Carmen Filpi
Acting
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
70
Back By Midnight
2005
The 4th Tenor
2002
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
She Spies
2002
Goodbye, Casanova
2000
Dante's View
1998
Phoenix
1998
The Wedding Singer
1998
MouseHunt
1997
Smart Guy
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Ed Wood
1994
Sister, Sister
1994
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Boy Meets World
1993
Dave's World
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Wayne's World
1992
Iron Maze
1991
Home Improvement
1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
Life Stinks
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Dream On
1990
Repo Jake
1990
Harlem Nights
1989
Quantum Leap
1989
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Beetlejuice
1988
She's the Sheriff
1987
Who's That Girl
1987
Bates Motel
1987
Married... with Children
1987
The Charmings
1987
Hollywood Zap
1986
The Boys Next Door
1986
My Chauffeur
1986
Growing Pains
1985
227
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
The Sure Thing
1985
It's Your Move
1984
The Ice Pirates
1984
10 to Midnight
1983
Johnny Belinda
1982
Remington Steele
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Carbon Copy
1981
Escape from New York
1981
Freebie and the Bean
1980
Marciano
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Boulevard Nights
1979
Angie
1979
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
Which Way Is Up?
1977
Wonder Woman
1975
Capone
1975
Barney Miller
1975
Baretta
1975
Rhoda
1974
Garden of the Dead
1972
Wild Gypsies
1969