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Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1932-01-15 (Age: 94)

Place of Birth

Florida, USA

Joe Dorsey

Biography

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

Filmography (31)

⭐ 5.5 Role: Caretaker

Pet Sematary II

1992
⭐ 6.6 Role: Sheriff

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

1992
⭐ 8.0 Role: Detective Roth

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

1992
⭐ 6.3 Role: Col. Douglass

Batβ˜…21

1988
⭐ 5.8 Role: Unknown

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

1988
⭐ 4.6 Role: Birkenstock

Shadows in the Storm

1988
⭐ 6.7 Role: Mr. Halloran

Deadly Care

1987
⭐ 4.9 Role: Captain

Stewardess School

1986
⭐ 5.2 Role: Data Processing Supervisor

Club Paradise

1986
⭐ 6.6 Role: Congressman

Real Genius

1985
⭐ 7.0 Role: Chief Milford Carsworth

Code of Vengeance

1985
⭐ 6.1 Role: Sheriff Bates

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984
⭐ 7.0 Role: Winfield Sheehan

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

1983
⭐ 6.2 Role: Hal Abramson

Brainstorm

1983
⭐ 7.1 Role: Conley

WarGames

1983