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Joe Dorsey

Acting

Born January 15, 1932 · Florida, USA

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,…

Known For · 40 titles

Hunter

Hunter

1984
Coach

Coach

1989
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981
T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

1982
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984
Remington Steele

Remington Steele

1982
Roots

Roots

1977
Voyagers!

Voyagers!

1982
Cover Up

Cover Up

1984
WarGames

WarGames

1983
Capital News

Capital News

1990
Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

1984
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974
Pet Sematary II

Pet Sematary II

1992
The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984
Real Genius

Real Genius

1985
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980
The Oldest Rookie

The Oldest Rookie

1987
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1983
Norma Rae

Norma Rae

1979
Bat★21

Bat★21

1988
Code of Vengeance

Code of Vengeance

1985
Grizzly

Grizzly

1976
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

1983
Young Dan'l Boone

Young Dan'l Boone

1977
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

1988
Club Paradise

Club Paradise

1986
The Visitor

The Visitor

1979
Stewardess School

Stewardess School

1986
Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980
The Great Santini

The Great Santini

1979
Wise Blood

Wise Blood

1979
Coward of the County

Coward of the County

1981
Project: Kill

Project: Kill

1976
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

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

1978
Shadows in the Storm

Shadows in the Storm

1988
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980