Anthony Spinelli (February 21, 1927 – May 29, 2000) was an American one-time mainstream actor and producer, who later became a pornographic film director.
Under his original stage name, Sam Weston, he produced the mainstream films '' Gun Fever'' (1958) and ''
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''. After those films, he was unable to find further work in mainstream entertainment, and became an encyclopedia salesman to support his family. After seeing a pornographic film in an adult theater, he decided to move into that genre of film starting with ''Diary of a Nymph'' (1971).
Among his most famous
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s was ''Nothing to Hide'', which has been ranked number two on ''AVN'' magazine's list of all-time greatest adult movies. He is the brother of actor
Jack Weston
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* 1985 AVN Award – Best Director, Film (''Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star'')
* 1993 AVN Award – Best Director, Video (''The Party'')
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