Carmen Filpi
- Acting
- March 22, 1923 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
- May 9, 2003
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
Filmography
- Back By Midnight · Herbert
- The 4th Tenor · Bum #1
- Eight Crazy Nights · Homeless Guy (Voice)
- She Spies · Elderly Man
- Goodbye, Casanova · Festus
- Dante's View · Hall of Famer
- Phoenix · Locksmith
- The Wedding Singer · Old Man in Bar
- MouseHunt · Pallbearer #4
- Smart Guy · Janitor
- Meet Wally Sparks · Bum
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch · Old Guy
- Everybody Loves Raymond · Ancient Guy
- The Jamie Foxx Show · Guest
- The Wayans Bros. · Officer Young
- Ed Wood · Old Crusty Man
- Sister, Sister · Wino
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Frank
- Boy Meets World · Bum
- Dave's World · Guy
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. · Titus Miller
- The Larry Sanders Show · Bert Crawley
- Wayne's World · Old Man Withers
- Iron Maze · Charlie
- Home Improvement · Nick
- Alligator 2: The Mutation · Wino Henry
- Life Stinks · Pops (elevens-up)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Mike
- Dream On · Stan the Bum
- Repo Jake · Amos
- Harlem Nights · Doorman
- Quantum Leap · Farmer
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers · Jack Sayer
- Beetlejuice · Messenger
- She's the Sheriff · Alf
- Who's That Girl · Street Bum #1
- Bates Motel · Buddy
- Married... with Children · Codger #1
- The Charmings
- Hollywood Zap · Magazine Vendor
- The Boys Next Door · Bum
- My Chauffeur · Mop Man
- Growing Pains · Fred
- 227
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure · Hobo Jack
- The Sure Thing · Bus Station Bum
- It's Your Move · Garth
- The Ice Pirates · Vendor
- 10 to Midnight · Hotel Clerk
- Johnny Belinda
- Remington Steele · Receptionist
- Cagney & Lacey
- T. J. Hooker · Wendall
- Simon & Simon
- Carbon Copy · Wino
- Escape from New York · Bum
- Freebie and the Bean
- Marciano · Father Santini
- Hart to Hart
- Boulevard Nights · Mr. Diaz
- Angie
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Which Way Is Up? · Wino
- Wonder Woman · Guard
- Capone · Waiter
- Barney Miller · Bum
- Baretta
- Rhoda
- Garden of the Dead · Nolan
- Wild Gypsies · Felipe