Joe Dorsey
Known for

Acting

Credits

46

Gender

Man

Birthday

Jan 15, 1932 (92)

Place of birth

Florida, USA

Also known as
Jack Dorsey

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

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1992Pet Sematary IICaretaker
1992The Secret Passion of Robert ClaytonSheriff
1992Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer StoryDetective Roth
1990Capital NewsLt. Colonel DuBois
1989CoachOpera Patron
1988Bat★21Col. Douglass
1988Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988Shadows in the StormBirkenstock
1987The Oldest Rookie
1987Deadly CareMr. Halloran
1986L.A. LawAl Becker
1986Stewardess SchoolCaptain
1985Real GeniusCongressman
1985Code of VengeanceChief Milford Carsworth
1984The Philadelphia ExperimentSheriff Bates
1984Murder, She WroteHarry Kingman
1984Murder, She WroteBennett J. Devlin
1984Murder, She WroteDoc Schaeffer
1984Highway to Heaven
1984HunterSgt. Louis Whitlow
1984Cover Up
1983WarGamesConley
1983BrainstormHal Abramson
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love GoddessWinfield Sheehan
1982Remington SteeleSheriff Dwight Clifford
1982Voyagers!
1982T. J. Hooker
1981Hill Street Blues
1981Simon & Simon
1981Coward of the CountyLem Gatlin
1980HopscotchSecurity Guard
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesJake
1980Angel CityTom
1980The Ordeal of Dr. MuddGen. Edward Trafe
1979Norma RaeWoodrow Thompson
1979The VisitorSheriff Paul Townsend
1979Wise BloodStranger #4
1979The Great SantiniCoach Spinks
1979The Prize FighterStranger
1978They Went That-A-Way & That-A-WayBill
1978The Million Dollar Dixie DeliveranceCapt. Guthrie
1977The Lincoln ConspiracyLt. Edward P. Doherty
1977Young Dan'l Boone
1976GrizzlyCharley Kittridge
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysNewlin Andrews
1974The Longest YardBartender