Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

Nascimento : 1936-10-28, Manhattan, New York

Morte : 1989-01-13

História

​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 as well as chronic asthma. Because of his large, heavyset frame and imposing looks, Spinell was often cast as criminals, thugs, or corrupt police officers. His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac. Joe Spinell died in his apartment on January 13, 1989 at the age of 52. The cause of his untimely death is arguable to this day. Some say that his death was caused by sudden heart attack due to heavy drug use, drinking and emotional distress in light of his mother passing away two years earlier. It is also speculated that he may have died from asthma complications, or bled to death from hemophilia related causes. He was planning a sequel to Maniac before his death. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens near his home. He is the distant cousin of the American football team St. Louis Ram's Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo. Spinell was married to adult film star Jean Jennings from February 1977 to July 1979. Together they had one daughter, but they eventually divorced.

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Filmes

FantastiCozzi
Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Maníaco
Original Film Writer
Frank (Elijah Wood) mora e trabalha em uma loja de manequins que foi herdada do pai. O problema é que ele costuma dar um sinistro toque aos bonecos, ele coloca o couro cabeludo de mulheres que ele escalpela. As coisas mudam quando ele conhece a fotógrafa Anna (Nora Arnezeder), com quem desenvolve uma relação bem próxima, algo incomum para o solitário Frank. Só que seus impulsos de perseguir e matar se tornam cada vez mais incontroláveis.
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.
The Joe Spinell Story
(archive footage)
The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
Thriller Zone
Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)
There are three unrelated, unconnected segments in this horror anthology. In the first segment, "The Last Hand," a man is shot, while another man has a heart attack. The latter man (Morty) survives, and goes to his regular poker game, but the man who was shot shows up looking well, if sinister. Morty had a hand in his death, it seems, and Morty grows increasingly agitated, and starts hallucinating. In the second segment,"The Final Hour," a convicted murderer in the year 2213 is being transported to a trial for his appeal and forms a relationship with the ship's pilot. The last segment, "Fanatical Extreme," is a condensed version of the feature film The Last Horror Film (1982), in which taxi driver Joe Spinell tries to realize his fantasy of making a horror movie with his favorite star, but he's not exactly welcome.
Rapid Fire
Hansen
Mike Thompson is a former U.S. government agent whom is called on by his no-nonsense ex-employer Hanson to stop a terrorist named Mustapha who breaks out of a maximum security military prison aboard a battleship with the help from his aide Eddy Williams a former agent-turned-mercenary armed with an unstoppable rapid-firing, multi-use machine gun whom the U.S. government wants back at any cost. Mike is forced to rely on his former partner-in-crime Pappy, and a CIA agent named Corle, to help him try to track down Eddy hoping to lead him to Mustapha before they can plan their next terrorist strike.
De Caso com a Máfia
Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
Angela De Marco, casada com um criminoso, não aguenta mais a vida tensa e imprevisível. Nunca sabe se o marido vai voltar, e seu filho não quer mais armas de brinquedo. Mas tudo pode mudar quando a máfia mata seu marido. Agora ela quer começar vida nova. Se puder.
K.O. Kippers
Tony Larosa
The story of modern-day vaudevillians, the "Kipper Kids." Harry and Harry Kipper are "somewhere in South America" training for a boxing match staged by Tony LaRosa, a down-and-out scam artist who has promised to make the Kippers "champions of the entire world."
Operation Warzone
Brig. Gen. George Delevane
A squad of U.S. troops seek out a mysterious agent hiding out in the jungles of 1960s Vietnam whom has classified documents that could win the war.
The Undertaker
Uncle Roscoe
A deranged undertaker kills various people to keep as his friends in his seedy funeral home.
Deadly Illusion
Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
A private eye hired to kill a man's wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors.
O Rei da Paquera
Eddie
Randy Jensen (Ringwald) é uma guia turística esperta e independente que acaba sendo encontrada pelo paquerador Jack Jericho (Downey). A indiferença demonstrada por Randy aumenta o interesse de Jack. Randy, além disso, tem problemas com o pai, Flash Jensen (Dennis Hopper), um alcoólatra mafioso que está sempre se intrometendo em seus relacionamentos. A persistência de Jack, no entanto, o leva a ajudar Randy a tirar seu pai da máfia.
Blood Ties
Joey, New York Goon #1
An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.
The Messenger
Rico
When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.
Mr. Robbie: Maniac II
Producer
A children's television host solves all kids problems. Shot as a promo reel for a sequel to Maniac (1980) but was cut short due to the untimely death of actor Joe Spinell.
