Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/22/1923
Place of Birth
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Carmen FilipiCarmen Flipi
Carmen Filpi
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.
Known For
Beetlejuice
as Messenger
Eight Crazy Nights
as Homeless Guy (voice)
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Frank
Ed Wood
as Old Crusty Man
MouseHunt
as Pallbearer #4
Life Stinks
as Pops (elevens-up)
Wayne's World
as Old Man Withers
Carbon Copy
as Wino
Phoenix
as Locksmith
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Jack Sayer
Hollywood Zap
as Magazine Vendor
Boulevard Nights
as Mr. Diaz
The Wedding Singer
as Old Man in Bar
Capone
as Waiter
Johnny Belinda
Unknown Role
The Boys Next Door
as Bum
Repo Jake
as Amos
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Hobo Jack
Iron Maze
as Charlie
Marciano
as Father Santini