Joe Spinell

Personal Info

Birthday

October 28, 1936

Day of Death

1989-01-13

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York

Also Known As

Joseph J. Spagnuolo

Joseph 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.

Known For

The Godfather

The Equalizer

The Godfather Part II

Taxi Driver

Rocky

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

Rocky II

Sorcerer

Filmography

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