1909-07-12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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.
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Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special | Joe (archive footage) | 2003-04-29 |
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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-02-05 |
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The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume I | Curly-Joe | 2001-05-15 |
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The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter | Joe | 2001-05-02 |
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The Three Stooges Story | Curly-Joe | 2001-05-02 |
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The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II | Curly-Joe | 2001-05-15 |
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The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! | (archive footage) | 1997-05-15 |
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Batmania: From Comics to Screen | Self / Curly-Joe (archive footage) | 1989-01-01 |
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Classic Comedy Teams | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
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Kook's Tour | Curly-Joe | 1970-02-04 |
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Star Spangled Salesman | Curly Joe | 1968-02-09 |
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The Outlaws Is Coming | Curly-Joe | 1965-01-14 |
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The Three Stooges Scrapbook | Curly-Joe | 1963-10-01 |
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4 for Texas | Painting Deliveryman | 1963-12-21 |
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The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze | Curly-Joe | 1963-08-21 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Airport Firemen #3 | 1963-11-07 |
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The Three Stooges in Orbit | Curly-Joe | 1962-07-04 |
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The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | Curly Joe | 1962-02-15 |
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Snow White and the Three Stooges | Curley-Joe | 1961-12-22 |
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Have Rocket, Will Travel | Curley-Joe | 1959-08-01 |
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The Bravados | Tony Mirabel (uncredited) | 1958-06-25 |
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Coroner Creek | Jack the Bartender | 1948-07-01 |
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Jitter Bughouse | Joe | 1948-04-29 |
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The Good Bad Egg | Joe Priggle | 1947-03-20 |
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Wedlock Deadlock | Eddie | 1947-12-18 |
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Slappily Married | Joe Bates | 1946-11-07 |
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People Are Funny | Mr. Hinkley (uncredited) | 1946-01-11 |
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High School Hero | Tiny | 1946-09-06 |
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The French Key | Fox | 1946-05-18 |
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The Sailor Takes a Wife | Waiter | 1945-12-28 |
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The Doughgirls | Snoring Man | 1944-11-25 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Meek Man (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
