Joe Seneca

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-01-14

Day of death

1996-08-15 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Joe Seneca

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • seaQuest DSV

    seaQuest DSV

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.

    Doogie Howser, M.D.

  • 227

    227

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • The Vernon Johns Story

    The Vernon Johns Story

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • The Blob

    The Blob

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Mississippi Masala

    Mississippi Masala

  • A Gathering of Old Men

    A Gathering of Old Men

  • School Daze

    School Daze

  • Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Christy

    Christy

  • The Tenth Month

    The Tenth Month

  • Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

  • The Saint of Fort Washington

    The Saint of Fort Washington

  • Wilma

    Wilma

  • Throb

    Throb

  • Tarzan in Manhattan

    Tarzan in Manhattan

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • The Longest Memory

    The Longest Memory

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • The Evil That Men Do

    The Evil That Men Do

  • Terrible Joe Moran

    Terrible Joe Moran

  • Big Shots

    Big Shots

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

    Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

  • The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

  • Moments Without Proper Names

    Moments Without Proper Names

  • The House of Dies Drear

    The House of Dies Drear

  • Heart of the Garden

    Heart of the Garden