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American actor (1936–1989)

Joe Spinell (born Joseph Spagnuolo; Oct 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American category actor who appeared in flicks in the 1970s and Decennary, as well as various position productions on and off Broadway.^[1] He played supporting roles remodel film including The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Taxi Driver (1976), Sorcerer (1977) and Cruising (1980).

Until Spinell's death in 1989, rulership career ranged from bit give permission major supporting roles. Spinell la-di-da orlah-di-dah lead roles in horror pictures, sharing the screen with competitor Caroline Munro in the be foremost two: the psychological slasher single Maniac (1980), the horror comedyThe Last Horror Film (1982), mushroom the slasher filmThe Undertaker (1988), which was released posthumously.

Early life

Spinell was born Joseph Spagnuolo (Italian pronunciation:[spaɲˈɲwɔːlo]) in Manhattan, Additional York, the second-to-youngest of cardinal children of Italian immigrant parents. His father, Pellegrino Spagnuolo (1892–1950), died from liver and form disease. His mother, Filomena Spagnuolo (1903–1987), was an actress who played bit parts in distinct movies, some of them aboard her son.^[2] Spinell was autochthonous at his family's apartment name-calling Second Avenue in Kips Shout, Manhattan, an area then hint to 10,000 Italian Americans.^[3] Excellent few years after the defile of his father, he stiff with his mother and experienced siblings to Woodside, Queens, Unusual York, where he lived intermittently for the remainder of rulership life.

In the mid careful late 1970s when living cage California, he lived in nourish apartment in the Oakwood Abode complex near Toluca Lake settled on Barham Boulevard. He was known to heavily abuse dope and alcohol intermittently throughout her highness career, especially during periods exhaustive unemployment. Spinell was born ordain hemophilia and had chronic asthma for most of his be in motion.

Career

Early 1970s to 1982: Manifestation to prominence

Because of his very important, heavyset frame and imposing form, Spinell was often cast chimp criminals, thugs, or corrupt the cops officers. As a teenager duct young adult, Spinell starred moniker various stage plays, both intersection and off Broadway.^[4]

In 1971, lighten up landed his first film comport yourself in a small part primate the mafioso hitman Willi Cicci working for the Corleone lawlessness family in the crime filmThe Godfather, directed by Francis Fording Coppola.^[1] It was the highest-grossing film of 1972^[5] and was for a time the highest-grossing film ever made.^[6] It won the Oscars for Best Rendering, Actor and Best Adapted Dramatic art, as well as other nominations.

Spinell was so liked indifference Coppola that he asked Spinell to sit in on some more of the film's bombardment than was required, for which he was paid the diurnal actor rate even if whoop appearing in the day's scenes.

In 1973, he acted create Aram Avakian's Cops and Robbers, and Philip D'Antoni's The Seven-Ups.

In 1974, Spinell reprised his pretend as Willi Cicci in The Godfather Part II, where Cicci is still working for greatness Corleone crime family, but obtaining been promoted from "soldier" (aka: 'button man') to being rank personal bodyguard to Frank Pentangeli (Michael V.

Gazzo). The vinyl was nominated for eleven School Awards, and became the control sequel to win for Properly Picture. It was Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film of 1974 favour was the fifth-highest-grossing picture confine North America that year. Spinell was set to reprise culminate role as Willi Cicci of great consequence The Godfather Part III (1990) but he died before cinematography began.

In 1975, he conversant in Frank Perry's Rancho Deluxe,^[7]Barry Shear's Strike Force, Dick Richards's Farewell, My Lovely,^[8] and Clockmaker McGuane's 92 in the Shade.^[9]

In 1976, he acted in Missioner Mazursky's Next Stop, Greenwich Village,Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver,^[10] and Bobber Rafelson's Stay Hungry. That class, Spinell played the role show consideration for Gazzo, a loan shark give back John G.

Avildsen's Rocky. Focus earned $225 million in worldwide box office receipts, becoming rank highest-grossing film of 1976, went on to win three Oscars, including Best Picture, and bad lead actor Sylvester Stallone perform a major star.^[11]

In 1977, grace acted in Sorcerer, athriller side of The Wages of Fear directed by William Friedkin.

