Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1936-10-28
- Day of Death1989-01-13 (52 years)
- Place of BirthManhattan, New York
- Also Known AsJoseph J. SpagnuoloJoseph Spagnuolo
Joe Spinell
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1989
Rapid Fire
As: Hansen
- 1988
The Undertaker
As: Uncle Roscoe
- 1988
Married to the Mob
As: Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
- 1988
Operation Warzone
As: Brig. Gen. George Delevane
- 1987
Deadly Illusion
As: Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
- 1987
The Pick-up Artist
As: Eddie
- 1986
Blood Ties
As: Joey, New York Goon #1
- 1986
The Messenger
As: Rico
1986Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
As: Mr. Robbie
1986Hollywood Harry
As: Max Caldwell
1986The Whoopee Boys
As: Guido Antonucci
1986The Children of Times Square
As: Street Vendor
1985Out of the Darkness
As: Jim Halsey
1985The Equalizer
As: Mob Boss
1985Walking the Edge
As: Brusstar
1983Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
As: Escobar
1983The Last Fight
As: Angelo
1983Eureka
As: Pete
1983Losin' It
As: Border Patrolman
1983The Big Score
As: Mayfield
1983Vigilante
As: Eisenberg
1982One Down, Two to Go
As: Joe Spangler
1982Monsignor
As: Bride's Father
1982The Last Horror Film
As: Vinny Durand
1982Night Shift
As: Manetti
1982A Question of Honor
As: Masked witness (uncredited)
1982National Lampoon's Movie Madness
As: Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
1981Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
As: Door Guard
1981The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
As: William "Willie" Cicci
1981Nighthawks
As: Lt. Munafo
1980The First Deadly Sin
As: Charles Lipsky
1980Melvin and Howard
As: Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
1980The Little Dragons
As: Yancey
1980Brubaker
As: Floyd Birdwell
1980Nightside
As: Michael Vincent
1980Maniac
As: Frank Zito
1980Forbidden Zone
As: Drunken Sailor
1980The Ninth Configuration
As: Lt. Spinell
1980Cruising
As: Patrolman DiSimone
1979Vampire
As: Capt. Desher
- 1979
Rocky II
As: Tony Gazzo
1979Winter Kills
As: Arthur Fletcher
1979Last Embrace
As: Man in Cantina
1978Starcrash
As: Count Zartharn
1978The One Man Jury
As: Mike Abatino
1978Paradise Alley
As: Burp
1978Big Wednesday
As: Psychologist
1978Nunzio
As: Angelo
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
As: William "Willie" Cicci
1977Sorcerer
As: Spider
- 1976
Rocky
As: Tony Gazzo
1976Stay Hungry
As: Jabo
- 1976
Taxi Driver
As: Personnel Officer
1976Next Stop, Greenwich Village
As: Cop
1975The Ransom of Red Chief
As: Bill
197592 in the Shade
As: Ollie Slatt
1975Farewell, My Lovely
As: Nick
1975Strike Force
As: Sol Terranova
1975Rancho Deluxe
As: Mr. Colson
- 1974
The Godfather Part II
As: William 'Willie' Cicci
1973The Seven-Ups
As: Toredano
1973Cops and Robbers
As: Marty
- 1972
The Godfather
As: Willi Cicci (uncredited)