Joseph Attles | |
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Born | |
Died | October 29, 1990 | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Stage, film actor |
Joseph Attles (April 7, 1903 – October 29, 1990) was an American character actor of the legitimate theater, vaudeville and motion pictures.
Attles was born on April 7, 1903, in James Island, South Carolina. [1] Prior to becoming a full-time performer, he was a postal clerk and a singer in the choir at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York. [2]
Attles's Broadway credits included Blackbirds of 1928 (1928), Kwamina (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and A Cry of Players (1968). [1] When he was not in a current play, he held other jobs, including being a waiter in a dining car on the Pennsylvania Railroad. [2]
Attles died of prostate cancer on October 29, 1990, in Charleston, South Carolina. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | For Love of Ivy | Doorman | |
1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Henry | |
1971 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Holmes | |
1971 | Going Home | Bible Man | |
1972 | Across 110th Street | Mr. Jessup | |
1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Angry Man | |
1974 | The Gambler | Singer in Park | (final film role) |