Joe Besser Autographs
Joe Besser (born Jessel Besser, August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American actor and comedian known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957–1959. He is also remembered for his television roles: Stinky, the bratty man-child on The Abbott and Costello Show, and Jillson, the maintenance man on The Joey Bishop Show.
Besser was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 12, 1907. He was the ninth child of Morris and Fanny Besser, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. He had seven older sisters and an older brother, Manny, who was in show business, primarily as an ethnic Jewish comic. From an early age, Joe was fascinated with show business, especially the magic act of Howard Thurston that visited St. Louis annually. When Joe was 12, Thurston allowed him to be an audience plant. Besser was so excited by this that he sneaked into Thurston's train after the St. Louis run of the show and was discovered the next day in Detroit sleeping on top of the lion's cage.
Thurston informed Besser's parents of the situation and trained him as an assistant. The first act involved pulling a rabbit out of a hat. The trick involved two rabbits, one hidden in a pocket of Thurston's cape. But young Besser was so nervous that he botched it badly, pulling out the rabbit from the cape at the same time the other rabbit was on display, before the trick had been performed. The audience roared with laughter, and Besser from then on was assigned "comic mishap" roles only. Besser was placed by St. Louis juvenile authorities in a "corrective school" (reform school) at age 12.
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Traded items with a signature of Joe Besser
The most expensive item with a signature of Joe Besser (THREE STOOGES (JOE BESSER) - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/09/1984) was sold in September 2017 for $400.00 while the cheapest item (Joe Besser 3x3.5 inch signed page autograph card) found a new owner for $4.69 in September 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2017 with an average selling price of $39.99 for an autographed item of Joe Besser. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $365.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.00 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Joe Besser is worth $42.72.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joe Besser were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Joe Besser (Three Stooges) Signed Book "Not Just a Stooge" with COA. | $55.00 |  |
| Joe Besser (Three Stooges) Signed Book "Not Just a Stooge" with COA. | $55.00 | |
| Joe Besser (Three Stooges) Signed Book "Not Just a Stooge" with COA. | $55.00 | |
 | Joe Besser Signed Book "Not Just A Stooge" with COA | $51.00 | |
| Joe Besser Signed Book "Not Just A Stooge" with COA | $51.00 | |
| Joe Besser Signed Book "Not Just A Stooge" with COA | $51.00 | |
| Joe Besser signed card! The Three Stooges! | $41.00 | |
| Joe Besser signed card! The Three Stooges! | $41.00 | |
| Joe Besser signed card! The Three Stooges! | $41.00 | |
| Joe Besser signed card! Three Stooges! | $45.00 | |
| Joe Besser signed card! Three Stooges! | $45.00 | |
| Joe Besser signed card! Three Stooges! | $45.00 | |
| JOE BESSER THE THREE STOOGES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 X 7 COA ACTOR | $365.00 | |
| JOE BESSER THE THREE STOOGES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 X 7 COA ACTOR | $365.00 | |
| JOE BESSER THE THREE STOOGES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 X 7 COA ACTOR | $365.00 | |
