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Joe Massengale(1947-1983)

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Joe Massengale was born on 14 October 1947 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Stir Crazy (1980), The Frisco Kid (1979) and Courage (1984). He died on 17 December 1983 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornOctober 14, 1947
DiedDecember 17, 1983(36)
BornOctober 14, 1947
DiedDecember 17, 1983(36)
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Known for

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
Stir Crazy
6.7
  • Caesar Geronimo(as Joseph Massengale)
  • 1980
Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid (1979)
The Frisco Kid
6.3
  • Cowboy #1
  • 1979
Courage (1984)
Courage
6.3
  • Gibbs
  • 1984
Bruce Boxleitner, Sam Elliott, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Peyser, and Timothy Scott in Wild Times (1980)
Wild Times
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Watts

Credits

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Actor

  • Courage (1984)
    Courage
    6.3
    • Gibbs
    • 1984
  • Linda Evans in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
    Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Grau
    • 1983
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Clint
    • George
    • Lee ...
    • 1981–1982
  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
    Stir Crazy
    6.7
    • Caesar Geronimo (as Joseph Massengale)
    • 1980
  • Bruce Boxleitner, Sam Elliott, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Peyser, and Timothy Scott in Wild Times (1980)
    Wild Times
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Watts
    • 1980
  • Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid (1979)
    The Frisco Kid
    6.3
    • Cowboy #1
    • 1979
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cowboy (uncredited)
    • 1977

Stunts

  • Burt Reynolds and Sarah Miles in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
    The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
    6.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Massengale
  • Born
    • October 14, 1947
    • Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • December 17, 1983
    • Burbank, California, USA(suicide)

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