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.
37 movies · 33 shows
Back By Midnight
2005·5.1
The 4th Tenor
2002·4.5
Eight Crazy Nights
2002·5.2
Goodbye, Casanova
2000·8.0
Dante's View
1998·5.3
Phoenix
1998·5.5
The Wedding Singer
1998·6.8
MouseHunt
1997·6.5
Meet Wally Sparks
1997·4.7
Ed Wood
1994·7.5
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993·6.3
Wayne's World
1992·6.7
Iron Maze
1991·4.4
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991·4.9
Life Stinks
1991·5.7
Repo Jake
1990·3.4
Harlem Nights
1989·6.1
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988·6.2
Beetlejuice
1988·7.4
Who's That Girl
1987·5.5
Bates Motel
1987·4.6
Hollywood Zap
1986·3.3
The Boys Next Door
1986·6.2
My Chauffeur
1986·5.9
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985·6.5
The Sure Thing
1985·6.5
The Ice Pirates
1984·5.6
10 to Midnight
1983·6.2
Johnny Belinda
1982·6.3
Carbon Copy
1981·5.9
Escape from New York
1981·7.0
Marciano
1979·7.0
Boulevard Nights
1979·7.2
Which Way Is Up?
1977·6.1
Capone
1975·5.9
Garden of the Dead
1972·3.6
Wild Gypsies
1969·3.3