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Vincent Winter(1947-1998)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
  • Production Manager
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Vincent Winter
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.
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Vincent Winter was born on 29 December 1947 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Superman (1978), Superman III (1983) and The Little Kidnappers (1953). He died on 2 November 1998 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
BornDecember 29, 1947
DiedNovember 2, 1998(50)
BornDecember 29, 1947
DiedNovember 2, 1998(50)
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Known for

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1978
Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
Superman III
5.0
  • Production Management
  • 1983
The Little Kidnappers (1953)
The Little Kidnappers
7.1
  • Davy - Jim's Grandson
  • 1953
Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only
6.7
  • Production Management
  • 1981

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • first assistant director: UK
    • 1985
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
    The Dark Crystal
    7.1
    • assistant director: second unit
    • 1982
  • Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
    Unidentified Flying Oddball
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Tom Bell in The Sailor's Return (1978)
    The Sailor's Return
    6.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    4.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias in The Stud (1978)
    The Stud
    4.4
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Ann-Margret, Marty Feldman, and Michael York in The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
    The Last Remake of Beau Geste
    6.0
    • second assistant director
    • 1977
  • Are You Being Served? (1977)
    Are You Being Served?
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • Checkered Flag or Crash (1977)
    Checkered Flag or Crash
    4.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1977
  • John Gielgud, Malcolm McDowell, Ray Milland, Christopher Plummer, Trevor Howard, Peter Firth, Richard Johnson, and Simon Ward in Aces High (1976)
    Aces High
    6.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds, and Liza Minnelli in Lucky Lady (1975)
    Lucky Lady
    5.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Malcolm McDowell and Oliver Reed in Royal Flash (1975)
    Royal Flash
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Gary Collins and Diana Muldaur in Born Free (1974)
    Born Free
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Shirley Knight, David Hemmings, Clifton James, and Roy Kinnear in Juggernaut (1974)
    Juggernaut
    6.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1974

Actor

  • Patrick McGoohan and Susan Hampshire in The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
    The Three Lives of Thomasina
    7.2
    • Hughie Stirling
    • 1963
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Fernand
    • 1963
  • Peter Weck and Vincent Winter in Almost Angels (1962)
    Almost Angels
    6.3
    • Tony Fiala
    • 1962
  • Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)
    Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog
    7.2
    • Tammy
    • 1961
  • Gorgo (1961)
    Gorgo
    5.6
    • Sean
    • 1961
  • Bill Travers in The Bridal Path (1959)
    The Bridal Path
    6.8
    • Neil
    • 1959
  • Van Johnson and Vera Miles in Web of Evidence (1959)
    Web of Evidence
    6.3
    • Paul Mathry, Aged 6
    • 1959
  • Time Lock (1957)
    Time Lock
    6.1
    • The Boy
    • 1957
  • A Day of Grace
    Short
    • Ian
    • 1957
  • The Warriors (1955)
    The Warriors
    5.8
    • John Holland
    • 1955
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Rheingold Theatre (1953)
    Rheingold Theatre
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Willie
    • 1954
  • The Little Kidnappers (1953)
    The Little Kidnappers
    7.1
    • Davy - Jim's Grandson
    • 1953

Production Management

  • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in The Wind in the Willows (1996)
    The Wind in the Willows
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1996
  • Meg Ryan, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, and Polly Walker in Restoration (1995)
    Restoration
    6.6
    • production supervisor
    • 1995
  • Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Robin Weisman in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
    Three Men and a Little Lady
    5.5
    • unit production manager: UK
    • 1990
  • Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989)
    Henry V
    7.5
    • production supervisor
    • 1989
  • A Dry White Season (1989)
    A Dry White Season
    7.0
    • production supervisor
    • 1989
  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    The Color Purple
    7.7
    • production supervisor: Kenya
    • 1985
  • David Huddleston in Santa Claus (1985)
    Santa Claus
    6.3
    • production supervisor
    • 1985
  • Where Is Parsifal? (1984)
    Where Is Parsifal?
    4.8
    • production supervisor
    • 1984
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • production supervisor: Macau
    • 1984
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • production manager
    • 1983
  • Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    For Your Eyes Only
    6.7
    • unit manager
    • 1981
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
    Superman II
    6.8
    • production manager
    • 1980

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Personal details

  • Born
    • December 29, 1947
    • Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • November 2, 1998
    • Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK(heart attack)
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    • 1 Article

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    Never equaled the popularity of his early juvenile role in The Little Kidnappers (1953). He eventually became so dissatisfied with the parts he was offered that he switched to working as a stage manager, assistant director, production manager and production supervisor.

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