I'll always remember Joe Spinell as the first character Bickle meets in Taxi Driver, the mob enforcer in Rocky I & II and the gruff Lt. Munafo in Nighthawks.
@Victor R. I don't know, his romantic performance with Caroline Munro was believable if you put aside all the girls he kills for the rest of the movie..
Joe Spinell was a good friend of my father's. My dad brought Joe to one of my little league games, a woman lost her mind screaming, she was a horror fan and loved Maniac. Prince of a guy they don't make them like those guys anymore. Great actor
The people he knew are absolutely beyond amazing... And almost all of his movies are now considered classics... And when he said he lives with his mom with such pride..... Wow.. !! Had he lived a lil longer.. his success would have grown.... Rip Mr Spinall... And Ty for the memories.... Salute.!
Like Gunnar Hansen's portrayal of Leatherface, Joe Spinell's portrayal of Frank Zito is still watched by fans of the horror genre today, freaking out the new generations, and these films' cult status keeps renewing. I think that says a lot about an actor when people are still talking about their performance 40-50 years later.
One of my all time favorite movies is"" The Seven Ups"÷" with Roy Schneider and Joe played a bad guy, he is fabulous actor and liked by lots of people. So many of the great movies he was in. We didn't get Joe's show where I lived but he was a great host with lots of stars on his show would have liked to have seen it in that time period.
Joe Spinnell is my favorite Horror actor, hands down. He’s phenomenal! Too short of a life RIP. He would have done many more great pictures if he was still alive. I think he would have been a household name.
guyfroml The lady sitting beside Joe Spinell is Catherine Cox, a Broadway actress. Sitting beside her is Michael Rupert, an actor who also worked on Broadway.
There are actually 4 guests in this segment. The lady sitting beside Joe Spinell is Catherine Cox, a Broadway actress. Sitting beside her is Michael Rupert, an actor who also worked on Broadway. Also shown is jazz singer and pianist Freddy Cole. The last guest is former waitress, turned author Cecilia Fusco, who was promoting her book, titled 'Just Tip Me Mister!'
Way off the subject of Joe (rip) but in the beginning of the interview they are talking about tipping and that leads me to a question. Why don't black people tip?
You basing that theory on his bloated neck sweaty bulging eyes and funny as hell Roy Orbison bowl cut. The glasses also give off a classic Dahmer schizo look
No witnesses. Maybe he was wanting to be with late mom so he ran through the glass door while on coke n booze to numb the pain a bit . Realised it was over soon laid down on his couch and set up a scene from his 1980 doco film. Hey I watch la law so I’m interested in this case. Needs to be reopened
