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Joe Dorsey

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, Dorsey was just getting better in Hopscotch (1980) and WarGames (1983). Dorsey occasionally took breaks from acting for golfing, going on a vacation and visiting family, until he was offered a role as a scientist in the science fiction box office smash with Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood in Brainstorm (1983). Dorsey was shocked when his new best friend (Wood) died during filming. Brainstorm (1983) and Grizzly (1976) were both Dorsey's greatest so far. He later did other films like Real Genius (1985), Club Paradise (1986), Stewardess School (1986), and the epic war drama Bat*21 (1988). As the 90s rolled, Dorsey was in Pet Sematary II (1992) and appeared uncredited in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995). He then worked with his relative Alexander Dorsey in Killing Midnight (1997) as "Anthony Cambers". Dorsey also has other relatives in films like actress Sandra Dorsey and his other relatives owned a music industry in the 50s. Dorsey also does Broadway plays. Actually lives in the coast of Colon, Republic of Panama

Known for

Pet Sematary II
Pet Sematary II
1992 • Caretaker
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
1992 • Sheriff
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992 • Detective Roth
Bat★21
Bat★21
1988 • Col. Douglass
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
Shadows in the Storm
Shadows in the Storm
1988 • Birkenstock
Deadly Care
Deadly Care
1987 • Mr. Halloran
Stewardess School
Stewardess School
1986 • Captain

Full filmography

Pet Sematary II
Pet Sematary II
1992 • Caretaker
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Bat★21
Bat★21
1988 • Col. Douglass
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Shadows in the Storm
Shadows in the Storm
1988 • Birkenstock
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Deadly Care
Deadly Care
1987 • Mr. Halloran
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Club Paradise
Club Paradise
1986 • Data Processing Supervisor
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Real Genius
Real Genius
1985 • Congressman
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Code of Vengeance
Code of Vengeance
1985 • Chief Milford Carsworth
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Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1983 • Hal Abramson
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WarGames
WarGames
1983 • Conley
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Hopscotch
Hopscotch
1980 • Security Guard
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The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980 • Gen. Edward Trafe
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The Great Santini
The Great Santini
1979 • Coach Spinks
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Wise Blood
Wise Blood
1979 • Stranger #4
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The Visitor
The Visitor
1979 • Sheriff Paul Townsend
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Norma Rae
Norma Rae
1979 • Woodrow Thompson
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The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977 • Lt. Edward P. Doherty
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Project: Kill
Project: Kill
1976 • Sen. Walker (uncredited)
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Grizzly
Grizzly
1976 • Charley Kittridge
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The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
1974 • Bartender
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Joe Dorsey – Biography, Known For & Filmography