Joe Besser

American actor and comedian (1907–1988)
Person human Q705400
Joe Besser
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Summary

Joe Besser was born on August 12, 1907[1], in St. Louis[2]. He died on March 1, 1988[3], in North Hollywood[4]. He worked as a comedian[5], musician[6], voice actor[7], actor[8], and television actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,427 views/month, #6,375 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Native language: English[13]
  • Occupation: film actor[14]
  • Member of: The Three Stooges[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Joe Besser[17]
  • Cause of death: heart failure[18]
  • Family name: Besser[19]
  • Given name: Joe[20]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Start of work period: 1938[23]
  • Writing language: English[24]
  • P14750: 92A4-787A-D801-C37E-A507[25]

Why It Matters

Joe Besser has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Joe Besser born?

Joe Besser was born in St. Louis[2].

Where did Joe Besser die?

Joe Besser passed away in North Hollywood[4].

What did Joe Besser do for work?

Joe Besser worked as a comedian[5], musician[6], voice actor[7], actor[8], and television actor[9].

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  16. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → The Three Stooges
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'it'
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → St. Louis
    Place of death → North Hollywood
    Cause of death → heart failure
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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