Joseph Forte

Known For

Reefer Madness (1936)

Pals of the Saddle (1938)

A Panic in the Parlor (1941)

Strife of the Party (1944)

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Actor (103 titles)

1965 Black Spurs
Banker (as Joe Forte)

1964 Roustabout
Concessionaire (uncredited)

1964 Law of the Lawless
Banker (as Joe Forte)

1963 Who's Minding the Store?
Butler (uncredited)

1963 The Nutty Professor
College Faculty Member (uncredited)

1961-1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Maitre d' / Manager

– Midnight for Prince Charming (1962) … Manager (as Joe Forte)

– The Impractical Joker (1961) … Maitre d'

1958-1962 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Judge / Postman

– Shari Lewis Show (1962) (as Joe Forte)

– Children's Version of the Show (1961) (as Joe Forte)

– Jack Arrested for Disturbing the Peace (1960) … Judge (as Joe Forte)

– Stars' Wives Show (1958) … Postman (as Joe Forte)

1962 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Professor Joseph

– Sunday Dinner (1962) … Professor Joseph (as Joe Forte)

1961 Bachelor Father (TV series)
The Judge

– The Law and Kelly Gregg (1961) … The Judge (as Joe Forte)

1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Justice of the Peace

– Defiant at the Gate (1961) … Justice of the Peace (as Joe Forte)

1961 The George Raft Story
Clerk (uncredited)

1961 Homicidal
Second Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
Doctor

– A Question of Degree (1961) … Doctor (as Joe Forte)

1961 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Arthur Merrill

– A Kill and a Half (1961) … Arthur Merrill (as Joe Forte)

1960 From the Terrace
Manservant (uncredited)

1959 Beloved Infidel
Intellectual Man (uncredited)

1959 The Jayhawkers!
Minister (as Joe Forte)

1958-1959 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Hotel Clerk / Mr. Wicker

– Go Fight City Hall (1959) … Mr. Wicker

– The Honeymoon (1958) … Hotel Clerk

1956-1958 Dragnet (TV series)

– The Big Nazi (1958) (as Joe Forte)

– The Big Lip (1958) (as Joe Forte)

– The Big Soldier (1957) (as Joe Forte)

– The Big Hat (1956) (as Joe Forte)

1957-1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Coroner / Dr. Creel

– The Case of the Jilted Jockey (1958) … Coroner (as Joe Forte)

– The Case of the Drowning Duck (1957) … Dr. Creel

1958 The Last Hurrah
Managing Editor (uncredited)

1958 The Lineup (TV series)

– The Rufus Granger Case (1958) (as Joe Forte)

1958 The Matchmaker
Train Conductor (uncredited)

1958 The Case Against Brooklyn
Laundry Contact Man (uncredited)

1958 Return to Warbow
Doc Appleby (uncredited)

1957 Short Cut to Hell
Ticket Seller (uncredited)

1957 Loving You
Editor (uncredited)

1957 Sweet Smell of Success
Waiter at Toots Shor's (uncredited)

1957 The Buster Keaton Story
Theatre Manager

1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Tombstone Card Player (uncredited)

1957 Mister Cory
William - Vollard's Butler (uncredited)

1957 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
Waiter

– Subletting the Apartment (1957) … Waiter

1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Judge

– Apache Massacre (1957) … Judge

1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Man in Theatre Lobby (uncredited)

1956 He Laughed Last
Dave Hoffman (uncredited)

1956 The Toy Tiger
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Barrow / Garre

– Millie's Daughter (1956) … Garre (as Joe Forte)

– The Unfaithful (1956) … Barrow (as Joe Forte)

1956 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Carter Giles

– Art Robbery (1956) … Carter Giles (as Joe Forte)

1956 Our Miss Brooks
Nolan's Butler (uncredited)

1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Dr. Glasson

– The Thin Line (1956) … Dr. Glasson (as Joe Forte)

1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass
Andrew Ferguson (as Joe Forte)

1955 December Bride (TV series)
Hector Flagg

– Family Quarrel (1955) … Hector Flagg

1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Glasson / Dr. Hartman

– The Thin Line (1955) … Dr. Glasson (as Joe Forte)

– Eddie's Place (1955) … Dr. Hartman (as Joe Forte)

1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)

– The Negative Man (1955) (as Joe Forte)

