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Sal Mineo

Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at age 17, making him the fifth-youngest nominee in the category. Mineo also starred in films such as Crime in the Streets, Giant (both 1956), Exodus (1960), for which he won a Golden Globe and received a second Academy Award nomination, The Longest Day (1962), John Ford's final western Cheyenne Autumn (1964) and Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971).

Infobox

Born
Salvatore Mineo Jr.(1939-01-10)January 10, 1939New York City, U.S.
Died
February 12, 1976(1976-02-12) (aged 37)West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Murder (stab wound to the heart)
Resting place
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, U.S.
Other names
The Switchblade Kid
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1951–1976
Known for
mw- Rebel Without a CauseExodus
Partners
Jill Haworth (1960–1964) Courtney Burr III (1970–1976)
Website
salmineo.com

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1955
Role(s)
Jerry (boy)
Role(s)
Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
Role(s)
John "Plato" Crawford
Notes
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1956
Role(s)
Angelo "Baby" Gioia, a.k.a. Bambino
Role(s)
Angel Obregón II
Role(s)
Angelo Barrato
1957
Role(s)
Dino Minetta
Role(s)
Leslie "Les" Henderson
1958
Role(s)
White Bull
1959
Role(s)
Luigi Maresi
Role(s)
Gene Krupa
1960
Role(s)
Dov Landau
Notes
Won—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1962
Role(s)
Ahmed
Role(s)
Pvt. Martini
1964
Role(s)
Red Shirt
1965
Role(s)
Lawrence Sherman
1967
Role(s)
George Blaylock
1969
Role(s)
Leoncavallo Borghese
Role(s)
Jerry Taggart
1971
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1955
Six Bridges to Cross
Jerry (boy)
The Private War of Major Benson
Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
Rebel Without a Cause
John "Plato" Crawford
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1956
Crime in the Streets
Angelo "Baby" Gioia, a.k.a. Bambino
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Romolo
Giant
Angel Obregón II
Rock, Pretty Baby
Angelo Barrato
1957
Dino
Dino Minetta
The Young Don't Cry
Leslie "Les" Henderson
1958
Tonka
White Bull
1959
A Private's Affair
Luigi Maresi
The Gene Krupa Story
Gene Krupa
1960
Exodus
Dov Landau
Won—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1962
Escape from Zahrain
Ahmed
The Longest Day
Pvt. Martini
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Red Shirt
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Uriah
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Lawrence Sherman
1967
Stranger on the Run
George Blaylock
1969
Krakatoa, East of Java
Leoncavallo Borghese
80 Steps to Jonah
Jerry Taggart
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Dr. Milo
· Filmography › Television
1952
The Vision of Father Flanagan
Role(s)
Les
Notes
TV movie
A Woman for the Ages
Role(s)
Charles
Notes
TV movie
1953
Role(s)
Paco
Notes
"The Capitol of the World"
1954
Role(s)
Tommy Angelo
Notes
"The Magic Horn"
1955
Notes
"Juvenile Gangs"
Notes
"The Bad Men"
Frontiers of Faith
Notes
"The Man on the 6:02"
1956
Notes
"Nothing to Do"
Role(s)
Paco
Notes
"The Capitol of the World", "The Magic Horn"
Notes
"Nothing to Do"
Notes
"Tabloid"
Notes
"The Dream"
Role(s)
Miguel
Notes
"Island in the City"
1957
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episodes 10.42, 10.48
Role(s)
Tony Russo
Notes
"Barefoot Soldier", "Drummer Man"
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode 10.8
1958
Role(s)
Aladdin
Notes
"Cole Porter's Aladdin"
Role(s)
Jose Garcia
Notes
"The Garcia Story"
1959
Role(s)
Nicky Silvero
Notes
"The Sal Mineo Story"
1962
Role(s)
Coke
Notes
"A Sound of Hunting"
1963
Role(s)
Billy Archer
Notes
"The Loser"
1964
Role(s)
Ernie
Notes
"The World I Want"
Role(s)
Carlos Mendoza
Notes
"Tomorrow is a Fickle Girl"
Role(s)
Private Kogan
Notes
"The Hard Way Back"
1965
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
"Patty Meets a Celebrity"
Role(s)
Lew Dixon
Notes
"Who Killed the Rabbit's Husband?"
1966
Role(s)
Vinnick
Notes
"Nothing to Lose"
Role(s)
Marcel Paulon
Notes
"The Brothers"
Notes
"The General Swings at Dawn"
Role(s)
Tonio
Notes
"Sequestro!: Parts 1 and 2"
Role(s)
Lt. Tony Bianchi
Notes
"The House Where He Lived"
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
Role(s)
Bobby Jack Wilkes
Notes
TV movie
