Joe Spinell
Born in Manhattan, New York — Oct 28 1936• Died Jan 13 1989
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Biography
Joe Spinell was born Joseph J. Spagnuolo in Manhattan, New York of Italian immigrant parents, and the last of six children. His father, Pelegrino Spagnuolo (b. 1892, d. 1950), died from liver and kidney disease. His mother Filomena Spagnuolo (b. 1903, d. 1987) was a bit-part actress who acted in a few movies, some of them alongside her son. Spinell stood 5 foot and 11 inches. He was born at his family's apartment in Manhattan's Little Italy on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. A few years after the death of his father, he moved with his mother and older siblings…
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Joe Spinell's Credits
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The Equalizer
Mob Boss
The Godfather
Willi Cicci (uncredited)
The Godfather Part II
William 'Willie' Cicci
Taxi Driver
Personnel Officer
Rocky
Tony Gazzo
Losin' It
Border Patrolman
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
William "Willie" Cicci
Rocky II
Tony Gazzo
Forbidden Zone
Drunken Sailor
Sorcerer
Spider
Cruising
Patrolman DiSimone
Maniac
Writing
Brubaker
Birdwell
The Ninth Configuration
Lt. Spinell
Married to the Mob
Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
Maniac
Frank Zito
Nighthawks
Lt. Munafo
Eureka
Pete
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
William "Willie" Cicci
Night Shift
Manetti
Melvin and Howard
Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
Paradise Alley
Burp
The American Nightmare
Self
Farewell, My Lovely
Nick
Winter Kills
Arthur Fletcher
The Seven-Ups
Toredano
Vigilante
Eisenberg
Walking the Edge
Brusstar
Starcrash
Count Zartharn
Stay Hungry
Jabo
The Whoopee Boys
Guido Antonucci
The Pick-up Artist
Eddie
Last Embrace
Man in Cantina
The First Deadly Sin
Charles Lipsky
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
Monsignor
Bride's Father
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Cop
Big Wednesday
Psychologist
The Big Score
Mayfield
Rancho Deluxe
Mr. Colson
92 in the Shade
Ollie Slatt
Nightside
Michael Vincent
The Joe Spinell Story
(archive footage)
The Last Fight
Angelo
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
The Children of Times Square
Street Vendor
Out of the Darkness
Jim Halsey
The Messenger
Rico
Vampire
Capt. Desher
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill
FantastiCozzi
Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)
The Last Horror Film
Vinny Durand
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
K.O. Kippers
Tony Larosa
Cops and Robbers
Marty
Blood Ties
Joey, New York Goon #1
Deadly Illusion
Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Escobar
A Question of Honor
Masked witness (uncredited)
Nunzio
Angelo
Thriller Zone
Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)
Strike Force
Sol Terranova
Rapid Fire
Hansen
Hollywood Harry
Max Caldwell
One Down, Two to Go
Joe Spangler
The Little Dragons
Yancey
Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
Mr. Robbie
Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
Door Guard
The One Man Jury
Mike Abatino
The Undertaker
Uncle Roscoe
Operation Warzone
Brig. Gen. George Delevane