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Joe Frank Cobb (November 7, 1916 – May 21, 2002) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929.
Joe Cobb is the leader of a small gang of Powder Gangers in 2281. A career criminal, Cobb has been running with some of the toughest gangs the wasteland has seen. [2] However, nothing lasts forever and ultimately he was incarcerated for robbery, arson, and murder. [3]
May 23, 2002 · Joe Cobb, the "fat kid" in the silent "Our Gang" comedies produced at Hal Roach Studios during the 1920s, has died.
May 25, 2002 · Joe Cobb, who played a cheerful, chubby boy named Joe in dozens of the ''Our Gang'' comedy films of the 1920's, died on Tuesday at a convalescent home here, said his sister, Lucile...
Joe Frank Cobb was one of the top most favorite stars in the Our Gang series, trailing only Farina, Spanky and Buckwheat for appearing in the most shorts. Joe and his father were one day visiting the Hal Roach Studios when the noon whistle blew and they followed the casting people to lunch.
Joseph “Joe” Frank Cobb was among the many children cast in the early iteration of Our Gang, spending his tenure in the hit comedies from 1922 to 1929. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on November 7, 1916, to James Cobb and Florence “Flossie” Jewel McComas Cobb.
Character. Bio: Joe Cobb is the big smiling member of Our Gang; sometimes his big beaming grin is bigger than he is. He is the original fat kid of the group with a big family. His father is a policeman and his mother works for a fireworks factory, as seen in, respectively, Tired Business Men and The Glorious Fourth.
May 21, 2002 · Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Cobb auditioned for producer Hal Roach's comedy series at the age of five. He appeared in 86 Our Gang episodes during seven years, and had three guest appearances in the serial in the 1930s. His first Our Gang short was The Big Show.
May 24, 2002 · SANTA ANA, Calif. - Shawnee, OK, native Joe Cobb, who played a cheerful, chubby boy named Joe in dozens of the "Our Gang" comedy films of the 1920s, has died. He was 85. Cobb died in his sleep Tuesday at a Santa Ana convalescent home, his sister, Lucile Frank, said.
May 23, 2002 · Cobb acted in a number of Our Gang movies, including the last silent one and the first talking short. His acting career ended in the early '40s, and Cobb became an assembler for North American...
