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Joe Palma was an American film actor. Palma appeared in over 120 films between 1937 and 1968. He was well known as a supporting player for The Three Stooges and his brief tenure as a body double to member Shemp Howard for four shorts produced after Shemp's death, which led to the coining of the term "Fake Shemp".
Born
Friday, 17 March 1905
Died
Monday, 15 August 1994
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| The Odd Couple | Butcher | 1968 |
| Hotel | Art Gallery Proprietor | 1967 |
| The Great Race | Conductor | 1965 |
| How to Murder Your Wife | Juror | 1965 |
| Good Neighbor Sam | Joe the Mailman | 1964 |
| Irma la Douce | Prison Guard | 1963 |
| The Notorious Landlady | Reporter | 1962 |
| Strangers When We Meet | Minor Role | 1960 |
| The Apartment | Office Maintenance Man | 1960 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| The Odd Couple | Butcher | 1968 |
| Hotel | Art Gallery Proprietor | 1967 |
| The Great Race | Conductor | 1965 |
| How to Murder Your Wife | Juror | 1965 |
| Good Neighbor Sam | Joe the Mailman | 1964 |
| Irma la Douce | Prison Guard | 1963 |
| The Notorious Landlady | Reporter | 1962 |
| Strangers When We Meet | Minor Role | 1960 |
| The Apartment | Office Maintenance Man | 1960 |
| Sappy Bull Fighters | Bullring Attendant / Audience Member | 1959 |
| Some Like It Hot | Small Role | 1959 |
| Bell Book and Candle | Undetermined Role | 1958 |
| The Last Hurrah | Cop at Campaign HQ | 1958 |
| Flying Saucer Daffy | Government Official | 1958 |
| Fifi Blows Her Top | MP | 1958 |
| Outer Space Jitters | Captain Tsimmis | 1957 |
| Guns a Poppin! | Mad Bill Hookup, The Bandit | 1957 |
| Hoofs and Goofs | Drunk | 1957 |
| Commotion on the Ocean | Shemp | 1956 |
| Scheming Schemers | Shemp | 1956 |
| Storm Center | Man | 1956 |
| Rumpus in the Harem | Shemp | 1956 |
| Rock Around the Clock | Waiter | 1956 |
| Hot Blood | Gypsy | 1956 |
| Hook a Crook | Thief | 1955 |
| Hot Ice | Muscles | 1955 |
| Stone Age Romeos | Caveman Rival | 1955 |
| Of Cash and Hash | Armored Car Guard | 1955 |
| Fling in the Ring | Chuck | 1955 |
| Shot in the Frontier | Jack Noonan | 1954 |
| The Fire Chaser | Detective | 1954 |
| Knutzy Knights | Sir Satchel / Guard | 1954 |
| Pals and Gals | Henchman | 1954 |
| Musty Musketeers | Lancier | 1954 |
| Income Tax Sappy | 2nd IRS Agent | 1954 |
| My Six Convicts | Convict Driver | 1952 |
| The Sniper | Man | 1952 |
| Sirocco | Sergeant | 1951 |
| Emergency Wedding | Waiter | 1950 |
| Slaphappy Sleuths | Crook | 1950 |
| Studio Stoops | Louie | 1950 |
| The Fuller Brush Girl | Cop | 1950 |
| Kill the Umpire | Joe | 1950 |
| Cargo to Capetown | Engine Room Crewman | 1950 |
| Hugs and Mugs | Red | 1950 |
| Punchy Cowpunchers | Shemp's Saloon Customer | 1950 |
| The Reckless Moment | Card Player | 1949 |
| Waiting in the Lurch | Detective | 1949 |
| Malice in the Palace | Guard Outside Palace | 1949 |
| The Doolins of Oklahoma | Card Player | 1949 |
| Johnny Allegro | Guard | 1949 |
| The Undercover Man | Policeman | 1949 |
| The Crime Doctor's Diary | 1st Policeman | 1949 |
| The Big Sombrero | Ranchero | 1949 |
| Shockproof | Minor Role | 1949 |
| Knock on Any Door | Reporter | 1949 |
| I'm a Monkey's Uncle | Caveman Rival | 1948 |
| The Gentleman from Nowhere | Minor Role | 1948 |
| Fiddlers Three | Lancier, Captain of the Guard | 1948 |
