Emil Sitka ~

The Fourth Stooge

        "The most important actor in most Stooges films, besides the Stooges themselves, was the sharp-nosed, wide-eyed Emil Sitka... His presence was such a mainstay of the operation that many thought of him as an undeclared 'fourth Stooge.'"

                                       -Moe Feinberg, Larry Fine's brother

                                         Larry The Stooge In the Middle


 

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Emil Sitka's List of Films: 1957 - 1964


This list is based on Emil Sitka's personal journal and presents a record of his motion picture acting work from his perspective. The titles are listed in the order that he worked in them and the dates shown are his working days. Click on the colored titles for further details from Emil's journal, additional background information and any images that may be available from the archives of the Emil Sitka Fan Club. For an alphabetic list, click here.


THE TUMBLING CLOWN:
CIRCUS BOY

Robert Lowery Mickey Dolenz
Emil's role:  Postmaster Smith, rural
Jan. 24, 1957

QUIZ WHIZZ
The Three Stooges
Emil's role:  tax-collector J. J. Figbee, explosive
May 2, 1957

PIES AND GUYS
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: Sappington the butler, snob
May 6 and 7, 1957

OUTER SPACE JITTERS
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: Professor, old eccentric
July 25, 1957

RETURN TO WARBOW
Phil Carey
Emil's role: bystander, cowboy
July 29, 1957

FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: President of magazine, explosive
Dec. 20, 1957

ASSIGNMENT PRAGUE:
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Warren Stevens and Bruce Gordon
Emil's role: Brin, furtive
Feb. 26 and 27, 1959

THE EYES OF JERRY KELSO:
TRACKDOWN

Robert Culp
Emil's role: man, Western
Mar. 3, 1959

CROWN OF SILLA:
RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE

David Janssen
Emil's role: fisherman, straight
Mar. 19, 1959

WHO WAS THAT LADY?
Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Dean Martin
Emil's role: man in window, embarrassed
Aug. 24, 1959

NUGEY COME HOME:
OH SUSANNA (THE GALE STORM SHOW)

Gale Storm and Zasu Pitts
Sept. 23, 1959

HOMECOOKING:
THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK

(TV pilot)
The Three Stooges: Moe Larry & Curly-Joe
Emil's role: Professor Doyle
Mar. 16 and 17, 1960

STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH!
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: archive footage
Rel. July 1, 1960

POLICY OF MURDER:
CASE OF THE DANGEROUS ROBIN

Rick Jason
Emil's role:
Jan. 30, 1961

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: shepherd, comical
Jun. 21, 1961

HAMBURG SHAKEDOWN: THE THIRD MAN
Michael Rennie and Jonathan Harris
Emil's role:
Oct. 11, 1961

VIVE LA CREDIT CARD: BOB CUMMINGS SHOW
Robert Cummings
Emil's role: elevator operator
Air Date: Oct. 19, 1961

THE STUBBORN STUMBOS: BUS STOP
Claude Akins
Emil's role: court clerk (bailiff)
Dec. 14, 1961

THE THREE STOOGE IN ORBIT
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: Professor Danforth, sympathetic eccentric
Apr. 12 - 26, 1962

PUSH BUTTON HONEYMOON
Roy Thinnes
Emil's role: L. T. Shaw, eccentric inventor
Sept. 17, 18, and 19, 1962

13 FRIGHTENED GIRLS!
Murray Hamilton and Joyce Taylor
Emil's role: Ludwig, little old man
Dec. 4, 6, and 18. 1962

GRAND OL' OPRY: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
Fess Parker and Jim Nabors
Emil's role: Marcello Ventoni, dignified pianist
Dec. 20, 1962


THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
The Three Stooges: Larry Fine, Moe Howard and Joe DeRita

Emil's role: waiter, sophisticated-frantic

May 24, 1963


DAY IN COURT #257
Emil's role: Kraus, German businessman
July 18, 1963


THE ATOM MISERS: MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
Ray Walston and Bill Bixby

Emil's role: workman, straight-confused

Oct. 22, 1963


GAMBIT BY THE GOLDEN GATE: THE ROGUES

Charles Boyer, Gig Young and David Niven

Emil's role:

Mar. 25, 1964


THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

The Three Stooges

Emil's roles: Mr. Abernathy, Indian medicine man, U.S. Cavalry Colonel

May 8 and May 21, 1964


THE RED SKELTON HOUR: #0409
Red Skelton

Emil's roles: soda fountain customer, electrician

Oct. 19 and 20, 1964


A PLAGUE ON BOTH THEIR HOUSES: THE FARMERS DAUGHTER

Inger Stevens and William Windom

Emil's role:

Nov. 24 1964