{{Short description|American actor (1947–2020)}} {{Infobox person | name = Vincent Marzello | birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|6|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|3|31|1947|6|12|mf=y}} | death_place = [[London]], England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1976–2017 | spouse = [[Lorelei King]] }} '''Vincent Marzello''' (June 12, 1947<ref>{{Cite instagram |postid=DKzLdiBIpPQ |user=loreleikingofficial |title='#highgatecemetery #remembrance #cemetery' |date=June 12, 2025}}</ref> – March 31, 2020) was an American actor.
==Early life== Marzello trained at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in London.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57683425/"San Bernardino Man in ''Eagle,'' in ''San Bernardino County Sun,'' April 8, 1977, p. 21] Accessed 17 May 2020</ref>
==Career== Marzello was active on screen from 1976 in North America and Europe, his first role being in an episode of ''[[The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers]]''. Thereafter he appeared in productions that included ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'', ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'', ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', ''[[The Witches (1990 film)|The Witches]]'', ''[[Taggart (series)|Taggart]]'', ''[[The House of Eliott]]'', ''[[The Fragile Heart]]'', ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'', ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]'', ''[[Nuclear Secrets]]'' and ''[[Mile High (TV series)|Mile High]]''. He 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 (1990 radio series)|''Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel'']] (with his wife).{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
In 2006, he played [[Bob Zelnick]]<ref>[https://www.curtaincallonline.com/show/frost-nixon/285 Curtain Call website]{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Accessed 17 May 2020</ref> in ''[[Frost/Nixon (play)|Frost/Nixon]]'' in [[West End theatre|London's West End]], starting at the [[Donmar Warehouse]] in August<ref>[https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/casting-for-frostnixon-at-donmar-warehouse London Theatre website, News section] Accessed 17 May 2020</ref> and transferring to the [[Gielgud Theatre]] that November.<ref>[https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/frostnixon-transfers-to-gielgud-theatre-9-nov-2006 London Theatre website, News section]. Accessed 17 May 2020.</ref> [[File:Marzello, Vincent 2020.jpg|thumb|150px|Vincent Marzello's grave, [[Highgate Cemetery]]]]
==Personal life== Marzello was married to actress [[Lorelei King]]. They lived in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loreleiking.com/about-lorelei.html|title=About Lorelei|access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> During successful treatment for cancer in 2009, he was diagnosed with [[early onset dementia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dementiauk.org/for-worldcancerday-lorelei-king/|title=for world Cancer day|access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref>
Marzello died on March 31, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/vincent-marzello-death-james-bond-witches-movies-age-cause-cancer-wife-a9438486.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/vincent-marzello-death-james-bond-witches-movies-age-cause-cancer-wife-a9438486.html |archive-date=2022-08-17 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=James Bond and The Witches actor Vincent Marzello has died|date=Mar 31, 2020|website=The Independent|access-date=Mar 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/vincent-marzello-dead-dies-witches-1203550109/|title='The Witches' Star Vincent Marzello Dies at 68|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|date=Mar 31, 2020|access-date=Mar 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vincent-marzello-dead-actor-bob-builder-witches-was-68-1287689|title=Vincent Marzello, Actor on 'Bob the Builder' and 'The Witches,' Dies at 68|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=Mar 31, 2020}}</ref> His ashes are interred in [[Highgate Cemetery]], near fellow actor, Sir [[Ian Holm]].
==Filmography== *''[[The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers]]'' (1976, TV) as Chris Felton *''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' (1977) as USS Wayne Crewman #7 *''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978) as 1st Copy Boy *''[[Ike (miniseries)|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 (producer)|Anthony Cox]] *''[[Life Story (1987 film)|Life Story]]'' (1987 TV Movie) as Peter Pauling *''[[The Woman He Loved]]'' (1988, TV Movie) as Benny Thaw *''[[Honor Bound (1988 film)|Honor Bound]]'' (1988) as Hanley *''[[Venus Wars]]'' (1989) as Barkeep / Mechanic (English version, voice, uncredited) *''[[The Witches (1990 film)|The Witches]]'' (1990) as Luke's Father *''[[Taggart (series)|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 (TV series)|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 (sketch show)|Little Britain]]'' (2004, TV) as President *''[[Mile High (TV series)|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)
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0555801}}
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