| The Black Arrow | Forrester | 1948 |
| Squareheads of the Round Table | Guard #2 | 1948 |
| Shivering Sherlocks | Lie-detector Technician | 1948 |
| The Lady from Shanghai | Cab Driver | 1947 |
| It Had to Be You | Prizefight Fan | 1947 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Detective | 1947 |
| The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Cab Driver | 1947 |
| A Likely Story | Poker Player | 1947 |
| The Brasher Doubloon | Attendant | 1947 |
| The Thirteenth Hour | Truck Driver | 1947 |
| Jack Armstrong | Blake | 1947 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Card Player | 1946 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law | Cop | 1946 |
| Three Little Pirates | Pirate Jack | 1946 |
| Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Third Policeman | 1946 |
| The Jolson Story | Worker in Railroad Yard | 1946 |
| Gallant Journey | Waiter | 1946 |
| Three Loan Wolves | Second Henchman | 1946 |
| The Return of Rusty | MP | 1946 |
| The Man Who Dared | Police Sergeant | 1946 |
| Gilda | Waiter | 1946 |
| Mysterious Intruder | Police Guard Outside Stillwell's Store / Police Guard Outside Stillwell's Store (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Night Editor | Newsboy | 1946 |
| Uncivil War Birds | Union Soldier | 1946 |
| Two Years Before the Mast | Sailor | 1946 |
| The Notorious Lone Wolf | Club Marquis Waiter | 1946 |
| Beer Barrel Polecats | Convict | 1946 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | Workman | 1945 |
| A Hit with a Miss | Killer Kilduff | 1945 |
| Life with Blondie | Mug | 1945 |
| Prison Ship | Prisoner | 1945 |
| I Love a Bandleader | Newspaper Reporter | 1945 |
| If a Body Meets a Body | The Housekeeper / Housekeeper | 1945 |
| Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Third Cop | 1945 |
| Blonde from Brooklyn | Reporter | 1945 |
| The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round | Juror | 1945 |
| Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Policeman | 1945 |
| Escape in the Fog | Cop | 1945 |
| Rough, Tough and Ready | Waiter | 1945 |
| A Guy, a Gal and a Pal | Reporter | 1945 |
| Leave It to Blondie | Office Worker | 1945 |
| Off Again, on Again | William, Chauffeur | 1945 |
| Heather and Yon | Electrician's Assistant | 1944 |
| Louisiana Hayride | Studio Cameraman | 1944 |
| Sailor's Holiday | King's Guard | 1944 |
| Beautiful But Broke | Defense Worker | 1944 |
| The Racket Man | Bud the Private / Bud | 1944 |
| Three Little Twirps | Circus Assistant | 1943 |
| After Midnight with Boston Blackie | 1st Cabbie | 1943 |
| A Blitz on the Fritz | Man Chasing Egbert | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Shadowy Figure | 1943 |
| The Stork Pays Off | Henchman | 1941 |
| Blondie Goes Latin | Sailor Chasing Dagwood | 1941 |
| From Nurse to Worse | Assistant Surgeon | 1940 |
| Men Without Souls | Charles | 1940 |
| Blondie Brings Up Baby | 2nd Dogcatcher | 1939 |
| Beware Spooks! | Shooting Gallery Man | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Hoodlum | 1939 |
| Coast Guard | Sailor | 1939 |
| Missing Daughters | Mugg | 1939 |
| Smashing the Spy Ring | Workman | 1938 |
| Adventure in Sahara | Soldier | 1938 |
| The Spider's Web | Henchman with Steve | 1938 |
| City Streets | Vendor | 1938 |
| When G-Men Step In | Phone Man | 1938 |
| Goofs and Saddles | Gang Member | 1937 |
