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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. He is also remembered for his television roles: Stinky ...
Besser also reminisces about the four original Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp), and about his insights on such show business legends as Abbott & Costello, Ethel Merman, Olsen & Johnson, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Jerry Lewis, Debbie Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sammy Davis Jr., and others. And, for true Besser addicts, 75 rare photographs ...
- Joe Besser, with Jeff & Greg Lenburg
- 234 pages
- [9.00/10]
- Excelsior Books (1984)
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 was a frequent foil of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their films and played Stinky on their 1950s situation comedy. Joe joined The Three Stooges in ...
- August 12, 1907
- March 1, 1988
Joe Besser(1907-1988) 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 was a frequent foil of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their films and played Stinky on their 1950s situation comedy.
- January 1, 1
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- January 1, 1
- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mar 2, 1988 · March 2, 1988 12 AM PT. Time Staff Writer. 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 ...
The Joe Besser Forever YouTube Channel is the ultimate tribute to the legendary comic Joe Besser, best remembered as a member of The Three Stooges comedy team. Launched in 2022 by Besser's ...
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Joe Besser (August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American comedian, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters, and is now best remembered 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 spoiled mamma's boy in The Abbott and Costello Show, and Jillson, the maintenance man in The ...
