Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

Acting

​Joe Spinell was born Joseph J. Spagnuolo in Manhattan, New York of Italian immigrant parents, and the last of six children. His father, Pelegrino Spagnuolo (b. 1892, d. 1950), died from liver and kidney disease. His mother Filomena Spagnuolo (b. 1903, d. 1987) was a bit-part actress who acted in a few movies, some of them alongside her son. Spinell stood 5 foot and 11 inches. He was born at his family's apartment in Manhattan's Little Italy on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. A few years after the death of his father, he moved with his mother and older siblings to Woodside, Queens, New York where he…

Filmography

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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic ★ 7.5 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic 2020 FantastiCozzi ★ 6.0 FantastiCozzi 2016 The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 ★ 8.8 The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 2016 Exorcising 'Cruising' ★ 6.5 Exorcising 'Cruising' 2007 The History of 'Cruising' ★ 7.7 The History of 'Cruising' 2007 The Joe Spinell Story ★ 5.3 The Joe Spinell Story 2001 The American Nightmare ★ 6.8 The American Nightmare 2000 Thriller Zone ★ 6.3 Thriller Zone 1995 Rapid Fire ★ 3.4 Rapid Fire 1989 The Undertaker ★ 5.3 The Undertaker 1988 Married to the Mob ★ 6.0 Married to the Mob 1988 K.O. Kippers ★ 8.0 K.O. Kippers 1988 Operation Warzone ★ 3.8 Operation Warzone 1988 Deadly Illusion ★ 5.5 Deadly Illusion 1987 The Pick-up Artist ★ 5.7 The Pick-up Artist 1987 Blood Ties ★ 6.3 Blood Ties 1986 The Messenger ★ 5.0 The Messenger 1986 Maniac II: Mr. Robbie ★ 6.3 Maniac II: Mr. Robbie 1986 Hollywood Harry ★ 3.6 Hollywood Harry 1986 The Whoopee Boys ★ 5.4 The Whoopee Boys 1986 The Children of Times Square ★ 6.3 The Children of Times Square 1986 Out of the Darkness ★ 6.7 Out of the Darkness 1985 The Equalizer ★ 7.1 The Equalizer 1985 Walking the Edge ★ 5.3 Walking the Edge 1985 Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer ★ 8.0 Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer 1983 The Last Fight ★ 4.7 The Last Fight 1983 Eureka ★ 5.3 Eureka 1983 Losin' It ★ 4.9 Losin' It 1983 The Big Score ★ 6.0 The Big Score 1983 Vigilante ★ 6.2 Vigilante 1983 One Down, Two to Go ★ 4.7 One Down, Two to Go 1982 Monsignor ★ 4.6 Monsignor 1982 The Last Horror Film ★ 5.3 The Last Horror Film 1982 Night Shift ★ 6.0 Night Shift 1982 A Question of Honor ★ 8.5 A Question of Honor 1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness ★ 3.4 National Lampoon's Movie Madness 1982 Forbidden Zone ★ 6.2 Forbidden Zone 1982 Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter ★ 8.0 Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter 1981 Nighthawks ★ 6.4 Nighthawks 1981 Maniac ★ 6.4 Maniac 1980 The First Deadly Sin ★ 5.8 The First Deadly Sin 1980 Melvin and Howard ★ 6.5 Melvin and Howard 1980 The Little Dragons ★ 5.4 The Little Dragons 1980 Brubaker ★ 7.1 Brubaker 1980 Nightside ★ 6.0 Nightside 1980 The Ninth Configuration ★ 6.4 The Ninth Configuration 1980 Cruising ★ 6.6 Cruising 1980 Vampire ★ 6.1 Vampire 1979 Rocky II ★ 7.3 Rocky II 1979 Winter Kills ★ 5.8 Winter Kills 1979 Last Embrace ★ 5.4 Last Embrace 1979 Starcrash ★ 4.2 Starcrash 1978 The One Man Jury ★ 5.4 The One Man Jury 1978 Paradise Alley ★ 5.9 Paradise Alley 1978 Big Wednesday ★ 6.9 Big Wednesday 1978 Nunzio ★ 4.9 Nunzio 1978 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television ★ 8.6 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 1977 Sorcerer ★ 7.4 Sorcerer 1977 Rocky ★ 7.8 Rocky 1976 Stay Hungry ★ 5.7 Stay Hungry 1976 Taxi Driver ★ 8.1 Taxi Driver 1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village ★ 6.4 Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976 The Ransom of Red Chief The Ransom of Red Chief 1975 92 in the Shade ★ 5.8 92 in the Shade 1975 Farewell, My Lovely ★ 6.6 Farewell, My Lovely 1975 Strike Force ★ 5.9 Strike Force 1975 Rancho Deluxe ★ 5.4 Rancho Deluxe 1975 The Godfather Part II ★ 8.6 The Godfather Part II 1974 The Seven-Ups ★ 6.3 The Seven-Ups 1973 Cops and Robbers ★ 6.3 Cops and Robbers 1973 The Godfather ★ 8.7 The Godfather 1972