Deceased

How Did Joe Seneca Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/01/1919Born inCleveland, Ohio, USADied15/08/1996Died 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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Filmography30 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1996	A Time to KillMovie	Reverend Isaiah Street	77
1994	ChristySeries	Joseph Scott	75
1993	seaQuest DSVSeries	Professor Bingham	74
1993	The Saint of Fort WashingtonMovie	Spits	74
1992	Malcolm XMovie	Toomer	73
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Lionel Jackson	71
1990	Mo' Better BluesMovie	Big Stop's Friend	71
1989	Doogie Howser, M.D.Series	Blind Otis Lemon	70
1989	Tarzan in ManhattanMovie	Joseph	70
1988	China BeachSeries	—	69
1988	The BlobMovie	Dr. Meddows	69
1988	School DazeMovie	President Harold McPherson	69
1987	Big ShotsMovie	Ferryman	68
1987	Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeries	Hedley	68
1986	MatlockSeries	Eddie Haynes	67
1986	Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMovie	Reverend	67
1986	ThrobSeries	—	67
1986	CrossroadsMovie	Willie Brown	67
1985	The EqualizerSeries	Fossil	66
1985	Amazing StoriesSeries	Ben Dumfy	66
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	Alvin Newcastle	66
1985	Spenser: For HireSeries	—	66
1985	SilveradoMovie	Ezra	66
1985	227Series	—	66
1984	The Cosby ShowSeries	Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes	65
1984	The Evil That Men DoMovie	Santiago	65
1984	The House of Dies DrearMovie	Pluto	65
1982	The VerdictMovie	Dr. Thompson	63
1981	The Gentleman BanditMovie	—	62
1979	Kramer vs. KramerMovie	Partygoer	60