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Joe Seneca

ジョー・セネカ　/　じょー・せねか

American television actor

January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996　・　Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Ohio
television actor
film actor
singer

My Take

Joe Seneca is one of those character actors whose face you know even if the name doesn't land immediately. A Cleveland native who came to acting after a life in music as a singer and songwriter, he brought a lived-in gravitas to roles like Willie Brown in Crossroads and Dr. Meadows in The Blob. That musical background really shows in the Crossroads role, which sits at the crossroads of blues mythology and cinema. I find late-blooming careers like his quietly inspiring, proof that screen presence isn't only for the young. He passed in 1996, but the work holds up. A fuller credits list would do him justice.

Overview

Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joe Seneca
Name (Japanese): ジョー・セネカ
Reading: じょー・せねか
Born: January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / singer / stage actor / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AB

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