Acting
Carmen Filpi
1923-2003
Known for Beetlejuice, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, The Wedding Singer.
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Born03/22/1923
Died05/09/2003
AgeDied at 80
BirthplacePittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asCarmen Filipi, Carmen Flipi
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.
Movie Credits
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Boulevard Nights (1979)
The Ice Pirates (1984)
Wayne's World (1992)
10 to Midnight (1983)
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Ed Wood (1994)
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Marciano (1979)
Alligator 2: The Mutation (1991)
MouseHunt (1997)
The Boys Next Door (1986)
Escape from New York (1981)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Life Stinks (1991)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
