Vincent Winter

Vincent Winter (29 December 1947 – 2 November 1998) was a Scottish child film actor who, as an adult, continued to work in the film industry as a production manager and in other capacities. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Superman (1978), The Little Kidnappers (1953) and Superman III (1983). He died on 2 November 1998 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.^[1]

Vincent Winter
Born	(1947-12-29)29 December 1947 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	2 November 1998(1998-11-02) (aged 50) Chertsey, Surrey, England
Occupation	Actor
Partner	Barbara Harley

Career

Winter was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and made his first film appearance at the age of six in The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers, 1953) jointly winning an Academy Juvenile Award,^[2] along with Jon Whiteley. He appeared in several films as a child including Beyond This Place (US: Web of Evidence, 1959), Gorgo (1961), the Walt Disney features Greyfriars Bobby (1961), Almost Angels (1962), The Horse Without a Head (1963) and The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963).

As an adult, he continued to work in the film industry behind the scenes. He was a production manager on such films as For Your Eyes Only (1981), Superman III (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Color Purple (1985), and worked as part of a film crew in other tasks.

He died in Chertsey, Surrey, as a result of a heart attack.^[3]

Filmography

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers)	Davy	Academy Juvenile Award
1955	The Dark Avenger	John Holland	a.k.a. The Warriors (USA)
1956	A Day of Grace	Ian
1957	Time Lock	The Boy
1959	Beyond This Place	Paul Mathry, Aged 6	a.k.a. Web of Evidence (USA)
	The Bridal Path	Neil
1961	Gorgo	Sean
	Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog	Tammy
1962	Almost Angels	Tony Fiala	a.k.a. Born to Sing (UK)
1963	The Horse Without a Head	Fernand
1964	The Three Lives of Thomasina	Hughie Stirling	(final film role)

Production Manager

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Superman II	Production manager
1981	For Your Eyes Only	Unit manager
1983	Superman III	Production manager
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Production supervisor	In Macau
1985	Santa Claus	Production supervisor	a.k.a. Santa Claus: The Movie
	The Color Purple	Production supervisor	Kenya unit
1989	Henry V	Production supervisor
	A Dry White Season	Production supervisor
1995	Restoration	Production supervisor
1996	The Wind in the Willows	Production manager	a.k.a. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Royal Flash	Assistant director
1977	Checkered Flag or Crash	First assistant director
	Are You Being Served?	Assistant director	a.k.a. Are You Being Served?: The Movie
1978	Superman	Assistant director	a.k.a. Superman: The Movie
	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

Year	Title	Role	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