Joseph Coffey was born on April 3, 1938 in Manhattan, New York, as Joseph John Coffey, and died on September 27, 2015.

Joseph died from complications of heart disease and lung cancer.

He is known for his work on We Own the Night in 2007, Biography in 1987 and Mobsters in 1997.

Joseph was married to Susan Elise McGonigle and Patricia Flynn.

He passed away at age 77 on September 27, 2015.