Joe Piavi — Holiday for Sinners Character Profile

About Joe Piavi

A punch-drunk prizefighter struggling to survive. He is focused on collecting a $1,500 debt owed to him by his former manager, Mike Hennighan, while navigating a dangerous situation involving a brash reporter.

Character Facts

Played by

Keenan Wynn

Appears in

Holiday for Sinners (1952)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Joe Piavi — Social Childhood Friend — Father Victor Carducci (Richard Anderson)

  Joe and Victor share a childhood bond from being raised together in the city.

• Joe Piavi — Social Childhood Friend — Jason Kent (Gig Young)

  Joe and Jason were raised together in New Orleans before their paths separated.

• Joe Piavi — Conflict Debtor Vs Former Manager — Mike Hennighan (Ralph Dumke)

  Joe demands unpaid wages from his former boxing manager, creating a financial conflict.

• Joe Piavi — Narrative Manipulator/Informant — Danny Farber (William Campbell)

  Danny feeds Joe false or exaggerated threats to manipulate him for a scoop.

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More characters from Holiday for Sinners

• Jason Kent (Gig Young)
• Susan Corvier (Janice Rule)
• Father Victor Carducci (Richard Anderson)
• Danny Farber (William Campbell)
• Dr. Konndorff (Michael Chekhov)
• Louie (Porter Hall)
• The Wiry Man (Frank De Kova)
• Nick Muto (Sandro Giglio)
• Mike Hennighan (Ralph Dumke)
• Mrs. Corvier (Edith Barrett)
• The Man with a Cigar (Will Wright)
• News Vendor (John Call)