1967
Role(s)
Doctoroff
Notes
"A Song Called Revenge"
Role(s)
George Blaylock
Notes
TV movie
1968
Role(s)
Bobby George
Notes
"Tiger By The Tail"
1969
Role(s)
Sheldon
Notes
"A Hard Case Of The Blues"
1970
Role(s)
Mel Bracken
Notes
Flip Side
The Challengers
Role(s)
Angel de Angelo
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Wade Hillary
Notes
"So Long, Baby, and Amen"
1971
Role(s)
Jim Bell
Notes
"The Liberty Bell"
Role(s)
Tsinnajinni
Notes
"Sanctuary"
Role(s)
Mort Downes
Notes
"The Worst Crime"
In Search of America
Role(s)
Nick
Notes
TV movie
How to Steal an Airplane
Role(s)
Luis Ortega
Notes
TV movie
1972
Role(s)
Nick Rico
Notes
TV movie
1973
Role(s)
President Gamal Zaki
Notes
"Marked for Murder"
Role(s)
Walter Scheerer
Notes
"Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On"
1974
Role(s)
Jerry Farmer
Notes
"Man Running"
Role(s)
Stippy
Notes
"The Hunters"
1975
Role(s)
Rachman Habib
Notes
"A Case of Immunity"
Role(s)
Eddie
Notes
"Hit Gun for Sale"
Role(s)
Broker
Notes
"Elegy for a Cop"
Role(s)
Roy
Notes
"Deadly Tide: Parts 1 and 2"
Role(s)
Joey Hopper
Notes
"A Coven of Killers"
Role(s)
Fobbes
Notes
"Test of Brotherhood"
1976
Role(s)
James Danello
Notes
"The Adventure of the Wary Witness"
Role(s)
Parma
Notes
"The Answer", (final appearance)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1952
The Vision of Father Flanagan
Les
TV movie
A Woman for the Ages
Charles
TV movie
1953
Omnibus
Paco
"The Capitol of the World"
1954
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
Tommy Angelo
"The Magic Horn"
1955
Big Town
"Juvenile Gangs"
Omnibus
"The Bad Men"
The Philco Television Playhouse
"The Trees"
Frontiers of Faith
"The Man on the 6:02"
1956
Look Up and Live
"Nothing to Do"
The Alcoa Hour
Paco
"The Capitol of the World", "The Magic Horn"
Westinghouse Studio One
"Dino"
Look Up and Live
"Nothing to Do"
Lux Video Theatre
"Tabloid"
Screen Directors Playhouse
"The Dream"
Climax!
Miguel
"Island in the City"
1957
The Ed Sullivan Show
Himself
Episodes 10.42, 10.48
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Tony Russo
"Barefoot Soldier", "Drummer Man"
Kraft Music Hall
Himself
Episode 10.8
1958
The DuPont Show of the Month
Aladdin
"Cole Porter's Aladdin"
Pursuit
Jose Garcia
"The Garcia Story"
1959
The Ann Sothern Show
Nicky Silvero
"The Sal Mineo Story"
1962
The DuPont Show of the Week
Coke
"A Sound of Hunting"
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
Billy Archer
"The Loser"
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Ernie
"The World I Want"
Dr. Kildare
Carlos Mendoza
"Tomorrow is a Fickle Girl"
Combat!
Private Kogan
"The Hard Way Back"
1965
The Patty Duke Show
Himself
"Patty Meets a Celebrity"
Burke's Law
Lew Dixon
"Who Killed the Rabbit's Husband?"
1966
Combat!
Vinnick
"Nothing to Lose"
Combat!
Marcel Paulon
"The Brothers"
Mona McCluskey
"The General Swings at Dawn"
Run for Your Life
Tonio
"Sequestro!: Parts 1 and 2"
Court Martial
Lt. Tony Bianchi
"The House Where He Lived"
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
Bobby Jack Wilkes
TV movie
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Doctoroff
"A Song Called Revenge"
Stranger on the Run
George Blaylock
TV movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Bobby George
"Tiger By The Tail"
1969
The Name of the Game
Sheldon
"A Hard Case Of The Blues"
1970
Mission Impossible
Mel Bracken
Flip Side
The Challengers
Angel de Angelo
TV movie
The Name of the Game
Wade Hillary
"So Long, Baby, and Amen"
1971
My Three Sons
Jim Bell
"The Liberty Bell"
The Immortal
Tsinnajinni
"Sanctuary"
Dan August
Mort Downes
"The Worst Crime"
In Search of America
Nick
TV movie
How to Steal an Airplane
Luis Ortega
TV movie
1972
The Family Rico
Nick Rico
TV movie
1973
Griff
President Gamal Zaki
"Marked for Murder"
Harry O
Walter Scheerer
"Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On"
· Awards and nominations
1961
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actor
Notes
1961
Role(s)
Best Single Performance by an Actor
Notes
1957
Role(s)
Top Male Supporting Performance
Notes
1961
Institution
Category
Year
Work
Result
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
1956
Rebel Without a Cause
Nominated
1961
Exodus
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor
1961
Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Single Performance by an Actor
1957
Studio One
Nominated
Laurel Awards
Top Male Supporting Performance
1961
Exodus
Won

