Joe Spinell

Actor

Born: October 28, 1936
Died: January 13, 1989 (age 52)
From: Manhattan, New York

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…

Filmography (70)

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
Self (archive footage)
FantastiCozzi (2016)
Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016)
William "Willie" Cicci
Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)
Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising' (2007)
Self (archive footage)
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
(archive footage)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Self
Thriller Zone (1995)
Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
Will Cicci
Rapid Fire (1989)
Hansen
The Undertaker (1988)
Uncle Roscoe
Married to the Mob (1988)
Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
K.O. Kippers
K.O. Kippers (1988)
Tony Larosa
Operation Warzone (1988)
Brig. Gen. George Delevane
Deadly Illusion (1987)
Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Eddie
Blood Ties (1986)
Joey, New York Goon #1
The Messenger (1986)
Rico
Maniac II: Mr. Robbie (1986)
Mr. Robbie
Hollywood Harry (1986)
Max Caldwell
The Whoopee Boys (1986)
Guido Antonucci
The Children of Times Square (1986)
Street Vendor
Out of the Darkness (1985)
Jim Halsey
Walking the Edge (1985)
Brusstar
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)
Escobar
The Last Fight (1983)
Angelo
Eureka (1983)
Pete
Losin' It (1983)
Border Patrolman
The Big Score (1983)
Mayfield
Vigilante (1983)
Eisenberg