Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

1939-01-10 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 46 Credits

Biography

Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer, and director. He is 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. 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 second Academy Award nomination, The Longest Day (1962), and Escape from the ...

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Dominick Dunne: After the Party

2008

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Dominick Dunne has become known the world over for his vociferous championing of the rights of the victim in high-pr...

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005

as Himself (uncredited)

Acting

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

5.2
Acting

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one ti...

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serv...

Rediscovering a Rebel

Rediscovering a Rebel

1996

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.

James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait

1995

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The special follows his life and career, with obvious atten...

Death Scenes 2

Death Scenes 2

1992

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault...

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990

as (archive footage)

6.3
Acting

HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up m...

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Acting

Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

James Dean: The First American Teenager

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975

as Self

6.0
Acting

Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early da...

James Dean Remembered

James Dean Remembered

1974

as Self

Acting

Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.

Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom

1974

as Subject

4.5
Acting

Comedy short about a supersonic jet that lands in a small town and creates hysteria about an impending sonic boom that never happens.

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

1973

as Walter Scheerer

Acting

David Janssen plays Harry Orwell, a retired L.A. cop who was shot during a robbery and whose partner was killed in the incident. Harry is in constant ...

Big John Morrison

1973

as Stippy

Acting

Detectives Calabrese and Jameson become emotionally involved in a robbery/homicide/rape crime spree when a friend becomes a victim.

The Family Rico

The Family Rico

1972

as Nick Rico

10.0
Acting

A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.

How to Steal an Airplane

How to Steal an Airplane

1971

as Luis Ortega

Acting

Two pilots are hired to reclaim a stolen jet from the son of a South American dictator.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

as Dr. Milo

6.4
Acting

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans...

In Search of America

In Search of America

1971

as Nick

3.0
Acting

Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them int...

The Challengers

The Challengers

1970

as Angel de Angelo

5.0
Acting

Racers compete in the Grand Prix.

80 Steps to Jonah

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

as Jerry Taggart

4.6
Acting

Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.

Krakatoa, East of Java

Krakatoa, East of Java

1968

as Leoncavallo Borghese

5.9
Acting

A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.

LSD: Insight or Insanity?

LSD: Insight or Insanity?

1967

as Narrator (voice)

4.2
Acting

Documentary about the potentially dangerous and unpredictable drug LSD. Various experts discuss how LSD is made and the hazards involved in using it w...

Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run

1967

as George Blaylock

5.4
Acting

A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start i...

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

1966

as Bobby Jack Wilkes

6.0
Acting

A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters w...

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

1965

as Lawrence Sherman

6.4
Acting

A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obsce...

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Uriah

6.4
Acting

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M...

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Red Shirt

6.7
Acting

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

as Pvt. Martini

7.6
Acting

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the d...

Escape from Zahrain

Escape from Zahrain

1962

as Ahmed

6.2
Acting

Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and th...

Exodus

Exodus

1960

as Dov Landau

6.7
Acting

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyp...

The Gene Krupa Story

The Gene Krupa Story

1959

as Gene Krupa

7.0
Acting

The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his p...

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959

as Luigi J. Maresi

1.0
Acting

Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. Th...

Tonka

Tonka

1958

as White Bull

6.3
Acting

Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and ...

Aladdin

Aladdin

1958

as Aladdin

Acting

Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television.

The Young Don't Cry

The Young Don't Cry

1957

as Leslie Henderson

6.2
Acting

An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.

Dino

Dino

1957

as Dino Minetta

7.2
Acting

A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.

Rock, Pretty Baby

Rock, Pretty Baby

1956

as Angelo Barrato

3.0
Acting

A high school rock group enters a band contest.

Giant

Giant

1956

as Angel Obregón II

7.6
Acting

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She m...

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

as Romolo

7.2
Acting

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

Crime in the Streets

Crime in the Streets

1956

as Angelo 'Baby' Gioia

6.0
Acting

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

The Dream

1956

as Charles Monet

Acting

In 1887 France, a mother is starting to become worried about her young son. He has a recurring dream in which he looks for his dead father. His mother...

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as John 'Plato' Crawford

7.5
Acting

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems...

Rock 'n' Roll Revue

Rock 'n' Roll Revue

1955

as Sal Mineo

3.0
Acting

Rock'n Roll Revue is a 1955 American film directed by Joseph Kohn. The film was compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short ...

The Private War of Major Benson

The Private War of Major Benson

1955

as Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik

6.7
Acting

A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC ...

Six Bridges to Cross

Six Bridges to Cross

1955

as Jerry - as a boy

6.2
Acting

Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted t...