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Joe Dorsey

Born January 15, 1932Florida, USA48 credits

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

Filmography

Pet Sematary II
1992Pet Sematary II
as CaretakerMovie
Capital News
1990Capital News
as Lt. Colonel DuBoisTV
Coach
1989Coach
as Opera PatronTV
Bat★21
1988Bat★21
as Col. DouglassMovie
Shadows in the Storm
1988Shadows in the Storm
as BirkenstockMovie
Deadly Care
1987Deadly Care
as Mr. HalloranMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Al BeckerTV
Stewardess School
1986Stewardess School
as CaptainMovie
Club Paradise
1986Club Paradise
as Data Processing SupervisorMovie
Real Genius
1985Real Genius
as CongressmanMovie
Code of Vengeance
1985Code of Vengeance
as Chief Milford CarsworthMovie
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984The Philadelphia Experiment
as Sheriff BatesMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Harry KingmanTV
Hunter
1984Hunter
as Sgt. Louis WhitlowTV
Blue Thunder
1984Blue Thunder
as Van ArkTV
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
as Winfield SheehanMovie
Brainstorm
1983Brainstorm
as Hal AbramsonMovie
WarGames
1983WarGames
as ConleyMovie
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steele
as Sheriff Dwight CliffordTV
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hooker
as Capt. HerbTV
Coward of the County
1981Coward of the County
as Lem GatlinMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Blues
as Anthony GaribaldiTV
Angel City
1980Angel City
as TomMovie
Hopscotch
1980Hopscotch
as Security GuardMovie
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Gen. Edward TrafeMovie
The Prize Fighter
1979The Prize Fighter
as StrangerMovie
The Great Santini
1979The Great Santini
as Coach SpinksMovie
Wise Blood
1979Wise Blood
as Stranger #4Movie
The Visitor
1979The Visitor
as Sheriff Paul TownsendMovie
Norma Rae
1979Norma Rae
as Woodrow ThompsonMovie
The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Lt. Edward P. DohertyMovie
Roots
1977Roots
as CalvertTV
Project: Kill
1976Project: Kill
as Sen. Walker (uncredited)Movie
Grizzly
1976Grizzly
as Charley KittridgeMovie
The Longest Yard
1974The Longest Yard
as BartenderMovie