Carmen Filpi
Actor
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.
Filmography
Ed Wood
as Old Crusty Man 1994
Wayne's World
as Old Man Withers 1992
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Jack Sayer 1988
The Wedding Singer
as Old Man in Bar 1998
MouseHunt
as Pallbearer #4 1997
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Hobo Jack 1985
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Frank 1993
Eight Crazy Nights
as Homeless Guy (voice) 2002
Harlem Nights
as Doorman 1989
The Sure Thing
as Bus Station Bum 1985
Who's That Girl
as Street Bum #1 1987
10 to Midnight
as Hotel Clerk 1983
Life Stinks
as Pops (elevens-up) 1991
The Ice Pirates
as Vendor 1984
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Wino Henry 1991
Capone
as Waiter 1975