​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 familys apartment in Manhattans Little Italy on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. A few years after the death of his father, he moved with his mother and older siblings to Woodside, Queens, New York where he lived off-and-on for the remainder of his life. Spinell suffered most of his life from hemophilia as well as chronic asthma. Because of his large, heavyset frame and imposing looks, Spinell was often cast as criminals, thugs, or corrupt police officers. His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. 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. Some say that his death was caused by sudden heart attack due to heavy drug use, drinking and emotional distress in light of his mother passing away two years earlier. It is also speculated that he may have died from asthma complications, or bled to death from hemophilia related causes. He was planning a sequel to Maniac before his death. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens near his home. He is the distant cousin of the American football team St. Louis Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo. Spinell was married to adult film star Jean Jennings from February 1977 to July 1979. Together they had one daughter, but they eventually divorced.

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Starcrash

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Ταινία 1978

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Self (archive footage)

Ταινία 2007

The History of 'Cruising'

Self (archive footage)

Ταινία 2007

Melvin and Howard

Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)

Ταινία 1980

Forbidden Zone

Drunken Sailor

Ταινία 1980

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

William "Willie" Cicci

Ταινία 1981

Maniac

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Ταινία 1980

Night Shift

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Ταινία 1982

The American Nightmare

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Ταινία 2000

The Last Horror Film

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Ταινία 1982

The Godfather

Willi Cicci (uncredited)

Ταινία 1972

Operation Warzone

Brig. Gen. George Delevane

Ταινία 1988

Nunzio

Angelo

Ταινία 1978

The Messenger

Rico

Ταινία 1986

Rapid Fire

Hansen

Ταινία 1989

Thriller Zone

Vinny Durand (segment "Fanatical Extremes") (archive footage)

Ταινία 1995

The One Man Jury

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Ταινία 1978

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Self (archive footage)

Ταινία 2020

The Little Dragons

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Ταινία 1980

Strike Force

Sol Terranova

Ταινία 1975

The Undertaker

Uncle Roscoe

Ταινία 1988

The Last Fight

Angelo

Ταινία 1983

Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

Mr. Robbie

Ταινία 1986

Winter Kills

Arthur Fletcher

Ταινία 1979

Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter

Door Guard

Ταινία 1981

Vampire

Capt. Desher

Ταινία 1979

K.O. Kippers

Tony Larosa

Ταινία 1988

Losin' It

Border Patrolman

Ταινία 1983

Monsignor

Bride's Father

Ταινία 1982

FantastiCozzi

Count Zarth Arn (archive footage)

Ταινία 2016

92 in the Shade

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Ταινία 1975

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

Escobar

Ταινία 1983

Cops and Robbers

Marty

Ταινία 1973

The Ransom of Red Chief

Bill

Ταινία 1975

The Joe Spinell Story

(archive footage)

Ταινία 2001

Out of the Darkness

Jim Halsey

Ταινία 1985

A Question of Honor

Masked witness (uncredited)

Ταινία 1982

Deadly Illusion

Crazy Man in Gun Bureau

Ταινία 1987