Carmen Filpi
Acting
Born: 1923-03-22 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
Beetlejuice
Messenger
Escape from New York
Bum
Ed Wood
Old Crusty Man
Wayne's World
Old Man Withers
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Mike
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Jack Sayer
The Wedding Singer
Old Man in Bar
MouseHunt
Pallbearer #4
Married... with Children
Codger #1
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Old Guy
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Hobo Jack
Quantum Leap
Farmer
Home Improvement
Nick
Everybody Loves Raymond
Ancient Guy
The Beverly Hillbillies
Frank
Boy Meets World
Bum
Wonder Woman
Guard
Eight Crazy Nights
Homeless Guy (voice)
Harlem Nights
Doorman
The Sure Thing
Bus Station Bum
Who's That Girl
Street Bum #1
10 to Midnight
Hotel Clerk
Life Stinks
Pops (elevens-up)
The Ice Pirates
Vendor
Growing Pains
Fred
Remington Steele
Receptionist
Sister, Sister
Wino
Hart to Hart
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Wino Henry
Capone
Waiter
The Boys Next Door
Bum
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Titus Miller
WKRP in Cincinnati
T. J. Hooker
Wendall
Simon & Simon
The Larry Sanders Show
Bert Crawley
Phoenix
Locksmith
Cagney & Lacey
Carbon Copy
Wino
The Wayans Bros.
Officer Young