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Joe Abdullah(1926-1999)

  • Actor
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Bizarre and funny employees and customers pass through the popular Record City music store in Los Angeles during a live radio concert in the parking lot, hosted by a wild disc jockey wearing half a monkey costume.
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Record City (1977)
Joe Abdullah was born on 24 December 1926 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Rocky King, Detective (1950), Johnny Staccato (1959) and Thriller (1960). He was married to Alice Catherine Rowold. He died on 10 March 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 24, 1926
DiedMarch 10, 1999(72)
BornDecember 24, 1926
DiedMarch 10, 1999(72)
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Known for

Roscoe Karns in Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Rocky King, Detective
7.3
TV Series
  • Actor
Johnny Staccato (1959)
Johnny Staccato
7.9
TV Series
  • First Man
Thriller (1960)
Thriller
8.2
TV Series
  • Waiter
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.4
TV Series
  • Alvarez

Credits

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Actor

  • Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (1981)
    Mommie Dearest
    6.7
    • Captain
    • 1981
  • Kaz (1978)
    Kaz
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Captain (as Joseph Abdullah)
    • 1978
  • Record City (1977)
    Record City
    4.6
    • Arab sheik
    • 1977
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Melon Vendor (as Joseph Abdullah)
    • 1977
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Customs Officer (as Joseph Abdullah)
    • 1977
  • Anouk Aimée, Robert Forster, Michael York, Dirk Bogarde, and John Vernon in Justine (1969)
    Justine
    5.4
    • Kaawas (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Sally Field in The Flying Nun (1967)
    The Flying Nun
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Tout
    • 1967
  • Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine in Gambit (1966)
    Gambit
    7.1
    • Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hakim (as Joseph Abdullah)
    • 1966
  • Doris Day, Rod Taylor, and Sergio Fantoni in Do Not Disturb (1965)
    Do Not Disturb
    5.9
    • Buyer (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Manny Simes (as Joseph Abdullah)
    • 1964
  • Michael Rennie in The Third Man (1959)
    The Third Man
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ali (as Joseph Abdullah)
    • 1963
  • Peter Lorre, Red Buttons, Barbara Eden, Fabian, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Haydn, BarBara Luna, and Chester the Chimp in Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    5.7
    • Slave Trader (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)
    Outlaws
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Bartender
    • 1961

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Abdullah
  • Born
    • December 24, 1926
    • Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 10, 1999
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Alice Catherine RowoldDecember 29, 1962 - March 10, 1999 (his death, 2 children)

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