Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

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Birthday: 
10 January 1939, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: 
Salvatore Mineo Jr.
Height: 
168 cm
Salvatore (Sal) Mineo Jr. was born to Josephine and Sal Sr. (a casket maker), who emigrated to the U.S. from Sicily. His siblings were Michael, Victor and Sarina. Sal was thrown out of parochial school and, by age eight, was a member of a street gang in a tough Bronx neighborhood. His mother enrolled him in dancing school and, after being arrested ... Show more »
Salvatore (Sal) Mineo Jr. was born to Josephine and Sal Sr. (a casket maker), who emigrated to the U.S. from Sicily. His siblings were Michael, Victor and Sarina. Sal was thrown out of parochial school and, by age eight, was a member of a street gang in a tough Bronx neighborhood. His mother enrolled him in dancing school and, after being arrested for robbery at age ten, he was given a choice of juvenile confinement or professional acting school.He soon appeared in the theatrical production "The Rose Tattoo" with Maureen Stapleton and Eli Wallach and as the young prince in "The King and I" with Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner. At age 16 he played a much younger boy in Six Bridges to Cross (1955) with Tony Curtis and later that same year played Plato in James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in this film and again for his role as Dov Landau in Exodus (1960).Expanding his repertoire, Mineo returned to the theatre to direct and star in the play "Fortune and Men's Eyes" with successful runs in both New York and Los Angeles. In the late 1960s and 1970s he continued to work steadily in supporting roles on TV and in film, including Dr. Milo in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Harry O (1973). In 1975 he returned to the stage in the San Francisco hit production of "P.S. Your Cat Is Dead". Preparing to open the play in Los Angeles in 1976 with Keir Dullea, he returned home from rehearsal the evening of February 12th when he was attacked and stabbed to death by a stranger. A drifter named Lionel Ray Williams was arrested for the crime and, after trial in 1979, convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder, but was paroled in 1990. Although taken away far too soon, the memory of Sal Mineo continues to live on through the large body of TV and film work that he left behind. Show less «

Sal Mineo's FILMOGRAPHY

Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Columbo - Season 11

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Columbo - Season 10

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Columbo - Season 9

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Columbo - Season 8

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Hawaii Five-0 - Season 11 (1968)

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Hawaii Five-0 - Season 12 (1968)

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Columbo - Season 7

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Hawaii Five-0 - Season 10 (1968)

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Columbo - Season 6

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Hawaii Five-0 - Season 9 (1968)

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S.W.A.T. - Season 2 (1975)

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Columbo - Season 5

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Ellery Queen - Season 1

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Harry O - Season 2

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Hawaii Five-0 (1968) - Season 8

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S.W.A.T. - Season 1 (1975)

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Columbo - Season 4

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Hawaii Five-0 - Season 7 (1968)

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Columbo - Season 3

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Harry O - Season 1

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Columbo - Season 2

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Mission: Impossible - Season 7

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Sal Mineo'S roles

John 'Plato' Crawford
John 'Plato' Crawford
Milo
Milo
Angel Obreg
Angel Obreg