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Joe Rock (December 25, 1893 – December 5, 1984) was an American movie producer, director, actor. and screenwriter best remembered today for producing a series of 12 two reel comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s.After infantry service in World War I, Rock began his film career as a comedian in silent films working under his real name "Joe Simburg" — he had a broad grin and protruding ears, which gave him a comical appearance – but soon found greater success as a producer.
Date Of Birth December 25, 1893 Died 1984-12-05 Place Of Birth New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 3" (1.6 m) Profession Producer, Actor, Director Spouse Louise Granville ; children Star Sign Capricorn
# Fact 1 Rock won an Oscar for Krakatoa (1933), for Best Short Subject. Amazingly, he only collected the statue forty years later, having been under the mistaken impression that one of his studio executives had attended the award ceremony in his absence. 2 First in films as a stunt double for Mary Pickford. Given star billing at Vitagraph for a series of comedies alongside Earl Montgomery in 1917. Left after four years, to set up his own production company which turned out 'Standard' or 'Blue Ribbon' comedies. His brother Murray acted as production manager, and Norman Taurog became chief director. By the mid-1920's, Rock had several famous comedians under contract: Jimmy Aubrey, Stan Laurel, Chester Conklin, Gale Henry, Billy Franey, and others. He released his product first through Lewis Selznick, and (after Selznick went bankrupt) through the Film Booking Office (FBO). Rock also had a British subsidiary at Elstree which continued on into the 40's. 3 Father-in-law of Michael Pate . 4 Grandfather of Christopher Pate and Kevin Rock . 5 Father of Phillip Rock and Felippa Rock . 6 Brother of Murray Rock 7 Ex vaudeville comedian
Producer Title Year Status Character The Five Ages: From Stone Age to Modern 1920 producer What! No Spinach? 1920 Short producer Mau-Mau 1955 Documentary producer Rhythm Racketeer 1937 producer Sing as You Swing 1937 producer The Edge of the World 1937 producer Cotton Queen 1937 producer Boys Will Be Girls 1936 producer The Man Behind the Mask 1936 producer Everything Is Rhythm 1936 producer One Good Turn 1936 producer Excuse My Glove 1936 producer Strictly Illegal 1935 producer The Stoker 1935 producer Captain Bill 1935 producer Forbidden Territory 1934 associate producer Krakatoa 1933 Documentary short producer Marry the Girl 1928 producer Burning Up Broadway 1928 producer 3 Missing Links 1927 Short producer Three Fleshy Devils 1927 Short producer Campus Romeos 1927 Short producer How High Is Up? 1927 Short producer What Price Dough 1927 Short producer Heavy Hikers 1927 Short producer You're Next 1927 Short producer The Thief Trapper 1927 Short producer Old Tin Sides 1927 Short producer Almost Human 1927/II Short producer The Unsocial Three 1927 Short producer His Pal 1927 Short producer Three Glad Men 1927 Short producer Doc's Dog 1927 Short producer Heavyation 1926 Short producer Dog of Dogs 1926 Short producer The Vulgar Yachtsman 1926 Short producer At the Beach 1926 Short producer Dog Scents 1926 Short producer Heavy Fullbacks 1926 Short producer On the Farm 1926 Short producer The Silent Trailer 1926 Short producer Galloping Ghosts 1926 Short producer Fangs of Vengeance 1926 Short supervising producer Getting Hitched 1926 Short producer What! No Spinach? 1926 Short producer Back Fire 1926 Short producer Dumb Romeo 1926 Short producer Wedding Daze 1926 Short producer Detective K-9 1926 Short producer Vamping Babies 1926 Short producer Three of a Kind 1926 Short producer The Wolf 1926 Short producer Black and Blue Eyes 1926 Short producer The Heavy Parade 1926 Short producer She's a Prince 1926 Short producer The Love Fighter 1926 Short producer Honeymoon Feet 1926 Short producer The Hurricane 1926/II Short producer A Beauty Parlor 1926 Short producer A Fraternity Mixup 1926 Short producer A String of Diamonds 1926 Short producer Heavy Love 1926 Short producer Alice Blues 1926 Short producer In the Air 1926 Short producer Mummy Love 1926 Short producer A Peaceful Riot 1925 Short producer All Tied Up 1925 Short producer On the Links 1925/II Short producer Salute 1925 Short producer Three Wise Goofs 1925 Short producer Lame Brains 1925 Short producer Tailoring 1925 Short producer Half a Man 1925 Short producer Book Bozo 1925 Short producer Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde 1925 Short producer Etiquette 1925 Short producer The Sleuth 1925 Short producer Hold Tight 1925 Short producer Home Scouts 1925 Short producer Navy Blue Days 1925 Short producer Meet the Ambassador 1925 Short producer The Snow Hawk 1925 Short producer He Who Gets Crowned 1925 Short producer Pie-Eyed 1925 Short producer Helping Hand 1925 Short producer Twins 1925 Short producer Oh, What a Flirt! 