Carmen Filpi
Born
22 March 1923 (103)
Place of Birth
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
Carmen Filipi, Carmen Flipi
Biography
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 (36)
Back By Midnight
2005
The 4th Tenor
2002
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
Goodbye, Casanova
2000
Dante's View
1998
Phoenix
1998
The Wedding Singer
1998
MouseHunt
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
Ed Wood
1994
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Wayne's World
1992
Iron Maze
1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
Life Stinks
1991
Repo Jake
1990
Harlem Nights
1989
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Beetlejuice
1988
Who's That Girl
1987
Hollywood Zap
1986
The Boys Next Door
1986
My Chauffeur
1986
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
The Sure Thing
1985
The Ice Pirates
1984
10 to Midnight
1983
Johnny Belinda
1982
Carbon Copy
1981
Escape from New York
1981
Marciano
1979
Boulevard Nights
1979
Which Way Is Up?
1977
Capone
1975
Garden of the Dead
1972
Wild Gypsies
1969