Movie character question for any DU-ers who remember comedies from 40's,50's:

Poll_Blind

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Wed Oct-24-07 11:02 PM
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Movie character question for any DU-ers who remember comedies from 40's,50's:

There's this character actor I'm trying to remember. I've seen him in a few Three Stooges movies and possibly in a Marx Brothers movie. He was an obese actor and as far as I know always played effemenate, overgrown-baby types. He would slap at people in sort of a sissified way.

LOL, that's it. If anyone can remember this D-List actor from decades ago, I'd be grateful.

Georgie something, maybe?

NOT Fattie Arbuckle.

Thanks!

PB

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fudge stripe cookays

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Wed Oct-24-07 11:10 PM
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1. I'm trying to think of men it might have been...

Louis Calhern was in one or two Marx Brothers movies, I think, but I don't think he was necessarily obese.

S.Z. (Cuddles) Sakal maybe? Very cute little short older man who was a little portly.

Have you checked IMDB? Maybe do searches for the Three Stooges or the Marx Brothers and see if any of the same names pop up?

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Oeditpus Rex

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Wed Oct-24-07 11:13 PM
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2. I think I know who you mean

The guy who said stuff like, "Oooooo, you play too ROUGH!" :cry:

Dunno his name, though.

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Wed Oct-24-07 11:17 PM
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3. Jack "Tiny" Lipson?

http://imdb.com/name/nm0513807/

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CBHagman

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Wed Oct-24-07 11:22 PM
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4. Try these websites.

Also, someone at Turner Classic Movies (or at a fan website, or IMDB) might have an idea. You might look for online movie forums. I had excellent luck at IMDB once. I described a British TV film I'd seen back in the '80s and within six to 12 hours someone had posted a reply with the exact name of the film.

Good luck!

Forums and other sites:

http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/index.jspa

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000010/threads/

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000001/threads/

http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/ks_index_gca.html

http://www.reeljewels.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=122&mode=threaded&pid=23395

One book on the topic, not exhaustive but possibly interesting to track down:

http://www.amazon.com/Old-Familiar-Faces-Character-Hollywoods/dp/0964634007

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Hudgie DeRobertis

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Wed Oct-24-07 11:48 PM
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5. I think you're thinking of Joe Besser.

Edited on Wed Oct-24-07 11:51 PM by Hudgie DeRobertis

Is this who you're thinking of?

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Poll_Blind

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Thu Oct-25-07 12:14 AM
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6. Yes! That's him! Thanks to everyone for the leads!

Thanks folks! :)

Hudgie DeRobertis, you rock!

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