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Joe Spinell (October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an Italian-American actor who played small roles in several famous films of the 1970s.

Born Joseph J. Spagnuolo' in New York City, his most notable roles are in Rocky I and II, The Godfathers I and II, and Taxi Driver. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 William Lustig directed film, Maniac. Spinell, a hemophiliac, died from a heart attack in 1989 at the age of 52.

Selected Filmography

• The Godfather (1972) as Willie Cicci
• Cops and Robbers (1973) as Marty
• The Seven-Ups (1973) as Toredano
• The Godfather: Part II (1974) as Willie Cicci
• Rancho Deluxe (1975) as Mr. Coleson
• Strike Force (1975) (TVM) as Sol Terranova
• Farewell, My Lovely (1975) as Nick
• 92 in the Shade (1975) as Ollie Slatt
• Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) as a policeman
• Taxi Driver (1976) as the personnel officer
• Stay Hungry (1976) as Jabo
• Rocky (1976) as Tony Gazzo
• Sorcerer (1977) as Spider
• Nunzio (1978) as Angelo
• Big Wednesday (1978) as the psychologist
• Paradise Alley (1978) as Burp
• The One Man Jury (1978) as Mike
• Starcrash (1979) as Count Zarth Arn
• Last Embrace (1979) as a random man in a cantina
• Winter Kills (1979) as Arthur Fletcher
• Rocky II (1979) as Tony Gazzo
• Vampire (1979) (TVM) as Police Captain Desher
• Cruising (1980) as Patrolman DiSimone
• Maniac (1980) as Frank Zito
• Forbidden Zone (1980) as Squeezit's Father
• Nightside (1980) (TVM) as Michael Vincent
• Brubaker (1980) as Floyd Birdwell
• The Little Dragons (1980) as Yancey
• The Ninth Configuration (1980) as Lt. Spinell
• Melvin and Howard (1980) as a Go-Go club owner
• The First Deadly Sin (1980) as Charles Lipsky
• Nighthawks (1981) as Lt. Munafo, NYPD
• National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982) as the talent agent and beauty show M.C. (segment: "Success Wanters")
• A Question of Honor (1982) (TVM) as the masked police officer testifying
• Night Shift (1982) as Manetti
• The Last Horror Film ('The Fanatic') (1982) as Vinny Durand
• Monsignor (1982) as the bride's father
• One Down, Two to Go (1982) as Joe Spangler
• Walking the Edge (1983) as Brusstar
• Vigilante (1983) as Eisenberg the lawyer
• Losin' It (1983) as a U.S. Customs Policeman
• The Last Fight (1983) as the Boss
• Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983) (TVM) as Escobar, a hotel doorman
• The Big Score (1983) as Mayfield
• Eureka (1984) as Pete
• Out of the Darkness (1985) (TVM) as Jim Halsey
• Hollywood Harry (1985) as Max Caldwell
• The Children of Times Square (1986) (TVM) as a street vendor
• The Whoopee Boys (1986) as Guido Antonucci
• Blood Ties (1986) as a hitman
• The Messenger (1987) as Rico
• The Pick-up Artist (1987) as Eddie
• Deadly Illusion (1987) as a hitman
• Married to the Mob (1988) as Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli (scenes deleted from final print)
• The Undertaker (1988) as Roscoe
• Operation Warzone (1988) as George Delevane
• Rapid Fire (1989) as Hansen

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