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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sal Mineo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

John 'Plato' Crawford

Rebel Without a Cause

Dr. Milo

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Angel Obregón II

Giant

Uriah

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Dov Landau

Exodus

Pvt. Martini

The Longest Day

Self (archive footage)

Dominick Dunne: After the Party

Romolo

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Red Shirt

Cheyenne Autumn

Angelo 'Baby' Gioia

Crime in the Streets

Jerry - as a boy

Six Bridges to Cross

Gene Krupa

The Gene Krupa Story

White Bull

Tonka

Himself (uncredited)

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

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

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Nick

In Search of America

Lawrence Sherman

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik

The Private War of Major Benson

Narrator (voice)

LSD: Insight or Insanity?

Ahmed

Escape from Zahrain

Leslie Henderson

The Young Don't Cry

Bobby Jack Wilkes

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

Luis Ortega

How to Steal an Airplane

Dino Minetta

Dino

Jerry Taggart

80 Steps to Jonah

Angelo Barrato

Rock, Pretty Baby

George Blaylock

Stranger on the Run

Luigi J. Maresi

A Private's Affair

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rediscovering a Rebel

Angel de Angelo

The Challengers

Self (archive footage)

The Celluloid Closet

Walter Scheerer

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

Leoncavallo Borghese

Krakatoa, East of Java

Self

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Self

James Dean Remembered

Stippy

Big John Morrison

Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Nick Rico

The Family Rico

Subject

Sonic Boom

Aladdin

Aladdin

Sal Mineo

Rock 'n' Roll Revue

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Death Scenes 2

(archive footage)

Death In Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

James Dean: A Portrait

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-01-10

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Сэл Минео