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.
Movies (Cast)
Beetlejuice
Life Stinks
Ed Wood
Carbon Copy
Hollywood Zap
Wayne's World
MouseHunt
Capone
The Beverly Hillbillies
Boulevard Nights
Phoenix
Eight Crazy Nights
The Wedding Singer
Johnny Belinda
The Sure Thing
My Chauffeur
The Boys Next Door
The Ice Pirates
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
10 to Midnight
Back By Midnight
Iron Maze
Wild Gypsies
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Meet Wally Sparks
Repo Jake
Which Way Is Up?
The 4th Tenor
Garden of the Dead
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Dante's View
