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Joe Frisco(1889-1958)

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  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Joe Frisco
Frisco made his name on stage as a dancer. Performing dance on the stage, he soon added his stuttering voice to the act and became a popular comedian. Later in his career, he became less of a dancer and more of a storyteller. At one time during his acting career he was earning upwards of $50,000 per year. When he died of cancer, he was virtually penniless.
BornNovember 4, 1889
DiedFebruary 12, 1958(68)
BornNovember 4, 1889
DiedFebruary 12, 1958(68)
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Known for

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
8.0
  • Herbie Temple
  • 1957
The Happy Hottentots (1930)
The Happy Hottentots
5.4
Short
  • Joe
  • Reese Brother
  • 1930
The Gorilla (1930)
The Gorilla
5.1
  • Garrity
  • 1930
Constance Moore in Atlantic City (1944)
Atlantic City
6.1
  • Joe Frisco
  • 1944

Credits

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Actor



  • Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
    Sweet Smell of Success
    8.0
    • Herbie Temple
    • 1957
  • Bing Crosby and Coleen Gray in Riding High (1950)
    Riding High
    6.3
    • Joe Frisco
    • 1950
  • Don Ameche and Catherine McLeod in That's My Man (1947)
    That's My Man
    6.2
    • Willie Wagonstatter
    • 1947
  • Charles Coburn, Robert Paige, and Ginny Simms in Shady Lady (1945)
    Shady Lady
    6.5
    • Tramp
    • 1945
  • Constance Moore in Atlantic City (1944)
    Atlantic City
    6.1
    • Joe Frisco
    • 1944
  • Gene Autry and Mary Lee in Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
    Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
    6.8
    • Stuttering Haberdasher
    • 1940
  • Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in Western Jamboree (1938)
    Western Jamboree
    5.7
    • Joe Frisco
    • 1938
  • Mr. Broadway (1933)
    Mr. Broadway
    5.8
    • Joe Frisco
    • 1933
  • The Border Patrol
    Short
    • Joe Frisco
    • 1930
  • The Gorilla (1930)
    The Gorilla
    5.1
    • Garrity
    • 1930
  • The Happy Hottentots (1930)
    The Happy Hottentots
    5.4
    Short
    • Joe
    • Reese Brother
    • 1930
  • The Benefit
    Short
    • Joe Frisco
    • 1930

Writer



  • The Song Plugger (1930)
    The Song Plugger
    4.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1930

Soundtrack



  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sweet Georgia Brown", "The Darktown Strutters' Ball", "Mandy Lane" (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in Western Jamboree (1938)
    Western Jamboree
    5.7
    • performer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917), "When the Bloom Is on the Sage (Round Up Time in Texas)" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Happy Hottentots (1930)
    The Happy Hottentots
    5.4
    Short
    • performer: "Mandy Lane"
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 4, 1889
    • Milan, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 12, 1958
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Marion Davies quietly supported him financially at the end of his life. He used the money for drinking and gambling.
  • Quotes
    Hollywood is the only place where you can wake up in the morning and hear the birds coughing in the trees.

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