Carmen Filpi
Acting
Born March 22, 1923 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died May 9, 2003
Also known as Carmen Filipi · Carmen Flipi
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.
Filmography50+ titles
Boy Meets World
Quantum Leap
Smart Guy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
The Larry Sanders Show
Married... with Children
WKRP in Cincinnati
Ed Wood
She Spies
Home Improvement
Beetlejuice
Barney Miller
The Wayans Bros.
Boulevard Nights
Sister, Sister
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Remington Steele
Dream On
Cagney & Lacey
Escape from New York
Wonder Woman
Hart to Hart
The Wedding Singer
Everybody Loves Raymond
The Jamie Foxx Show
227
Wayne's World
Simon & Simon
Mousehunt
Growing Pains
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
T. J. Hooker
The Beverly Hillbillies
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
The Boys Next Door
10 to Midnight
Harlem Nights
Which Way Is Up?
Carbon Copy
Capone
My Chauffeur
Life Stinks
The Ice Pirates
Phoenix
Who's That Girl
Eight Crazy Nights
Alligator II: The Mutation
Meet Wally Sparks
Garden of the Dead