Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
22 Mar, 1923 (102 years old)
Death date
09 May, 2003
Carmen Filpi
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.
Known For
Acting
2005
Back By Midnight
2002
The 4th Tenor
2002
Eight Crazy Nights
1998
Phoenix
1998
The Wedding Singer
1997
MouseHunt
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
1994
Ed Wood
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
1992
Wayne's World
1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
Iron Maze
1991
Life Stinks
1990
Repo Jake
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Beetlejuice
1986
Hollywood Zap
1986
The Boys Next Door
1986
My Chauffeur
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
The Sure Thing
1984
The Ice Pirates
1983
10 to Midnight
1981
Carbon Copy
1979
Boulevard Nights
1977
Which Way Is Up?
1975
Capone
1972
Garden of the Dead