Joe Rock

Joe Rock (25 December 1893 – 5 December 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 — he had a broad grin and protruding ears, which gave him a comical appearance — but soon found greater success as a producer. Joe Rock began his career as a stunt double for Mary Pickford, A short-lived career with Vitagraph Studios as a comedian teamed with Earl Montgomery in countless comedy shorts as Stowaways and Strategy (1917), Farms and Fumbles (1918), Harems and Hookum (1919), Zip and Zest (1919), Vamps and Variety (1919),...