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Joe Caits(1888-1957)

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Joe Caits
Joe Caits was born on 8 April 1888 in Ossining, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Cowboy (1937), The Lady and the Mob (1939) and Reformatory (1938). He died on 9 March 1957 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 8, 1888
DiedMarch 9, 1957(68)
BornApril 8, 1888
DiedMarch 9, 1957(68)
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Known for

George O'Brien and Cecilia Parker in Hollywood Cowboy (1937)
Hollywood Cowboy
5.7
  • G. Gadsby Holmes
  • 1937
Henry Armetta and Fay Bainter in The Lady and the Mob (1939)
The Lady and the Mob
6.3
  • Bert the Beetle(as Joseph Caits)
  • 1939
Tommy Bupp, Roger Daniel, Frankie Darro, Donald Haines, Murray Harris, Bobby Jordan, Mickey Martin, Jesse Duffy Jr., Rudy Flothrow Jr., and Melvin Lucas in Reformatory (1938)
Reformatory
7.5
  • Jim Leonard
  • 1938
Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Allen Jenkins, and Ann Sothern in Brother Orchid (1940)
Brother Orchid
7.0
  • Handsome Harry(as Joe Caites)
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Paul Kelly and Anne Nagel in The Secret Code (1942)
    The Secret Code
    7.7
    • Messenger (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Dave O'Brien in Captain Midnight (1942)
    Captain Midnight
    6.7
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Allen Jenkins, and Ann Sothern in Brother Orchid (1940)
    Brother Orchid
    7.0
    • Handsome Harry (as Joe Caites)
    • 1940
  • James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, and Russell Gleason in Grandpa Goes to Town (1940)
    Grandpa Goes to Town
    7.0
    • Woodrow
    • 1940
  • Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour in Johnny Apollo (1940)
    Johnny Apollo
    6.9
    • Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • George Cleveland, John 'Dusty' King, and Marjorie Reynolds in Midnight Limited (1940)
    Midnight Limited
    5.1
    • Detective Conway (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Veda Ann Borg and Victor Jory in The Shadow (1940)
    The Shadow
    6.7
    • Radio Shop Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Bernadene Hayes, Robert Homans, and Dick Purcell in Heroes in Blue (1939)
    Heroes in Blue
    5.5
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Robert Wilcox in Buried Alive (1939)
    Buried Alive
    4.8
    • Joe Rizinsky (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
    Babes in Arms
    6.3
    • Vaudevillian Veteran (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray in Invitation to Happiness (1939)
    Invitation to Happiness
    6.3
    • Man in Office (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Henry Armetta and Fay Bainter in The Lady and the Mob (1939)
    The Lady and the Mob
    6.3
    • Bert the Beetle (as Joseph Caits)
    • 1939
  • Dixie Dunbar in Once Over Lightly (1938)
    Once Over Lightly
    5.1
    Short
    • Referee (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tommy Bupp, Roger Daniel, Frankie Darro, Donald Haines, Murray Harris, Bobby Jordan, Mickey Martin, Jesse Duffy Jr., Rudy Flothrow Jr., and Melvin Lucas in Reformatory (1938)
    Reformatory
    7.5
    • Jim Leonard
    • 1938
  • A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
    A Slight Case of Murder
    7.0
    • No-Nose Cohen (as Joe Caites)
    • 1938

Soundtrack

  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
    Babes in Arms
    6.3
    • performer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joe Caites
  • Born
    • April 8, 1888
    • Ossining, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 1957
    • New York City, New York, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Appeared in vaudeville with his brother Louis in an act called the 'Caits Brothers.'

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