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. 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.
Attles's Broadway credits included Blackbirds of 1928 (1928), Kwamina (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and A Cry of Players (1968). When he was not in a current play, he held other jobs, including being a waiter in a dining car on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Attles died of prostate cancer on October 29, 1990, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Theatre Tambourines to Glory John Henry - 1940 Porgy and Bess -1953 Jericho-Jim Crow King Lear - 1969 The Last of Mrs. Lincoln - 1973 Bubbling Brown Sugar - 1977
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1968 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)
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