
Joe Seneca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s. Seneca was born Joel McGhee in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his Hollywood career, Seneca belonged to the R&B singing group "The Three Riffs", performing at upscale supper clubs in New York City. He was also a songwriter and had big hits with "Talk to Me" which was sung by Little Willie John and "Break It to Me Gently", which was a smash twice, once by Brenda Lee in 1962, and once by Juice Newton in 1982. His song "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" was recorded by Ike & Tina Turner, Manfred Mann and The Spencer Davis Group. Arguably his most well-known roles are that of bluesman Willie Brown in Crossroads and Dr. Meddows in The Blob, the evil head of a government team sent to contain the title creature. Seneca also made multiple appearances on The Cosby Show as Hillman President Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes. He also played Alvin Newcastle [1]on an episode of The Golden Girls entitled "Old Friends." Joe appeared in Spike Lee's "School Daze" as the Mission College President McPherson in 1988. Joe appeared on Matlock: The Blues Singer Episode May 9, 1989. Joe also appeared in Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" Music Video In the late 80's. He died from asthma at the age of 77. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Seneca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known ForActing
- Born14 January 1919 (age 106)
- Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Joe Seneca

- Known ForActing
- Born14 January 1919 (age 106)
- Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA

A Time to Kill
1996

The Vernon Johns Story
1994

The Saint of Fort Washington
1993

Malcolm X
1992

Mississippi Masala
1991

Tarzan in Manhattan
1989

The Blob
1988

School Daze
1988

Big Shots
1987

A Gathering of Old Men
1987

Moments Without Proper Names
1987

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986

Crossroads
1986

Silverado
1985

The Evil That Men Do
1984

The House of Dies Drear
1984

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984

Terrible Joe Moran
1984

The Verdict
1982

The Gentleman Bandit
1981

Kramer vs. Kramer
1979

The Tenth Month
1979

Wilma
1977
