Carmen Filpi
Acting
Born March 22, 1923, 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
- 2005Back By Midnight — Herbert
- 2002Eight Crazy Nights — Homeless Guy (voice)
- She Spies — Elderly Man
- 2002The 4th Tenor — Bum #1
- 2000Goodbye, Casanova — Festus
- 1998Dante's View — Hall of Famer
- 1998Phoenix — Locksmith
- 1998The Wedding Singer — Old Man in Bar
- 1997Meet Wally Sparks — Bum
- 1997MouseHunt — Pallbearer #4
- Smart Guy — Janitor
- Everybody Loves Raymond — Ancient Guy
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Old Guy
- The Jamie Foxx Show — Guest
- The Wayans Bros. — Officer Young
- 1994Ed Wood — Old Crusty Man
- Sister, Sister — Wino
- Boy Meets World — Bum
- Dave's World — Guy
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. — Titus Miller
- 1993The Beverly Hillbillies — Frank
- The Larry Sanders Show — Bert Crawley
- 1992Wayne's World — Old Man Withers
- 1991Alligator 2: The Mutation — Wino Henry
- Home Improvement — Nick
- 1991Iron Maze — Charlie
- 1991Life Stinks — Pops (elevens-up)
- Dream On — Stan the Bum
- 1990Repo Jake — Amos
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Mike
- 1989Harlem Nights — Doorman
- Quantum Leap — Farmer
- 1988Beetlejuice — Messenger
- 1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers — Jack Sayer
- 1987Bates Motel — Buddy
- Married... with Children — Codger #1
- She's the Sheriff — Alf
- The Charmings
- 1987Who's That Girl — Street Bum #1
- 1986Hollywood Zap — Magazine Vendor
- 1986My Chauffeur — Mop Man
- 1986The Boys Next Door — Bum
- 227
- Growing Pains — Fred
- 1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure — Hobo Jack
- 1985The Sure Thing — Bus Station Bum
- It's Your Move — Garth
- 1984The Ice Pirates — Vendor
- 198310 to Midnight — Hotel Clerk
- Cagney & Lacey
- 1982Johnny Belinda
- Remington Steele — Receptionist
- T. J. Hooker — Wendall
- 1981Carbon Copy — Wino
- 1981Escape from New York — Bum
- Simon & Simon
- Freebie and the Bean
- Angie
- 1979Boulevard Nights — Mr. Diaz
- Hart to Hart
- 1979Marciano — Father Santini
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- 1977Which Way Is Up? — Wino
- Baretta
- Barney Miller — Bum
- 1975Capone — Waiter
- Wonder Woman — Guard
- Rhoda
- 1972Garden of the Dead — Nolan
- 1969Wild Gypsies — Felipe