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Salvatore Mineo Jr. was an American actor, singer and director. Mineo is best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Mineo also received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Exodus (1960). A 1950s teen idol, Mineo's acting career declined in his adult years. He was murdered in 1976.
Birth Name
Salvatore Mineo Jr.
Born
Tuesday, 10 January 1939
Died
Thursday, 12 February 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Self - Actor | 2022 |
| Sal | Self | 2013 |
| Making the Boys | Self | 2011 |
| Celebrity: Dominick Dunne | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| That Man: Peter Berlin | Self | 2006 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | John 'Plato' Crawford | 2003 |
| Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Self / Red Shirt (from Cheyenne Autumn (1964)) | 2003 |
| The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights | Self | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Self - Actor | 2022 |
| Sal | Self | 2013 |
| Making the Boys | Self | 2011 |
| Celebrity: Dominick Dunne | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| That Man: Peter Berlin | Self | 2006 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | John 'Plato' Crawford | 2003 |
| Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Self / Red Shirt (from Cheyenne Autumn (1964)) | 2003 |
| The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights | Self | 1999 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
| Death Scenes 2 | Self | 1992 |
| Murderers, Mobsters and Madmen: Hollywood Police Blotter | Self | 1992 |
| Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
| America at the Movies | Angel Obregon II | 1976 |
| James Dean: The First American Teenager | Self | 1975 |
| Joe Forrester | Parma | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | James Danello | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Roy / Joey Hopper | 1975 |
| James Dean Remembered | Self | 1974 |
| Griff | President Gamal Zaki | 1973 |
| Police Story | Fobbes / Stippy | 1973 |
| Harry O | Broker | 1973 |
| Tenafly | Jerry Farmer | 1973 |
| Columbo | Rachman Habib | 1971 |
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Milo / Dr. Milo | 1971 |
| In Search of America | Nick | 1971 |
| Dan August | Mort Downes | 1970 |
| 80 Steps to Jonah | Jerry Taggart | 1969 |
| The Immortal | Tsinnajinni | 1969 |
| Allen Ludden's Gallery | Self | 1969 |
| Krakatoa: East of Java | Leoncavallo / Leoncavallo Borghese | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Eddie / Bobby George | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Wade Hillary / Sheldon | 1968 |
| LSD: Insight or Insanity? | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1967 |
| Stranger on the Run | George Blaylock | 1967 |
| The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones | Bobby Jack Wilkes | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Mel Bracken | 1966 |
| Run for Your Life | Tonio | 1965 |
| Court Martial | Lt. Tony Bianchi | 1965 |
| Who Killed Teddy Bear | Lawrence Sherman / Larry Sherman | 1965 |
| Oh My Word | Self | 1965 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Uriah | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
| Cheyenne Autumn | Red Shirt | 1964 |
| Shindig! | Self | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Ernie | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Doctoroff | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Lew Dixon | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Sal Mineo | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Billy Archer | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| Combat! | Vinnick / Marcel Paulon / Larry Kogan | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Longest Day | Pvt. Martini | 1962 |
| Escape from Zahrain | Ahmed | 1962 |
| Dr. Kildare | Carlos Mendoza | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Coke | 1961 |
| My Three Sons | Jim Bell | 1960 |
| Exodus | Dov Landau | 1960 |
| The Gene Krupa Story | Gene Krupa | 1959 |
| The Big Party | Self | 1959 |
| A Private's Affair | Luigi J. Maresi | 1959 |
| Tonka | White Bull | 1958 |
| Pursuit | Richie Rogart | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Nicky Silvero | 1958 |
| The Dick Clark Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | Self | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Aladdin | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Young Don't Cry | Leslie Henderson | 1957 |
| Dino | Dino Minetta | 1957 |
| Rock 'N' Roll Revue | Self / Sal Mineo | 1957 |
| Rock, Pretty Baby! | Angelo Barrato | 1956 |
| Giant | Angel Obregón II | 1956 |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Romolo | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
| Crime in the Streets | Angelo 'Baby' Gioia / Angelo Gioia | 1956 |
| Rebel Without a Cause | John 'Plato' Crawford | 1955 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Tommy Angelo | 1955 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Revue | Sal Mineo | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Charles Monet | 1955 |
| The Private War of Major Benson | Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik | 1955 |
| Six Bridges to Cross | Jerry Florea - as a Boy / Jerry - as a boy | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | White Bull | 1954 |
| Climax! | Miguel | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Guard's Brother (segment "Salome") / Paco (segment "The Capital of the World" 2) / Senor Cortez (segment "Famous America Boyhoods") | 1952 |
| American Bandstand | Himself | 1952 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Les / Charles | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Self - Intermission Guest | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Dino Manetta | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Cameo Appearance | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Tony Russo | 1947 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Single Performance by an Actor | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
