Carmen Filpi
Known for Acting
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
Beetlejuice
1988
as Messenger
Escape from New York
1981
as Bum
MouseHunt
1997
as Pallbearer #4
Wayne's World
1992
as Old Man Withers
The Wedding Singer
1998
as Old Man in Bar
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
as Jack Sayer
Ed Wood
1994
as Old Crusty Man
The Sure Thing
1985
as Bus Station Bum
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Frank
Harlem Nights
1989
as Doorman
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Hobo Jack
10 to Midnight
1983
as Hotel Clerk
Iron Maze
1991
as Charlie
Who's That Girl
1987
as Street Bum #1
Phoenix
1998
as Locksmith
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
as Homeless Guy (voice)
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Vendor
Capone
1975
as Waiter
Life Stinks
1991
as Pops (elevens-up)
The Boys Next Door
1986
as Bum