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Mini biography:
His parents Josephine and Sal Sr. (who made caskets for a living) emigrated from
Mineo in Sicily. In addition to Sal Jr. there were Michael, Victor and Sarina. He
was thrown out of parochial school and, by age 8, was a member of a street gang
in a tough Bronx neighborhood.
His mother enrolled him in dancing school at age 10,and acting school. He soon appeared
as a child in "The Rose Tattoo" (Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach) and as
a young prince in "The King and I" (Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner). At
age 16 he played a boy in Tony Curtis' "Six Bridges to Cross" and the
same year played Plato in James Dean's "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955).
He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie and "Exodus"
(1960).
At age 30, in an effort to escape his teen-idol image, he turned to directing ("Fortune
And Men's Eyes", successful productions in both New York and Los Angeles).
The night of 12 February 1976 a neighbor heard him (returning from rehearsal of
"P.S. Your Cat Is Dead") calling "Help! Help! Oh, my God!" and
found him in the street stabbed to death. He had not been robbed and a white male
with long hair had been seen running from the scene. His killer, Lionel Ray Williams
was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1979.
Sal's music career: In 1957 'Sal Mineo' tried to start a career as a Rock 'N Roll
singer, he released two singles. The first was Start Movin' (In My Direction), it
stayed in the USA top 40 for 13 weeks and reached the no. 9 position. The second
was Lasting Love, that stayed in for 3 weeks and reached no. 27. The singles were
followed up by an album on the Epic label. In the UK the records were released on
the Philips label.
Personal quotes "I'll never be mistaken for Pat Boone"
(1975)
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Columbo: A Case of Immunity (1975) (TV)
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Rachman Habib
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James Dean, the First American Teenager (1975)
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Himself
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Such Dust As Dreams Are Made On (1973)
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Family Rico, The (1972) (TV)
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Nick Rico
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
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Milo
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How to Steal an Airplane (1971) (TV)
... aka Only One Day Left Before Tomorrow
... aka Scavengers, The (1971/II) (1971
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Luis Ortega
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Challengers, The (1970) (TV)
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Angel de Angelo
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In Search of America (1970) (TV
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Nick
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Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)
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Leoncavallo ... aka Volcano (1969)
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80 Steps to Jonah (1969)
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Jerry Taggart
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Stranger on the Run (1967) (TV) ... aka Lonesome Gun)
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George Blaylock
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LSD-Insight or Insanity? (1967) (voice)
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Narrator
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Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones, The (1966) (TV)
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Bobby Jack Wilkes
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Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)
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Uriah
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Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965)
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Lawrence
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
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Red Shirt
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Escape from Zahrain (1962)
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Ahmed
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Longest Day, The (1962)
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Private Martini
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Exodus (1960)
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Dov Landau
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Insight or Insanity? (1960) (voice)
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Narrator
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Private's Affair, A (1959)
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Luigi Maresi
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Gene Krupa Story, The (1959)... aka Drum Crazy (1959
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Gene Krupa
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Aladdin (1958) (TV)
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Tonka (1958... aka A Horse Named Comanche)
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White Bull
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Dino (1957) ... aka Killer Dino
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Dino Minetta
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Young Don't Cry, The (1957)
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Leslie Henderson
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Giant (1956)
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Angel Obregon II
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Crime in the Streets (1956)
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Baby Gioia
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Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
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Angelo Barrato
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
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Romolo
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Private War of Major Benson, The (1955)
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Cadet Colonel Sylvester
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Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
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Plato
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Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
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Jerry as a boy
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"S.W.A.T." (1975) in episode: "Deadly Tide: Part 2" (episode
# 2.2) 9/20/1975
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"S.W.A.T." (1975) in episode: "Deadly Tide: Part 1" (episode
# 2.1) 9/13/1975
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"S.W.A.T." (1975) in episode: "Coven of Killers, A" (episode
# 1.2) 3/3/1975
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"Harry O" (1974) playing "Broker" in episode:
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"Elegy for a Cop" (episode # 1.21) 2/27/1975
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"Hawaii Five-O" (1968) in Episode: "Hit Gun for Sale" (episode
# 7.165) 2/25/1975
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"Harry O" (1974) playing "Walter Scheerer" in episode: "Such
Dust As Dreams Are Made On" (episode # 0.1) 3/11/1974
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"Mission: Impossible" (1966) playing "Mel Bracken" in episode:
"Flip Side" (episode # 5.2) 9/29/1970
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"Hawaii Five-O" (1968) playing "Bobby George" in episode: "Tiger by the Tail" (episode # 1.3) 10/10/1968
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"Combat!" (1962) playing "Larry Kogan" in episode: "Hard
Way Back, The" (episode # 3.6) 10/20/1964
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"Patty Duke Show, The" (1963) playing "Portrays Himself" in episode:
"Patty meets a celebrity"
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"Burke's Law" (1963) playing "Dickson" in episode: "Who
Killed the Rabbit's"
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"Pursuit" (1958) in episode: "Vengeance, The" 10/22/1958
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"Alcoa Hour, The" (1955) in episode: "Magic Horn, The" (episode
# 1.17) 6/10/1956
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"Philco Television Playhouse, The" (1948) in episode: "Trees, The"
(episode # 8.7) 12/4/1955
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