Joseph Pilato (March 16, 1949 â€" 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.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.Joe Pilato died in his sleep on March
24, 2019, eight days after his 70th birthday.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.
and voice actor. He was perhaps best known for his performance as
Captain Rhodes in the 1985 film Day of the Dead.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.Joe Pilato died in his sleep on March
24, 2019, eight days after his 70th birthday.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.
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