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Best known for Murder, She Wrote, Murder, She Wrote, Murder, She Wrote
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
Also known as: Jack Dorsey
31
film credits
21
television credits
52
1974–1992 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Across film & television
Showing 52 of 52 credits

Harry Kingman
1984
Bennett J. Devlin
1984
Doc Schaeffer
1984
Al Becker
1986
Anthony Garibaldi
1981
Opera Patron
1989
Capt. Herb
1982

Frank
1981

Luke Morgan
1984
Sheriff Dwight Clifford
1982
Sgt. Louis Whitlow
1984
Calvert
1977


Caretaker
1992
Van Ark
1984
Conley
1983
Lt. Colonel DuBois
1990
Bartender
1974
Congressman
1985
Jake
1980

Sheriff Bates
1984
Data Processing Supervisor
1986
Hal Abramson
1983

Woodrow Thompson
1979
Security Guard
1980
Captain
1986
Col. Douglass
1988

Sheriff Paul Townsend
1979
Charley Kittridge
1976
Stranger #4
1979
Winfield Sheehan
1983
Sen. Walker (uncredited)
1976
Bill
1978
Coach Spinks
1979
Lem Gatlin
1981
Stranger
1979
Newlin Andrews
1976
Chief Milford Carsworth
1985
Birkenstock
1988
Tom
1980
Gen. Edward Trafe
1980
Detective Roth
1992
Capt. Guthrie
1978
Sheriff
1992
Lt. Edward P. Doherty
1977
Mr. Halloran
1987