Sal Mineo
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-01-10
Day of Death
1976-02-12 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Sal Mineo
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 Planet of the Apes (1971).
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Known For
Acting
(2008)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
The Celluloid Closet
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1992)
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1975)
(1974)
Sonic Boom
as Subject
(1974)
James Dean Remembered
as Self
(1973)
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
as Walter Scheerer
(1973)
Big John Morrison
as Stippy
(1972)
The Family Rico
as Nick Rico
(1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Milo
(1971)
In Search of America
as Nick
(1971)
How to Steal an Airplane
as Luis Ortega
(1970)
The Challengers
as Angel de Angelo
(1969)
80 Steps to Jonah
as Jerry Taggart
(1968)
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Leoncavallo Borghese
(1967)
Stranger on the Run
as George Blaylock
(1967)
LSD: Insight or Insanity?
as Narrator (voice)
(1966)
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
as Bobby Jack Wilkes
(1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Uriah
(1965)
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
as Lawrence Sherman
(1964)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Red Shirt
(1962)
The Longest Day
as Pvt. Martini
(1962)
Escape from Zahrain
as Ahmed
(1960)
Exodus
as Dov Landau
(1959)
A Private's Affair
as Luigi J. Maresi
(1959)
The Gene Krupa Story
as Gene Krupa
(1958)
Tonka
as White Bull
(1958)
Aladdin
as Aladdin
(1957)
Dino
as Dino Minetta
(1957)
The Young Don't Cry
as Leslie Henderson
(1956)
Giant
as Angel Obregón II
(1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Romolo
(1956)
Rock, Pretty Baby
as Angelo Barrato
(1956)
Crime in the Streets
as Angelo 'Baby' Gioia
(1955)
Rebel Without a Cause
as John 'Plato' Crawford
(1955)
Rock 'n' Roll Revue
as Sal Mineo
(1955)
Six Bridges to Cross
as Jerry - as a boy
(1955)
The Private War of Major Benson
as Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik