| Emil Sitka Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Date of Birth | December 22, 1914 |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Date of Death | January 16, 1998 |
Emil Sitka was an American actor who is best known for his multiple appearances with The Three Stooges and he was the unofficial “last Stooge”. Over the course of his career, he was cast in a variety of projects which include the likes of One Exciting Week, Hold That Lion!, Half-Wits Holiday, Brideless Groom, Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad, All Gummed Up, Blondie’s Secret, Pardon My Clutch, The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, “Who Done It?”, Feudin’ Rhythm, Blondie Hits the Jackpot, And Baby Makes Three, The Good Humor Man, Fuelin’ Around, Jerks of All Trades, Vagabond Loafers, Kill the Umpire, Beware of Blondie, Punchy Cowpunchers, Hugs and Mugs, Rock Island Trail, Texas Dynamo, Three Hams on Rye, The Fuller Brush Girl, Fighting Coast Guard, Emergency Wedding, Bowery Battalion, Slaphappy Sleuths, Gasoline Alley, Scrambled Brains, Hula-La-La, A Millionaire for Christy, Let’s Go Navy!, The Tooth Will Out, Corky of Gasoline Alley, Gents in a Jam, Merry Mavericks, The Well, The Sea Hornet, Harem Girl, Pest Man Wins, Tropical Heat Wave, Gobs and Gals, Sound Off, Bubble Trouble, A Perilous Journey, All Ashore, Private Eyes, Loose Loot, Gun Belt, Carolina Cannonball, Gypped in the Penthouse, Three for the Show, Jungle Gents, Geraldine, Blackboard Jungle, Timberjack, Husbands Beware, Stone Age Romeos, The Spoilers, The White Squaw, My Sister Eileen, Jail Busters, For Crimin’ Out Loud, Crashing Las Vegas, Commotion on the Ocean, Hot Stuff, Scheming Schemers, Affair in Reno, Thunder Over Arizona, The Phantom Stagecoach, Quiz Whizz, Return to Warbow, The 27th Day, Horsing Around, Flying Saucer Daffy, Outer Space Jitters, Who Was That Lady?, Pies and Guys, The Three Stooges Meet Hercules, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze, Pulp Fiction, The Three Stooges in Orbit, Who’s Minding the Mint?, 13 Frightened Girls, The Outlaws Is Coming, Intruder, The Mad Room, Watermelon Man, The Nutt House, Crimewave, and Listen, Judge.
Born Name
Emil Sitka
Nick Name
Emil
Age
He was born on December 22, 1914.
Died
On January 16, 1998, Emil Sitka died at the age of 83 after suffering a massive stroke in his home in Camarillo, Ventura County, California, United States.
Resting Place
Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Camarillo, Ventura County, California, United States
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence
He resided in Camarillo, Ventura County, California, United States.
Nationality
Occupation
Actor
Family
- Father – Emil Sitka Sr. (A coal miner who died of black lung disease when Sitka was 12 years old)
- Mother – Helena (Matula) Sitka
- Siblings – He had 4 younger siblings.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
Weight
78 kg or 172 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Emil Sitka dated –
- Donna Driscoll (1942-1969)​ – He tied the knot with his first wife Donna Driscoll in the year 1942 and the marriage produced 7 children – two daughters named Elonka and Little-Star and five sons named Rudigor, Storm, Tao, Darrow, and Saxon. Donna Driscoll and Emil Sitka got divorced in 1969.
- Edith Weber (1971-1981) – In 1971, he married Edith Weber and they remained together until her death in 1981.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Thin lips
Emil Sitka Facts
- He lost his father at the age of 12 and his mother was hospitalized and was hence unable to take care of the children. Subsequently, Emil Sitka’s siblings were placed in foster homes while Sitka went to live in a church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a Catholic priest for the next few years.
- Emil Sitka’s final film role was playing Geeves in the comedy film The Nutt House in 1992. He co-starred in the film alongside Stephen Kearney, Amy Yasbeck, Traci Lords, Barry Livingston, Stella Stevens, King Moody, Joseph Whipp, and Sandra Gould.
- Along with Harold Brauer, Emil Sitka is one of only two actors to have worked with all six Stooges (Shemp Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Joe Besser, and Joe DeRita) on film in the various incarnations of the group.
- He died less than a month after his 83rd birthday.
Featured Image by Columbia Pictures / “The Fourth Stooge” Newsletter / Public Domain
