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Birth Name: Joseph Besser
Born: 12 August 1907 Died: 1 March 1988
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 5' 4"
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After Shemp Howard died in 1955, the Stooges replaced him with Joe Besser. Joe Besser was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on August 12, 1907 to Fannie and Morris Besser. His parents were Orthodox Jews and moved to the United States from Poland in 1895 where Morris worked as a baker.
By 1928 he was well on his way to being a solo comedian. While on tour he was introduced to Erna Dora Kretschmer (Erna Kay) whom he married on November 18, 1932. Erna Kay served as a choreographer on the 1929 Paramount film "The Coconuts," which featured the Marx Brothers. Around 1940, Joe took Columbia Pictures contractee Jimmy Little on
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1. Let's Make Love (1960)
| Rating: | 119 Watched |
2. The Errand Boy (1961)
| Rating: | 43 Watched |
3. Africa Screams (1949) (1949)
| Rating: | 24 Watched |
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5. Which Way to the Front? (1970)
| Rating: | 15 Watched |
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1. Batman (1966)
| Rating: | 636 Watched |
2. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977)
| Rating: | 121 Watched |
3. The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
| Rating: | 90 Watched |
4. Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977)
| Rating: | 63 Watched |
5. Shirt Tales (1982)
| Rating: | 27 Watched |
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1. Cinderfella (1960)
| Rating: | 48 Watched |
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