Mr. Robbie: Maniac II
Story
A children's television host solves all kids problems. Shot as a promo reel for a sequel to Maniac (1980) but was cut short due to the untimely death of actor Joe Spinell.
Mr. Robbie: Maniac II
Mr. Robbie
A children's television host solves all kids problems. Shot as a promo reel for a sequel to Maniac (1980) but was cut short due to the untimely death of actor Joe Spinell.
Hollywood Harry
Max Caldwell
Tongue-in-cheek account of a private eye hired to find a young porn actress.
Garotos do High Society
Guido Antonucci
Dupla de vagabundos decididos a penetrar na alta sociedade de Palm Beach entram para uma escola de etiqueta, levando os professores à loucura.
Jovens de Rua
Street Vendor
Meninos que vão para as ruas de Nova Iorque em busca de aventuras, como tantos outros, acabam nas mãos de traficantes e gigolôs. Suas vidas se transformam em labirintos e somente eles poderão achar a saída.
Out of the Darkness
Jim Halsey
A gripping thriller telling the true story of the hunt and capture of David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam" — the infamous serial killer who stalked New York in the 70s.
Walking the Edge
Brusstar
A Los Angeles taxi driver helps a distraught woman on the run from gangsters after they murder her husband and young son.
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Escobar
This made-for-TV sequel to the 1977 theatrical film "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" follows a New York City detective's quest to find the murderer of a schoolteacher.
The Last Fight
Angelo
Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas. But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his revenge and making a shot at the title.
Eureka
Pete
An Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want.
The Big Score
Mayfield
A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry, he's accused of stealing a lost briefcase filled with money and both the mob and the police are looking for him. A ruthless hit man, played by Bruce Glover, will stop at nothing to get what his boss wants; the money!
Os Vigilantes
Eisenberg
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, Eddie goes berserk and vows revenge.
One Down, Two to Go
Joe Spangler
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy.
Monsignor
Bride's Father
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.
Porky 3
Border Patrolman
Set in 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.
The Last Horror Film
Vinny Durand
A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.
Corretores do Amor
Manetti
Cansado do ritmo frenético do mercado de ações e em busca de paz e sossego, Chuck Lumley, um analista financeiro, arruma trabalho em um necrotério. Mas após algum tempo é obrigado por seu chefe, que empregou o sobrinho no turno do dia, a trabalhar no turno da noite, para total irritação de sua noiva. Chuck, ainda tem de suportar seu novo assistente, Bill Blazejowski, um rapaz inquieto e falastrão que insiste em convencê-lo a aproveitar o pouco movimento do lugar para agenciar prostitutas sem cafetão e ganhar um bom dinheiro. Contrariando o bom senso, Chuck, gosta da ideia e resolvem transformar o necrotério em um bordel quando anoitece. As "profissionais do leito" são lideradas por Belinda Keaton, que com o assassinato do seu gigolô ficou "viúva" recentemente.
A Question of Honor
Masked witness (uncredited)
Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
Falcões da Noite
Lt. Munafo
Dois policiais embarcam em uma missão quase impossível: localizar um dos terroristas mais temidos da Europa que acaba de chegar em Nova York. Depois de provocar uma explosão na cidade de Londres, o terrorista internacional pretende fazer o mesmo na cidade americana e a tarefa dos policiais é encontrá-lo antes que ele ataque novamente. Com muita ação e suspense, a perseguição leva a um confronto mortal entre policial e terrorista.
O Maníaco
Story
Frank Zito é um desequilibrado mental que assassina inúmeras garotas brutalmente e guarda seus escalpos para adornar os inúmeros manequins que lhe fazem compania. Até o dia em que uma mulher tira uma fotografia sua no Central Park. Trata-se da fotógrafa Anna D'Antoni, por quem Zito acaba se apaixonando. Mas será que o relacionamento conseguirá vencer sua sede de sangue?
O Maníaco
Frank Zito
Frank Zito é um desequilibrado mental que assassina inúmeras garotas brutalmente e guarda seus escalpos para adornar os inúmeros manequins que lhe fazem compania. Até o dia em que uma mulher tira uma fotografia sua no Central Park. Trata-se da fotógrafa Anna D'Antoni, por quem Zito acaba se apaixonando. Mas será que o relacionamento conseguirá vencer sua sede de sangue?
O Maníaco
Executive Producer
Frank Zito é um desequilibrado mental que assassina inúmeras garotas brutalmente e guarda seus escalpos para adornar os inúmeros manequins que lhe fazem compania. Até o dia em que uma mulher tira uma fotografia sua no Central Park. Trata-se da fotógrafa Anna D'Antoni, por quem Zito acaba se apaixonando. Mas será que o relacionamento conseguirá vencer sua sede de sangue?
