Portrait of Joe Besser

Acting

Joe Besser

Career

Active from 1940 to 2015, with a break from 1984 to 1996, busiest in 1957 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Alvin Show
The Alvin Show
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Besser Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.0, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.3, average 6.0
  • Melancholy
    2.0, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.4, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Family-Friendly Animation 3
  • Nostalgic Appeal 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Classic Hanna-Barbera 2
  • Saturday Morning Cartoon 2
  • Anthropomorphic Animals 2
  • Classic Animation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015)

TV show ยท as Joe (archive footage)

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011)

as Stinky (archive footage)

2000s

3 titles
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)

as Curly-Joe (archive footage)

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Three Stooges Story
The Three Stooges Story (2001)

as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1 title
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997)

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
My Smurfy Valentine
My Smurfy Valentine (1983)

as Cupid (voice)

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 62
Galaxy Goof-Ups
Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978)

TV show ยท as Scare Bear (voice)

Yogi's Space Race
Yogi's Space Race (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Scooby's All-Stars
Scooby's All-Stars (1977)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The Oddball Couple
The Oddball Couple (1975)

TV show

Jeannie
Jeannie (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The Houndcats
The Houndcats (1972)

TV show

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Babu (voice)

Savage Intruder
Savage Intruder (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bus Driver

Which Way to the Front?
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dock Master

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 60
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Tony / Neighbor

My World and Welcome to It
My World and Welcome to It (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

That's Life
That's Life (1968)

TV show

The Mothers-in-Law
The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Joe / Bandleader

The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)

TV show ยท as Hermes

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Penguin Supporter (uncredited)

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Hand of Death
Hand of Death (1962)
GoodWatch score 45

as Service station attendant

The Joey Bishop Show
The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Mr. Jillson

The Alvin Show
The Alvin Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Man Watching Rushes

Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Charlie Lamont

1950s

47 titles ยท average score 57
Fifi Blows Her Top
Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Joe Besser

Flying Saucer Daffy
Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joe

Sweet and Hot
Sweet and Hot (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joe

Rusty Romeos
Rusty Romeos (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joe

Horsing Around
Horsing Around (1957)
GoodWatch score 46

as Joe

Guns a Poppin!
Guns a Poppin! (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

as Joe

Outer Space Jitters
Outer Space Jitters (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Joe / Joe's Son

A Merry Mix-Up
A Merry Mix-Up (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joe / Jack / Jeff

Army Daze
Army Daze (1956)

as Pvt. Joe Besser

Hook a Crook
Hook a Crook (1955)

as Joe Besser

Fraidy Cat
Fraidy Cat (1951)

as Joe Besser

Dizzy Yardbird
Dizzy Yardbird (1950)

as Pvt. Rodney Marblehead

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 59
Waiting in the Lurch
Waiting in the Lurch (1949)

as Eric Loudermilk Potts

Africa Screams
Africa Screams (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)

as Sharkey Dolan

Talk About a Lady
Talk About a Lady (1946)

as Roly Q. Entwhistle

Hour Glass
Hour Glass (1946)

TV show

Eadie Was a Lady
Eadie Was a Lady (1945)

as Professor Diogenes Dingle

Hey, Rookie
Hey, Rookie (1944)

as Pendleton "Pudge" Pfeiffer

Hot Steel
Hot Steel (1940)

as Siggie Landers