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Carmen Filpi

Actor

Carmen Filpi

Born March 22, 1923 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USADied May 9, 200337 films

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.

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Ed Wood posterFirst watchEd Wood19947.5as Old Crusty ManThe mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Beetlejuice poster7.4Beetlejuice1988Escape from New York poster7.0Escape from New York1981Wayne's World poster6.7Wayne's World1992The Wedding Singer poster6.8The Wedding Singer1998MouseHunt poster6.6MouseHunt1997Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers poster6.2Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers1988Pee-wee's Big Adventure poster6.5Pee-wee's Big Adventure1985The Beverly Hillbillies poster6.3The Beverly Hillbillies1993

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 2005Back By MidnightHerbert
  2. 2002The 4th TenorBum #1
  3. 2002Eight Crazy NightsHomeless Guy (voice)
  4. 2000Goodbye, CasanovaFestus
  5. 1998Dante's ViewHall of Famer
  6. 1998PhoenixLocksmith
  7. 1998The Wedding SingerOld Man in Bar
  8. 1997MouseHuntPallbearer #4
  9. 1997Meet Wally SparksBum
  10. 1994Ed WoodOld Crusty Man
  11. 1993The Beverly HillbilliesFrank
  12. 1992Wayne's WorldOld Man Withers
  13. 1991Iron MazeCharlie
  14. 1991Alligator 2: The MutationWino Henry
  15. 1991Life StinksPops (elevens-up)
  16. 1990Repo JakeAmos
  17. 1989Harlem NightsDoorman
  18. 1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersJack Sayer
  19. 1988BeetlejuiceMessenger
  20. 1987Who's That GirlStreet Bum #1
  21. 1987Bates MotelBuddy
  22. 1986Hollywood ZapMagazine Vendor
  23. 1986The Boys Next DoorBum
  24. 1986My ChauffeurMop Man
  25. 1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureHobo Jack
  26. 1985The Sure ThingBus Station Bum
  27. 1984The Ice PiratesVendor
  28. 198310 to MidnightHotel Clerk
  29. 1982Johnny Belinda
  30. 1981Carbon CopyWino
  31. 1981Escape from New YorkBum
  32. 1979MarcianoFather Santini
  33. 1979Boulevard NightsMr. Diaz
  34. 1977Which Way Is Up?Wino
  35. 1975CaponeWaiter
  36. 1972Garden of the DeadNolan
  37. 1969Wild GypsiesFelipe