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Oct 10, 2023 · Joe Spinell was born Joseph Spagnuolo on October 28, 1936, in Manhattan, New York, to Italian immigrant parents. He was the youngest of six children and grew up in a poor neighborhood. His father, Pelegrino Spagnuolo, died from liver and kidney disease when Joe was 14 years old.
Maintained by: Find a Grave. Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten. Added: Aug 11, 2007. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 20894279. Source citation. Actor. Heavyset, mean-looking character player in films of the 1970s and 1980s. He is best remembered as mafioso Willie Cicci in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), and as loan ...
Joe Spinell puts in a top shift as the unhinged lead; switching from feral, deranged and demented through to normal, vulnerable, childlike, and charming. The audio helps emphasise the unsettling vibes the movie gives, with creepy internal dialogue and an off-kilter synth/electro track for tension building.
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Joe Spinell (born Joseph Spagnuolo) was an Italian-American actor who had an extensive acting career following a character part as Willie Cicci in The Godfather, which he got whilst acting as a cab driver before being spotted by Francis Ford Coppola. He reprised the role in The Godfather Part II. He then appeared in numerous films, such as Rocky and Rocky II, Taxi Driver and Nighthawks ...
Joe Spinell (born Joseph Spagnuolo, October 28, 1936 - January 13, 1989) was an American actor best known for Taxi Driver (1976), Rocky (1976), and Maniac (1980). He was married to Jean Jennings and they had one child.
May 30, 2020 · Adrian Lyne, Blue Underground, Fatal Attraction, Flashdance, Joe Spinell, Maniac, William Lustig In late 1979, Joe Spinell was a successful character actor who had appeared in major films by Coppola, Friedkin, Scorsese and Mazursky, but he wanted to go beyond supporting work to make a name for himself as a horror icon.
Joe Spinell puts in a top shift as the unhinged lead; switching from feral, deranged and demented through to normal, vulnerable, childlike, and charming. The audio helps emphasise the unsettling vibes the movie gives, with creepy internal dialogue and an off-kilter synth/electro track for tension building.
