In 1955, Sal Mineo filmed the first crime drama film " Six Bridges to Cross " (Six Bridges to Cross) , playing a small role in the film. In the same year, Sal Mineo participated in the romantic comedy film " The Private War of Major Benson " starring Charlton Heston , playing the role of a student colonel named Dusick
. In the same year, the 16-year-old Sal Mineo collaborated with James Dean and Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko , starring in the landmark juvenile crime film " Rebel Without a Cause " in film history
. In the film, he played the fragile and caring Plato , who was a lonely and sensitive. A boy who idolizes the male protagonist Jim Stark
. Sal Mineo was promoted to the status of a teenage idol by virtue of the film and was nominated for the Osborne Supporting Actor Award.
In 1956, Sal Mineo starred in the crime film " Crime in the Streets " (Crime in the Streets) , in which he played a juvenile thug. Minheo won considerable praise and received the nickname "Platform Knife Boy"
. Later, many of Mineo's roles were copies of his role in "Rebel Without a Cause", and he was stereotyped as a problem teenager
. In the same year, Mineo participated in the western film " Giant " starring James Dean , Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor and Rock Hudson , and played a small role in the film: the humble-born soldier Angel Obregon. After that, Mineo co-starred in the music film "Rock, Pretty Baby" with John Saxon
. In the same year, Minheo participated in the biographical film " Somebody Up There Likes Me " (Somebody Up There Likes Me) about boxer Rocky Graziano
.
After Sal Mineo gained fame in 1957, record company executives used his fan base to persuade Mineo to start his singing career
. Minheo became a pop singer, released the songs "Start Movin' (In My Direction)" and "Lasting Love", and also reached the top 40 on the pop chart
. Minheo's first single sold 100 More than ten thousand copies
. After, Sal Mineo starred starred in two films, plays a juvenile in the 1957 movie "Dino" in the 1958 movie "Tonka" played a Native American
and the 1959 movie "The Gene Krupa Story" in Play a legendary but troublesome jazz drummer.
In 1960, Sal Mineo participated in the historical war film " Exodus " starring Paul Newman and The Helen Hayes of Television
. The film tells the story of the founding of Israel
and plays a militant Zionist Dov Landau
. With the film Sal Mineo reached the pinnacle of his young career, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and nominated the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the second time. During the period, Sal Mineo has been working hard to transform from a teenage idol to an adult role.
In 1962, Sal Mineo played a supporting role in an unremarkable action film "Escape from Zahrain", after which Sal Mineo's career almost plummeted. In the same year, Sal Mineo participated in the war film " The Longest Day ". Around the heavyweight actors such as John Wayne , Henry Fonda , Old Rumple Eyes and Thomas Sean Connery in the film lineup , Mineo was barely noticed. In 1964, Sal Mineo played a Native American in the western film " Cheyenne Autumn ". In 1965, Sal Mineo participated in the religious film " The Greatest Story Ever Told "
.
In 1964, Sal Mineo played in the low-cost thriller film "Who Killed the Teddy Bear?" "Played a role as a stalker, Sal Mineo lost fans because of this role. Then Sal Mineo appeared in a series of forgotten movies. Sal Mineo found it more and more difficult to find high-quality movies, so he decided to return to the stage.
In 1965, Sal Mineo's directorial debut screenplay "End as a Man" made its debut. In 1969, Sal Mineo continued to direct the controversial prison drama "Fortune and Men's Eyes", which focused on sexual violence among same-sex prisoners
, starring him and the then unknown actor Don Johnson. Although this controversial drama was widely acclaimed, it failed to help Sal Mineo improve its position in Hollywood.
In 1971, Sal Mineo was in desperate need of cash, so he participated in the movie " Escape from the Planet of the Apes " and played a great ape in the film. Minheo was almost unrecognizable under makeup. This was Sal Mineo's last movie. movie. In order to pay the ever-increasing bills, he increasingly turned to small screens, playing roles in the CBS TV series "The Family Rico" and guest roles in "SWAT" and "Columbo".
In 1976, Sal Mineo's career had begun to reverse, playing a Bisexuality thief in the black comedy "PS Your Cat Is Dead", performing
in San Francisco. Minheo continued to play this role when the show was in Los Angeles. On the evening of February 12, 1976, Sal Mineo was preparing for the premiere of the show in Los Angeles
. He was stabbed to death by an attacker when he returned home after rehearsal. He was only 37 years old
.
