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Victor Spinetti

Welsh actor and theatre director (1929–2012)

Victor Spinetti was a Welsh actor, author and poet who appeared in the three 1960s Beatles films, A Hard Day's Night, Help! and Magical Mystery Tour. Closely associated with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, he won a Tony Award for Oh, What a Lovely War! His many films also included The Taming of the Shrew, The Return of the Pink Panther and The Krays.

Victor Spinetti appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1964 to 1975. Most of that work is in comedy, musical and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Richard Burton (2), Richard Lester (2), John Lennon (2), The Beatles (2), Paul McCartney (2).

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What movies and TV shows has Victor Spinetti been in?
Victor Spinetti appears in The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Help! (1965), A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Becket (1964) on The Remote.
When was Victor Spinetti born?
Victor Spinetti was born on 2 September 1929.

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