Personal Info
Known Credits
69
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1936-10-28 (89 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Manhattan, New York
Also Known For
Joseph J. SpagnuoloJoseph Spagnuolo
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 deat ...
Known For
Acting
2020 --
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
| Self (archive footage)
2016 --
FantastiCozzi
| Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)
2007 --
The History of 'Cruising'
| Self (archive footage)
2007 --
Exorcising 'Cruising'
| Self (archive footage)
2001 --
The Joe Spinell Story
| (archive footage)
2000 --
The American Nightmare
| Self
1995 --
Thriller Zone
| Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)
1989 --
Rapid Fire
| Hansen
1988 --
The Undertaker
| Uncle Roscoe
1988 --
Married to the Mob
| Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli
1988 --
K.O. Kippers
| Tony Larosa
1988 --
Operation Warzone
| Brig. Gen. George Delevane
1987 --
Deadly Illusion
| Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
1987 --
The Pick-up Artist
| Eddie
1986 --
Blood Ties
| Joey, New York Goon #1
1986 --
The Messenger
| Rico
1986 --
Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
| Mr. Robbie
1986 --
Hollywood Harry
| Max Caldwell
1986 --
The Whoopee Boys
| Guido Antonucci
1986 --
The Children of Times Square
| Street Vendor
1985 --
Out of the Darkness
| Jim Halsey
1985 --
Walking the Edge
| Brusstar
1983 --
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
| Escobar
1983 --
The Last Fight
| Angelo
1983 --
Eureka
| Pete
1983 --
Losin' It
| Border Patrolman
1983 --
The Big Score
| Mayfield
1982 --
One Down, Two to Go
| Joe Spangler
1982 --
Monsignor
| Bride's Father
1982 --
The Last Horror Film
| Vinny Durand
1982 --
Night Shift
| Manetti
1982 --
Vigilante
| Eisenberg
1982 --
A Question of Honor
| Masked witness (uncredited)
1982 --
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
| Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
1981 --
Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
| Door Guard
1981 --
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
| William "Willie" Cicci
1981 --
Nighthawks
| Lt. Munafo
1980 --
The First Deadly Sin
| Charles Lipsky
1980 --
Melvin and Howard
| Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
1980 --
The Little Dragons
| Yancey
1980 --
Brubaker
| Floyd Birdwell
1980 --
Nightside
| Michael Vincent
1980 --
Maniac
| Frank Zito
1980 --
Forbidden Zone
| Drunken Sailor
1980 --
The Ninth Configuration
| Lt. Spinell
1980 --
Cruising
| Patrolman DiSimone
1979 --
Vampire
| Capt. Desher
1979 --
Rocky II
| Tony Gazzo
1979 --
Winter Kills
| Arthur Fletcher
1979 --
Last Embrace
| Man in Cantina
1978 --
Starcrash
| Count Zartharn
1978 --
The One Man Jury
| Mike Abatino
1978 --
Paradise Alley
| Burp
1978 --
Big Wednesday
| Psychologist
1978 --
Nunzio
| Angelo
1977 --
Sorcerer
| Spider
1976 --
Rocky
| Tony Gazzo
1976 --
Stay Hungry
| Jabo
1976 --
Taxi Driver
| Personnel Officer
1976 --
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
| Cop
1975 --
The Ransom of Red Chief
| Bill
1975 --
92 in the Shade
| Ollie Slatt
1975 --
Farewell, My Lovely
| Nick
1975 --
Strike Force
| Sol Terranova
1975 --
Rancho Deluxe
| Mr. Colson
1974 --
The Godfather Part II
| William 'Willie' Cicci
1973 --
The Seven-Ups
| Toredano
1973 --
Cops and Robbers
| Marty
1972 --
The Godfather
| Willi Cicci (uncredited)