Joseph Bottoms is the middle brother of the talented acting family including Timothy and Sam. Joseph was born in 1954 in Santa Barbara. He came to prominence with his major role in “The Dove” in 1974. Other roles include Rudi Weiss in the magnificent television series “Holocaust” in 1978. He manages the Bottoms Arts Galleries in Santa Barbara.
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Joseph Bottoms was born on April 22, 1954 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Santa Barbara (1984), The Black Hole (1979) and Blind Date (1984).m Bottoms, Ben Bottoms and Timothy Bottoms.
Made his Broadway debut in 1981’s “The 5th of July”.
Began his career performing in community theater productions.
Won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for “New Star Of The Year – Actor” for his work in the film The Dove (1974), which was based on the real life experiences of Robin Lee Graham, a young man who spent five years sailing around the world as a single-handed sailor, starting when he was 16-years old.
The second son of sculptor James “Bud” Bottoms.
Decided to be an actor when 13 after having a premonition that he would dance on stage with Elizabeth Taylor which he later did in the 1978 TV film Return Engagement.
Santa Barbara, California. Lives with his two daughte
