Joe Cobb

...to look for an overweight child actor to replace Joe Cobb in the series. Joe was twelve years of age, and the Our Gang series was about to transition to sound . Roach and McGowan held a nationwide contest to find a replacement for Cobb.

In this article: Norman Myers Chaney, Our Gang, Hal Roach, Maryland, Robert F. McGowan, Baltimore, Railroadin', Surgery, and Myocarditis

...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 ''. Cobb appeared in...

In this article: Joe Frank Cobb, Our Gang, Leonard Maltin, Trademark, Small Talk, Saturday's Lesson, North American Aviation, Rockwell International, Hal Roach, and The Big Show

.... It took a year for McGowan and the gang to fully adjust to talking pictures, during which time they lost Joe, Jean and Harry, and added Norman "Chubby" Chaney, Dorothy DeBorba, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Donald Haines and Jackie Cooper.

In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Little Rascals, Robert F. McGowan, King World, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas

Joe Cobb and over 600,000 other actors can be found at Blockbuster.com ... parents, young Cobb was discovered visiting the Hal Roach studios and assigned ...

... James Dean, Walt Disney, 1924 Document Signed Between Joe Cobb ... Dated 26 February 1924 and signed by Joe Frank Cobb and studio President Hal Roach. ...

Joe Cobb, the "fat kid" in the silent "Our Gang" comedies produced at Hal Roach ... studios, and, of course, we eventually stopped at Hal Roach's," Cobb told Bann. ...

Biography of Joe Cobb ... parents, young Cobb was discovered visiting the Hal Roach studios and assigned ... popular with Roach himself, Cobb would be back ...

... [VHS]: Hal Roach's Rascals, Charles A. Bachman, Ed Brandenburg, Joe Cobb, Jackie ... Hal Roach's Rascals, Charles A. Bachman, Ed Brandenburg, Joe Cobb, ...

Joe Cobb Born: Nov 07, 1917 in Shawnee, Oklahoma Died: May 21, 2002 in Santa ... parents, young Cobb was discovered visiting the Hal Roach studios and assigned ...