Joseph Pilato
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| Born | Josef Francis Anthony Pilato Jr. March 16, 1949 Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2019 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1978–2019 |
Joseph Pilato (March 16, 1949 – March 24, 2019) was an American film and voice actor. He was perhaps best known for his performance as Captain Rhodes in the 1985 film Day of the Dead.
Early life
He was born in Fitchburg in 1949 to an Italian-American family. His father was a professional trombonist with the Les Brown Orchestra. Joseph was enrolled into Catholic school and became an altar boy, where his talent for acting was developed.
Personal life
Joe Pilato died in his sleep on March 24, 2019, eight days after his 70th birthday.[1]
Career
Day of the Dead and success
In 1984, six years after the release of Dawn of the Dead, director George A. Romero, was planning a new zombie film called Day of the Dead. Pilato had appeared as a cameo in Dawn of the Dead as a police officer, which had been his first feature film role. Pilato was selected to play United States Army Captain Rhodes. He is perhaps best known for his performance, and the film, along with its predecessors, has become a classic.
Later career and other projects
He would later land minor roles in such films as Wishmaster, Pulp Fiction, Digimon: The Movie, and Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Officer at Police Dock | |
| 1980 | Effects | Dominic | |
| 1981 | Knightriders | Disgruntled fair worker | |
| 1985 | Day of the Dead | Captain Rhodes | |
| 1986 | Gung Ho | Union Member | |
| 1989 | Shooters | Sgt. Plato | |
| 1990 | Alienator | Tech #2 | |
| Empire of the Dark | Guy Zupan | ||
| 1993 | The Evil Inside Me | Fulvio | |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Dean Martin impersonator | Credited as "Josef Pilato" |
| Married People, Single Sex | Artie | ||
| Witch Hunt | Uncredited role | ||
| 1995 | The Demolitionist | Boxer | Credited as "Josef Pilato" |
| 1996 | Visions | NSA Agent | |
| Neon Signs | Boto | ||
| 1997 | Wishmaster | Mickey Torreli | |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room | Carlo | |
| 1999 | The Last Seduction II | Marvin Dishman | |
| Digimon: Digital Monsters | MetalGreymon | Series: 1999–2000 | |
| 2000 | Digimon: The Movie | MetalGreymon | |
| 2003 | The Ghouls | Uncredited role | |
| 2009 | Someone's Knocking at the Door | Dr. Ottie | |
| 2010 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Himself | |
| 2015 | Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D | Harry Cooper | |
| 2018 | Attack in LA | Wilde | Final film role |
References
- ^ R.I.P. ‘Day of the Dead’ Scene-Stealer Joseph Pilato Has Died at 70 Bloody Disgusting, March 25, 2019
- ^ "A Friendly Fucking Chat With Horror Icon Joseph Pilato". Retrieved 9 March 2018.
External links
- Joseph Pilato at IMDb
- Joe Pilato Preservation Page at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2009)
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