1955 Cell 2455 Death Row
Lawyer (as Joe Forte)

1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Hartman

– Second Sight (1955) … Dr. Hartman (as Joe Forte)

1954 Young at Heart
Reverend Johnson (uncredited)

1954 Climax! (TV series)

– Sorry, Wrong Number (1954) (as Joe Forte)

1954 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Fred Hartley

– The Motor Scooter (1954) … Fred Hartley (as Joe Forte)

1954 Them!
Coroner 'Doc' Putnam (uncredited)

1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Tom East

– The Runaway Story (a.k.a. Death of a Lawyer) … Tom East (as Joe Forte)

1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Cashier

– The Motive Goes Round and Round (1953) … Cashier (as Joe Forte)

1953 Three Sailors and a Girl
A.J. Patterson (uncredited)

1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Prof. Adams

– Superman in Exile (1953) … Prof. Adams (as Joe Forte)

1953 So This Is Love
Arthur Giles, Theatrical Agent (uncredited)

1952 Assignment: Paris
Barker (uncredited)

1952 Scarlet Angel
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1952 Gang Busters (TV series)
Roy Barber

– The Quirley Gang (1952) … Roy Barber (as Joe Forte)

1952 With a Song in My Heart
Max, Waiter at 'La Riviera' (uncredited)

1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Minister (uncredited)

1951-1952 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Prentiss / Wharton Stone / Willoughby Baxter

– Ghost Town (1952) … Willoughby Baxter (as Joe Forte)

– Quicksilver Murder (1952) … Wharton Stone (as Joe Forte)

– Hypnotist Murder (1951) … Prentiss (as Joe Forte)

1952 Life with Luigi (TV series)
Horowitz

– Citizenship (1952) … Horowitz (as Joe Forte)

1951 Come Fill the Cup
Sam Nash (uncredited)

1951 Roadblock
Brissard (uncredited)

1951 Rodeo King and the Senorita
Dr. Teal (as Joe Forte)

1950 Southside 1-1000
Dr. Anderson, Prison Doctor (uncredited)

1950 County Fair
Wentowrth (uncredited)

1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk (uncredited)

1950 The Secret Fury
Lester Martin (uncredited)

1949 Riders in the Sky
Engineer Agnew (as Joe Forte)

1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Waiter (uncredited)

1949 Task Force
Presidential Representative (uncredited)

1949 Slattery's Hurricane
Waiter (uncredited)

1949 The Judge
District Attorney (as Joe Forte)

1948 The Walls of Jericho
Politician (uncredited)

1948 Call Northside 777
Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1947 Kilroy Was Here
College Registar (as Joe Forte)

1946 Magnificent Doll
Senator Ainsworth (as Joe Forte)

1946 The Crimson Ghost
Prof. Parker

1945 Sensation Hunters
Doctor (uncredited)

1945 Love, Honor and Goodbye
Bit (uncredited)

1945 Behind City Lights
Brainard (uncredited)

1945 Utah
Colby (uncredited)

1944 Strife of the Party (short)
Mr. Smith, (as Joe Forte)

1941 King of the Texas Rangers
Prof. Nelson [Chs. 3-5]

1941 A Panic in the Parlor (short)
Dick (as Josef Forte)

1941 Let's Make Music
Mr. Kelly, Stage Manager (uncredited)

1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Miss Grayson's Butler [Chs. 3, 8] (uncredited)

1940 Hit Parade of 1941 (uncredited)

1940 Dark Command
Townsman (uncredited)

1939 My Son Is Guilty
First Aid Man (uncredited)

1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

1939 Hitler - Beast of Berlin
Berkley (as Josef Forte)

1939 Dick Tracy's G-Men
Stanton (uncredited)

1939 Let Us Live
Prison Doctor (uncredited)

1938 Pals of the Saddle
Judge Hastings (as Josef Forte)

1938 Of Human Hearts
Army Intern (uncredited)

1937 Nobody's Baby
Intern (uncredited)

1937 When You're in Love
Waiter's Assistant (uncredited)

1936 Reefer Madness
Dr. Carroll (as Josef Forte)

1930 Bigger and Better (short)
Store Detective (uncredited)

1924 Accidental Accidents (short) (as Joe Forte)

1924 A Ten-Minute Egg (short)
The Con Man (as Joe Forte)

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Joe Forte | Josef Forte

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