Carmen Filpi
Birthday: 1923-03-22
Deathday: 2003-05-09
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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2005-01-25 | Back By Midnight | Herbert |
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2002-12-03 | The 4th Tenor | Bum #1 |
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2002-11-27 | Eight Crazy Nights | Homeless Guy (voice) |
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2000-01-01 | Goodbye, Casanova | Festus |
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1998-12-31 | Dante's View | Hall of Famer |
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1998-09-04 | Phoenix | Locksmith |
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1998-02-13 | The Wedding Singer | Old Man in Bar |
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1997-12-19 | MouseHunt | Pallbearer #4 |
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1997-01-31 | Meet Wally Sparks | Bum |
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1994-09-28 | Ed Wood | Old Crusty Man (uncredited) |
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1993-10-15 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Frank |
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1992-02-14 | Wayne's World | Old Man Withers |
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1991-11-01 | Iron Maze | Charlie |
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1991-07-05 | Alligator 2: The Mutation | Wino Henry |
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1991-06-05 | Life Stinks | Pops (elevens-up) |
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1990-01-01 | Repo Jake | Amos |
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1988-10-21 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Jack Sayer |
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1988-03-30 | Beetlejuice | Messenger |
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1986-09-12 | Hollywood Zap | Magazine Vendor |
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1986-03-14 | The Boys Next Door | Bum |
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1986-01-24 | My Chauffeur | Mop Man |
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1985-07-26 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Hobo Jack |
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1985-03-01 | The Sure Thing | Bus Station Bum |
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1984-03-16 | The Ice Pirates | Vendor |
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1983-03-11 | 10 to Midnight | Hotel Clerk |
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1981-08-06 | Carbon Copy | Wino |
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1979-10-21 | Marciano | Father Santini |
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1979-03-23 | Boulevard Nights | Mr. Diaz |
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1977-11-04 | Which Way Is Up? | Wino |
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1975-04-16 | Capone | Waiter |
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1972-09-13 | Garden of the Dead | Nolan |
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1969-01-01 | Wild Gypsies | Felipe |