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 acte...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1979
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
A Promise of Bed
1969
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
The Princess and the Goblin
1991
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
2008
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993
Casanova & Co.
1977
Help!
1965
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
The Little Prince
1974
The Wild Affair
1965
A Hard Day's Night
1964
The Gentle Terror
1961
Becket
1964
The Krays
1990
Voyage of the Damned
1976
The Great McGonagall
1975
Emily
1976
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
Hardcore
1977
Romeo.Juliet
1990
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
The 500 Pound Jerk
1973
Under Milk Wood
1972
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1993
Boobs in the Wood
1999
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
1975
I Think They Call Him John
1964
Defeat of the Mafia
1970