Emil Sitka (December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was an American actor who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and who is best known for his numerous appearances with The Three Stooges. He was the unofficial "last Stooge", since he was tapped to be the new middle Stooge when Larry Fine suffered a stroke in 1970. He is one of only two actors to have worked with all six Stooges (Shemp Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Joe Besser, and Joe DeRita) on film in the various incarnations of the group (Harold Brauer, a recurring villain who appeared in three 1940s shorts, was the other).
Sitka served the role of a literal "stooge," or straight man, to the Three Stooges throughout nearly 40 of their short films, most of which were filmed during Shemp's run as the third stooge. In addition to one single appearance during Curly's run with the trio, and a limited number of appearances during Besser's, Sitka returned as a near-regular character when the trio returned to film and television with DeRita. His frequent appearances with the trio, and his role as stooge to the stooges, earned him the informal title of being the "fourth stooge".
^Thomas Jr., Robert McG (January 25, 1998). "Emil Sitka, Favorite Foil Of 3 Stooges, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
EmilSitka (December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was an American actor who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and who...
made in 1970 and 1975 to revive the act with longtime supporting actor EmilSitka in Fine's role, but they were cut short by Moe Howard's death on May 4...
player EmilSitka's best-remembered line "Hold hands, you lovebirds!" (the line is actually engraved on Sitka's headstone). The shot where Sitka has a...
on hold. EmilSitka was twice named as "the middle stooge", but never got to perform with the team. Shortly after Larry's stroke, Moe, Emil, and Joe were...
(stock footage) Joe Palma as Shemp (new footage) Gene Roth as Borscht EmilSitka as Smitty Harriette Tarler as Emma Blake Charles C. Wilson as J. L. Cameron...
Christine McIntyre as Lily Nanette Bordeaux as Fifi Kathleen O'Malley as Ella EmilSitka as Warehouse clerk Joe Palma as Muggsy Blackie Whiteford as Bill Pat Moran...
After Fine's stroke, Howard asked longtime Three Stooges supporting actor EmilSitka to replace Larry, but this final lineup never shot any material. On June...
Dillon Dick Wessel as Sergeant Mullins Vernon Dent as Cavalry Colonel EmilSitka as Captain Daley Stanley Price as Lefty Ted Mapes as Red George Chesebro...
Larry Fine and Joe DeRita (as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend EmilSitka co-starring, as well as Margaret Kerry. The stories took place in varied...
Stooges on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 30, 1983. Stooges co-actor EmilSitka, the only other Stooge attendee, also spoke; the only other surviving...
Hugh McCollum Christine McIntyre Frank Mitchell Joe Palma/Fake Shemp Fred Sanborn EmilSitka Greta Thyssen Elwood Ullman Jack White Jules White Category...
completely blind and had to be led to Shemp's casket. Character actor EmilSitka was one of many at the event who did not know Dent had lost his sight:...
place to live, finding refuge in the home of a mad inventor (played by EmilSitka), and presenting an animated short called The Spain Mutiny that imagines...
played by Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, and Curly Joe DeRita). EmilSitka was the other supporting actor to achieve this goal. Over the course of...
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Norman Maurer. The supporting cast features Adam West, Nancy Kovack, and EmilSitka, the latter in three roles. In the year 1871, in the frontier town of...
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waiter Phillip Morris Page and a Dean Martin impersonator, respectively. EmilSitka made a cameo via posthumous archive footage, Karen Maruyama appears as...
Harry Partch Al Purdy Ben Reitman, anarchist and physician Carl Sandburg EmilSitka Philip Taft, labor historian Mike Brodie, photographer. Dave Van Ronk...
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