Carmen Filpi
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.
69 acting credits
Acting · 69
Married... with Children
1987
Quantum Leap
1989
Home Improvement
1991
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Barney Miller
1975
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
T. J. Hooker
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Hart to Hart
1979
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Remington Steele
1982
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Boy Meets World
1993
Sister, Sister
1994
Baretta
1975
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Rhoda
1974
227
1985
Growing Pains
1985
Dave's World
1993
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
She Spies
2002
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Wonder Woman
1975
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Dream On
1990
Smart Guy
1997
Beetlejuice
1988
Escape from New York
1981
It's Your Move
1984
She's the Sheriff
1987
The Charmings
1987
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
MouseHunt
1997
Angie
1979
Who's That Girl
1987
Wayne's World
1992
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
The Wedding Singer
1998
Ed Wood
1994
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Life Stinks
1991
Harlem Nights
1989
10 to Midnight
1983
Freebie and the Bean
1980
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
Capone
1975
The Sure Thing
1985
Boulevard Nights
1979
The Ice Pirates
1984
Carbon Copy
1981
Phoenix
1998
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
The Boys Next Door
1986
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
The 4th Tenor
2002
Back By Midnight
2005
Johnny Belinda
1982
Iron Maze
1991
My Chauffeur
1986
Which Way Is Up?
1977
Hollywood Zap
1986
Goodbye, Casanova
2000
Repo Jake
1990
Marciano
1979
Dante's View
1998
Wild Gypsies
1969
Garden of the Dead
1972