---
name: "Victor Spinetti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/victor-spinetti"
fi1m_id: "victor-spinetti"
imdb_id: "nm0818920"
tmdb_id: 10598
wikidata_id: "Q253813"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 September 1933"
died: "19 June 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T15:32:20.389437+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Victor Spinetti

## Identity

Victor Spinetti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/victor-spinetti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** victor-spinetti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0818920
- **TMDB ID:** 10598
- **Wikidata ID:** Q253813
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Spinetti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818920/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10598

Actor. Born 2 September 1933 in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales. Died 19 June 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 September 1933, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales
- **Died:** 19 June 2012
- **Active:** 1964–1990
- **Also known as:** Vittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti, Victor Spineti
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (2), 1990s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Spinetti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818920/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10598

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*A Hard Day's Night*](https://film.one/film/a-hard-days-night.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Mr. Lawson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *A Hard Day's Night* (1964), Fi1m 86, as T.V. Director — [page](https://film.one/film/a-hard-days-night.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Becket* (1964), Fi1m 79, as French Tailor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/becket.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *New Tricks* (2004), series, Actor
- *High Hopes* (2002), series, Actor
- *In the Beginning* (2000), series, as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service* (1999), as Colonel Dupree
- *Boobs in the Wood* (1999), as Triar Fuck
- *Julie and the Cadillacs* (1999), as Cyril Wise
- *The Beatles Anthology* (1995), series, as Foot (archive footage)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen* (1995), as Bragas / Major M
- *Character Building* (1995), as (voice)
- *Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch* (1993), Actor
- *An Actor's Life for Me* (1991), series, as Desmond Shaw
- *Paul Merton: The Series* (1991), series, Actor
- *Bottom* (1991), series, as Maître d'
- *The Princess and the Goblin* (1991), as Glump (voice)
- *The Krays* (1990), as Mr. Lawson — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *Romeo.Juliet* (1990), as Tybalt (voice) · Writer
- *The Paradise Club* (1989), series, as Elliott Rossini
- *The Further Adventures of SuperTed* (1989), series, Actor
- *The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank* (1988), as Herman Van Daan
- *Under the Cherry Moon* (1986), as The Jaded Three #1
- *Mistral's Daughter* (1984), series, as Bianchi
- *SuperTed* (1983), series, as Texas Pete
- *Time of My Life* (1980), series, as Vittorio
- *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* (1979), as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
- *Take My Wife* (1979), series, Actor
- *3-2-1* (1978), series, Actor
- *The Sea* (1978), as Hatch
- *Hardcore* (1977), as Duncan
- *Casanova & Co.* (1977), as The Prefect
- *Voyage of the Damned* (1976), as Dr. Erich Strauss
- *Emily* (1976), as Richard Walker
- *Fred Basset* (1976), series, Actor
- *Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done* (1975), as Dick Deadeye (voice), Additional Writing
- *The Return of the Pink Panther* (1975), as Hotel Concierge
- *The Great McGonagall* (1975), Actor
- *The Little Prince* (1974), as The Historian
- *Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World* (1973), as Prof. Ribart
- *The 500 Pound Jerk* (1973), as Martin Bloore
- *Under Milk Wood* (1972), as Mog Edwards
- *Defeat of the Mafia* (1970), as Charles Agostino
- *Start the Revolution Without Me* (1970), as Duke d'Escargot
- *A Promise of Bed* (1969), as George
- *Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?* (1969), as Critic Sharpnose
- *Two in Clover* (1969), series, as Vic Evans
- *The Biggest Bundle of Them All* (1968), as Captain Giglio
- *Magical Mystery Tour* (1967), as Army Sergeant
- *The Taming of the Shrew* (1967), as Hortensio
- *The Wild Affair* (1965), as Quentin
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Hatch, Trivelin
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as George
- *Help!* (1965), as Foot
- *A Hard Day's Night* (1964), as T.V. Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-hard-days-night.md)
- *I Think They Call Him John* (1964), as Narrator (voice)
- *Becket* (1964), as French Tailor (uncredited) — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/becket.md)
- *Sparrows Can't Sing* (1963), as Arnold
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Commissionaire
- *Richard the Lionheart* (1962), series, as Pierre
- *The Gentle Terror* (1961), as Joe
- *Sweet Sixteen*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Voorpremiere "Hair" in Amsterdam. Regisseur Victor Spinetti Datum : 30 (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-6e16e7efccd5.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Voorpremiere "Hair" in Amsterdam. Regisseur Victor Spinetti Datum : 30 (1969) — Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Voorpremiere_Hair_in_Amsterdam._Regisseur_Victor_Spinetti%2C_Bestanddeelnr_923-1143.jpg/1280px-Voorpremiere_Hair_in_Amsterdam._Regisseur_Victor_Spinetti%2C_Bestanddeelnr_923-1143.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Victor Spinetti](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-38bc0960b1a4.jpg) Victor Spinetti — Matty06P, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/6702_Victor_Spinetti.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Opdracht Telegraaf. Victor Spinnetti aankomst Schiphol Annotatie : Act (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-935217d67919.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Opdracht Telegraaf. Victor Spinnetti aankomst Schiphol Annotatie : Act (1967) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Opdracht_Telegraaf._Victor_Spinnetti_aankomst_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-9417.jpg/1280px-Opdracht_Telegraaf._Victor_Spinnetti_aankomst_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-9417.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Opdracht Telegraaf. Victor Spinnetti aankomst Schiphol Annotatie : Act (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-fefb71546de6.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Opdracht Telegraaf. Victor Spinnetti aankomst Schiphol Annotatie : Act (1967) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Opdracht_Telegraaf._Victor_Spinnetti_aankomst_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-9416.jpg/1280px-Opdracht_Telegraaf._Victor_Spinnetti_aankomst_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-9416.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Victor Spinetti](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-591f946dad6b.jpg) Victor Spinetti — Image via TMDB
- ![The sad news came through today (19.06.12) that comedian and actor Victor Spinetti, a former pupil of Monmouth School, has passed away at Monnow Vale Hospital,  (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-36f49b0cb294.jpg) The sad news came through today (19.06.12) that comedian and actor Victor Spinetti, a former pupil of Monmouth School, has passed away at Monnow Vale Hospital,  (2009) — Keith Moseley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Victor_Spinetti%2C_Old_Monmothian.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Opdracht Telegraaf. Victor Spinnetti aankomst Schiphol Annotatie : Act (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/396225/gallery-96e4162c4169.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Opdracht Telegraaf. Victor Spinnetti aankomst Schiphol Annotatie : Act (1967) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Opdracht_Telegraaf._Victor_Spinnetti_aankomst_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-9420_%28a%29.jpg/1280px-Opdracht_Telegraaf._Victor_Spinnetti_aankomst_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-9420_%28a%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1965: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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