It was Bud Jamison, not any of the Stooges, who delivered the first eye-poke in a Three Stooges short. He gives one to each of the Stooges - Moe, Larry and Curly - as part of the initiation ceremony in the opening scene of Woman Haters (1934).
In 1944, he picked up an infection that he refused to treat. This infection turned gangrenous and possibly triggered his fatal heart attack that same year.
Was born the day before Vernon Dent, who was also a frequent collaborator of The Three Stooges. Sadly, they both died of complications from diabetes.
Character actor who provided backup hijinks for filmdom's top comic stars (Chaplin, Lloyd, and particularly The Three Stooges) in scads of two-reelers.
Possessed a barbershop-quality tenor voice that was often utilized in
movies.