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Joe Besser
Data de nascimento:
12/08/1907
Local de nascimento:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Data de falecimento:
01/03/1988
Biografia
Joe Besser (born Jessel Besser, August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian, and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957–59. He is also remembered for his television roles: Stinky, the bratty man-child in The Abbott and Costello Show, and Jillson, the maintenance man in The Joey Bishop The zany comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, whose Broadway revues were fast-paced collections of songs and blackouts, hired Joe Besser. His noisy intrusions were perfect for their anything-can-happen format. Besser's work caught the attention of the Shubert brothers, who signed him to a theatrical contract. Columbia Pictures hired Besser away from the Shuberts, and Besser relocated to Hollywood in 1944, where he brought his unique comic character to feature-length musical comedies. Besser also starred in short-subject comedies for Columbia from 1949 to 1956. Besser had substituted for Lou Costello on radio, opposite Bud Abbott, and by the 1950s he was firmly established as one of the Abbott and Costello regulars. When the duo filmed The Abbott and Costello Show for television, they hired Joe Besser to play Oswald "Stinky" Davis, a bratty, loudmouthed child dressed in an oversized Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit, shorts, and a flat top hat with overhanging brim. He appeared during the first season of The Abbott and Costello Show. Besser was cast for the role of Yonkel, a chariot man in the low-budget biblical film Sins of Jezebel, which starred Paulette Goddard as the titular wicked queen. After Shemp Howard died of a heart attack, Moe suggested he and teammate Larry Fine continue working as "The Two Stooges". Studio chief Harry Cohen rejected the proposal. Although Moe had legal approval to allow new members into the act, Columbia executives had the final say about any actor who would appear in the studio's films, and insisted on a performer already under contract to Columbia, Joe Besser. At the time, Besser was one of a few comedians still making comedy shorts at the studio. Besser refrained from imitating Curly or Shemp. He continued to play the same whiny character he had developed over his long career. He had a clause in his contract prohibiting being hit excessively. Besser recalled, "I usually played the kind of character who would hit others back". The Stooges shorts with Besser were filmed from the spring of 1956 to the end of 1957. His Stooge tenure ended when Columbia shut down the two-reel-comedy department on December 20, 1957. Producer-director Jules White had shot enough film for 16 comedies, which were released a few months apart until June 1959, with Sappy Bull Fighters being the final release. Joe Besser was found dead in his home, aged 80, and determined to have died of heart failure.
Filmes em que atuou
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The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011)- 8.00 ★Stinky
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The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 8: 1955-1959 (2010)- 0.00 ★
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Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face (2007)- 8.00 ★Self
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Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)- 10.00 ★Curly-Joe (archive footage)
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The Three Stooges Story (2001)- 0.00 ★Joe
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The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001)- 0.00 ★
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The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997)- 0.00 ★(archive footage)
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My Smurfy Valentine (1983)- 7.25 ★Cupid (voice)
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Savage Intruder (1970)- 5.50 ★Vic
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Qual é o Caminho para a Guerra? (1970)- 4.93 ★Dock Master
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The Monk (1969)- 7.50 ★Herbie
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Hand of Death (1962)- 4.10 ★Service station attendant
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Mocinho Encrenqueiro (1961)- 6.08 ★Man Watching Rushes
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Adorável Pecadora (1960)- 6.40 ★Charlie Lamont
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Triple Crossed (1959)- 4.30 ★Joe
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Sappy Bull Fighters (1959)- 3.50 ★Joe
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The Rookie (1959)- 0.00 ★Soldier
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O Céu por Testemunha (1959)- 4.80 ★Joe Greb
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Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)- 5.00 ★Andy Heather
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Drama na Página Um (1959)- 5.10 ★Gallagher (uncredited)
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Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)- 4.70 ★Joe
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Oil's Well That Ends Well (1958)- 5.20 ★Joe
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Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)- 4.00 ★Joe Besser
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Sweet and Hot (1958)- 3.50 ★Joe
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Quiz Whizz (1958)- 4.00 ★Himself
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Pies and Guys (1958)- 5.70 ★Joe
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Hoofs and Goofs (1957)- 4.00 ★Joe
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Horsing Around (1957)- 3.00 ★Joe
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Space Ship Sappy (1957)- 6.00 ★Joe
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A Merry Mix-Up (1957)- 5.00 ★Joe / Jack / Jeff
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Muscle Up A Little Closer (1957)- 5.00 ★Joe
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Guns A Poppin (1957)- 4.00 ★Joe
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Outer Space Jitters (1957)- 5.00 ★Joe / Joe's Son
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Rusty Romeos (1957)- 4.70 ★Joe
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Army Daze (1956)- 0.00 ★Pvt. Joe Besser
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Columbia Laff Hour (1956)- 7.00 ★Joe (archive footage)
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It's a Dog's Life (1955)- 3.00 ★Dog Catcher (uncredited)
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G.I. Dood It (1955)- 0.00 ★Pvt. Joe Marblehead / Homer the Dog (voice)
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Hook a Crook (1955)- 0.00 ★Joe Besser
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Two-Gun Lady (1955)- 4.20 ★Doc McGinnis
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Mad at the World (1955)- 5.70 ★Gas Station Attendant
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Headline Hunters (1955)- 4.00 ★Coroner
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)- 6.20 ★Hunter (uncredited)
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The Fire Chaser (1954)- 0.00 ★Eric Loudermilk Potts
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Eu, O Juri (1953)- 5.80 ★Pete, Elevator Operator
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Sins of Jezebel (1953)- 4.50 ★Yonkel
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Spies and Guys (1953)- 0.00 ★Pvt. Joe Besser
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A Day in the Country (1953)- 0.00 ★Narrator (voice)
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Caught on the Bounce (1952)- 0.00 ★Joe
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Aim, Fire, Scoot (1952)- 0.00 ★Pvt. Joe Besser
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Fraidy Cat (1951)- 0.00 ★Joe Besser
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Entre o Amor e a Morte (1950)- 6.22 ★Salesman with Drum
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Dizzy Yardbird (1950)- 0.00 ★Pvt. Rodney Marblehead
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O Gavião do Deserto (1950)- 5.10 ★Prince Sinbad
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Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950)- 4.00 ★Carlton
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Homem Marcado (1950)- 6.00 ★The Cook (uncredited)
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O Grito da África (1949)- 5.80 ★Harry
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Waiting in the Lurch (1949)- 0.00 ★Eric Loudermilk Potts
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O Grande Prêmio (1948)- 6.50 ★Sharkey Dolan
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Talk About a Lady (1946)- 3.00 ★Roly Q. Entwhistle
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Eadie Was a Lady (1945)- 4.00 ★Professor Diogenes Dingle
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Hey, Rookie (1944)- 0.00 ★Pendleton "Pudge" Pfeiffer
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Hot Steel (1940)- 0.00 ★Siggie Landers