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Joseph Forte

Actor

Joseph Forte

Born June 14, 1891 in London, England, UKDied March 11, 196737 films

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Sweet Smell of Success posterFirst watchSweet Smell of Success19577.6as Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is…View film

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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster7.0Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957Call Northside 777 poster6.7Call Northside 7771948Who's Minding the Store? poster6.8Who's Minding the Store?1963The Last Hurrah poster7.2The Last Hurrah1958Homicidal poster6.4Homicidal1961Dark Command poster6.4Dark Command1940Roustabout poster6.0Roustabout1964Tell Your Children poster4.4Tell Your Children1938

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 1964RoustaboutConcessionaire (uncredited)
  2. 1964Law of the LawlessBanker
  3. 1963Who's Minding the Store?Butler (uncredited)
  4. 1961HomicidalSecond Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
  5. 1959The Jayhawkers!Minister (as Joe Forte)
  6. 1958The Last HurrahManaging Editor (uncredited)
  7. 1958The Case Against Brooklyn
  8. 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessToots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)
  9. 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralTombstone Card Player (uncredited)
  10. 1957The Buster Keaton StoryTheatre Manager (uncredited)
  11. 1957Mister CoryWilliam - Vollard's Butler (uncredited)
  12. 1956Fury at Gunsight PassAndrew Ferguson (as Joe Forte)
  13. 1955Cell 2455 Death RowLawyer (as Joe Forte)
  14. 1954Young at Heart
  15. 1952Assignment: ParisBarker (uncredited)
  16. 1951RoadblockBrissard (uncredited)
  17. 1951Rodeo King and the SenoritaDr. Teal
  18. 1950The Secret FuryLester Martin (uncredited)
  19. 1949Jerry's DiaryUncle Dudley (voice) (uncredited)
  20. 1949The JudgeDistrict Attorney (as Joe Forte)
  21. 1948Call Northside 777Parole Board Member (uncredited)
  22. 1947Kilroy Was HereCollege Registar (as Joe Forte)
  23. 1946Magnificent DollSenator Ainsworth (uncredited)
  24. 1946The Crimson GhostProf. Parker (as Joe Forte)
  25. 1945UtahRalph Colby
  26. 1941King of the Texas RangersProf. Nelson
  27. 1941A Panic in the ParlorDick
  28. 1940The Green Hornet Strikes Again!Miss Grayson's Butler
  29. 1940Dark CommandTownsman
  30. 1939Hitler: Beast of BerlinBerkley
  31. 1939Dick Tracy's G-MenStanton
  32. 1939Let Us LivePrison Doctor (uncredited)
  33. 1938Pals of the SaddleJudge Hastings (as Josef Forte)
  34. 1938Tell Your ChildrenDr. Carroll
  35. 1930Bigger and BetterStore Detective
  36. 1924Accidental Accidents
  37. 1924A Ten-Minute EggThe Con Man (as Joe Forte)