“It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night,” a post by an official Twitter account related to Kubrick read.
Vitali, who not only appeared in two Kubrick films, but worked as the director’s personal assistant, was described by the Kubrick estate on Sunday (21 August) as “the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films”.
Stanley Kubrick collaborator Leon Vitali has died, aged 74.
Away from Kubriuck, Vitali also collaborated with Todd Field on his films In the Bedroom and Little Children.