Role Film actor | Name Vincent Winter Partner(s) Barbara Harley | |
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Vincent Winter (29 December 1947 – 2 November 1998) was a Scottish film actor who was successful as a child actor. As an adult, he continued to work in the film industry as a production manager and in other activities.
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Career
Winter was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and made his first film appearance at the age of six in The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers, 1953) jointly winning an Academy Juvenile Award, along with Jon Whiteley. He appeared in several films as a child including Beyond This Place (US: Web of Evidence, 1959) and the Walt Disney features Greyfriars Bobby (1961), Almost Angels (1962), The Horse Without a Head (1963) and The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963).
As an adult, he continued to work in the film industry behind the scenes. He was a production manager on such films as For Your Eyes Only (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Color Purple (1985), and worked as part of a film crew in other tasks.
He died in Chertsey, Surrey, as a result of a heart attack.
Filmography
Assistant Director
1985
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) (first assistant director - 1 episode)
- Deja Vu (1985) - (first assistant director: UK)
1982
The Dark Crystal (assistant director: second unit)
1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball (assistant director)
1978
Superman (assistant director)
1978
The Sailor's Return (first assistant director)
1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles (first assistant director)
1978
The Stud (assistant director)
1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (second assistant director)
1977
Are You Being Served? (assistant director)
1977
Checkered Flag or Crash (first assistant director)
1975
Lucky Lady (assistant director - uncredited)
1975
Royal Flash (assistant director)
1974
Born Free (TV Series) (assistant director - 4 episodes)
- The Raiders (1974) - (assistant director)
- Elsa's Odyssey (1974) - (assistant director)
- The Maneaters of Merti (1974) - (assistant director)
- The Flying Doctor of Kenya (1974) - (assistant director)
1974
Juggernaut (second assistant director - uncredited)
1972
The Public Eye (second assistant director - uncredited)
1969
The Battle of Britain (assistant director: second unit - uncredited)
1968
A Dandy in Aspic (third assistant director - uncredited)
Actor
1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina as
Hughie Stirling
1963
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Fernand
- The Horse Without a Head: The Key to the Cache (1963) - Fernand
- The Horse Without a Head: The 100,000,000 Franc Train Robbery (1963) - Fernand
1962
Almost Angels as
Tony Fiala
1961
Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog as
Tammy
1961
Gorgo as
Sean
1959
The Bridal Path as
Neil
1959
Web of Evidence as
Paul Mathry, Aged 6
1957
Time Lock as
The Boy
1957
A Day of Grace (Short) as
Ian
1955
The Dark Avenger as
John Holland
1954
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Willie
- The Witness (1954) - Willie
1953
The Little Kidnappers as
Davy - Jim's Grandson
Production Manager
1996
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (production manager)
1995
Restoration (production supervisor)
1990
Three Men and a Little Lady (unit production manager: UK)
1989
Henry V (production supervisor)
1989
A Dry White Season (production supervisor)
1985
The Color Purple (production supervisor: Kenya)
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie (production supervisor)
1984
Where Is Parsifal? (production supervisor)
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (production supervisor: Macau)
1983
Superman III (production manager)
1981
For Your Eyes Only (unit manager)
1980
Superman II (production manager)
Location Management
1981
For Your Eyes Only (location manager)
1980
Nijinsky (location manager)
Producer
1991
Under Suspicion (associate producer)
1990
The Rainbow Thief (producer)
Visual Effects
1995
Cutthroat Island (unit manager: model unit)
Editorial Department
1966
The Quiller Memorandum (second assistant editor - uncredited)
Thanks
2002
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (in memory of)
Self
1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Past Winner (uncredited)
1985
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jean Anderson (1985) - Self
1981
Talking Film (TV Series) as
Self
- Thirty Years Of British Cinema (1981) - Self
Archive Footage
2013
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (Video documentary short) as
Sean (uncredited)
2004
Disney's Beautiful Witch (Documentary short) as
Hughie Sterling
1999
The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
1988
Best of British (TV Series documentary)
- Kids (1988)
1964
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Hughie Stirling / Tony Fiala / Tammy
- The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 3 (1965) - Hughie Stirling
- The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 2 (1965) - Hughie Stirling
- The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 1 (1965) - Hughie Stirling
- Almost Angels: Part 2 (1965) - Tony Fiala
- Almost Angels: Part 1 (1965) - Tony Fiala
- Greyfriars Bobby: Part 2 (1964) - Tammy
- Greyfriars Bobby: Part 1 (1964) - Tammy
References
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