Carmen Filpi (March 22, 1923 – May 9, 2003) was an American actor who portrayed Hobo Jack in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Messenger in Beetlejuice, and Old Crusty Man in Ed Wood.
Biography[]
His first acting job was in the 1969 film Wild Gypsies. He also starred in The Ice Pirates (1984), Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Life Stinks (1991), and The Wedding Singer (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.
Filpi made many guest appearances in TV series. Some of those appearances range from Baretta, Barney Miller, WKRP in Cincinnati, Quantum Leap, Married... with Children, Growing Pains, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He had a recurring role in the short-lived series Freebie and the Bean. He died of cancer at the age of 80.