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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
as Self (archive footage)
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
2005
as Himself (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
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
1997
as Self (archive footage)
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
1996
as Self (archive footage)
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
1996
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.

James Dean: A Portrait
1995
as Self (archive footage)
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
1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
1990
as (archive footage)
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
1988
Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
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
1974
as Self
Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.

Sonic Boom
1974
as Subject
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
1973
as Walter Scheerer
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
Detectives Calabrese and Jameson become emotionally involved in a robbery/homicide/rape crime spree when a friend becomes a victim.

The Family Rico
1972
as Nick Rico
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
1971
as Luis Ortega
Two pilots are hired to reclaim a stolen jet from the son of a South American dictator.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Dr. Milo
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
1971
as Nick
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
1970
as Angel de Angelo
Racers compete in the Grand Prix.

80 Steps to Jonah
1969
as Jerry Taggart
Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.

Krakatoa, East of Java
1968
as Leoncavallo Borghese
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?
1967
as Narrator (voice)
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
1967
as George Blaylock
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
1966
as Bobby Jack Wilkes
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?
1965
as Lawrence Sherman
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
1965
as Uriah
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
1964
as Red Shirt
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

The Longest Day
1962
as Pvt. Martini
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
1962
as Ahmed
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
1960
as Dov Landau
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
1959
as Gene Krupa
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
1959
as Luigi J. Maresi
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
1958
as White Bull
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
1958
as Aladdin
Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television.

The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Leslie Henderson
An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.

Dino
1957
as Dino Minetta
A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.

Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
as Angelo Barrato
A high school rock group enters a band contest.

Giant
1956
as Angel Obregón II
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
1956
as Romolo
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

Crime in the Streets
1956
as Angelo 'Baby' Gioia
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
The Dream
1956
as Charles Monet
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
1955
as John 'Plato' Crawford
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
1955
as Sal Mineo
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
1955
as Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
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
1955
as Jerry - as a boy
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...