| Birth Date: | 7 April 1903 |
| Birth Place: | James Island, South Carolina |
| Death Place: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Occupation: | 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. 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.[1]
Attles's Broadway credits included Blackbirds of 1928 (1928), Kwamina (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and A Cry of Players (1968).[2] 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.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |