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Joe Spinell

1936 - 1989

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Joe Spinell (born Joseph Spagnuolo; October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American character actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions on and off Broadway. He played supporting roles in film including The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Taxi Driver (1976), Sorcerer (1977) and Cruising (1980). Until Spinell's death in 1989, his career ranged from bit to major supporting roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Spinell has received more than 1,450,631 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Spinell is the 2,041st most popular actor (down from 2,008th in 2019), the 3,385th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,433rd in 2019) and the 979th most popular American Actor.

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  • 52.99

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  • 18

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  • 3.70

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  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joe Spinell ranks 2,041 out of 9,996Before him are Eddie Albert, Ma Dong-seok, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Anna Faris, Joanna Cassidy, and Rhonda Fleming. After him are Gloria Guida, Dermot Mulroney, Paul Wegener, Aldo Fabrizi, Helena Modjeska, and Jon Cryer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Joe Spinell ranks 183Before him are Santos Abril y Castelló, Walter Lewin, Walter Koenig, Polina Astakhova, Šaban Bajramović, and Raymond Damadian. After him are Carla Bley, Antonio López García, Guillermo Endara, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, Trần Đức Lương, and Carla Fracci. Among people deceased in 1989, Joe Spinell ranks 110Before him are Gerhard Schröder, Riccardo Morandi, Uichiro Hatta, Diana Vreeland, Richie Ginther, and Michał Rola-Żymierski. After him are René Moawad, Robert Penn Warren, Guy Laroche, Chen Boda, Martti Talvela, and Edward Ochab.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Spinell ranks 3,385 out of 18,182Before him are Lois Lowry (1937), Joanna Cassidy (1945), Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Raymond Damadian (1936), Rhonda Fleming (1923), and Jimmy Smith (1925). After him are Gustave Gilbert (1911), Vinnie Vincent (1952), Dermot Mulroney (1963), Laurens Hammond (1895), Marcian Hoff (1937), and Joe Walsh (1947).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Joe Spinell ranks 979Before him are John Amos (1939), Robert Foxworth (1941), Eddie Albert (1906), Anna Faris (1976), Joanna Cassidy (1945), and Rhonda Fleming (1923). After him are Dermot Mulroney (1963), Jon Cryer (1965), Richard Bright (1937), Willie Garson (1964), Dennis Weaver (1924), and Josh Radnor (1974).

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