Spoiler : Besser, Joe Born in St. Louis, Missouri 8/12/1907; found dead 3/1/1988 following a heart attack at his Los Angeles, California home. Married to Erna Kay (1932-1988 his death). Member of a comedy act with Alexander and Olsen during the 1920's. Member of The Three Stooges that replaced Shemp Howard when Howard died in 1955, and remained a Stooge until 1959. Regular on Let Yourself Go for CBS- Radio (1944-1945). Occasional roles on The Jack Benny Program beginning in the middle 1940's. Regular on The Ken Murray Show for CBS (1950-1951). Stinky on the syndicated television series, "The Abbott And Costello Show" (1951-53). Mr. Jillson on The Joey Bishop Show for NBC-TV and CBS-TV (1962-1965).