Actor
Joe Seneca
January 14, 1919 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Notable work
7.4A Time to Kill (1996)
as Reverend Isaiah Street
7.6Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
as Partygoer
7.6Malcolm X (1992)
as Toomer
6.9The Blob (1988)
as Dr. Meddows
7Silverado (1985)
as Ezra
7.5The Verdict (1982)
as Dr. Thompson
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as Lionel Jackson
7.5The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
as Police Sergeant
7The Cosby Show (1984)
as Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes
7.3Crossroads (1986)
as Willie Brown
7.6The Golden Girls (1985)
as Alvin Newcastle
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