Leon Vitali, the Barry Lyndon actor who ‘abandoned’ acting to become one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest associates, has died at the age of 74.
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Vitali died on Friday August 20 in Los Angeles, his family said on Sunday. He died peacefully surrounded by loved ones including his three children, Masha, Max and Vera.
Vitali made his feature film debut in 1973 in two movies: the Italian Super Bitch, directed by Massimo Dallamano, and the television film Catholics.
In 1977, Vitali portrayed Victor Frankenstein in Terror of Frankenstein.
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Vitali teamed up with Kubrick for Full Metal Jacket (1987), where he served both as casting director and assistant to the director.
Twelve years later, Vitali also served as casting director and assistant to the director in Kubrick’s last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), in which Vitali also played Red Cloak.
Vitali played the apothecary in Carlo Carlei’s Romeo & Juliet (2013).
What was Leon Vitali net worth at time of death? At the time of death, Leon Vitali had an estimated net worth of $10 million.


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