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Joe Seneca‌

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Birthday

calendar1919-01-14

Popularity

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Joe Seneca

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Joe Seneca

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1919-01-14

Popularity

star7.4

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.

Movie Credits

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Verdict

The Verdict‌
star7.5
calendar 1982

Silverado

Silverado‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

The Blob

The Blob‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

School Daze

School Daze‌
star5.8
calendar 1988

Crossroads

Crossroads‌
star7.3
calendar 1986

Big Shots

Big Shots‌
star6.3
calendar 1987

The Vernon Johns Story

The Vernon Johns Story‌
star8.5
calendar 1994

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three‌
star7.5
calendar 1974

Wilma

Wilma‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Evil That Men Do

The Evil That Men Do‌
star5.8
calendar 1984

Tarzan in Manhattan

Tarzan in Manhattan‌
star3.9
calendar 1989

The Gentleman Bandit

The Gentleman Bandit‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Malcolm X

Malcolm X‌
star7.5
calendar 1992

Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer‌
star7.6
calendar 1979

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill‌
star7.4
calendar 1996

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Solomon Northup's Odyssey‌
star6.2
calendar 1984

The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington‌
star6.5
calendar 1993

The Tenth Month

The Tenth Month‌
star8.0
calendar 1979

Moments Without Proper Names

Moments Without Proper Names‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Tv Credits

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire‌
star6.7
calendar 1985

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls‌
star7.6
calendar 1985

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series‌
star7.3
calendar 1987

Matlock

Matlock‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

China Beach

China Beach‌
star7.3
calendar 1988

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Doogie Howser, M.D.‌
star6.6
calendar 1989

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1984

227

227‌
star6.8
calendar 1985

The Equalizer

The Equalizer‌
star7.1
calendar 1985

Christy

Christy‌
star8.1
calendar 1994

Throb

Throb‌
star5.7
calendar 1986

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories‌
star7.5
calendar 1985