O Maníaco
Screenplay
Frank Zito é um desequilibrado mental que assassina inúmeras garotas brutalmente e guarda seus escalpos para adornar os inúmeros manequins que lhe fazem compania. Até o dia em que uma mulher tira uma fotografia sua no Central Park. Trata-se da fotógrafa Anna D'Antoni, por quem Zito acaba se apaixonando. Mas será que o relacionamento conseguirá vencer sua sede de sangue?
O Primeiro Pecado Mortal
Charles Lipsky
A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces of the case. Are the victims somehow linked? What does the brutal method of death signify?
Melvin and Howard
Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
The Little Dragons
Yancey
Karate experts attempt to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by a mother and her two psycho sons.
Brubaker
Floyd Birdwell
Na prisão sulista de Wakefield, Henry Brubaker, o novo diretor, chega disfarçado de prisioneiro e assim convive com os detentos, podendo apurar livremente todos os tipos de corrupções e ilegalidades que imperam na instituição. Quando ele se revela encontra uma oposição velada, pois suas idéias reformistas contrariam vários interesses políticos e financeiros.
Nightside
Michael Vincent
Danny Dandoy is a good-humored, streetwise cop working the dusk-to-dawn shift in Los Angeles with his somewhat naive new partner, Macey, in this proposed pilot for a new TV series.
Forbidden Zone
Drunken Sailor
A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.
O Crepúsculo dos Heróis
Lt. Spinell
Um astronauta que sofre um colapso mental em plena contagem decrescente de lançamento é enviado para um castelo isolado, onde funciona uma unidade psiquiátrica experimental do Exército dos EUA. Ali, vai desafiar o comandante das instalações a provar-lhe que existe um Deus e que há bondade no ser humano.
Parceiros da Noite
Patrolman DiSimone
Al Pacino é o policial que se infiltra na comunidade gay de Nova York para tentar desvendar a identidade de um assassino que está aterrorizando o grupo. A experiência se revela muito mais brutal do que ele poderia imaginar. Para encontrar o maníaco, precisa mergulhar na atmosfera dos clubes de sadomasoquismo e outros redutos gays da cidade. A investigação acaba comprometendo o relacionamento com sua namorada, Nancy (Karen Allen), e o coloca frente a frente com seus dilemas pessoais. Drama policial baseado no livro de Gerald Walker.
Vampire
Capt. Desher
Vampire Anton Voytek's lair is disturbed by the ground breaking for a new church. Anton attempts to start a modern life using his hoarded wealth, but finds it's been confiscated by the authorities. He takes revenge on the architect responsible, who in turn, aided by a retired detective, tries to hunt down and destroy Anton.
Rocky II: A Revanche
Tony Gazzo
Após a luta contra Apollo Creed, Rocky promete à sua esposa largar os ringues. Mas os fãs de boxe insistem em uma revanche entre os dois pugilistas. Sem dinheiro, Rocky se vê obrigado a aceitar o desafio e recebe a benção da esposa para lutar. Agora o lutador deve se preparar para o combate do século e decide treinar intensamente, sonhando apenas em terminar a luta sem ser nocauteado pelo campeão.
Morte no Inverno
Arthur Fletcher
19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. While trying to avoid his wealthy and domineering father's attempts to control his actions, Nick follows the clues that have been handed to him. As he progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the real trails from the dead ends, and increasingly dangerous as unknown parties try to stop Nick from uncovering the truth.
O Abraço da Morte
Man in Cantina
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
A Colisão das Estrelas
Count Zartharn
A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.
The One Man Jury
Mike Abatino
Officer Jim Wade is a loose cannon on the force with a reputation for roughing up suspects, informants, witnesses, and just about everybody else who rubs him the wrong way. When women start being killed by a mysterious serial murderer called The Slasher, Wade vows to put a stop to the killing spree, regardless of whether through legal means or not.
A Taberna do Inferno
Burp
Em 1946, no submundo de Nova York, "Big Glory", "O Espancador" e "O Valentão" são três irmãos que usam os punhos para sobreviver. Brutos, insensíveis e cheios de vícios, eles são a atração da Taberna do Inferno, um lugar freqüentado pela escória da sociedade.
Amargo Reencontro
Psychologist
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Nunzio
Angelo
A mentally-challenged delivery boy indulges in fantasies that he is a superhero in the tough streets of Brooklyn. He lives a life marked with torments from the gang of deadbeats at the corner, overbearing concern from his mother and older brother, and general confusion about women and his burgeoning desires for them.
