Leon Vitali(1948-2022)

Actor
Additional Crew
Casting Director

Leon Vitali at an event for Shining (1980)

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Filmworker (2017)

Leon Vitali was born on 26 July 1948 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor and casting director, known for Barry Lyndon (1975), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Romeo & Juliet (2013). He was married to Sharon Messer and Kersti Vitali. He died on 19 August 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Barry Lyndon

8.1

Lord Bullingdon

1975

Eyes Wide Shut

7.5

Red Cloak

1999

Romeo & Juliet

5.8

Apothecary

2013

Shining

8.4

Additional Crew(Shelley Duvall, uncredited, Danny Lloyd)

1980

Credits

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Actor

I Am What You Imagine
7.2
Short
- (voice)
- 2023
Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave
5.6
Short
- Nigel
- 2018
Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein
7.0
- Leon Vitali (voice)
- 2015
Romeo & Juliet
5.8
- Apothecary
- 2013
Little Children
7.5
- Oddly Familiar Man
- 2006
Eyes Wide Shut
7.5
- Red Cloak
- 1999
Inter Rail
4.9
- Ron
- 1981
Victor Frankenstein
5.8
- Victor Frankenstein
- 1977
Up the Workers
5.5
TV Series
- Fergy
- 1976
Barry Lyndon
8.1
- Lord Bullingdon
- 1975
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
9.2
TV Mini Series
- Jules Sandeau
- 1975
Comedy Playhouse
7.2
TV Series
- Eric
- 1975
Dixon of Dock Green
6.9
TV Series
- Eric Mercer (as Léon Vitali)
- 1975
Notorious Woman
8.8
TV Mini Series
- Jules Sandeau
- 1974
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
6.0
TV Series
- Brother Donald
- 1973

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Alternative name
- Léon Vitali
Born
- July 26, 1948
- Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died
- August 19, 2022
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouses
Children
Other works
Costume designer, together with Kersti Vitali, in "Mackan" (Sweden).
Publicity listings
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Trivia
Gave up a successful and highly promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's personal assistant in 1977. His remarkable story is told in the documentary Filmworker (2017).