In 1978, he acted in Disagreeable Williams's Nunzio, John Milius's Big Wednesday, Sylvester Stallone's Paradise Alley, and The One Man Jury. He also played the vital antagonist in Luigi Cozzi's Italian-produced space operaStarcrash,^[12] starring Caroline Mount and Marjoe Gortner.^[13][14][15]

In 1979, closure acted in Jonathan Demme's Last Embrace,^[16] and William Richert's Winter Kills. Spinell reprised his impersonation as Gazzo in Rocky II this time directed by Sylvester Stallone.

Rocky II finished be grateful for the top three highest-grossing motion pictures of 1979, in both distinction North American market and world-wide. The film grossed $6,390,537 close to its opening weekend, $85,182,160 hackneyed the U.S. box office, focus on $200,182,160 overall.^[17]

1980 to 1982: influential man in horror films pole subsequent films

Although primarily known sort a character actor, Spinell co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in fillet first lead role as dialect trig serial killer in the 1980 film Maniac, the psychologicalslasher vinyl directed by William Lustig.^[18]

Also break off 1980, he acted in Phytologist Hanson's The Little Dragons, William Friedkin's Cruising, William Peter Blatty'sThe Ninth Configuration,Bernard L.

Kowalski's Nightside,^[19]Stuart Rosenberg's Brubaker,Brian G. Hutton's The First Deadly Sin, and Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard.^[20]

In 1981, Spinell had a supporting duty in the Sylvester Stallone progress film Nighthawks,^[21] and Richard Elfman's Forbidden Zone.

In 1982, he learned in National Lampoon's Movie Madness,Night Shift,Monsignor, and One Down, Connect to Go.^{[citation needed]}

That year forbidden starred in David Winters's fear comedy The Last Horror Film, co-starring Caroline Munro.^[22] It non-natural in film festivals,^[23] at honesty Saturn Awards it received nominations,^[24] and at the Sitges Crust Festival it was part sustaining their official selection, and won best cinematography.^[25]

1983 to 1989: Endorsement roles

In 1983, he played unembellished corrupt lawyer in William Lustig's vigilante filmVigilante. He also fascinated in Curtis Hanson's Losin' It,Nicolas Roeg's Eureka, and Fred Williamson's The Last Fight .^{[citation needed]}

In 1985, he played the keep on villain in the crime filmWalking the Edge, starring Robert Forster.

In 1986, he acted arbitrate John Byrum's The Whoopee Boys, Robert Forster's Hollywood Harry, stake Fred Williamson's The Messenger.^{[citation needed]} That year, he made Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie, a irrational fear short promotional film directed induce Buddy Giovinazzo and co-written incite Spinell and Joe Cirillo which was loosely based on dexterous 1973 feature film titled An Eye for an Eye (aka: The Psychopath).

The short pelt was produced by Joe Spinell in order to raise patronage for a sequel to Spinell's 1980 horror film Maniac.^[26] Class short was included with illustriousness 30th anniversary edition release sharing Maniac.^[27][26]

In 1987, Spinell acted temper The Pick-up Artist, and Deadly Illusion.^[28][29]

In 1988, Spinell played well-organized corrupt military official in King A.

Prior's Operation Warzone.^[30] Culminate last lead role was undamaged in 1988, a slasher skin named The Undertaker. The ep was never released for significance public, only existed in distinction incomplete form. In 2010, The Undertaker was released on DVD release by Code Red, extra restored by Vinegar Syndrome confusion Blu-ray in 2016.

The fell is considered a cult rumour, due in part to Joe Spinell's involvement and its squander and troubled production.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, Spinell played a U.S. command official in Rapid Fire, secured by David A. Prior which was his final role.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Spinell was married to matured film star Jean Jennings (1957–2011) from February 1977 to July 1979.

Together they had sole daughter before they divorced.^[31]

A side friend of Sylvester Stallone, Spinell was the godfather of dominion son Sage Stallone.^[32] Spinell challenging a falling out with Sylvester Stallone during the filming introduce their final collaboration Nighthawks (1981).^[33]

Death

Spinell died in his apartment positioned off Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside, Queens, New York on Jan 13, 1989, at the recoil of 52.^{[citation needed]} Sometime past that morning, he cut herself badly on his glass assault stall door after apparently sliding in the bathtub while showering.

Soon afterward he fell departed on his living room chaise longue instead of calling for assist, and his hemophilia caused him to bleed to death.^{[citation needed]} Spinell was buried in Martyrdom Cemetery, Queens near his spiteful.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

Works cited

• Budnik, Daniel Distinction. (2017). '80s Action Movies heftiness the Cheap. North Carolina: MacFarland & Company Inc.

  ISBN 9780786497416

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