Joe Seneca

Acting

Joe Seneca

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jan 14, 1919 (106 years old)
Death date
Aug 15, 1996

Joe Seneca

Known For

The Saint of Fort Washington
1h 39m
DOLBY
Movie 1993

The Saint of Fort Washington

Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street...

Mississippi Masala
1h 58m
DOLBY
Movie 1991

Mississippi Masala

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their...

The Blob
1h 35m
DOLBY
Movie 1988

The Blob

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect...

Big Shots
1h 31m
DOLBY
Movie 1987

Big Shots

Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away...

A Gathering of Old Men
1h 31m
DOLBY
Movie 1987

A Gathering of Old Men

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course...

Moments Without Proper Names
59min
DOLBY
Movie 1987

Moments Without Proper Names

Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a...

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 1986

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents,...

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.