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Joe CobbAmerican actor
Date of Birth: 07.11.1916
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Joe Cobb
Joe Frank Cobb was an American actor known for his roles in childhood. He gained recognition for playing the character of "fat boy" in a series of American short comedy films called "Our Gang," also known as "Little Rascals," which were filmed between 1922 and 1929. The films depicted the lives and adventures of neighborhood boys and girls from poor families.
Early Life and Career
Joe Frank Cobb was born on November 7, 1916 (some sources indicate 1917) in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. At the age of five, he auditioned for producer Hal Roach's comedy series, which marked the beginning of his career as a child actor. Over the course of seven years, Cobb appeared in 86 episodes of "Our Gang" and also made three guest appearances in the series during the 1930s. His first short film in the style of "Our Gang" was Robert F. McGowan's "The Big Show." His last films in the series were "Saturday's Lesson," where he had no lines, and "Small Talk," in which he had a brief speaking scene. He was easily recognizable in the short films by his chubby-cheeked character who wore a signature cap. While some sources claim that Cobb's last film in the "Our Gang" series was "Bouncing Babies," he did not actually appear in this particular short film. However, Cobb returned to the series three more times to play episodic roles in the comedies "Fish Hooky" (1933), "Pay As You Exit" (1936), and "Reunion in Rhythm" (1937).
Later Life and Retirement
After appearing in the musical comedy film "Where Did You Get That Girl?" with Leon Errol and Helen Parrish, Cobb's acting career came to an end in the early 1940s. He transitioned into a regular assembly line worker for the American aerospace company "North American Aviation," a subsidiary of the conglomerate "Rockwell International," and retired in 1981. Joe Cobb passed away on May 21, 2002, at the age of 85, in Santa Ana, California, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
