Carmen Filpi
Known for: Actor
Born: 22 March 1923, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 May 2003
Credits: 60+ titles
Character actor Carmen Filpi was born on March 22, 1923 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The son of Remigio and Rosa Gatto Filpi, Carmen graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1942. Moreover, Filpi served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific during World War II. As Hobo Joe, his rendition of "Jimmy Crack Corn" puts Pee-wee over the edge and sends him jumping off a moving train. Filpi, who also had small parts in Burton's films Beetlejuice and Ed Wood, died in 2003 from cancer-related illnesses at 80.
Filmography
Back By Midnight
The 4th Tenor
Eight Crazy Nights
She Spies
Goodbye, Casanova
Dante's View
Phoenix
The Wedding Singer
MouseHunt
Smart Guy
Meet Wally Sparks
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Everybody Loves Raymond
The Jamie Foxx Show
The Wayans Bros.
Ed Wood
Sister, Sister
The Beverly Hillbillies
Boy Meets World
Dave's World
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Larry Sanders Show
Wayne's World
Iron Maze
Home Improvement
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Life Stinks
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Dream On
Repo Jake
Harlem Nights
Quantum Leap
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Beetlejuice
She's the Sheriff
Who's That Girl
Bates Motel
Married... with Children
The Charmings
Hollywood Zap
The Boys Next Door
My Chauffeur
Growing Pains
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The Sure Thing
It's Your Move
The Ice Pirates
10 to Midnight
Johnny Belinda
Remington Steele
Cagney & Lacey
T. J. Hooker
Simon & Simon
Carbon Copy
Escape from New York
Freebie and the Bean
Marciano
Hart to Hart
Boulevard Nights