{"id":52229,"date":"2022-08-21T21:03:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/leon-vitali-dead-barry-lyndon-actor-was-74\/"},"modified":"2022-08-21T21:03:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:03:57","slug":"leon-vitali-dead-barry-lyndon-actor-was-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/leon-vitali-dead-barry-lyndon-actor-was-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Vitali Dead: ‘Barry Lyndon’ Actor Was 74"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leon Vitali, an English actor who most notably played Lord Bullingdon in \u201cBarry Lyndon\u201d before becoming director Stanley Kubrick’s personal assistant, died Saturday. He was 74 years old.<\/p>\n

Vitali’s death was confirmed by the official social media presence for Kubrick. No further details regarding Vitali’s death are available at this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night,\u201d the account wrote in a statement. \u201cOur thoughts are with his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night. Our thoughts are with his family and all that new and loved him.
26 July 1948 \u2013 20 August 2022 pic.twitter.com\/uE0Q1KvQi1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Stanley Kubrick (@StanleyKubrick) August 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As a screen actor, Vitali is best-known for his performance in Kubrick’s period black comedy. Vitali portrays the slighted, brattish stepson to Ryan O’Neal’s eponymous blank-faced scoundrel \u2014 the pair’s screwy feud culminates in the final confrontation of the story.<\/p>\n

While \u201cBarry Lyndon\u201d didn’t establish Vitali as a regular performer, it did lead to the actor fostering a deep relationship with Kubrick, who allowed Vitali to oversee the editing process of the film after principal photography was completed. A few years later, Kubrick invited Vitali, now in his early-30’s, to help with work on his next project, 1980’s \u201cThe Shining.\u201d Vitali is credited as a \u201cpersonal assistant to director\u201d on the landmark horror movie.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLeon Vitali as Lord Bullingdon in \u201cBarry Lyndon\u201d<\/span>
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Vitali continued to work with Kubrick through the remainder of the director’s life, serving as a casting director and assistant to the director on 1987’s \u201cFull Metal Jacket\u201d and 1999’s \u201cEyes Wide Shut.\u201d Vitali also portrayed Red Cloak, the masked leader of the aristocratic, orgiastic cult at the center of the latter film.<\/p>\n

Following Kubrick’s death in 1999, Vitali supervised the restoration of many of the director’s films. He was the subject of Tony Zierra’s documentary \u201cFilmworker,\u201d which detailed his life in the film industry and his relationship with Kubrick. \u201cFilmworker\u201d premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Vitali began in the arts by attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before beginning a series of guest-star appearances in various British television series in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n

Vitali’s work in the film industry also extended beyond his relationship with Kubrick. He played feature roles in \u201cSuper Bitch,\u201d \u201cCatholics\u201d and 2013’s \u201cRomeo & Juliet.\u201d Vitali also collaborated with filmmaker Todd Field, with credits as a technical consultant and an associate producer on his first two feature films, respectively.<\/p>\n

Vitali married and divorced three times in his life. He is survived by his three children: producer Masha Vitali, actress Vera Vitali and videographer Max Vitali.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n