Biography[]
Character: Tubby
Birthday: May 18, 1930
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Death: May 31, 1986
Place of Death: Palo Alto, California
First Short: Two Too Young
Last Short: Fightin' Fools
Number of Shorts: 3
Year Active: 1936–1986
History: Joe Strauch Jr. had a couple roles as an extra and as George McFarland's stunt double before getting a significant role as Tubby in Fightin' Fools. After that he appeared in several more films, most of them as "Tadpole," the son of a sheriff, in Gene Autry westerns. His movie career ended in 1947.
List of Shorts[]
Other Projects[]
- Call of the Canyon (1942) - with Freddie Walburn and Frank Ward
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