Carmen Filpi
Known for: Acting
Born: March 22, 1923
Died: May 9, 2003
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
37 movies · 33 TV shows, newest first
5.1
Back By Midnight
2005
4.5
The 4th Tenor
2002
5.2
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
7.6
She Spies
2002
8.0
Goodbye, Casanova
2000
5.3
Dante's View
1998
5.5
Phoenix
1998
6.8
The Wedding Singer
1998
6.5
MouseHunt
1997
7.9
Smart Guy
1997
4.7
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
6.8
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
6.7
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
7.2
The Wayans Bros.
1995
7.5
Ed Wood
1994
7.0
Sister, Sister
1994
6.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
8.3
Boy Meets World
1993
6.5
Dave's World
1993
7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
6.7
Wayne's World
1992
4.4
Iron Maze
1991
7.4
Home Improvement
1991
4.9
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
5.6
Life Stinks
1991
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
6.9
Dream On
1990
3.4
Repo Jake
1990
6.1
Harlem Nights
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
6.2
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
7.4
Beetlejuice
1988
6.7
She's the Sheriff
1987
5.5
Who's That Girl
1987
4.6
Bates Motel
1987
7.7
Married... with Children
1987
5.4
The Charmings
1987
3.3
Hollywood Zap
1986
6.2
The Boys Next Door
1986
5.9
My Chauffeur
1986
6.5
Growing Pains
1985
6.8
227
1985
6.5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
6.5
The Sure Thing
1985
7.2
It's Your Move
1984
5.7
The Ice Pirates
1984
6.2
10 to Midnight
1983
6.3
Johnny Belinda
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
5.8
Carbon Copy
1981
7.0
Escape from New York
1981
6.8
Freebie and the Bean
1980
7.0
Marciano
1979
6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
7.2
Boulevard Nights
1979
7.5
Angie
1979
7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
5.8
Which Way Is Up?
1977
7.0
Wonder Woman
1975
5.9
Capone
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
6.5
Baretta
1975
6.3
Rhoda
1974
3.6
Garden of the Dead
1972
3.3
Wild Gypsies
1969