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

Rebel Without a Cause

as John 'Plato' Crawford

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

as Dr. Milo

The Longest Day

as Pvt. Martini

Columbo

as Rahmin Habib

Giant

as Angel Obregón II

Mission: Impossible

as Mel Bracken

Exodus

as Dov Landau

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Uriah

Somebody Up There Likes Me

as Romolo

Hawaii Five-O

as Bobby George