Vincent Winter (29 December 1947 – 2 November 1998) was a Scottish film actor who was successful as a child actor.
Career [edit]
Winter was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and made his first film appearance at the age of six in The Little Kidnappers (1954) winning, along with his co-star Jon Whiteley, an Academy Juvenile Award. He appeared in several films as a child including Beyond This Place (1959) and the Walt Disney features Greyfriars Bobby (1961), Almost Angels (1962) and The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964).
As an adult he continued to work in films behind the scenes, and 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).
He died in Chertsey, England, as a result of a heart attack.
Filmography [edit]
Production Manager [edit]
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director [edit]
| Year |
Film |
Title |
Other notes |
| 1975 |
Royal Flash |
Assistant director |
|
| 1977 |
Checkered Flag or Crash |
First assistant director |
|
| Are You Being Served? |
Assistant director |
aka Are You Being Served?: The Movie |
| 1978 |
Superman |
Assistant director |
aka Superman (film) |
| The Stud |
First assistant director |
|
| The Sailor's Return |
First assistant director |
|
| 1979 |
The Spaceman and King Arthur |
Assistant director |
| 1985 |
Magnum, P.I. |
First assistant director: UK |
Episode Deja Vu: Part 1 |
Miscellaneous crew [edit]
| Year |
Film |
Title |
Other notes |
| 1980 |
Nijinsky |
Location manager |
|
| 1981 |
For Your Eyes Only |
Location manager |
|
| 1991 |
The Rainbow Thief |
Producer |
|
| Under Suspicion |
Associate producer |
|
| 1995 |
Cutthroat Island |
Unit manager: model unit |
Visual effects |
| 2000 |
Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War |
|
(In memory of) Thanks |
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