Carmen Filpi
| Carmen Filpi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 22, 1923 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died |
May 9, 2003 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969-2002 |
Carmen Filpi (March 22, 1923 – May 9, 2003) was an American actor who starred in films and on television.[1]
Biography
His first acting job was in the 1969 film Wild Gypsies, he also starred in The Ice Pirates[1] (1984), Pee-wee's Big Adventure[1] (1985), Life Stinks (1991), and The Wedding Singer[1] (1998). Carmen also acted in the 2000 made-for-TV film Goodbye Casanova with Yasmine Bleeth. Carmen's final film was in 2002 in the film Eight Crazy Nights.
Horror film fans remember him from the 1988 hit horror film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers[1] as the Reverend Jackson P. Sayer.
Filpi made many guest appearances in TV series. Some of those appearances range from Baretta, Barney Miller, Quantum Leap,[1] Married... with Children,[1] Growing Pains, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He had a recurring role in the short-lived series Freebie and the Bean.
Filmography
- Wild Gypsies (1969) - Felipe
- Garden of the Dead (1972) - Nolan
- Perpetual Motion Machine (1973) - Man
- Capone (1975) - Waiter
- Which Way Is Up? (1977) - Wino
- The Lord of the Rings (1978)
- Boulevard Nights (1979) - Mr. Diaz
- On the Nickel (1980)
- Escape from New York (1981) - Bum
- Carbon Copy (1981) - Wino
- 10 to Midnight (1983) - Hotel Clerk
- The Ice Pirates (1984) - Vendor
- The Sure Thing (1985) - Bus Station Bum
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) - Hobo Jack
- The Boys Next Door (1985) - Bum
- Runaway Train (1985) - Signal Maintainer
- My Chauffeur (1986) - Mop Man
- Hollywood Zap! (1986) - Magazine Vendor
- Walk Like a Man (1987) - Butler
- Who's That Girl (1987) - Street Bum #1
- Beetlejuice (1988) - Messenger
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) - Rev. Jackson P. Sayer
- Harlem Nights (1989) - Doorman
- Repo Jake (1990) - Amos
- Iron Maze (1991) - Charlie
- Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) - Wino Henry
- Life Stinks (1991) - Pops (elevens-up)
- Wayne's World (1992) - Old Man Withers
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) - Frank
- Ed Wood (1994) - Old Crusty Man
- Meet Wally Sparks (1997) - Bum
- MouseHunt (1997) - Pallbearer #4
- The Wedding Singer (1998) - Old Man in Bar
- Phoenix (1998) - Locksmith
- Dante's View (1998) - Hall of Famer
- Knowing (2000)
- Goodbye Casanova (2000) - Festus
- The 4th Tenor (2002) - Bum #1
- Eight Crazy Nights (2002) - Homeless Guy (voice)
- Back by Midnight (2002) - Herbert (Last appearance)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Carmen Filpi". The New York Times.