O Comboio do Medo
Spider
Na selva costariquenha, um grupo de voluntários trabalha em uma companhia de petróleo. No entanto, uma torre de perfuração é incendiada, ameaçando incinerar toda a região. A solução é mandar um grupo de homens para o local com um carregamento de explosivos para conter o fogo. Liderados por Jackie Scanlon (Roy Scheider), o grupo terá de transportar os explosivos por mais de 200 milhas, em território selvagem, utilizando dois caminhões velhos. Refilmagem do filme francês "Salário do Medo (1953)".
Rocky: Um Lutador
Tony Gazzo
Rocky Balboa, um pequeno boxeador da classe trabalhadora da Filadélfia, é arbitrariamente escolhido para lutar contra o campeão dos pesos pesados, Apollo Creed, quando o adversário do invicto lutador agendado para a luta é ferido. Durante o treinamento com o mal-humorado Mickey Goldmill, Rocky timidamente começa um relacionamento com Adrian, a invisível irmã de Paulie, seu amigo empacotador de carne.
O Guarda-Costas
Jabo
É um filme de comédia dramática de 1976, dirigido por Bob Rafelson, com roteiro de Charles Gaines (adaptado de sua novela de 1972 de mesmo nome). A história centra-se em um jovem de Birmingham (Alabama), interpretado por Jeff Bridges, que está envolvido em um acordo desonesto. A fim de fechar o acordo, ele precisa comprar uma academia para completar um lote multi-parcelado. Quando ele visita a academia, no entanto, vê que está romanticamente interessado na recepcionista (Sally Field) e esboça um estilo de vida despreocupado, como o do fisiculturista austríaco "Joe Santo" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) que está treinando para a competição de Mr. Universo.
Taxi Driver: Motorista de Táxi
Personnel Officer
O motorista de táxi de Nova York Travis Bickle, veterano da Guerra do Vietnã, reflete constantemente sobre a corrupção da vida ao seu redor e sente-se cada vez mais perturbado com a própria solidão e alienação. Apesar de não conseguir fazer contato emocional com ninguém e viver uma vida questionável em busca de diversão, ele se torna obcecado em ajudar uma prostituta de 12 anos que entra em seu táxi para fugir de um cafetão.
Próxima Parada: Bairro Boêmio
Cop
O retrato de jovens pretensiosamente boêmios. Um judeu aspirante a ator sai do apartamento dos pais no Brooklyn em busca de sua sorte na vida boêmia de Greenwich Village em 1953. Ele luta para entender seus sentimentos sobre a natureza dominante de sua mãe, enquanto também tenta manter seu relacionamento com sua namorada. (e 18 - Estimado 18 Anos)
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill
Two con artists kidnap a young boy for ransom. The boy, who calls himself Red Chief, becomes a problem for them.
92 in the Shade
Ollie Slatt
A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fishing sea captain.
O Último dos Valentões
Nick
O detetive particular Philip Marlowe tenta encontrar Velma, dançarina de um clube noturno e namorada de Moose Malloy, um pequeno criminoso que acaba de sair da prisão. Mas rapidamente percebe que nada neste caso é o que aparente ser à primeira vista. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Strike Force
Sol Terranova
A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.
Amigos e Aventureiros
Mr. Colson
Jack McKee and Cecil Colson are two bumbling drifters who make a living by rustling cattle from other peoples herds in the wilds of Montana. Jack is from a wealthy background but left his parents as he resented their posh lives, and Cecil is a Native American half-breed seeking his own path in life away from his father. Both hustle and rustle their way in the world by targeting cattle owned by wealthy ranch owner John Brown. Frustrated that someone is killing his cattle, John hires a pair of ranch hands Burt and Curt to find the rustlers. When Brown realizes he cannot trust his two inept ranch hands, he turns to the grizzled former rustler Henry Beige to find the cattle thieves, while Jack and Cecil are always one step ahead of them, not realizing that their luck will eventually run out sometime.
O Poderoso Chefão: Parte II
William 'Willie' Cicci
Após a máfia matar sua família, o jovem Vito foge da sua cidade na Sicília e vai para a América. Vito luta para manter sua família. Ele mata Black Hand Fanucci, que exigia dos comerciantes uma parte dos seus ganhos. Com a morte de Fanucci, o poderio de Vito cresce, mas sua família é o que mais importa para ele. Agora baseado no Lago Tahoe, Michael planeja fazer incursões em Las Vegas e Havana instalando negócios ligados ao lazer, mas descobre que aliados como Hyman Roth estão tentando matá-lo.
Esquadrão Implacável
Toredano
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Cops and Robbers
Marty
Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.