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.
Filmography
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Movies 39
TV Shows 22
self 5
Writer 1
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary (2005)
New Tricks (2004)
High Hopes (2002)
In the Beginning (2000)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)
Boobs in the Wood (1999)
Julie and the Cadillacs (1999)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1995)
The Secret Garden (1994)
Joan Littlewood's Lovely War (1994)
Seriously Seeking Sid (1993)
The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
An Actor's Life For Me (1991)
Paul Merton: The Series (1991)
The Krays (1990)
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
The Paradise Club (1989)
The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
Bad Boyes (1987)
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Mistral's Daughter (1984)
SuperTed (1983)
Take the Stage (1981)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979)
Take My Wife (1979)
3-2-1 (1978)
Hardcore (1977)
Casanova & Co. (1977)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Emily (1976)
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
Cooper (1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Great McGonagall (1975)
The Little Prince (1974)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
The 500 Pound Jerk (1973)
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Defeat of the Mafia (1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
A Promise of Bed (1969)
Two in Clover (1969)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
The Wild Affair (1965)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Help! (1965)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
I Think They Call Him John (1964)
Becket (1964)
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
The Saint (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Gentle Terror (1961)
Sweet Sixteen
The Prince of Atlantis
Fred Basset
Without Walls
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-09-02
Deathday2012-06-18 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceCwm, United Kingdom
SiblingsHenry Spinetti
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsVittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti
AwardsTheatre World Award
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