Died Today (December 26th): Vincent Schiavelli (1948–2005)

Vincent Schiavelli (1948–2005)

Born: November 11, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: December 26, 2005 (age 57) in Polizzi Generosa, Sicily, Italy

He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984).

One of three actors from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest to play a Batman villain in the Burton/Keaton Batman movies. The others of course being Jack Nicholson as The Joker in Batman (1989) and Danny DeVito as The Penguin in Batman Returns. Schiavelli played The Organ Grinder in Batman Returns (a villain who was working for The Penguin).

GHOST 1990 dir. Jerry Zucker Stars: Patrick Swayze Demi Moore

Amadeus 1984 dir. Forman Starring F Murray Abraham Tom Hulce

Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 dir. Roger Spottiswoode Starring Pierce Brosnan Jonathan Pryce One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest 1975 dir. Foreman starring Nicholson Louise Fletcher

Batman Returns 1992 dir. Tim Burton starring Michelle Pfeiffer Danny DeVito

Death to Smoochy 2002 dir. Danny DeVito starring Norton Robin Williams

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