
Carmen Filpi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 22, 1923
- Died
- May 9, 2003 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography

Back By Midnight
Movie · as Herbert

Eight Crazy Nights
Movie · as Homeless Guy (voice)

The 4th Tenor
Movie · as Bum #1

She Spies
TV · as Elderly Man · 1 ep

Goodbye, Casanova
Movie · as Festus

Dante's View
Movie · as Hall of Famer

Phoenix
Movie · as Locksmith

The Wedding Singer
Movie · as Old Man in Bar

Meet Wally Sparks
Movie · as Bum

MouseHunt
Movie · as Pallbearer #4

Smart Guy
TV · as Janitor · 1 ep

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Old Guy · 1 ep

Everybody Loves Raymond
TV · as Ancient Guy · 1 ep

The Jamie Foxx Show
TV · as Guest · 1 ep

The Wayans Bros.
TV · as Officer Young · 1 ep

Ed Wood
Movie · as Old Crusty Man

Sister, Sister
TV · as Wino · 1 ep

The Beverly Hillbillies
Movie · as Frank

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV · as Titus Miller · 1 ep

Boy Meets World
TV · as Bum · 1 ep

Dave's World
TV · as Guy · 1 ep

Wayne's World
Movie · as Old Man Withers

The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Bert Crawley · 1 ep

Iron Maze
Movie · as Charlie

Alligator 2: The Mutation
Movie · as Wino Henry

Life Stinks
Movie · as Pops (elevens-up)

Home Improvement
TV · as Nick · 1 ep

Repo Jake
Movie · as Amos

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Mike · 1 ep

Dream On
TV · as Stan the Bum · 1 ep

Harlem Nights
Movie · as Doorman

Quantum Leap
TV · as Farmer · 1 ep

Beetlejuice
Movie · as Messenger

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Movie · as Jack Sayer

Who's That Girl
Movie · as Street Bum #1

Bates Motel
Movie · as Buddy

The Charmings
TV · 1 ep

Married... with Children
TV · as Codger #1 · 1 ep

She's the Sheriff
TV · as Alf · 1 ep

My Chauffeur
Movie · as Mop Man

Hollywood Zap
Movie · as Magazine Vendor

The Boys Next Door
Movie · as Bum

The Sure Thing
Movie · as Bus Station Bum

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie · as Hobo Jack

Growing Pains
TV · as Fred · 2 eps

227
TV · 1 ep

The Ice Pirates
Movie · as Vendor

It's Your Move
TV · as Garth · 1 ep

10 to Midnight
Movie · as Hotel Clerk

Johnny Belinda
Movie

Remington Steele
TV · as Receptionist · 1 ep

T. J. Hooker
TV · as Wendall · 1 ep

Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep

Carbon Copy
Movie · as Wino

Escape from New York
Movie · as Bum

Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep

Freebie and the Bean
TV · 1 ep

Marciano
Movie · as Father Santini

Boulevard Nights
Movie · as Mr. Diaz

Angie
TV · 1 ep

Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep

WKRP in Cincinnati
TV · 1 ep

Which Way Is Up?
Movie · as Wino

Capone
Movie · as Waiter

Baretta
TV · 1 ep

Wonder Woman
TV · as Guard · 1 ep

Barney Miller
TV · as Bum · 1 ep

Rhoda
TV · 1 ep

Garden of the Dead
Movie · as Nolan

Wild Gypsies
Movie · as Felipe