Carmen Filpi
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(36 total)
Beetlejuice
as Messenger
Ed Wood
as Old Crusty Man
Wayne's World
as Old Man Withers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Jack Sayer
The Wedding Singer
as Old Man in Bar
MouseHunt
as Pallbearer #4
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Hobo Jack
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Frank
Eight Crazy Nights
as Homeless Guy (voice)
Harlem Nights
as Doorman
The Sure Thing
as Bus Station Bum
Who's That Girl
as Street Bum #1
10 to Midnight
as Hotel Clerk
Life Stinks
as Pops (elevens-up)
The Ice Pirates
as Vendor
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Wino Henry
Capone
as Waiter
Phoenix
as Locksmith
TV Shows
(34 total)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Old Guy
Married... with Children
as Codger #1
Quantum Leap
as Farmer
Home Improvement
as Nick
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Ancient Guy
Boy Meets World
as Bum
Wonder Woman
as Guard
Growing Pains
as Fred
Remington Steele
as Receptionist
Sister, Sister
as Wino
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Titus Miller
T. J. Hooker
as Wendall
The Larry Sanders Show
as Bert Crawley
The Wayans Bros.
as Officer Young
Barney Miller
as Bum