Joe E. Ross
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Joe E. Ross (March 15, 1914, Manhattan–August 13, 1982, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation which he used in many of his roles.
He worked as announcer-comic in other small clubs and then appeared at the Queens Terrace, near Jackson Heights, Queens.
After World War II, Ross took the stand as announcer-comic at Billy Gray's Bandbox in Hollywood. In 1956, Joe worked at a nightclub in Miami Beach called Club Ciro. It was there that he was spotted by Nat Hiken and Phil Silvers, who were planning a show called You'll Never Get Rich (Sgt. Bilko) and immediately loved Joe's comedic talent. He was hired on the spot and cast as Mess Sgt. Rupert Ritzik.
After the The Phil Silvers Show ended, Nat Hiken went on to produce Car 54, Where Are You? and cast Joe in his most famous role as Patrolman Gunther Toody of New York's 53rd Precinct.
Ross also starred as Gronk in Sherwood Schwartz's ill fated 1966 sitcom It's About Time, which featured two 1960s American astronauts who were thrown back in time to the prehistoric era.
Ross also was a prominent cartoon voice into the 70s, playing the stereotypical bumbling Sergeant in many cartoons such as Hong Kong Phooey (as Sgt. Flint) and Help! It's The Hair Bear Bunch (as Botch). His "Ooh! Ooh!" phrase was emulated by Frank Welker in the animated series Fangface.
Ross died in 1982 in Los Angeles, California.
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