Carmen Filpi
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Back By Midnight (2005)
Herbert
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
Homeless Guy (voice)
Goodbye, Casanova (2000)
Festus
Dante's View (1998)
Hall of Famer
Phoenix (1998)
Locksmith
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Old Man in Bar
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Bum
Ed Wood (1994)
Old Crusty Man (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Frank
Wayne's World (1992)
Old Man Withers
Iron Maze (1991)
Charlie
Alligator 2: The Mutation (1991)
Wino Henry
Life Stinks (1991)
Pops (elevens-up)
Repo Jake (1990)
Amos
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Jack Sayer
Beetlejuice (1988)
Messenger
Hollywood Zap (1986)
Magazine Vendor
The Boys Next Door (1986)
Bum
My Chauffeur (1986)
Mop Man
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Hobo Jack
The Sure Thing (1985)
Bus Station Bum
The Ice Pirates (1984)
Vendor
10 to Midnight (1983)
Hotel Clerk
Carbon Copy (1981)
Wino
Marciano (1979)
Father Santini
Boulevard Nights (1979)
Mr. Diaz
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
Wino
Capone (1975)
Waiter
Garden of the Dead (1972)
Nolan
Wild Gypsies (1969)
Felipe

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