Carmen Filpi
Birthday
1923/03/22
Day of death
2003/05/09 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also know 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.
Acting
(1988) Beetlejuice
as Messenger
(1988) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Jack Sayer
(1992) Wayne's World
as Old Man Withers
(1998) Dante's View
as Hall of Famer
(1977) Which Way Is Up?
as Wino
(1986) My Chauffeur
as Mop Man
(2000) Goodbye, Casanova
as Festus
(1984) The Ice Pirates
as Vendor
(2005) Back By Midnight
as Herbert
(2002) Eight Crazy Nights
as Homeless Guy (voice)
(1993) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Frank
(1979) Marciano
as Father Santini
(1994) Ed Wood
as Old Crusty Man (uncredited)
(1986) Hollywood Zap
as Magazine Vendor
(1972) Garden of the Dead
as Nolan
(1990) Repo Jake
as Amos
(1998) Phoenix
as Locksmith
(1983) 10 to Midnight
as Hotel Clerk
(1998) The Wedding Singer
as Old Man in Bar
(1981) Carbon Copy
as Wino
(1969) Wild Gypsies
as Felipe
(1975) Capone
as Waiter
(1997) Meet Wally Sparks
as Bum
(1986) The Boys Next Door
as Bum
(1991) Iron Maze
as Charlie
(1985) The Sure Thing
as Bus Station Bum
(1985) Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Hobo Jack
(1991) Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Wino Henry
(1979) Boulevard Nights
as Mr. Diaz
(1991) Life Stinks
as Pops (elevens-up)
(2002) The 4th Tenor
as Bum #1
(1985) Growing Pains
as Fred
(1985) What's Happening Now!!
as ---
(1982) Remington Steele
as Receptionist
(1978) WKRP in Cincinnati
as ---
(1974) Rhoda
as ---
(1993) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Titus Miller
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Wendall
(1991) Home Improvement
as Nick
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Mike
(1997) Smart Guy
as ---
(1981) Simon & Simon
as ---
(1995) The Wayans Bros.
as Officer Young
(1993) Boy Meets World
as ---
(1985) 227
as ---
(1975) Baretta
as ---
(1989) Quantum Leap
as Farmer
(1979) Angie
as ---
(1979) Hart to Hart
as ---
(1982) Cagney & Lacey
as ---
(1975) Wonder Woman
as Guard
(1987) The Charmings
as ---
(1984) It's Your Move
as ---
(1993) Dave's World
as Guy
(1992) The Larry Sanders Show
as Bert Crawley
(1996) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Old Guy
(1996) Everybody Loves Raymond
as Ancient Guy
(1987) Married... with Children
as Codger #1
(1990) Dream On
as Stan the Bum
(1975) Barney Miller
as Bum
(2002) She Spies
as Elderly Man
(1980) Freebie and the Bean
as ---