Known For
Acting
Known Credits
52
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 15, 1932 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Florida, USA
Well-known and supported actor Joe Dorsey started acting in the early 70s, with The Mean Machine (1974). Though his acting career had just started, he got a great role which would also be his most remembered role as the greedy "Parks Supervisor Kittridge" in the 1976 box office hit Grizzly (1976). Dorsey got a great amount of profits with his second film. He then went on to supporting roles throughout the seventies in films like The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977), Wise Blood (1979) and The Prize Fighter (1979). His next remembered role was as "Coach Spinks" in The Great Santini (1979) and, by 1980, Dorsey was just getting better in Hopscotch (1980) and WarGames (1983). Dorsey occasionally took breaks from acting for golfing, going on a vacation and visiting family, until he was offered a role as a scientist in the science fiction box office smash with Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood in Brainstorm (1983). Dorsey was shocked when his new best friend (Wood) died during filming. Brainstorm (1983) and Grizzly (1976) were both Dorsey's greatest so far. He later did other films like Real Genius (1985), Club Paradise (1986), Stewardess School (1986), and the epic war drama Bat*21 (1988). As the 90s rolled, Dorsey was in Pet Sematary II (1992) and appeared uncredited in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995). He then worked with his relative Alexander Dorsey in Killing Midnight (1997) as "Anthony Cambers". Dorsey also has other relatives in films like actress Sandra Dorsey and his other relatives owned a music industry in the 50s. Dorsey also does Broadway plays. Actually lives in the coast of Colon, Republic of Panama
| 1992 | Pet Sematary IIas Caretaker | |
| 1992 | The Secret Passion of Robert Claytonas Sheriff | |
| 1992 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Storyas Detective Roth | |
| 1990 | Capital Newsas Lt. Colonel DuBois | |
| 1989 | Coachas Opera Patron | |
| 1988 | Bat★21as Col. Douglass | |
| 1988 | Frank Nitti: The Enforceras | |
| 1988 | Shadows in the Stormas Birkenstock | |
| 1987 | The Oldest Rookieas | |
| 1987 | Deadly Careas Mr. Halloran | |
| 1986 | L.A. Lawas Al Becker | |
| 1986 | Stewardess Schoolas Captain | |
| 1986 | Club Paradiseas Data Processing Supervisor | |
| 1985 | Real Geniusas Congressman | |
| 1985 | Code of Vengeanceas Chief Milford Carsworth | |
| 1984 | The Philadelphia Experimentas Sheriff Bates | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Bennett J. Devlin | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Doc Schaeffer | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Harry Kingman | |
| 1984 | Cover Upas | |
| 1984 | Highway to Heavenas | |
| 1984 | Highway to Heavenas Luke Morgan | |
| 1984 | Hunteras Sgt. Louis Whitlow | |
| 1984 | Blue Thunderas Van Ark | |
| 1983 | Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddessas Winfield Sheehan | |
| 1983 | Brainstormas Hal Abramson | |
| 1983 | WarGamesas Conley | |
| 1982 | Voyagers!as | |
| 1982 | Remington Steeleas Sheriff Dwight Clifford | |
| 1982 | T. J. Hookeras Capt. Herb | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simonas | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simonas Frank | |
| 1981 | Coward of the Countyas Lem Gatlin | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Bluesas Anthony Garibaldi | |
| 1980 | Angel Cityas Tom | |
| 1980 | Hopscotchas Security Guard | |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jonesas Jake | |
| 1980 | The Ordeal of Dr. Muddas Gen. Edward Trafe | |
| 1979 | The Prize Fighteras Stranger | |
| 1979 | The Great Santinias Coach Spinks | |
| 1979 | Wise Bloodas Stranger #4 | |
| 1979 | The Visitoras Sheriff Paul Townsend | |
| 1979 | Norma Raeas Woodrow Thompson | |
| 1978 | They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Wayas Bill | |
| 1978 | The Million Dollar Dixie Deliveranceas Capt. Guthrie | |
| 1977 | The Lincoln Conspiracyas Lt. Edward P. Doherty | |
| 1977 | Young Dan'l Booneas | |
| 1977 | Rootsas Calvert | |
| 1976 | Project: Killas Sen. Walker (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Grizzlyas Charley Kittridge | |
| 1976 | Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysas Newlin Andrews | |
| 1974 | The Longest Yardas Bartender |