Portrait of Joe Seneca

Acting

Joe Seneca

Career

Active from 1977 to 1997, busiest in 1986 and 1988 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Seneca Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Homelessness 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • American South 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 72
The Longest Memory
The Longest Memory (1997)

as Whitechapel

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Reverend Isaiah Street

The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

as Deacon Wilkes

Christy
Christy (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Joseph Scott

The Saint of Fort Washington
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

as Spits

seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Professor Bingham

Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
GoodWatch score 81

as Toomer

Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Williben Williams

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

as Noah

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lionel Jackson

Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Big Stop's Friend

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 63
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Blind Otis Lemon

Tarzan in Manhattan
Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
GoodWatch score 33

as Joseph

The Blob
The Blob (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Meddows

School Daze
School Daze (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as President Harold McPherson

A Gathering of Old Men
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

as Clatoo

Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Hedley

Crossroads
Crossroads (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Willie Brown

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Eddie Haynes

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Alvin Newcastle

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Fossil

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Ben Dumfy

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Zachariah J. Hanes

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 65
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Partygoer

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mr. Sweets

The Tenth Month
The Tenth Month (1979)

as Doorman

Wilma
Wilma (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ed Rudolph

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
GoodWatch score 81

as Police Sergeant