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Joe Spinell

1936 - 1989

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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. He played supporting roles in 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, his career ranged from bit to major supporting roles. Spinell played lead roles in horror films, sharing the screen with actress Caroline Munro in the first two: the psychological slasher film Maniac (1980), the horror comedy The Last Horror Film (1982), and the slasher film The Undertaker (1988), which was released posthumously. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Spinell is the 2,684th most popular actor (down from 2,212th in 2019), the 4,653rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,553rd in 2019) and the 1,298th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Joe Spinell ranks 2,684 out of 13,578. Before him are Josiane Balasko, Jean Servais, Julieta Serrano, Stuart Wilson, Frédéric Mitterrand, and Dennis Haysbert. After him are Frank Finlay, Pierre Arditi, Karl Valentin, Matthias Habich, Gérard Jugnot, and Kumail Nanjiani.

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Among people born in 1936, Joe Spinell ranks 246. Before him are Vyacheslav Kebich, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Federico Luppi, Michel Aumont, Im Kwon-taek, and Ivo Brešan. After him are Antonio Gades, Frederick Ballantyne, Walter Koenig, Jim Brown, Karol Divín, and Lien Chan. Among people deceased in 1989, Joe Spinell ranks 135. Before him are Nilufer Hanımsultan, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Robert Penn Warren, Pavel Kurochkin, Martti Talvela, and Prince Wolfgang of Hesse. After him are Edoardo Amaldi, Colin Clark, Chen Boda, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Nils Axelsson, and Armand Salacrou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Spinell ranks 4,653 out of 20,380. Before him are John Neumeier (1939), Arnold Rothstein (1882), Robert Morris (1931), Andrew M. Gleason (1921), Dennis Haysbert (1954), and R-Truth (1972). After him are Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810), Big Mama Thornton (1926), John Paine (1870), George Clement Perkins (1839), The Big Bopper (1930), and John Singleton Copley (1738).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Joe Spinell ranks 1,298. Before him are Penny Marshall (1943), Mitchell Ryan (1928), Mayim Bialik (1975), Paul Adelstein (1969), Chris Penn (1965), and Dennis Haysbert (1954). After him are Fred Willard (1939), Michael McKean (1947), Michael Jai White (1967), Theresa Russell (1957), Tom Bosley (1927), and Walter Koenig (1936).

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