Joe DeRita
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Airport Firemen #3
The Bravados
1958
as Tony Mirabel (uncredited)
4 for Texas
1963
as Painting Deliveryman
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Meek Man (uncredited)
The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945
as Waiter
Coroner Creek
1948
as Jack the Bartender
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
1962
as Curly Joe
Snow White and the Three Stooges
1961
as Curley-Joe
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003
as Joe (archive footage)
The Outlaws Is Coming
1965
as Curly-Joe
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
2001
as Joe
The Three Stooges in Orbit
1962
as Curly-Joe
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
1963
as Curly-Joe
Star Spangled Salesman
1968
as Curly Joe
Have Rocket, Will Travel
1959
as Curley-Joe
The Doughgirls
1944
as Snoring Man
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
1989
as Self / Curly-Joe (archive footage)
The Three Stooges Story
2001
as Curly-Joe
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wedlock Deadlock
1947
as Eddie