Vincent Marzello

American actor (1951–2020)

Vincent Marzello
Born	(1951-07-04)July 4, 1951 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	March 31, 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 68) London, England
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–2017
Spouse	Lorelei King

Vincent Marzello (July 4, 1951 – March 31, 2020) was an American actor.

Early life

Marzello was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 4, 1951. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.^[1]

Career

Marzello was active on screen from 1976 in North America and Europe, his first role being in an episode of The Brothers. Thereafter he appeared in productions that included The Spy Who Loved Me, Superman, Never Say Never Again, The Witches, Taggart, The House of Eliott, The Fragile Heart, Dalziel and Pascoe, Little Britain, Nuclear Secrets and Mile High.

Marzello also lent his voice to the character of Fernando Ramirez in the UFO: Afterlight computer game and appeared in the U.K. in radio series Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel (with his wife).

In 2006, he played Bob Zelnick^[2] in Frost/Nixon in London's West End, starting at the Donmar Warehouse in August^[3] and transferring to the Gielgud Theatre that November.^[4]

Personal life

Marzello was married to actress Lorelei King. They lived in London.^[5] During successful treatment for cancer in 2009, he was diagnosed with early onset dementia.^[6]

Marzello died on March 31, 2020, at the age of 68.^[7]^[8]^[9] His ashes are interred in Highgate Cemetery, near fellow actor, Sir Ian Holm.

Filmography

The Brothers (1976, TV) as Chris Felton
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as USS Wayne Crewman #7
Superman (1978) as 1st Copy Boy
Ike (1979, TV) as Mickey McKeogh
Superman II (1980) as 1st Copy Boy (uncredited)
Never Say Never Again (1983) as Colonel Culpepper
Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) as Cyborg / MC (1992) (English version, voice, uncredited)
John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985, TV Movie) as Anthony Cox
The Woman He Loved (1988, TV Movie) as Benny Thaw
Honor Bound (1988) as Hanley
Venus Wars (1989) as Barkeep / Mechanic (English version, voice, uncredited)
The Witches (1990) as Luke's Father
Taggart (1990, TV) as Enzo Fabrizzi
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) as Dad
The Fragile Heart (1996, TV) as Hugh Lyle
Father Ted (1998, TV) as Television Psychiatrist
Velvet Goldmine (1998) as US Reporter 1
Dalziel and Pascoe (1998, TV) as Noah Seger
Bob the Builder (2000–2016, TV) as Farmer Pickles and Robert (US; voice)
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) as US Newsreader
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, TV) as Mr. Sprague
Laws of Attraction (2004) as Lyman Hersh
Little Britain (2004, TV) as President
Mile High (2005, TV) as Jed
Nuclear Secrets (2007, TV) as McCone
Chuggington (2008, TV) as Action Chugger Movie Announcer (voice)
Planet 51 (2009) as Additional Voices
Just Cause 2 (2010, Video Game) as Tom Sheldon (voice)

References

^ "San Bernardino Man in Eagle, in San Bernardino County Sun, April 8, 1977, p. 21 Accessed 17 May 2020
^ Curtain Call website Accessed 17 May 2020
^ London Theatre website, News section Accessed 17 May 2020
^ London Theatre website, News section Accessed 17 May 2020
^ "About Lorelei". Retrieved January 9, 2013.
^ "for world Cancer day". Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ "James Bond and The Witches actor Vincent Marzello has died". The Independent. Mar 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved Mar 31, 2020.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (Mar 31, 2020). "'The Witches' Star Vincent Marzello Dies at 68". Retrieved Mar 31, 2020.
^ "Vincent Marzello, Actor on 'Bob the Builder' and 'The Witches,' Dies at 68". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Mar 31, 2020.