The Spanking Age
1928
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Joe Frank Cobb (November 7, 1916 – May 21, 2002) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929.
May 23, 2002 · Joe Cobb, the “fat kid” in the silent “Our Gang” comedies produced at Hal Roach Studios during the 1920s, has died. He was 85.
Joe Cobb is the leader of a small gang of Powder Gangers in 2281. A career criminal, Cobb has been running with some of the toughest gangs the wasteland has seen. [2] However, nothing lasts forever and ultimately he was incarcerated for robbery, arson, and murder. [3]
May 25, 2002 · Joe Cobb, who played a cheerful, chubby boy named Joe in dozens of the ''Our Gang'' comedy films of the 1920's, died on Tuesday at a convalescent home here, said his...
May 24, 2002 · SANTA ANA, Calif. - Shawnee, OK, native Joe Cobb, who played a cheerful, chubby boy named Joe in dozens of the "Our Gang" comedy films of the 1920s, has died. He was 85. Cobb died in his sleep Tuesday at a Santa Ana convalescent home, his sister, Lucile Frank, said.
Joe Frank Cobb was one of the top most favorite stars in the Our Gang series, trailing only Farina, Spanky and Buckwheat for appearing in the most shorts. Joe and his father were one day visiting the Hal Roach Studios when the noon whistle blew and they followed the casting people to lunch.
Joseph “Joe” Frank Cobb was among the many children cast in the early iteration of Our Gang, spending his tenure in the hit comedies from 1922 to 1929. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on November 7, 1916, to James Cobb and Florence “Flossie” Jewel McComas Cobb.
May 21, 2002 · Biography. Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Cobb auditioned for producer Hal Roach's comedy series at the age of five. He appeared in 86 Our Gang episodes during seven years, and had three guest appearances in the serial in the 1930s. His first Our Gang short was The Big Show.
Jun 2, 2023 · Joseph “Joe” Frank Cobb was among the many children cast in the early iteration of Our Gang, spending his tenure in the hit comedies from 1922 to 1929. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on November 7, 1916, to James Cobb and Florence “Flossie” Jewel McComas Cobb.
Joe Cobb, the "fat kid" in the silent "Our Gang" comedies produced at Hal Roach Studios during the 1920s, has died. He was 85. Cobb died of natural causes Tuesday at a convalescent hospital in Santa Ana, where he had moved about four years ago from his longtime home in Culver City.
