Joseph Pilato
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Joseph Pilato is an American film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his performance as the psychotic Captain Rhodes in the 1985 film Day of the Dead
.
, Massachussets in 1949 to a hardworking Italian family. His father s of Italian decent and was a professional trombonist with the Les Brown Orchestra. He was enrolled into Catholic school and became an altar boy, where his talent for acting was discovered.
before he discovered he had a talent for acting. He is left-handed and enjoys to play golf
in his spare time. Pilato plays the guitar
, accordion
, and taught himself the trombone
. He does not own a computer
. He is close friends with Dawn of the Dead stars David Emge
and Ken Foree
. He often attends horror conventions and loves to meet his fans, often posing for pictures and signing autograph
s.
, the man who invented the modern zombie
, was planning a new zombie film called Day of the Dead, which would involve military scientists and soldiers hiding in an underground bunker trying to find out a way to stop the epidemic while the world above was slowly being overrun by the living dead. Ironically, he had appeared as a cameo in Dawn of the Dead in 1978, five years prior, 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.
, Pulp Fiction
, Digimon: The Movie
and Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D
.
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Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in many cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it attains the quality...
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Early Life
He was born in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachussets in 1949 to a hardworking Italian family. His father s of Italian decent and was a professional trombonist with the Les Brown Orchestra. He was enrolled into Catholic school and became an altar boy, where his talent for acting was discovered.
Personal Life
He was originally planning on being a lawyerLawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
before he discovered he had a talent for acting. He is left-handed and enjoys to play golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
in his spare time. Pilato plays the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, and taught himself the trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
. He does not own a computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
. He is close friends with Dawn of the Dead stars David Emge
David Emge
David Emge is an American actor. He is known for his role as Stephen in George A. Romero's classic film Dawn of the Dead.-Early life:Emge was born in Evansville, Indiana, United States...
and Ken Foree
Ken Foree
Kentotis Alvin "Ken" Foree is an American actor probably most famous as the hero Peter in Dawn of the Dead and Kenan & Kel as Roger, Kenan's dad.- Early life and career :Foree was born in Indianapolis, Indiana...
. He often attends horror conventions and loves to meet his fans, often posing for pictures and signing autograph
Autograph
An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature...
s.
Day of the Dead
In 1984, six years after the release of Dawn of the Dead, George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, the man who invented the modern zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
, was planning a new zombie film called Day of the Dead, which would involve military scientists and soldiers hiding in an underground bunker trying to find out a way to stop the epidemic while the world above was slowly being overrun by the living dead. Ironically, he had appeared as a cameo in Dawn of the Dead in 1978, five years prior, as a police officer, which had been his first feature film role. Pilato was selected to play United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Captain Rhodes. He is perhaps best known for his performance, and the film, along with its predecessors, has become a classic.
Other Projects
He would later land roles in such films as WishmasterWishmaster (film)
Wishmaster is a 1997 American horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman, and is the second film directed by Kurtzman. It was executive produced by Wes Craven—the only film of the Wishmaster series with his name attached....
, Pulp Fiction
Pulp fiction
Pulp fiction may refer to:* pulp magazines, short stories presented in a magazine format, printed on cheaply made wood-pulp paper* Pulp Fiction, a 1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino...
, Digimon: The Movie
Digimon: The Movie
Digimon: The Movie is a 2000 American film adaptation of the first three Japanese Digimon films distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film used footage from the films Digimon Adventure , Our War Game!! , and Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals .In comparison to...
and Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D
Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D
Night of the Living Dead: Origins is an upcoming 3-D animated horror film directed by Zebediah De Soto.-Synopsis:New York, a city of the hopes and dreams of many Americans, lies in ruin. The streets and skyscrapers that symbolized the strength and prosperity of a people have become places of horror...
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Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Officer at Police Dock | |
| 1980 | Effects | Dom | |
| 1981 | Knightriders Knightriders Knightriders is a 1981 film written and directed by George A. Romero. It was filmed entirely on location in Pennsylvania, especially in Fawn Township and Natrona... |
Disgruntled fair worker | |
| 1985 | Day of the Dead | Captain Rhodes | |
| 1986 | Gung Ho Gung Ho (film) Gung Ho is a 1986 Ron Howard comedy film, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe. The film's story portrayed the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation... |
Union Member | |
| 1989 | Shooters | Sgt. Plato | |
| 1990 | Alienator Alienator Alienator is a 1989 science fiction/action/thriller, directed by filmmaker Fred Olen Ray—the producer, director, and screenwriter of over one hundred low to medium-budget feature films in many genres—and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, star of the CBS television series Airwolf. Alienator is among... |
Tech #2 | |
| 1993 | Married People, Single Sex | Artie | |
| The Evil Inside Me | Fulvio | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction Pulp fiction Pulp fiction may refer to:* pulp magazines, short stories presented in a magazine format, printed on cheaply made wood-pulp paper* Pulp Fiction, a 1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino... |
Dean Martin Dean Martin Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"... look alike |
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| Fatal Passion | un-credited | ||
| 1995 | The Demolitionist | Boxer | |
| 1996 | Visions | NSA Agent | |
| Neon Signs | Boto | ||
| 1997 | Wishmaster Wishmaster (film) Wishmaster is a 1997 American horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman, and is the second film directed by Kurtzman. It was executive produced by Wes Craven—the only film of the Wishmaster series with his name attached.... |
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 Digimon: The Movie Digimon: The Movie is a 2000 American film adaptation of the first three Japanese Digimon films distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film used footage from the films Digimon Adventure , Our War Game!! , and Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals .In comparison to... |
MetalGreymon | |
| 2003 | The Ghouls The Ghouls The Ghouls is a 2003 independent American horror film that was written and directed by Chad Ferrin.... |
Un-credited | |
| 2009 | Someone's Knocking at the Door | Dr. Ottie | |
| 2010 | Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D Night of the Living Dead: Origins is an upcoming 3-D animated horror film directed by Zebediah De Soto.-Synopsis:New York, a city of the hopes and dreams of many Americans, lies in ruin. The streets and skyscrapers that symbolized the strength and prosperity of a people have become places of horror... |
Harry Cooper | |
| 2010 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Himself | |
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