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Carmen Filpi

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Carmen Filpi
Born(1923-03-22)March 22, 1923
DiedMay 9, 2003(2003-05-09) (aged 80)
OccupationActor
Years active1969–2002

Carmen Filpi (March 22, 1923 – May 9, 2003) was an American character actor who starred in films and on television.[1]

Biography

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His first acting job was in the 1969 film Wild Gypsies. He also starred in The Ice Pirates[1] (1984), Pee-Wee's Big Adventure[1] (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Life Stinks (1991), Wayne's World (1992), and The Wedding Singer[1] (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.[1]

Filpi made many guest appearances in TV series. Some of those appearances range from Baretta, Barney Miller, WKRP in Cincinnati, Growing Pains, Quantum Leap,[1] Married...with Children,[1] 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

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Carmen died of cancer on May 9, 2003, at the age of 80.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Carmen Filpi". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.
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