Indeed. The late Victor Spinetti, above with the late Robin Ray, the late Wilfrid Brambell, the late George Harrison, Paul McCartney, the late John Lennon, and Ringo Starr, in A Hard Day's Night, Richard Lester, 1964.
Also: "I'm quite happy to be replaced."
Also: "I won an award."
"A likely story."
"I have it on the wall. In my office."
One of the greatest comic character actors ever. My favorite Spinetti moment is in "Help!" where as a mad scientist he contemplates a device he has create declaiming "Why with this I could -- dare I say it? -- RULE THE WORLD!"
He was also in "Under the Cherry Moon" (Prince obviously after Victor's mojo.)
Posted by: David Ehrenstein | June 19, 2012 at 09:55 AM
With a great assist by that ridiculously fuzzy sweater, best appreciated on the big screen.
Posted by: Peter Nellhaus | June 19, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Absolutely. When I saw that photo, the first thought that came to mind was John and Paul's exchange. "If he's got [a wife], look at his sweater." "She might have knitted it." "She knitted him," etc.
Posted by: J. Priest | June 19, 2012 at 02:30 PM
"It's the brain drain. His brain is draining."
Posted by: Michael Dempsey | June 19, 2012 at 09:26 PM
An indelible charactor actor from my childhood due to Lester's films. Another quote from HDN: "Of course, once you're over thirty, you're finished. It's a young man's medium and I just can't take the pace."
In John's words: "I could listen him for hours."
Posted by: haice | June 19, 2012 at 10:28 PM
...and Victor Spinetti as the tailor
Posted by: Matt Blankman | June 21, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Everybody loves to hate "Start the Revolution Without Me," but they can suck my left tit.
It was a brilliant, fucked-up movie, and Mr. Spinetti gave a genius performance.
Posted by: hamletta | June 21, 2012 at 02:45 AM