Joe Spinell
Actor · Screenplay · Executive Producer · Original Film Writer
Born Oct 28, 1936 · Manhattan, New York
Active 1972–1989
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.
Filmography
The Godfather (1972) — Willi Cicci (uncredited)The Godfather Part II (1974) — William 'Willie' CicciTaxi Driver (1976) — Personnel OfficerRocky (1976) — Tony GazzoRocky II (1979) — Tony GazzoSorcerer (1977) — SpiderThe Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) — Will CicciBrubaker (1980) — BirdwellCruising (1980) — Patrolman DiSimoneManiac (2012) — Original Film WriterManiac (1980) — Frank Zito · Screenplay · Executive Producer · StoryNighthawks (1981) — Lt. MunafoMario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) — William "Willie" CicciBig Wednesday (1978) — PsychologistMarried to the Mob (1988) — Leonard 'Tiptoes' MazzilliFarewell, My Lovely (1975) — NickThe Ninth Configuration (1980) — Lt. SpinellNight Shift (1982) — ManettiThe Seven-Ups (1973) — ToredanoThe Equalizer (1985) — Mob BossThe Pick-up Artist (1987) — EddieParadise Alley (1978) — BurpForbidden Zone (1982) — Drunken SailorVigilante (1983) — Eisenberg