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Joe Dorsey

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
52

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 15, 1932 (94 years old)

Place of Birth
Florida, USA

Joe Dorsey

Biography

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

Known For

Acting

1992Pet Sematary IIas Caretaker
1992The Secret Passion of Robert Claytonas Sheriff
1992Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Storyas Detective Roth
1990Capital Newsas Lt. Colonel DuBois
1989Coachas Opera Patron
1988Bat★21as Col. Douglass
1988Frank Nitti: The Enforceras
1988Shadows in the Stormas Birkenstock
1987The Oldest Rookieas
1987Deadly Careas Mr. Halloran
1986L.A. Lawas Al Becker
1986Stewardess Schoolas Captain
1986Club Paradiseas Data Processing Supervisor
1985Real Geniusas Congressman
1985Code of Vengeanceas Chief Milford Carsworth
1984The Philadelphia Experimentas Sheriff Bates
1984Murder, She Wroteas Bennett J. Devlin
1984Murder, She Wroteas Doc Schaeffer
1984Murder, She Wroteas Harry Kingman
1984Cover Upas
1984Highway to Heavenas
1984Highway to Heavenas Luke Morgan
1984Hunteras Sgt. Louis Whitlow
1984Blue Thunderas Van Ark
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddessas Winfield Sheehan
1983Brainstormas Hal Abramson
1983WarGamesas Conley
1982Voyagers!as
1982Remington Steeleas Sheriff Dwight Clifford
1982T. J. Hookeras Capt. Herb
1981Simon & Simonas
1981Simon & Simonas Frank
1981Coward of the Countyas Lem Gatlin
1981Hill Street Bluesas Anthony Garibaldi
1980Angel Cityas Tom
1980Hopscotchas Security Guard
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jonesas Jake
1980The Ordeal of Dr. Muddas Gen. Edward Trafe
1979The Prize Fighteras Stranger
1979The Great Santinias Coach Spinks
1979Wise Bloodas Stranger #4
1979The Visitoras Sheriff Paul Townsend
1979Norma Raeas Woodrow Thompson
1978They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Wayas Bill
1978The Million Dollar Dixie Deliveranceas Capt. Guthrie
1977The Lincoln Conspiracyas Lt. Edward P. Doherty
1977Young Dan'l Booneas
1977Rootsas Calvert
1976Project: Killas Sen. Walker (uncredited)
1976Grizzlyas Charley Kittridge
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysas Newlin Andrews
1974The Longest Yardas Bartender

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