People
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 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 to Woodside, Queens, New York where he lived off-and-on for the remainder of his life. Spinell suffered most of his life from hemophilia... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-09 |
FantastiCozzi as Count Zarth Arn (archive footage) | 2016-05-21 |
Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage) | 2007-09-18 |
The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage) | 2007-09-18 |
The Joe Spinell Story as (archive footage) | 2001-08-21 |
The American Nightmare as Self | 2000-09-11 |
Thriller Zone as Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
Rapid Fire as Hansen | 1989-01-01 |
The Undertaker as Uncle Roscoe | 1988-11-01 |
Married to the Mob as Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli | 1988-08-19 |
K.O. Kippers as Tony Larosa | 1988-08-13 |
Operation Warzone as Brig. Gen. George Delevane | 1988-07-01 |
Deadly Illusion as Crazy Man in Gun Bureau | 1987-10-16 |
The Pick-up Artist as Eddie | 1987-09-18 |
Blood Ties as Joey, New York Goon #1 | 1986-12-14 |
The Messenger as Rico | 1986-12-01 |
Maniac II: Mr. Robbie as Mr. Robbie | 1986-11-01 |
Hollywood Harry as Max Caldwell | 1986-10-03 |
The Whoopee Boys as Guido Antonucci | 1986-08-22 |
The Children of Times Square as Street Vendor | 1986-03-03 |
Out of the Darkness as Jim Halsey | 1985-10-12 |
Walking the Edge as Brusstar | 1985-01-11 |
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer as Escobar | 1983-10-15 |
The Last Fight as Angelo | 1983-09-07 |
Eureka as Pete | 1983-05-01 |
Losin' It as Border Patrolman | 1983-04-08 |
The Big Score as Mayfield | 1983-03-17 |
One Down, Two to Go as Joe Spangler | 1982-11-19 |
Monsignor as Bride's Father | 1982-10-22 |
The Last Horror Film as Vinny Durand | 1982-08-12 |
Night Shift as Manetti | 1982-07-30 |
Vigilante as Eisenberg | 1982-05-18 |
A Question of Honor as Masked witness (uncredited) | 1982-04-28 |
National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters") | 1982-04-23 |
Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter as Door Guard | 1981-12-01 |
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as William "Willie" Cicci | 1981-03-24 |
Nighthawks as Lt. Munafo | 1981-03-17 |
The First Deadly Sin as Charles Lipsky | 1980-10-03 |
Melvin and Howard as Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited) | 1980-09-19 |
The Little Dragons as Yancey | 1980-07-18 |
Brubaker as Floyd Birdwell | 1980-06-20 |
Nightside as Michael Vincent | 1980-06-08 |
Maniac as Frank Zito | 1980-05-10 |
Forbidden Zone as Drunken Sailor | 1980-03-15 |
The Ninth Configuration as Lt. Spinell | 1980-02-29 |
Cruising as Patrolman DiSimone | 1980-02-15 |
Vampire as Capt. Desher | 1979-10-07 |
Rocky II as Tony Gazzo | 1979-06-15 |
Winter Kills as Arthur Fletcher | 1979-05-11 |
Last Embrace as Man in Cantina | 1979-05-04 |
Starcrash as Count Zartharn | 1978-12-21 |
The One Man Jury as Mike Abatino | 1978-09-29 |
Paradise Alley as Burp | 1978-09-22 |
Big Wednesday as Psychologist | 1978-05-26 |
Nunzio as Angelo | 1978-05-10 |
Sorcerer as Spider | 1977-06-24 |
Rocky as Tony Gazzo | 1976-11-20 |
Stay Hungry as Jabo | 1976-04-23 |
Taxi Driver as Personnel Officer | 1976-02-09 |
Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Cop | 1976-02-04 |
The Ransom of Red Chief as Bill | 1975-11-01 |
92 in the Shade as Ollie Slatt | 1975-08-22 |
Farewell, My Lovely as Nick | 1975-08-08 |
Strike Force as Sol Terranova | 1975-04-12 |
Rancho Deluxe as Mr. Colson | 1975-03-14 |
The Godfather Part II as William 'Willie' Cicci | 1974-12-20 |
The Seven-Ups as Toredano | 1973-12-14 |
Cops and Robbers as Marty | 1973-08-15 |
The Godfather as Willi Cicci (uncredited) | 1972-03-14 |