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Joe DeRita

Joe DeRita

Actor · Born 1909-07-12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joe DeRita (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), born Joseph Wardell, was an American comedian who is best known as Curly-Joe DeRita, the "sixth" member of the Three Stooges. DeRita was born into a show-business family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wardell's father was a stage technician, his mother a professional stage dancer, and the three often acted on stage together from his early childhood. Taking his mother's maiden name, DeRita (Portuguese), the actor joined the burlesque circuit during the 1920s, gaining fame as a comedian. During World War II, DeRita joined the USO, performing through Britain and France with such celebrities as Bing Crosby and Randolph Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe DeRita, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Airport Firemen #3
  2. The Bravados (1958) — Tony Mirabel (uncredited)
  3. 4 for Texas (1963) — Painting Deliveryman
  4. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) — Meek Man (uncredited)
  5. The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962) — Curly Joe
  6. Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) — Curley-Joe
  7. Coroner Creek (1948) — Jack the Bartender
  8. Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959) — Curley-Joe
  9. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) — Curly-Joe
  10. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  11. The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) — Curly-Joe
  12. The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963) — Curly-Joe
  13. The New 3 Stooges (1965) — Curly Joe (voice)
  14. People Are Funny (1946) — Mr. Hinkley (uncredited)
  15. The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015) — Curly-Joe (archive footage)
  16. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
  17. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self
  18. The Doughgirls (1944) — Snoring Man
  19. Kook's Tour (1970) — Curly-Joe
  20. Batmania: From Comics to Screen (1989) — Self / Curly-Joe (archive footage)
  21. The Three Stooges Scrapbook (1963) — Curly-Joe
  22. Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003) — Joe (archive footage)
  23. The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume I (2001) — Curly-Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
  24. The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) — Waiter
  25. Slappily Married (1946) — Joe Bates
  26. High School Hero (1946) — Tiny
  27. Star Spangled Salesman (1968) — Curly Joe
  28. The French Key (1946) — Fox
  29. The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997) — (archive footage)
  30. Jitter Bughouse (1948) — Joe
  31. The Good Bad Egg (1947) — Joe Priggle
  32. Wedlock Deadlock (1947) — Eddie
  33. Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  34. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) — Self (archive footage)
  35. The Three Stooges (1934) — Curly Joe
  36. The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II (2001) — Curly-Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
  37. The Three Stooges Story (2001) — Curly-Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
  38. The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001) — Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
  39. The Time Element — Man at Bar
  40. The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard — Joe