Cast & creator
Joe DeRita
Best known for The Ed Sullivan Show, The Steve Allen Show, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
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.
Also known as: The Three Stooges, Joe De Rita
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1934–2015 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (40)
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The New 3 Stooges
Curly Joe (voice)
1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Airport Firemen #3
1963
Snow White and the Three Stooges
Curley-Joe
1961
The Three Stooges
Curly Joe
1934
The Bravados
Tony Mirabel (uncredited)
1958
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
Curly-Joe (archive footage)
2015
4 for Texas
Painting Deliveryman
1963
The Three Stooges in Orbit
Curly-Joe
1962
The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard
Joe
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Meek Man (uncredited)
1943
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Curly Joe
1962
The Sailor Takes a Wife
Waiter
1945
The Outlaws Is Coming
Curly-Joe
1965
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
(archive footage)
1997
The Doughgirls
Snoring Man
1944
Wedlock Deadlock
Eddie
1947
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Have Rocket, Will Travel
Curley-Joe
1959
The Three Stooges Scrapbook
Curly-Joe
1963
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
Curly-Joe
1963
People Are Funny
Mr. Hinkley (uncredited)
1946
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Joe (archive footage)
2003
The Three Stooges Story
Curly-Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Good Bad Egg
Joe Priggle
1947
Slappily Married
Joe Bates
1946
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Self / Curly-Joe (archive footage)
1989
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Time Element
Man at Bar
Jitter Bughouse
Joe
1948
Coroner Creek
Jack the Bartender
1948
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1986
Star Spangled Salesman
Curly Joe
1968
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II
Curly-Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
High School Hero
Tiny
1946
Kook's Tour
Curly-Joe
1970
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume I
Curly-Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The French Key
Fox
1946