Joe Besser
Joseph Besser · The Three Stooges · Joseph "Joe" Besser
- Туған күні:
- 1907-08-12
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1988-03-01
- Туған жері:
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Өмірбаяны
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.
Фильмографиясы
Mystery Reel
2022
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Stinky (archive footage)
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
2007
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Self (archive footage)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Curly-Joe (archive footage)
The Three Stooges Story
2001
Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
2001
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997
TMDb 7.0 / 10
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Self (archive footage)
My Smurfy Valentine
1983
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Cupid (voice)
Which Way to the Front?
1970
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Dock Master
Savage Intruder
1970
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Bus Driver
The Monk
1969
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Herbie
A Day at the Horse Opera
1962
Indian Chief
Hand of Death
1962
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Service station attendant
The Errand Boy
1961
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Man Watching Rushes
Займемся любовью
1960
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Charlie Lamont
The Rookie
1959
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Soldier
The Story on Page One
1959
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Gallagher (uncredited)
Say One for Me
1959
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Joe Greb
Sappy Bull Fighters
1959
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Joe
Triple Crossed
1959
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Joe
Plunderers of Painted Flats
1959
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Andy Heather
Oil's Well That Ends Well
1958
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Joe
Flying Saucer Daffy
1958
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Joe
Sweet and Hot
1958
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Joe
Pies and Guys
1958
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Joe
Fifi Blows Her Top
1958
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Joe Besser
Quiz Whizz
1958
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Himself
Outer Space Jitters
1957
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Joe / Joe's Son
Rusty Romeos
1957
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Joe
История Хелен Морган
1957
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Bartender (uncredited)
Horsing Around
1957
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Joe
Guns a Poppin!
1957
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Joe
Space Ship Sappy
1957
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Joe
A Merry Mix-Up
1957
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Joe / Jack / Jeff
Muscle Up a Little Closer
1957
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Joe
Hoofs and Goofs
1957
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Joe
Army Daze
1956
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Pvt. Joe Besser
Columbia Laff Hour
1956
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Joe (archive footage)
Жизнь собачья
1955
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Dog Catcher (uncredited)
Hook a Crook
1955
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Joe Besser
Two-Gun Lady
1955
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Doc McGinnis
Headline Hunters
1955
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Coroner
Mad at the World
1955
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Gas Station Attendant
G.I. Dood It
1955
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pvt. Joe Marblehead / Homer the Dog (voice)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hunter (uncredited)
The Fire Chaser
1954
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Eric Loudermilk Potts
Sins of Jezebel
1953
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Yonkel
Суд - это я
1953
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Pete, Elevator Operator
Spies and Guys
1953
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Pvt. Joe Besser
A Day in the Country
1953
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Caught on the Bounce
1952
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Joe
Aim, Fire, Scoot
1952
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Pvt. Joe Besser
Fraidy Cat
1951
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Joe Besser
The Desert Hawk
1950
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Prince Sinbad
Dizzy Yardbird
1950
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pvt. Rodney Marblehead
За стеной
1950
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Cook (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Carlton
Woman in Hiding
1950
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Salesman with Drum
Waiting in the Lurch
1949
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Eric Loudermilk Potts
Africa Screams
1949
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Harry
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Sharkey Dolan
Talk About a Lady
1946
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Roly Q. Entwhistle
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Professor Diogenes Dingle
Hey, Rookie
1944
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Pendleton "Pudge" Pfeiffer
Hot Steel
1940
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Siggie Landers