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Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 02, 1933
Died Jun 19, 2012 (78)
Birthplace Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, Wa ... les, 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

Filmography

Boobs in the Wood

Boobs in the Wood

1999

as Triar Fuck (as Victor Spineti)

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie and the Cadillacs

1999

as Cyril Wise

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990

as Tybalt (voice)

The Krays

The Krays

1990

as Mr. Lawson

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

1988

as Herman Van Daan

Under the Cherry Moon

Under the Cherry Moon

1986

as The Jaded Three #1

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

1979

as Mr. Tumnus (voice)

Hardcore

Hardcore

1977

as Duncan

Emily

Emily

1976

as Richard Walker

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Dr. Erich Strauss

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

1975

as Dick Deadeye (voice)

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

as Hotel Concierge

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

1974

as The Historian

The 500 Pound Jerk

The 500 Pound Jerk

1973

as Martin Bloore

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972

as Mog Edwards

Defeat of the Mafia

Defeat of the Mafia

1970

as Charles Agostino

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970

as Duke d'Escargot

A Promise of Bed

A Promise of Bed

1969

as George

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

1968

as Captain Giglio

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

as Hortensio

Magical Mystery Tour

Magical Mystery Tour

1967

as Army Sergeant

The Wild Affair

The Wild Affair

1965

as Quentin

Help!

Help!

1965

as Prof. Foot

I Think They Call Him John

I Think They Call Him John

1964

as Narrator (voice)

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

as T.V. Director

Becket

Becket

1964

as French Tailor (uncredited)

Sparrows Can't Sing

Sparrows Can't Sing

1963

as Arnold

The Gentle Terror

The Gentle Terror

1961

as Joe

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990

Writer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

SuperTed

as Texas Pete

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Oct 04, 1983

Mistral's Daughter

as Bianchi

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 1984

In the Beginning

as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 2000

The Saint

as Commissionaire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

BBC Play of the Month

as Trivelin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

The Paradise Club

as Elliott Rossini

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1989

The Beatles Anthology

as Foot (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 19, 1995

Fred Basset

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Unknown

Two in Clover

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 18, 1969

The Further Adventures of SuperTed

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 31, 1989

An Actor's Life For Me

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

Sweet Sixteen

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Unknown

Take My Wife

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 17, 1979

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

3-2-1

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1978

High Hopes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2002

New Tricks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

Paul Merton: The Series

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1991

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