Joe Spinell
Birthday
1936/10/28
Day of death
1989/01/13 (52 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York
Also know as
Joseph J. Spagnuolo, Joseph Spagnuolo
Biography
Joe Spinell was born Joseph J. Spagnuolo in Manhattan, New York of Italian immigrant parents, and the last of six children. His father, Pelegrino Spagnuolo (b. 1892, d. 1950), died from liver and kidney disease. His mother Filomena Spagnuolo (b. 1903, d. 1987) was a bit-part actress who acted in a few movies, some of them alongside her son. Spinell stood 5 foot and 11 inches. He was born at his family's apartment in Manhattan's Little Italy on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. A few years after the deat...Read more
Acting
(1976) Rocky
as Tony Gazzo
(1979) Rocky II
as Tony Gazzo
(1975) Farewell, My Lovely
as Nick
(1976) Stay Hungry
as Jabo
(1978) Starcrash
as Count Zartharn
(1981) Nighthawks
as Lt. Munafo
(2007) Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Vigilante
as Eisenberg
(1976) Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Cop
(1973) The Seven-Ups
as Toredano
(1980) Melvin and Howard
as Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
(1980) Forbidden Zone
as Drunken Sailor
(1981) The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
as William "Willie" Cicci
(1980) Maniac
as Frank Zito
(1980) Cruising
as Patrolman DiSimone
(1982) Night Shift
as Manetti
(1977) Sorcerer
as Spider
(1980) The Ninth Configuration
as Lt. Spinell
(2000) The American Nightmare
as Self
(1982) The Last Horror Film
as Vinny Durand
(1972) The Godfather
as Willi Cicci (uncredited)
(1988) Operation Warzone
as Brig. Gen. George Delevane
(1978) Nunzio
as Angelo
(1983) The Big Score
as Mayfield
(1985) Walking the Edge
as Brusstar
(1986) The Messenger
as Rico
(1989) Rapid Fire
as Hansen
(1995) Thriller Zone
as Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)
(1978) The One Man Jury
as Mike Abatino
(2020) 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) The Little Dragons
as Yancey
(1983) Eureka
as Pete
(1988) Married to the Mob
as Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
(1975) Strike Force
as Sol Terranova
(1988) The Undertaker
as Uncle Roscoe
(1983) The Last Fight
as Angelo
(1982) One Down, Two to Go
as Joe Spangler
(1986) Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
as Mr. Robbie
(1986) The Whoopee Boys
as Guido Antonucci
(1976) Taxi Driver
as Personnel Officer
(1978) Big Wednesday
as Psychologist
(1975) Rancho Deluxe
as Mr. Colson
(1979) Winter Kills
as Arthur Fletcher
(1978) Paradise Alley
as Burp
(1981) Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
as Door Guard
(1980) Nightside
as Michael Vincent
(1974) The Godfather Part II
as William 'Willie' Cicci
(1979) Vampire
as Capt. Desher
(1986) Hollywood Harry
as Max Caldwell
(1988) K.O. Kippers
as Tony Larosa
(1983) Losin' It
as Border Patrolman
(1980) Brubaker
as Floyd Birdwell
(1987) The Pick-up Artist
as Eddie
(1982) Monsignor
as Bride's Father
(2016) FantastiCozzi
as Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)
(1975) 92 in the Shade
as Ollie Slatt
(1979) Last Embrace
as Man in Cantina
(1973) Cops and Robbers
as Marty
(1980) The First Deadly Sin
as Charles Lipsky
(1983) Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
as Escobar
(1986) The Children of Times Square
as Street Vendor
(1975) The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill
(2001) The Joe Spinell Story
as (archive footage)
(1986) Blood Ties
as Joey, New York Goon #1
(1985) Out of the Darkness
as Jim Halsey
(1987) Deadly Illusion
as Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
(1982) A Question of Honor
as Masked witness (uncredited)
(1982) National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
(1985) The Equalizer
as Mob Boss
(1977) Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as William "Willie" Cicci