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Leon Vitali(1948-2022)

  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
  • Casting Director
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Leon Vitali at an event for The Shining (1980)
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Filmworker (2017)
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17 Photos
Leon Vitali was born on 26 July 1948 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor and casting director, known for Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Romeo & Juliet (2013). He was previously married to Sharon Messer and Kersti Vitali. He died on 20 August 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1948
DiedAugust 20, 2022(74)
BornJuly 26, 1948
DiedAugust 20, 2022(74)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

Photos17

Marisa Berenson, Murray Melvin, Philip Stone, and Leon Vitali in Barry Lyndon (1975)
Marisa Berenson, Murray Melvin, Philip Stone, and Leon Vitali in Barry Lyndon (1975)
Leon Vitali in Kubrick Remembered (2014)
Leon Vitali in Filmworker (2017)
Leon Vitali in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Leon Vitali in Filmworker (2017)
Ryan O'Neal and Leon Vitali in Filmworker (2017)
Leon Vitali in Filmworker (2017)
Stanley Kubrick and Leon Vitali in Filmworker (2017)
Leon Vitali in Filmworker (2017)
Ryan O'Neal, George Sewell, and Leon Vitali in Barry Lyndon (1975)
Tom Cruise and Leon Vitali in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Known for

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut
7.5
  • Red Cloak
  • 1999
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon
8.1
  • Lord Bullingdon
  • 1975
Natascha McElhone, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Laura Morante, Hailee Steinfeld, and Douglas Booth in Romeo & Juliet (2013)
Romeo & Juliet
5.8
  • Apothecary
  • 2013
The Shining (1980)
The Shining
8.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave (2018)
    Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave
    • Nigel
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Terror of Frankenstein (1977)
    Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein
    • Leon Vitali (voice)
    • 2015
  • Natascha McElhone, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Laura Morante, Hailee Steinfeld, and Douglas Booth in Romeo & Juliet (2013)
    Romeo & Juliet
    • Apothecary
    • 2013
  • Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson in Little Children (2006)
    Little Children
    • Oddly Familiar Man
    • 2006
  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    Eyes Wide Shut
    • Red Cloak
    • 1999
  • Inter Rail (1981)
    Inter Rail
    • Ron
    • 1981
  • Per Oscarsson in Terror of Frankenstein (1977)
    Terror of Frankenstein
    • Victor Frankenstein
    • 1977
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Barry Lyndon
    • Lord Bullingdon
    • 1975
  • Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
    • Jules Sandeau
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1975
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    • Eric
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    • Eric Mercer (as Léon Viali)
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Notorious Woman (1974)
    Notorious Woman
    • Jules Sandeau
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1974
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    • Brother Donald
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Crime of Passion (1970)
    Crime of Passion
    • Gerard
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)
    Van der Valk
    • Jos Busselink (as Léon Vitali)
    • TV Series
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • Natascha McElhone, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Laura Morante, Hailee Steinfeld, and Douglas Booth in Romeo & Juliet (2013)
    Romeo & Juliet
    • dialogue coach
    • 2013
  • Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl, and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
    In the Bedroom
    • technical consultant
    • 2001
  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    Eyes Wide Shut
    • assistant to director
    • 1999
  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Full Metal Jacket
    • assistant to director
    • 1987
  • The Shining (1980)
    The Shining
    • personal assistant to director
    • 1980

Casting Director

  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    Eyes Wide Shut
    • Casting Director
    • 1999
  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Full Metal Jacket
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
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Videos4

Terror of Frankenstein
Trailer 2:18
Terror of Frankenstein
Filmworker
Trailer 2:28
Filmworker
Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein Trailer
Trailer 0:45
Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein Trailer
Filmworker - official US trailer
Trailer 2:27
Filmworker - official US trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Léon Viali
  • Born
    • July 26, 1948
    • Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 20, 2022
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Sharon MesserMay 18, 2005 - August 19, 2022 (his death)
  • Children
      Max Vitali
  • Other works
    Costume designer, together with Kersti Vitali, in "Mackan" (Sweden).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Besides his brief appearance in The Shining (1980), Vitali also served as director Stanley Kubrick's personal assistant on the film. With that experience, his rebuttal of claims made about the movie in the 2012 documentary Room 237 (2012) were featured in a story in The New York Times on 3/27/2013.

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