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Joe Besser. Joe Besser (born Jessel Besser, [1] 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 1957–1959.
Joe Besser. Actor: The Desert Hawk. Joe Besser was born on August 12, 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. Short, chubby, balding, childish character actor who began his career on the vaudeville circuit before breaking into films in the early 1930s.
He spent the 1960s appearing in numerous films and television series, including 88 performances on The Joey Bishop Show (1961) and a regular role as the voice of Babu on the animated series Jeannie (1973). Joe Besser died at age 80 of heart failure on March 1, 1988 in North Hollywood, California.
Mar 2, 1988 · Joe Besser, the rotund knockabout comic who played a succession of crazy characters in a long film and TV career but found his greatest satisfaction as Joe, the "Oooh, you crazy" of the Three ...
Besser made many comedy shorts for Columbia before joining The Three Stooges in 1956. Joe left the Stooges in 1958 and went on to star in feature films and had a successful television career. On March 1, 1988, Joe passed away in his North Hollywood home of heart failure.
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.
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Mar 1, 1988 · Joe Besser, the next-to-last surviving member of the Three Stooges, was found dead at his North Hollywood home early today. His longtime publicist, Jeff Lenburg, said Besser, who replaced Shemp ...
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Mar 2, 1988 · Joe Besser, a comedian who was one of the later members of the Three Stooges and played the whining brat Stinky in the Abbott and Costello television show, was found dead in his home today.