1925 Short producer Somewhere in Wrong 1925 Short producer Hypnotized 1925 Short producer West of Hot Dog 1924 Short producer Heebie Jeebie 1924 Short producer Monsieur Don't Care 1924 Short producer Polly Voo 1924 Short producer Detained 1924 Short producer A Mandarin Mixup 1924 Short producer Cave Inn Sheik 1924 Short producer Pretty Soft 1924 Short producer The Trouble Maker 1924 Short producer The Box Car Limited 1924 Short producer A Perfect Pest 1924 Short producer A Ghostly Night 1924 Short producer The Mechanic 1924 Short producer The Lunatic 1924 Short producer The Buttinsky 1924 Short producer Chop Suey Louie 1923 Short producer Oliver Twisted 1923 Short producer Funny Paper 1923 Short producer In Bad in Bagdad 1923 Short producer Too Much Dutch 1923 Short producer Ship Wrecked 1923 Short producer The Cold Homestead 1923 Short producer The Pill 1922 Short producer Little Red Robin Hood 1922 Short producer Aladdin 1922 Short producer Ali Baba 1922 Short producer His Wedding Daze 1922 Short producer All Wet 1922/II Short producer Solid Ivory 1922 Short producer Help Yourself 1922 Short producer The Whirlwind 1922 Short producer The Fast Male 1922 Short producer Pot Roast 1921 Short producer
Actor Title Year Status Character On the Farm 1926 Short Hold Tight 1925 Short It's a Bear 1924/II Short Pretty Soft 1924 Short The Trouble Maker 1924 Short A Perfect Pest 1924 Short The Bill Collector 1924 Short The Bill Collector Laughing Gas 1924 Short Some Nurse 1924 Short Chop Suey Louie 1923 Short Chop Suey Louie Oliver Twisted 1923 Short One Dark Night 1923 Short Mark It Paid 1923 Short The Sleepwalker 1923 Short The Messenger Boy / Sleepwalker Rolling Home 1923 Short Funny Paper 1923 Short In Bad in Bagdad 1923 Short Too Much Dutch 1923 Short The Midnight Cabaret 1923 Short as Joe Basil The Barnyard 1923 Short as Joe Basil Ship Wrecked 1923 Short The Cold Homestead 1923 Short The Pill 1922 Short The Counter Jumper 1922 Short Bit Role (uncredited) The Agent 1922 Short Bit Role (uncredited) Little Red Robin Hood 1922 Short Aladdin 1922 Short Ali Baba 1922 Short Golf 1922 Short Golfer (as Joe Baisel) A Pair of Kings 1922 Short Bit Role (uncredited) His Wedding Daze 1922 Short All Wet 1922/II Short Solid Ivory 1922 Short Help Yourself 1922 Short The Whirlwind 1922 Short The Fast Male 1922 Short Pot Roast 1921 Short The Five Ages: From Stone Age to Modern 1920 The Rent Dodgers 1920 Short Footprints 1920 Short The Detective Sauce and Senoritas 1920 Short Loafers and Lovers 1920 Short Knights and Knighties 1920 Short Throbs and Thrills 1920 Short Rubes and Robbers 1919 Short Caves and Coquettes 1919 Short Whiz and Whiskers 1919 Short unconfirmed Vamps and Variety 1919 Short Zip and Zest 1919 Short Harems and Hookum 1919 Short Fares and Fair Ones 1919 Short Girlies and Grubbers 1919 Short Damsels and Dandies 1919 Short Love and Lather 1919 Short Beauty and Booty 1919 Short Bums and Boarders 1918 Short Farms and Fumbles 1918 Short Submarines and Simps 1918 Short Chumps and Cops 1918 Roofs and Riots 1918 Short Misfits and Matrimony 1918 Short Capers and Crooks 1918 Short unconfirmed Flappers and Friskies 1918 Short unconfirmed Shines and Monkeyshines 1918 Short Wounded Hearts and Wedding Rings 1918 Short Skippers and Schemers 1918 Short Bonds and Banners 1918 Short Lame Brains and Lunatics 1918 Short Sneakers and Snoozers 1918 Short Love and Lavallieres 1918 Short Laws and Outlaws 1918 Short Flirts and Fakirs 1918 Short Counts and No Counts 1918 Short Sleuths and Slickers 1918 Short Stripes and Stumbles 1918 Short as Joe Basil Tramps and Traitors 1918 Short Jumping Jacks and Jail Birds 1918 Short Courts and Convicts 1918 Short Telephones and Troubles 1918 Short