References

  1. "The Switchblade Kid: The Life and Death of Sal Mineo"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080629084259/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/celebrity/sal_mineo/2.html
  2. Guía del cine clásico: Protagonistas – Antonio Mendez – Google Books
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  3. Sal Mineo: A Biography
    https://books.google.com/books?id=dTKfEQmAnFkC
  4. I, Rhoda
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  5. Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City
    https://books.google.com/books?id=XxNkDwAAQBAJ&q=sal+mineo+quintano%27s&pg=PA66
  6. Salmineo.com
    http://www.salmineo.com/newstand/inter_hadleigh.html
  7. "The Murder of Sal Mineo"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080606191553/http://www.crimemagazine.com/salmineo.htm
  8. glbtq: An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture
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  9. Kirksville Daily Express – Kirksville, MO
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200613064136/https://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/article/20120310/BLOGS/303109930
  10. Sal Mineo: A Biography
    https://books.google.com/books?id=dTKfEQmAnFkC&q=sal+mineo+salome&pg=PA390
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  12. The Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder: Murder Played Out in the Spotlight of Maximum Publicity
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    https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780786707775
  14. Entertainment Weekly
    https://ew.com/article/1995/02/10/sal-mineos-untimely-death/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20080509134703/http://www.salmineo.com/biopt2.html
  16. The Book of Golden Discs
    https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/94
  17. What's My Line? – Sal Mineo; Ernie Kovacs (panel); Martin Gabel (panel) (June 30, 1957)
  18. Crimemagazine.com
    http://www.crimemagazine.com/murder-sal-mineo-0
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    https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/sal_mineo__watch_the_trailer_for_james_franco_s_sal_biopic/1963959/
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    https://books.google.com/books?id=dTKfEQmAnFkC&q=sal+mineo+one+minute+I+seemed&pg=PA228
  23. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/arts/design/30voge.html
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    https://www.amazon.com/Patty-Duke-Show-Season/dp/B002WIDRLC
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/arts/television/video-remembering-patty-duke.html
  26. "The Patty Duke Show S2E19 Patty Meets a Celebrity"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4mvOo9zsls
  27. Patty Meets a Celebrity, Episode 55 Original Air Date January 20, 1965 List of The Patty Duke Show episodes
  28. "CLOSED – The Sal Mineo Story "Rebel with A Cause" – Feb 9th &10, 2016"
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  33. "INTERVIEW WITH DON JOHNSON, AGE 20 ~ by Marvin Jones | Facebook"
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  46. Los Angeles Times
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