For the most part, Stanley Kubrick either forced his movies over the line or discarded them after finding something new. But one film fit into a middle ground.

Leon Vitali, the “Barry Lyndon” actor who became one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest associates, has died. He was 74. Vitali died Friday in Los Angeles, his family told The Associated Press Sunday.

But Kubrick never got the script he wanted and eventually gave the project to Steven Spielberg, whose “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” was released in 2001, after Kubrick’s death in March 1999.

Leon Vitali, one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest collaborators, died on Saturday night at the age of 74, Kubrick announced in a series of tweets Sunday. ... After Kubrick’s death, ...

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Leon Vitali, star of two acclaimed Stanley Kubrick films and the iconic director’s righthand man, has died at age 74. Vitali’s cause of death was not revealed. His death was announced o… ...

He was a sweet, kind, humble, generous man and a vital part of Stanley Kubrick’s team.” For the record: 6:36 p.m. Aug. 24, 2022 An earlier version of this obituary said Vitali’s character ...