Born 1932 (age 94) · Florida, USA
Appears in 48 titles

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

Filmography

WarGames
7.1
WarGames
1983
as Conley
Pet Sematary II
5.5
Pet Sematary II
1992
as Caretaker
Real Genius
6.6
Real Genius
1985
as Congressman
The Philadelphia Experiment
6.1
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984
as Sheriff Bates
The Longest Yard
6.8
The Longest Yard
1974
as Bartender
Brainstorm
6.2
Brainstorm
1983
as Hal Abramson
Bat★21
6.3
Bat★21
1988
as Col. Douglass
Norma Rae
7.2
Norma Rae
1979
as Woodrow Thompson
Hopscotch
7.0
Hopscotch
1980
as Security Guard
Grizzly
5.2
Grizzly
1976
as Charley Kittridge
The Visitor
5.3
The Visitor
1979
as Sheriff Paul Townsend
Wise Blood
6.4
Wise Blood
1979
as Stranger #4
Club Paradise
5.2
Club Paradise
1986
as Data Processing Supervisor
The Great Santini
6.8
The Great Santini
1979
as Coach Spinks
Stewardess School
4.9
Stewardess School
1986
as Captain
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Coward of the County
6.5
Coward of the County
1981
as Lem Gatlin
The Lincoln Conspiracy
6.0
The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977
as Lt. Edward P. Doherty
Project: Kill
5.1
Project: Kill
1976
as Sen. Walker (uncredited)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way