Carmen Filpi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 22, 1923
- Died
- May 9, 2003
- Birthplace
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
Back By Midnight 2005
as Herbert
The 4th Tenor 2002
as Bum #1
Eight Crazy Nights 2002
as Homeless Guy (voice)
Goodbye, Casanova 2000
as Festus
Dante's View 1998
as Hall of Famer
Phoenix 1998
as Locksmith
The Wedding Singer 1998
as Old Man in Bar
MouseHunt 1997
as Pallbearer #4
Meet Wally Sparks 1997
as Bum
Ed Wood 1994
as Old Crusty Man
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993
as Frank
Wayne's World 1992
as Old Man Withers
Iron Maze 1991
as Charlie
Alligator 2: The Mutation 1991
as Wino Henry
Life Stinks 1991
as Pops (elevens-up)
Repo Jake 1990
as Amos
Harlem Nights 1989
as Doorman
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988
as Jack Sayer
Beetlejuice 1988
as Messenger
Who's That Girl 1987
as Street Bum #1
Bates Motel 1987
as Buddy
Hollywood Zap 1986
as Magazine Vendor
The Boys Next Door 1986
as Bum
My Chauffeur 1986
as Mop Man
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
as Hobo Jack
The Sure Thing 1985
as Bus Station Bum
The Ice Pirates 1984
as Vendor
10 to Midnight 1983
as Hotel Clerk
Johnny Belinda 1982
Actor
Carbon Copy 1981
as Wino
Escape from New York 1981
as Bum
Marciano 1979
as Father Santini
Boulevard Nights 1979
as Mr. Diaz
Which Way Is Up? 1977
as Wino
Capone 1975
as Waiter
Garden of the Dead 1972
as Nolan
Wild Gypsies 1969
as Felipe
Credits from TMDB.