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