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Joe Seneca
Deceased

How Did Joe Seneca Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/01/1919Born inCleveland, Ohio, USADied15/08/1996 (aged 77)Died inRoosevelt IslandCauseasthmaWikidataQ1345052 ↗Buried atHighland Park CemeteryTMDb#51546 ↗

Joe Seneca was an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is known for his roles as Willie Brown in Crossroads (1986), Dr. Meadows in The Blob (1988), and Dr. Hanes in The Cosby Show, among others.

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Filmography33 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1996A Time to KillMovieReverend Isaiah Street77
1994ChristySeriesJoseph Scott75
1993seaQuest DSVSeriesProfessor Bingham74
1993The Saint of Fort WashingtonMovieSpits74
1992Malcolm XMovieToomer73
1990Law & OrderSeriesLionel Jackson71
1990Mo' Better BluesMovieBig Stop's Friend71
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.SeriesBlind Otis Lemon70
1989Tarzan in ManhattanMovieJoseph70
1988China BeachSeries—69
1988The BlobMovieDr. Meddows69
1988School DazeMoviePresident Harold McPherson69
1987Big ShotsMovieFerryman68
1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeriesHedley68
1987Moments without Proper NamesMovieSelf68
1986MatlockSeriesEddie Haynes67
1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMovieReverend67
1986ThrobSeries—67
1986CrossroadsMovieWillie Brown67
1985The EqualizerSeriesFossil66
1985Amazing StoriesSeriesBen Dumfy66
1985The Golden GirlsSeriesAlvin Newcastle66
1985Spenser: For HireSeries—66
1985SilveradoMovieEzra66
1985227Series—66
1984The Cosby ShowSeriesDr. Zachariah J. Hanes65
1984The Evil That Men DoMovieSantiago65
1984The House of Dies DrearMoviePluto65
1982The VerdictMovieDr. Thompson63
1981The Gentleman BanditMovie—62
1979Kramer vs. KramerMoviePartygoer60
1979The Tenth MonthMovieDoorman60
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeMoviePolice Sergeant55