Jumbles and Jokers 1918 Short Peanuts and Politics 1918 Short Stowaways and Strategy 1917 Short Noisy Naggers and Nosey Neighbors 1917 Short as Joe Basil Spooks and Spasms 1917 Short The Big V Riot Squad (as Joe Basil) Rough Toughs and Roof Tops 1917 Short Joe (as Joe Basil) Hugs and Hubbub 1917 Short Riff Raff and Rivalry 1917 Short Sports and Splashes 1917 Short The Big V Riot Squad (as Joe Basil) Plagues and Puppy Love 1917 Short Bit Role Plans and Pajamas 1917 Short as Joe Basil Risks and Roughnecks 1917 Short The Big V Riot Squad (as Joe Basil) Slips and Slackers 1917 Short Big V Riot Squad (as Joe Basil) Gall and Golf 1917 Short as Joe Basil, unconfirmed Chumps and Chances 1917 Short as Joe Basil Worries and Wobbles 1917 Short Bit Role (uncredited) Boasts and Boldness 1917 Short as Joe Basil Turks and Troubles 1917 Short as Joe Basil Rips and Rushes 1917 Short Boyfriend (uncredited) Hash and Havoc 1916 Short Bit Role Bringing Up Father 1915
Writer Title Year Status Character The Goat's Whiskers 1926 Short The Whirlwind 1922 Short Footprints 1920 Short story Throbs and Thrills 1920 Short Rubes and Robbers 1919 Short writer Caves and Coquettes 1919 Short writer Vamps and Variety 1919 Short writer Zip and Zest 1919 Short writer Harems and Hookum 1919 Short writer Fares and Fair Ones 1919 Short writer Girlies and Grubbers 1919 Short writer Damsels and Dandies 1919 Short writer Love and Lather 1919 Short story Bums and Boarders 1918 Short writer Farms and Fumbles 1918 Short writer Submarines and Simps 1918 Short story Chumps and Cops 1918 story Roofs and Riots 1918 Short story Misfits and Matrimony 1918 Short writer Capers and Crooks 1918 Short story Flappers and Friskies 1918 Short story Shines and Monkeyshines 1918 Short story Wounded Hearts and Wedding Rings 1918 Short story Skippers and Schemers 1918 Short story Bonds and Banners 1918 Short story Lame Brains and Lunatics 1918 Short writer Sneakers and Snoozers 1918 Short story Love and Lavallieres 1918 Short story Laws and Outlaws 1918 Short story Flirts and Fakirs 1918 Short story Counts and No Counts 1918 Short story Sleuths and Slickers 1918 Short story Tramps and Traitors 1918 Short story Jumping Jacks and Jail Birds 1918 Short story Courts and Convicts 1918 Short story Telephones and Troubles 1918 Short story Jumbles and Jokers 1918 Short story Peanuts and Politics 1918 Short story
Director Title Year Status Character Cotton Queen 1937 The Great Power 1929 At the Beach 1926 Short On the Farm 1926 Short Getting Hitched 1926 Short Half a Man 1925 Short Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde 1925 Short The Sleuth 1925 Short Navy Blue Days 1925 Short The Snow Hawk 1925 Short Pie-Eyed 1925 Short Twins 1925 Short Somewhere in Wrong 1925 Short West of Hot Dog 1924 Short Monsieur Don't Care 1924 Short Detained 1924 Short Cave Inn Sheik 1924 Short Pretty Soft 1924 Short The Trouble Maker 1924 Short The Box Car Limited 1924 Short A Perfect Pest 1924 Short A Ghostly Night 1924 Short The Mechanic 1924 Short The Lunatic 1924 Short Ship Wrecked 1923 Short The Cold Homestead 1923 Short The Pill 1922 Short Little Red Robin Hood 1922 Short Ali Baba 1922 Short His Wedding Daze 1922 Short All Wet 1922/II Short Solid Ivory 1922 Short Help Yourself 1922 Short The Whirlwind 1922 Short The Fast Male 1922 Short Pot Roast 1921 Short Fares and Fair Ones 1919 Short
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character A Desperate Moment 1926 assistant director - as Joe Basil No Wedding Bells 1923 Short assistant director - as Joe Basil The Counter Jumper 1922 Short assistant director - as Joe Basil The Agent 1922 Short assistant director - as Joe Basil Golf 1922 Short assistant director - as Joe Basil Bullin' the Bullsheviki 1919 assistant director - as Joe Basil
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character Outcast Souls 1928 supervisor Pretty Clothes 1927 supervisor Stranded 1927 supervisor The Call of the Wilderness 1926 supervisor
Editor Title Year Status Character Beyond the Trail 1926 as Joe Basil A Desperate Moment 1926 as Joe Basil
Stunts Title Year Status Character Bringing Up Father 1915 stunts
Self Title Year Status Character Omnibus 1974 TV Series documentary Himself
Known for movies The Whirlwind (1922)
Help Yourself (1922)
Ali Baba (1922)
Little Red Robin Hood (1922)
$8 Million