Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 14, 1919
Died
Aug 15, 1996
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
43 titles
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
Filmography
The Longest Memory
Whitechapel
A Time to Kill
Reverend Isaiah Street
Christy
Joseph Scott
The Vernon Johns Story
Deacon Wilkes
The Saint of Fort Washington
Spits
seaQuest DSV
Professor Bingham
Malcolm X
Toomer
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Noah
Mississippi Masala
Williben Williams
Law & Order
Lionel Jackson
Mo' Better Blues
Big Stop's Friend
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Blind Otis Lemon
Tarzan in Manhattan
Joseph
The Blob
Dr. Meddows
China Beach
School Daze
President Harold McPherson
Friday the 13th: The Series
Hedley
Big Shots
Ferryman
A Gathering of Old Men
Clatoo
Moments without Proper Names
Self
Throb
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Reverend
Crossroads
Willie Brown
Matlock
Eddie Haynes
Amazing Stories
Ben Dumfy
Spenser: For Hire
The Equalizer
Fossil
The Golden Girls
Alvin Newcastle
227
Silverado
Ezra
Heart of the Garden
The Cosby Show
Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes
The House of Dies Drear
Pluto
Terrible Joe Moran
Pittsburgh Billy
The Evil That Men Do
Santiago
The Verdict
Dr. Thompson
American Playhouse
Noah
The Gentleman Bandit
Kramer vs. Kramer
Partygoer
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Mr. Sweets
The Tenth Month
Doorman
Wilma
Ed Rudolph
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Police Sergeant