct 13, 1967
BBC Play of the Month
Oct 19, 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Oct 19, 1965
Richard the Lionheart
Jun 04, 1962
