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Joe Dorsey

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January 15, 1932Florida, USA

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

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Pet Sematary IImovie

Pet Sematary II

1992

Caretaker

The Secret Passion of Robert Claytonmovie

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

1992

Sheriff

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Storymovie

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

1992

Detective Roth

Capital Newstv

Capital News

1990

Lt. Colonel DuBois

Coachtv

Coach

1989

Opera Patron

Bat★21movie

Bat★21

1988

Col. Douglass

Frank Nitti: The Enforcermovie

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

1988

Shadows in the Stormmovie

Shadows in the Storm

1988

Birkenstock

The Oldest Rookietv

The Oldest Rookie

1987

Deadly Caremovie

Deadly Care

1987

Mr. Halloran

L.A. Lawtv

L.A. Law

1986

Al Becker

Stewardess Schoolmovie

Stewardess School

1986

Captain

Club Paradisemovie

Club Paradise

1986

Data Processing Supervisor

Real Geniusmovie

Real Genius

1985

Congressman

Code of Vengeancemovie

Code of Vengeance

1985

Chief Milford Carsworth

The Philadelphia Experimentmovie

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984

Sheriff Bates

Murder, She Wrotetv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Harry Kingman / Bennett J. Devlin / Doc Schaeffer

Cover Uptv

Cover Up

1984

Highway to Heaventv

Highway to Heaven

1984

Luke Morgan

Huntertv

Hunter

1984

Sgt. Louis Whitlow

Blue Thundertv

Blue Thunder

1984

Van Ark

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddessmovie

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

1983

Winfield Sheehan

Brainstormmovie

Brainstorm

1983

Hal Abramson

WarGamesmovie

WarGames

1983

Conley

Voyagers!tv

Voyagers!

1982

Remington Steeletv

Remington Steele

1982

Sheriff Dwight Clifford

T. J. Hookertv

T. J. Hooker

1982

Capt. Herb

Simon & Simontv

Simon & Simon

1981

Frank

Coward of the Countymovie

Coward of the County

1981

Lem Gatlin

Hill Street Bluestv

Hill Street Blues

1981

Anthony Garibaldi

Angel Citymovie

Angel City

1980

Tom

Hopscotchmovie

Hopscotch

1980

Security Guard

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jonestv

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980

Jake

The Ordeal of Dr. Muddmovie

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

Gen. Edward Trafe

The Prize Fightermovie

The Prize Fighter

1979

Stranger

The Great Santinimovie

The Great Santini

1979

Coach Spinks

Wise Bloodmovie

Wise Blood

1979

Stranger #4

The Visitormovie

The Visitor

1979

Sheriff Paul Townsend

Norma Raemovie

Norma Rae

1979

Woodrow Thompson

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Waymovie

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

Bill

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverancemovie

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

1978

Capt. Guthrie

The Lincoln Conspiracymovie

The Lincoln Conspiracy

1977

Lt. Edward P. Doherty

Young Dan'l Boonetv

Young Dan'l Boone

1977

Rootstv

Roots

1977

Calvert

Project: Killmovie

Project: Kill

1976

Sen. Walker (uncredited)

Grizzlymovie

Grizzly

1976

Charley Kittridge

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysmovie

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

1976

Newlin Andrews

The Longest Yardmovie

The Longest Yard

1974

Bartender