Victor Spinetti, star of Beatles films, dies of cancer

Actors and comedians including Rob Brydon, Barbara Windsor and Britt Ekland pay their respects to veteran poet and raconteurActors and comedians have paid tribute to one of the best loved of their profession, the actor, poet, and peerless raconteur Victor Spinetti, who has died of cancer in a hospice in Monmouth aged 82.Spinetti appeared in the first Beatles film, A Hard Day's Night, and in all of their subsequent films because they liked him so much. Sir Paul McCartney once described him as "th...

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15:27 on June 19 2012

Victor Spinetti, star of Beatles films, dies of cancer

Guardian Music — Actors and comedians including Rob Brydon, Barbara Windsor and Britt Ekland pay their respects to veteran poet and raconteurActors and comedians have paid tribute to one ... more info

13:59 on June 19 2012

Beatles Movie Star Victor Spinetti Dies

Sky News — Welsh actor Victor Spinetti, whose notable roles included appearances in three Beatles films, has died at the age of 82. more info

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11:11 on June 20 2012

Ringo Starr - Surviving Beatles Pay Tribute To Victor Spinetti

ContactMusic — Surviving Beatles Sir Paul Mccartney and Ringo Starr have paid tribute to former collaborator Victor Spinetti The veteran Welsh actor died earlier this week begs18Jun12 a... more info

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