Carmen Filpi
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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
Credits
Who's That Girl (1987)
as Street Bum #1
Beetlejuice (1988)
as Messenger
Escape from New York (1981)
as Bum
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
as Jack Sayer
MouseHunt (1997)
as Pallbearer #4
The Wedding Singer (1998)
as Old Man in Bar
Wayne's World (1992)
as Old Man Withers
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
as Frank
Ed Wood (1994)
as Old Crusty Man
Harlem Nights (1989)
as Doorman
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
as Homeless Guy (voice)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
as Hobo Jack
The Sure Thing (1985)
as Bus Station Bum
The Ice Pirates (1984)
as Vendor
Life Stinks (1991)
as Pops (elevens-up)
10 to Midnight (1983)
as Hotel Clerk
Bates Motel (1987)
as Buddy
The Boys Next Door (1986)
as Bum
Alligator 2: The Mutation (1991)
as Wino Henry
Phoenix (1998)
as Locksmith
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
as Bum
Capone (1975)
as Waiter
Johnny Belinda (1982)
Actor
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
as Wino
Iron Maze (1991)
as Charlie
Boulevard Nights (1979)
as Mr. Diaz
Carbon Copy (1981)
as Wino
Back By Midnight (2005)
as Herbert
Garden of the Dead (1972)
as Nolan
My Chauffeur (1986)
as Mop Man
Marciano (1979)
as Father Santini
Dante's View (1998)
as Hall of Famer
The 4th Tenor (2002)
as Bum #1
Goodbye, Casanova (2000)
as Festus
Hollywood Zap (1986)
as Magazine Vendor
Repo Jake (1990)
as Amos
Wild Gypsies (1969)
as Felipe