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Joe Seneca
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Joe Seneca
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1919-01-14,Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s. Seneca was born Joel McGhee in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his Hollywood career, Seneca belonged to the R&B singing group "The Three Riffs", performing at upscale supper clubs in New York City. He was also a songwriter and had big hits with "Talk to Me" which was sung by Little Willie John and "Break It to Me Gently", which was a smash twice, once by Brenda Lee in 1962, and once by Juice Newton in 1982. His song "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" was recorded by Ike & Tina Turner, Manfred Mann and The Spencer Davis Group. Arguably his most well-known roles are that of bluesman Willie Brown in Crossroads and Dr. Meddows in The Blob, the evil head of a government team sent to contain the title creature. Seneca also made multiple appearances on The Cosby Show as Hillman President Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes. He also played Alvin Newcastle [1]on an episode of The Golden Girls entitled "Old Friends." Joe appeared in Spike Lee's "School Daze" as the Mission College President McPherson in 1988. Joe appeared on Matlock: The Blues Singer Episode May 9, 1989. Joe also appeared in Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" Music Video In the late 80's. He died from asthma at the age of 77. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Seneca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

8

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986-05-19

7.469

The Verdict
1982-12-08

6.9

Silverado
1985-07-10

6.875

The Blob
1988-08-05

Mississippi Masala

6.4

Mississippi Masala
1991-09-18

5.6

School Daze
1988-02-12

7.4

Crossroads
1986-03-14

6.6

Big Shots
1987-10-02

The Vernon Johns Story

8.5

The Vernon Johns Story
1994-01-15

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

7.5

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974-10-02

6.6

Wilma
1977-12-19

The Evil That Men Do

5.8

The Evil That Men Do
1984-03-14

Tarzan in Manhattan

4.1

Tarzan in Manhattan
1989-04-15

The Gentleman Bandit

5.7

The Gentleman Bandit
1981-05-06

A Gathering of Old Men

6.2

A Gathering of Old Men
1987-05-10

The House of Dies Drear

8

The House of Dies Drear
1984-06-01

7.552

Malcolm X
1992-11-18

Kramer vs. Kramer

7.567

Kramer vs. Kramer
1979-12-07

7.391

A Time to Kill
1996-07-24

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

6.8

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991-09-21

The Saint of Fort Washington

6.6

The Saint of Fort Washington
1993-11-03

The Tenth Month

8.7

The Tenth Month
1979-09-16

Moments without Proper Names

7.7

Moments without Proper Names
1987-01-01

Terrible Joe Moran

7

Terrible Joe Moran
1984-03-26

The Longest Memory

0

The Longest Memory
1997-02-02

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

5.9

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979-11-06

Heart of the Garden

0

Heart of the Garden
1985-01-07

Mo' Better Blues

6.5

Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03

7.3

Law & Order
1990-09-13

Spenser: For Hire

6.9

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

The Golden Girls

7.585

The Golden Girls
1985-09-14

Friday the 13th: The Series

7.3

Friday the 13th: The Series
1987-10-03

7

Matlock
1986-03-03

7.1

seaQuest DSV
1993-09-12

7.4

China Beach
1988-04-26

Doogie Howser, M.D.

6.6

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989-09-19

7

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

6.8

227
1985-09-14

7.2

The Equalizer
1985-09-18

8.4

Christy
1994-04-03

6.2

Throb
1986-09-20

Amazing Stories

7.5

Amazing Stories
1985-09-29

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12