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Joe Palma

Actor
Born March 17, 1905Died August 15, 1994 (89 years)
Joe Palma was an American film actor. Palma appeared in over 120 films between 1937 and 1968. He was well known as a supporting player for The Three Stooges and his brief tenure as a body double to member Shemp Howard for four shorts produced after Shemp's death, which led to the coining of the term "Fake Shemp".

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

Known For

  • Malice in the Palace
  • Fiddlers Three
  • Shot in the Frontier
  • Guns a Poppin!

Filmography

1968
The Odd Couple · as Butcher
1967
Hotel · as Art Gallery Proprietor
1965
The Great Race · as Conductor
1965
1964
Good Neighbor Sam · as Joe The Mailman (uncredited)
1963
Irma la Douce · as Prison Guard
1962
The Notorious Landlady · as Reporter (uncredited)
1960
Strangers When We Meet · as Minor Role
1960
The Apartment · as Office Maintenance Man (uncredited)
1959
Some Like It Hot · as (uncredited)
1958
The Last Hurrah · as Cop At Campaign Hq (uncredited)
1958
Bell Book and Candle · as Undetermined Role
1957
1956
Hot Stuff · as Shemp (uncredited)
1956
Storm Center · as Man
1956
Rock Around the Clock · as Waiter (uncredited)
1956
Hot Blood · as Gypsy
1955
Hook a Crook · as Thief (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1954
Shot in the Frontier · as Noonan (uncredited)
1954
Pals and Gals · as Henchman (uncredited)
1952
The Sniper · as Man
1952
My Six Convicts · as Convict Driver
1951
Sirocco · as Sergeant (uncredited)
1950
Emergency Wedding · as Waiter
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl · as Cop (uncredited)
1950
Kill the Umpire · as Joe
1950
Cargo to Capetown · as Engine Room Crewman
1949
The Reckless Moment · as Card Player (uncredited)
1949
Malice in the Palace · as Guard Outside Palace (uncredited)
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma · as Card Player
1949
1949
The Big Sombrero · as Ranchero
1949
The Undercover Man · as Policeman
1949
Knock on Any Door · as Reporter (uncredited)
1949
The Crime Doctor's Diary · as 1st Policeman
1949
Shockproof · as Minor Role
1948
1948
Fiddlers Three · as Lancier - Captain Of The Guard
1948
The Black Arrow · as Forrester (uncredited)
1948
Shivering Sherlocks · as Lie-Detector Technician
1947
The Lady from Shanghai · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1947
It Had to Be You · as Prizefight Fan (uncredited)
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D. · as Cab Driver
1947
A Likely Story · as Poker Player (uncredited)
1947
The Brasher Doubloon · as Attendant (uncredited)
1947
The Thirteenth Hour · as Truck Driver
1947
Jack Armstrong · as Blake
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives · as Card Player (uncredited)
1946
1946
Three Little Pirates · as (uncredited)
1946
1946
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt · as Third Policeman
1946
The Jolson Story · as Worker In Railroad Yard
1946
Gallant Journey · as Waiter
1946
The Man Who Dared · as Police Sergeant
1946
Gilda · as Waiter (uncredited)
1946
Mysterious Intruder · as Police Guard Outside Stillwell's Store (uncredited)
1946
Night Editor · as Newsboy (uncredited)
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf · as Club Marquis Waiter (uncredited)
1946
Beer Barrel Polecats · as Convict
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's · as Workman (uncredited)
1945
1945
Prison Ship · as Prisoner
1945
If a Body Meets a Body · as Housekeeper (uncredited)
1945
1945
Blonde from Brooklyn · as Reporter
1945
1945
Escape in the Fog · as Cop (uncredited)
1945
Leave It to Blondie · as Office Worker
1944
Louisiana Hayride · as Studio Cameraman
1944
Beautiful But Broke · as Defense Worker
1944
The Racket Man · as Bud The Private
1943
1942
A Night to Remember · as Shadowy Figure (uncredited)
1941
Blondie Goes Latin · as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
1940
From Nurse to Worse · as Assistant Surgeon (uncredited)
1940
Men Without Souls · as Charles (uncredited)
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby · as 2nd Dogcatcher (uncredited)
1939
Beware Spooks! · as Shooting Gallery Man
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Hoodlum (uncredited)
1939
Coast Guard · as Sailor (uncredited)
1938
Adventure in Sahara · as Soldier
1938
The Spider's Web · as Henchman With Steve
1937
Goofs and Saddles · as Gang Member

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