Taxi Driver
1976
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Joe Spinell (born Joseph Spagnuolo; October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American character actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions on and off Broadway.
Joe Spinell. Actor: Taxi Driver. Joseph J. Spagnuolo was born on October 28, 1936 in Manhattan, New York City at his family's apartment on 2nd Avenue. Spinell was a tough guy on and off the screen all his life.
Joe Spinell. Actor: Taxi Driver. Joseph J. Spagnuolo was born on October 28, 1936 in Manhattan, New York City at his family's apartment on 2nd Avenue. Spinell was a tough guy on and off the screen all his life.
Joe Spinell. 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 shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky (1976) and Rocky II (1979).
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.
Joe Spinell was an American actor who worked in several movies and Broadway plays. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, and achievements.
Maniac is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed by William Lustig and written by C. A. Rosenberg. It stars Joe Spinell as Frank Zito, an Italian-American serial killer residing in New York City who murders and scalps young women. Spinell was also co-writer of the film.
