Biography
Joe Spinell
Acting
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…
Career works
71
Movies
69
Series
2
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
10/28/1936
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York
Date of death
01/13/1989
Filmography highlights
Movies
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020 · 7.5
FantastiCozzi
2016 · 6.0
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016 · 8.8
The History of 'Cruising'
2007 · 7.7
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007 · 6.5
The Joe Spinell Story
2001 · 5.3
The American Nightmare
2000 · 6.8
Thriller Zone
1995 · 6.3
Rapid Fire
1989 · 3.4
The Undertaker
1988 · 5.3
Married to the Mob
1988 · 6.0
Operation Warzone
1988 · 3.8
Deadly Illusion
1987 · 5.5
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · 5.7
Blood Ties
1986 · 6.3
Series
