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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1923-03-22

Died: 2003-05-09

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	Wild Gypsies	Felipe	35
2	1972	Garden of the Dead	Nolan	35
3	1975	Capone	Waiter	59
4	1977	Which Way Is Up?	Wino	61
5	1979	Boulevard Nights	Mr. Diaz	72
6	1979	Marciano	Father Santini	0
7	1981	Carbon Copy	Wino	57
8	1983	10 to Midnight	Hotel Clerk	62
9	1984	The Ice Pirates	Vendor	56
10	1985	The Sure Thing	Bus Station Bum	65
11	1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	Hobo Jack	64
12	1986	My Chauffeur	Mop Man	59
13	1986	The Boys Next Door	Bum	63
14	1986	Hollywood Zap	Magazine Vendor	35
15	1988	Beetlejuice	Messenger	74
16	1988	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	Jack Sayer	62
17	1990	Repo Jake	Amos	32
18	1991	Life Stinks	Pops (elevens-up)	56
19	1991	Alligator 2: The Mutation	Wino Henry	49
20	1991	Iron Maze	Charlie	45
21	1992	Wayne's World	Old Man Withers	67
22	1993	The Beverly Hillbillies	Frank	63
23	1994	Ed Wood	Old Crusty Man (uncredited)	75
24	1997	Meet Wally Sparks	Bum	48
25	1997	MouseHunt	Pallbearer #4	65
26	1998	The Wedding Singer	Old Man in Bar	68
27	1998	Phoenix	Locksmith	54
28	1998	Dante's View	Hall of Famer	50
29	2000	Goodbye, Casanova	Festus	0
30	2002	Eight Crazy Nights	Homeless Guy (voice)	52
31	2002	The 4th Tenor	Bum #1	41
32	2005	Back By Midnight	Herbert	52

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Rhoda		62
2	1975	Baretta		63
3	1975	Barney Miller	Bum	72
4	1975	Wonder Woman	Guard	70
5	1978	WKRP in Cincinnati		75
6	1979	Angie		65
7	1979	Hart to Hart		68
8	1980	Freebie and the Bean		63
9	1981	Simon & Simon		67
10	1982	T. J. Hooker	Wendall	63
11	1982	Cagney & Lacey		70
12	1982	Remington Steele	Receptionist	71
13	1984	It's Your Move		68
14	1985	What's Happening Now!!		66
15	1985	227		68
16	1985	Growing Pains	Fred	65
17	1987	The Charmings		48
18	1987	Married... with Children	Codger #1	77
19	1989	Quantum Leap	Farmer	80
20	1990	Dream On	Stan the Bum	70
21	1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Mike	79
22	1991	Home Improvement	Nick	74
23	1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Bert Crawley	77
24	1993	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Titus Miller	71
25	1993	Dave's World	Guy	64
26	1993	Boy Meets World		82
27	1995	The Wayans Bros.	Officer Young	71
28	1996	Everybody Loves Raymond	Ancient Guy	68
29	1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Old Guy	78
30	1997	Smart Guy		77
31	2002	She Spies	Elderly Man	73