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