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Joe Palma(1905-1994)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
  • Additional Crew
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Joe Palma was born on 17 March 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Little Miss Broadway (1947), Hot Stuff (1956) and Rumpus in the Harem (1956). He was married to Marjorie Ann Ries. He died on 15 August 1994 in Poway, California, USA.
BornMarch 17, 1905
DiedAugust 15, 1994(89)
BornMarch 17, 1905
DiedAugust 15, 1994(89)
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Known for

Jean Porter, John Shelton, Jerry Wald, and Jerry Wald and His Orchestra in Little Miss Broadway (1947)
Little Miss Broadway
7.0
  • Detective
  • 1947
Hot Stuff (1956)
Hot Stuff
6.3
Short
  • Shemp(uncredited)
  • 1956
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Rumpus in the Harem (1956)
Rumpus in the Harem
6.3
Short
  • Shemp(uncredited)
  • 1956
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Emil Sitka in Scheming Schemers (1956)
Scheming Schemers
6.7
Short
  • Shemp(uncredited)
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in Drôle de couple (1968)
    Drôle de couple
    7.6
    • Butcher (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Hôtel Saint-Gregory (1967)
    Hôtel Saint-Gregory
    6.6
    • Art Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in La Grande Course autour du monde (1965)
    La Grande Course autour du monde
    7.2
    • Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Eddie Mayehoff, Terry-Thomas, and Claire Trevor in Comment tuer votre femme (1965)
    Comment tuer votre femme
    6.5
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Prête-moi ton mari (1964)
    Prête-moi ton mari
    6.8
    • Joe the Mailman (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    Irma la Douce
    7.3
    • Prison Guard (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • L'inquiétante dame en noir (1962)
    L'inquiétante dame en noir
    6.7
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, and Barbara Rush in Liaisons secrètes (1960)
    Liaisons secrètes
    7.1
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in La garçonnière (1960)
    La garçonnière
    8.3
    • Office Maintenance Man (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Joe Besser in Sappy Bull Fighters (1959)
    Sappy Bull Fighters
    5.3
    Short
    • Bullring Attendant
    • Audience Member (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Certains l'aiment chaud (1959)
    Certains l'aiment chaud
    8.2
    • Small Role (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak, Elsa Lanchester, Hermione Gingold, Ernie Kovacs, and Janice Rule in L'adorable voisine (1958)
    L'adorable voisine
    6.8
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in La dernière fanfare (1958)
    La dernière fanfare
    7.3
    • Cop at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Jules White in Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)
    Flying Saucer Daffy
    6.0
    Short
    • Government Official (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Wanda Ottoni in Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)
    Fifi Blows Her Top
    6.1
    Short
    • MP (uncredited)
    • 1958

Stunts

  • Hot Stuff (1956)
    Hot Stuff
    6.3
    Short
    • stunt double: Shemp Howard
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Rumpus in the Harem (1956)
    Rumpus in the Harem
    6.3
    Short
    • stunt double: Shemp Howard
    • 1956
  • Randolph Scott, Noah Beery Jr., Louise Allbritton, Dona Drake, Virginia Huston, John Ireland, Charles Kemper, George Macready, and Frank Fenton in Face au châtiment (1949)
    Face au châtiment
    6.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Nina Foch, Evelyn Keyes, and Dick Powell in L'Heure du crime (1947)
    L'Heure du crime
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1947

Additional Crew

  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in La garçonnière (1960)
    La garçonnière
    8.3
    • stand-in: Jack Lemmon (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Emil Sitka in Scheming Schemers (1956)
    Scheming Schemers
    6.7
    Short
    • stand-in: Shemp Howard
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Palma
  • Born
    • March 17, 1905
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 15, 1994
    • Poway, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Marjorie Ann Ries

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  • Trivia
    As a stunt man working with The Three Stooges he was used as a stand-in for Shemp Howard after Shemp's death and before Joe Besser joined the stooges. Reportedly Palma was filmed from the back & old footage of Shemp was inserted for frontal shots.

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