Carmen Filpi

{{Short description|American actor (1923–2003)}} {{Sources|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|3|22}} | birth_place = Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|5|9|1923|3|22}} | death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1969–2002 }}

'''Carmen Filpi''' (March 22, 1923 – May 9, 2003) was an American character actor who starred in films and on television.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/23451/Carmen-Filpi/filmography |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325141305/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/23451/Carmen-Filpi/filmography |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-25 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2016 |title=Carmen Filpi}}</ref>

==Biography== His first acting job was in the 1969 film ''Wild Gypsies''. He also starred in ''The Ice Pirates''<ref name=NYT/> (1984), ''Pee-Wee's Big Adventure''<ref name=NYT/> (1985), ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Life Stinks'' (1991), ''Wayne's World'' (1992), and ''The Wedding Singer''<ref name=NYT/> (1998). Carmen also acted in the 2000 made-for-TV film ''Goodbye Casanova'' with Yasmine Bleeth. Carmen's final film was in the 2002 film ''Eight Crazy Nights''.

He also starred in the 1988 horror film ''Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' as the Reverend Jackson P. Sayer.<ref name=NYT/>

Filpi made many guest appearances in TV series. Some of those appearances range from ''Baretta'', ''Barney Miller'', ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''Growing Pains'', ''Quantum Leap'',<ref name=NYT/> ''Married...with Children'',<ref name=NYT/> ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''Roseanne'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Home Improvement'', and ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''. He had a recurring role in the short-lived series ''Freebie and the Bean''.

==Death== Filpi died of cancer on May 9, 2003, at the age of 80.

==Filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *''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 no. 40 *''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 Larry Sanders Show'' (1992)—Bert Crawley *''The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1993)—Frank *''Ed Wood'' (1994)—Old Crusty Man *''Meet Wally Sparks'' (1997)—Bum *''MouseHunt'' (1997)—Pallbearer #4 *''The Wayans Bros.'' (1997)—Officer Young *''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 (final film role) {{div col end}}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name}} *{{Find a Grave}}

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