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