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Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

ActorWriterProducer Oct 28 (died age 52) Manhattan, New York 1972–2020 (48 year career)
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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 deat…

Known For

The Godfather
Film

The Godfather

Willi Cicci (uncredited)
The Godfather Part II
Film

The Godfather Part II

William 'Willie' Cicci
Taxi Driver
Film

Taxi Driver

Personnel Officer
Rocky
Film

Rocky

Tony Gazzo
Rocky II
Film

Rocky II

Tony Gazzo
Sorcerer
Film

Sorcerer

Spider
Brubaker
Film

Brubaker

Birdwell
Cruising
Film

Cruising

Patrolman DiSimone

Filmography

Acting (71)

·

Movies (69)

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
FantastiCozzi

FantastiCozzi

2016

as Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)

6.0
Exorcising 'Cruising'

Exorcising 'Cruising'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
The Joe Spinell Story

The Joe Spinell Story

2001

as (archive footage)

5.1
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000

as Self

6.7
Thriller Zone

Thriller Zone

1995

as Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)

5.5
Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire

1989

as Hansen

3.3
Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

1988

as Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli

6.0
The Undertaker

The Undertaker

1988

as Uncle Roscoe

5.1
Operation Warzone

Operation Warzone

1988

as Brig. Gen. George Delevane

2.0
K.O. Kippers

K.O. Kippers

1988

as Tony Larosa

8.0
The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987

as Eddie

5.6
Deadly Illusion

Deadly Illusion

1987

as Crazy Man in Gun Bureau

5.6
The Messenger

The Messenger

1986

as Rico

4.7
Hollywood Harry

Hollywood Harry

1986

as Max Caldwell

2.0
The Whoopee Boys

The Whoopee Boys

1986

as Guido Antonucci

5.1
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

1986

as Joey, New York Goon #1

5.8
The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

1986

as Street Vendor

6.0
Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

1986

as Mr. Robbie

5.9
Walking the Edge

Walking the Edge

1985

as Brusstar

5.2
Out of the Darkness

Out of the Darkness

1985

as Jim Halsey

6.4
Vigilante

Vigilante

1983

as Eisenberg

6.2
Eureka

Eureka

1983

as Pete

5.3
The Big Score

The Big Score

1983

as Mayfield

5.0
Losin' It

Losin' It

1983

as Border Patrolman

4.9
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

1983

as Escobar

The Last Fight

The Last Fight

1983

as Angelo

4.0
A Question of Honor

A Question of Honor

1982

as Masked witness (uncredited)

7.0
Night Shift

Night Shift

1982

as Manetti

6.0
Monsignor

Monsignor

1982

as Bride's Father

4.2
One Down, Two to Go

One Down, Two to Go

1982

as Joe Spangler

4.4
The Last Horror Film

The Last Horror Film

1982

as Vinny Durand

5.2
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982

as Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")

3.1
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981

as Lt. Munafo

6.4
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

1981

as William "Willie" Cicci

8.9
Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter

Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter

1981

as Door Guard

The Little Dragons

The Little Dragons

1980

as Yancey

4.7
Brubaker

Brubaker

1980

as Birdwell

7.1
Cruising

Cruising

1980

as Patrolman DiSimone

6.6
Forbidden Zone

Forbidden Zone

1980

as Drunken Sailor

6.2
Maniac

Maniac

1980

as Frank Zito

6.4
The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration

1980

as Lt. Spinell

6.4
Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980

as Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)

6.4
The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sin

1980

as Charles Lipsky

5.7
Nightside

Nightside

1980

as Michael Vincent

5.0
Rocky II

Rocky II

1979

as Tony Gazzo

7.3
Vampire

Vampire

1979

as Capt. Desher

5.8
Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979

as Man in Cantina

5.4
Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979

as Arthur Fletcher

5.8
Starcrash

Starcrash

1978

as Count Zartharn

4.1
Paradise Alley

Paradise Alley

1978

as Burp

5.8
Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

1978

as Psychologist

6.9
Nunzio

Nunzio

1978

as Angelo

3.8
The One Man Jury

The One Man Jury

1978

as Mike Abatino

4.9
Sorcerer

Sorcerer

1977

as Spider

7.4
Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976

as Personnel Officer

8.1
Rocky

Rocky

1976

as Tony Gazzo

7.8
Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

1976

as Jabo

5.7
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

as Cop

6.3
92 in the Shade

92 in the Shade

1975

as Ollie Slatt

5.5
Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

as Nick

6.6
Rancho Deluxe

Rancho Deluxe

1975

as Mr. Colson

5.3
Strike Force

Strike Force

1975

as Sol Terranova

5.6
The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

1975

as Bill

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

as William 'Willie' Cicci

8.6
Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers

1973

as Marty

6.2
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973

as Toredano

6.4
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

as Willi Cicci (uncredited)

8.7