Sal Mineo
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1939-01-10 – 1976-02-12
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sal Mineo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
1955John 'Plato' Crawford
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971Dr. Milo
Giant
1956Angel Obregón II
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965Uriah
Exodus
1960Dov Landau
The Longest Day
1962Pvt. MartiniDominick Dunne: After the Party
2008Self (archive footage)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956Romolo
Cheyenne Autumn
1964Red Shirt
Crime in the Streets
1956Angelo 'Baby' Gioia
Six Bridges to Cross
1955Jerry - as a boy
The Gene Krupa Story
1959Gene Krupa
Tonka
1958White Bull
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005Himself (uncredited)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
In Search of America
1971Nick
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
1965Lawrence Sherman
The Private War of Major Benson
1955Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
LSD: Insight or Insanity?
1967Narrator (voice)