Carmen Filpi
Acting
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
Beetlejuice
1988
MouseHunt
1997
Ed Wood
1994
Wayne's World
1992
Who's That Girl
1987
Harlem Nights
1989
Life Stinks
1991
Johnny Belinda
1982
10 to Midnight
1983
The Sure Thing
1985
Phoenix
1998
The Ice Pirates
1984
Iron Maze
1991
Capone
1975
Bates Motel
1987
