Carmen Filpi
Born: 1923-03-22
• 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.
Filmography
Back By Midnight
The 4th Tenor
Eight Crazy Nights
Goodbye, Casanova
Dante's View
Phoenix
The Wedding Singer
MouseHunt
Meet Wally Sparks
Ed Wood
The Beverly Hillbillies
Wayne's World
Iron Maze
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Life Stinks
Repo Jake
Harlem Nights
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Beetlejuice
Who's That Girl
Hollywood Zap
The Boys Next Door
My Chauffeur
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The Sure Thing
The Ice Pirates
10 to Midnight
Johnny Belinda
Carbon Copy
Escape from New York
Marciano
Boulevard Nights
Which Way Is Up?
Capone
Garden of the Dead
Wild Gypsies