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 - 1994


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.
CIRCUS BOY:
THE TUMBLING CLOWN
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

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS:
ASSIGNMENT PRAGUE
Warren Stevens and Bruce Gordon
Emil's role: Brin, furtive
Feb. 26 and 27, 1959

TRACKDOWN:
THE EYES OF JERRY KELSO
Robert Culp
Emil's role: man, Western
Mar. 3, 1959

RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE:
CROWN OF SILLA
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

OH SUSANNA (THE GALE STORM SHOW):
NUGEY COME HOME
Gale Storm and Zasu Pitts
Sept. 23, 1959

THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK:
HOMECOOKIN' (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

CASE OF THE DANGEROUS ROBIN:
POLICY OF MURDER
Jean Blake and Rick Jason
Emil's role:
Jan. 30, 1961

THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES
The Three Stooges
Emil's role: shepherd, comical
June 19, 1961

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

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

BUS STOP:
THE STUBBORN STUMBOS
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, 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

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

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

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

1963

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

Emil's role: workman, straight-confused

1963

THE RED SKELTON HOUR: #14.10
Red Skelton

Emil's roles: soda fountain customer, electrician

Oct. 19 and 20, 1964

THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
The Three Stooges

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

1965


THE ROGUES: GAMBIT AT THE GOLDEN GATE
Charles Boyer, Gig Young and David Niven

Emil's role:

1965


THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER: A PLAGUE ON BOTH THEIR HOUSES
Inger Stevens and William Windom

Emil's role:

1965


THE NEW THREE STOOGES
Larry Fine, Moe Howard and Joe DeRita

Emil's role: various in 21 episodes

1965


MORNING STAR

William Arvin and John Dehner

Emil's role:

Feb. 18, 1966


CAPTAIN FATHOM: PIRATES OF GLOBAL ISLAND

Emil's role: various

Sept. 14, 1966


CAPTAIN FATHOM: SUB-ENCHANTED GARDEN

Emil's role: various

Oct. 1966


HAZEL: PLEASE DON'T SHOUT
Shirley Booth and Ray Fulmer

Emil's role:

1966


WHO'S MINDING THE MINT?
Milton Berle, Jim Hutton & Dorothy Provine

Emil's role: janitor with mop, straight

1967


ENTER LAUGHING

Jose Ferrer, Shelly Winters and Elaine May

Emil's role:

Rel. Feb. 25, 1967


PENDULUM
George Peppard and Jean Seberg

Emil's role: gas station attendant

1969


THE MAD ROOM
Shelley Winters and Stella Stevens

Emil's role: workman

1969


WATERMELON MAN
Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons

Emil's role: deliveryman, straight-afraid

1970


STOOGE SNAPSHOTS (FUNNIEST GUYS IN THE WORLD)
Steve Allen

Emil's role: himself in interview

1984


LET'S MAKE A DEAL

Monty Hall

Emil's role: disguised audience member

Dec. 4, 1985


CRIMEWAVE
Louise Lasser, Brion James & Paul L. Smith

Emil's role:

1985


INTRUDER
Elizabeth Cox, Renee Estevez & Dan Hicks

Emil's role: grocery customer, "hold hand you lovebirds"

1989


DISORDER IN THE COURT: 60TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO THE STOOGES

Alan Thicke

Emil's role: irate janitor

May 25, 1990


THE NUTT HOUSE
Stephen Kearney and Amy Yasbeck

Emil's role: Geeves the butler

1992


PULP FICTION
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson

Emil's role: archive footage (BRIDELESS GROOM)

1994


BIOGRAPHY: STOOGES: MEN BEHIND THE MAYHEM
Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe DeRita

Emil's role: archive footage of himself in interview

1994