
Joe Spinell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 28, 1936
- Died
- January 13, 1989 (aged 52)
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York
Biography
Joe Spinell (October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions. He played supporting roles in film including The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Taxi Driver (1976), Sorcerer (1977) and Cruising (1980).
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Filmography

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

FantastiCozzi
Movie · as Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)

Exorcising 'Cruising'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The History of 'Cruising'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The Joe Spinell Story
Movie · as (archive footage)

The American Nightmare
Movie · as Self

Thriller Zone
Movie · as Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Movie · as Will Cicci

Rapid Fire
Movie · as Hansen

Operation Warzone
Movie · as Brig. Gen. George Delevane

Married to the Mob
Movie · as Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli

The Undertaker
Movie · as Uncle Roscoe
K.O. Kippers
Movie · as Tony Larosa

The Pick-up Artist
Movie · as Eddie

Deadly Illusion
Movie · as Crazy Man in Gun Bureau

The Messenger
Movie · as Rico

Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
Movie · as Mr. Robbie

The Whoopee Boys
Movie · as Guido Antonucci

Hollywood Harry
Movie · as Max Caldwell

The Children of Times Square
Movie · as Street Vendor

Blood Ties
Movie · as Joey, New York Goon #1

Walking the Edge
Movie · as Brusstar

Out of the Darkness
Movie · as Jim Halsey

The Equalizer
TV · as Mob Boss · 1 ep

Vigilante
Movie · as Eisenberg

The Big Score
Movie · as Mayfield

Eureka
Movie · as Pete

The Last Fight
Movie · as Angelo

Losin' It
Movie · as Border Patrolman

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Movie · as Escobar

Forbidden Zone
Movie · as Drunken Sailor

Night Shift
Movie · as Manetti

The Last Horror Film
Movie · as Vinny Durand

One Down, Two to Go
Movie · as Joe Spangler

Monsignor
Movie · as Bride's Father

A Question of Honor
Movie · as Masked witness (uncredited)

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie · as Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")

Nighthawks
Movie · as Lt. Munafo

Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
Movie · as Door Guard

Melvin and Howard
Movie · as Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)

Maniac
Movie · as Frank Zito

Cruising
Movie · as Patrolman DiSimone

The Ninth Configuration
Movie · as Lt. Spinell

The Little Dragons
Movie · as Yancey

Nightside
Movie · as Michael Vincent

Brubaker
Movie · as Birdwell

The First Deadly Sin
Movie · as Charles Lipsky

Rocky II
Movie · as Tony Gazzo

Winter Kills
Movie · as Arthur Fletcher

Vampire
Movie · as Capt. Desher

Last Embrace
Movie · as Man in Cantina

Starcrash
Movie · as Count Zartharn

Nunzio
Movie · as Angelo

The One Man Jury
Movie · as Mike Abatino

Big Wednesday
Movie · as Psychologist

Paradise Alley
Movie · as Burp

Sorcerer
Movie · as Spider

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
TV · as William "Willie" Cicci · 4 eps

Rocky
Movie · as Gazzo

Stay Hungry
Movie · as Jabo

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Movie · as Cop

Taxi Driver
Movie · as Personnel Officer

Farewell, My Lovely
Movie · as Nick

Strike Force
Movie · as Sol Terranova

Rancho Deluxe
Movie · as Mr. Colson

92 in the Shade
Movie · as Ollie Slatt

The Ransom of Red Chief
Movie · as Bill

The Godfather Part II
Movie · as William 'Willie' Cicci

The Seven-Ups
Movie · as Toredano

Cops and Robbers
Movie · as Marty

The Godfather
Movie · as Willi Cicci (uncredited)



