Place of Birth:
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Birth:
3/22/1923
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.
Beetlejuice
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Wayne's World
Dante's View
Which Way Is Up?
My Chauffeur
Goodbye, Casanova
The Ice Pirates
Back By Midnight
Eight Crazy Nights
The Beverly Hillbillies
Marciano
Ed Wood
Hollywood Zap
Garden of the Dead
Repo Jake
Phoenix
10 to Midnight
The Wedding Singer
Carbon Copy
Wild Gypsies
Capone
Meet Wally Sparks
The Boys Next Door
Iron Maze
The Sure Thing
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Boulevard Nights
Life Stinks
The 4th Tenor
MouseHunt