Joe Seneca
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s. Seneca was born Joel McGhee in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his Hollywood career, Seneca belonged to the R&B singing group "The Three Riffs", performing at upscale supper clubs in New York City. He was also a songwriter and had big hits with "Talk to Me" which was sung by Little Willie John and "Break It to Me Gently", which was a smash twice, once by Brenda Lee in 1962, and once by Juice Newton in 1982. His song "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" was recorded by Ike & Tina Turner, Manfred Mann and The Spencer Davis Group. Arguably his most well-known roles are that of bluesman Willie Brown in Crossroads and Dr. Meddows in The Blob, the evil head of a government team sent to contain the title creature. Seneca also made multiple appearances on The Cosby Show as Hillman President Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes. He also played Alvin Newcastle [1]on an episode of The Golden Girls entitled "Old Friends." Joe appeared in Spike Lee's "School Daze" as the Mission College President McPherson in 1988. Joe appeared on Matlock: The Blues Singer Episode May 9, 1989. Joe also appeared in Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" Music Video In the late 80's. He died from asthma at the age of 77. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Seneca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Birthday: January 14, 1919
Deathday: August 15, 1996
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Gender: Male
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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Overview: Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national attention to the issue by taking their case to Congress.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-19
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The Verdict
Overview: Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-08
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Silverado
Overview: Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-10
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The Blob
Overview: In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-05
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Mississippi Masala
Overview: Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-18
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School Daze
Overview: Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-12
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Crossroads
Overview: A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Genres: Drama Music Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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Big Shots
Overview: Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-02
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The Vernon Johns Story
Overview: In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-15
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Overview: In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-02
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Wilma
Overview: The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
Genres: Drama TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-19
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The Evil That Men Do
Overview: Professional killer Holland is forced out of retirement to break a Central American government's political torture ring when one of his friends, a Latin American journalist, is killed. The murderer, Doctor Clement Molloch, is the master sadist behind the political torture of innocent victims. Posing as a journalist, Holland lures Molloch out of his fortress-like headquarters by using his murdered friend's wife and daughter as bait. When Holland kidnaps Molloch's sister, the doctor is led on a wild chase that takes him to an abandoned opal mine where he finally comes face to face with Holland.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-14
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Tarzan in Manhattan
Overview: The ape man flies to New York, where cabby Jane and her father help him rescue Cheetah from a madman.
Genres: TV Movie Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-15
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The Gentleman Bandit
Overview: Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several armed robberies in the late Seventies.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-06
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A Gathering of Old Men
Overview: A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-10
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The House of Dies Drear
Overview: A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. Soon they begin to suspect that the ghosts of slaves who passed through there are haunting the house.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-01
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Malcolm X
Overview: A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-18
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Kramer vs. Kramer
Overview: Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-07
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A Time to Kill
Overview: A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-24
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Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Overview: This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-10
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The Saint of Fort Washington
Overview: Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-03
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The Tenth Month
Overview: An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-16
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Moments Without Proper Names
Overview: Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines Parks’s photographs with his musical compositions and scenes from his films. It also features footage of Parks, plus interpretations of his personal reminiscences performed by actors Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Joe Seneca.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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