Bud Jamison
William Edward "Bud" Jamison was an American film actor. He appeared in 450 films between 1915 and 1944, notably appearing in many shorts with The Three Stooges as a foil.
Career
Born in Vallejo, California, Jamison joined the ranks of stage and vaudeville performers making movies in California. Jamison's husky build and willingness to participate in messy slapstick and rowdy action guaranteed him work in silent comedies. In 1915 he was a member of Charlie Chaplin's stock company at Essanay Studios. From there he moved to the Hal Roach studio, playing hot-tempered comic foils for Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, and Stan Laurel. In the 1920s, he joined Universal Pictures' short-comedy contingent, and later worked in Mack Sennett comedies.
In his earliest films, Jamison looked too young to be totally convincing in heavy makeup as a veteran policeman, detective, or authority figure. As the years progressed, he grew into these roles, and by the time sound films arrived he was well established as a reliable character comedian.
Jamison had a superb tenor singing voice, and loved to sing when not filming. Sound movies gave producers a chance to exploit his singing, and for the rest of his career he would occasionally be called upon to vocalize in films. A brief series of color travelogues filmed in 1930, featured Jamison and comic Jimmie Adams as "The Rolling Stones", two singing vagabonds seeing the country. Jamison would be hired just for his singing, as in Pot o' Gold where he plays a vagrant who harmonizes in jail.
Jamison continued to play cops, robbers, bosses, servants, and various professional men who clash with comedy stars. He appeared opposite Bing Crosby, W. C. Fields, and Andy Clyde in Sennett's talkies. Like other members of the two-reel-comedy community, he found work at various studios: Hal Roach, Educational Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, and Columbia Pictures.
The Three Stooges
Jamison acted at Columbia Pictures in their short subjects, primarily with the Three Stooges. He appeared in 38 Stooge entries over 10 years, including their debut, Woman Haters. Jamison was a comic foil for the team. He also sings "You'll Never Know Just What Tears Are" in the Three Stooges film A Ducking They Did Go. Stooge leader Moe Howard recalled singing barbershop harmony with Charley Chase, actor Vernon Dent, and Jamison many times on movie sets. His last episode appearance with the Three Stooges was in Crash Goes the Hash as the majordomo, Lord Flint.
Death
There are conflicting reports regarding Jamison's cause of death. He died on September 30, 1944, at age 50, one day after completing work on the film Nob Hill. Some sources indicate that Jamison developed a blood infection or kidney cancer and because he was a devout Christian Scientist, refused blood transfusions that resulted in his death. However, several surviving family members have stated that Jamison had been suffering from phlebitis in his leg during the final week of filming Nob Hill and refused to seek medical help due to his "the show must go on" mentality. Jamison's family was told that the phlebitis caused a blood clot which traveled to his lung and caused his death.
Jamison's death certificate lists mesenteric thrombosis as the official cause of death, with carcinoma of the right kidney also noted as a condition. Jamison was also a Type 2 diabetic in his later years. He is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
Filmography
A Night Out as Headwaiter The Champion as Bob Uppercut - Champion In the Park as Edna's Beau A Jitney Elopement as Cop with Baton The Tramp as Third Thief By the Sea as Man in Top Hat His Regeneration Shanghaied as Second Mate - The Other Man Burlesque on Carmen as Soldier of the Guard Luke Pipes the Pippins Police as Third Flophouse Customer Luke's Double The Floorwalker as Small Role Luke's Late Lunchers Luke Laughs Last Luke's Fatal Flivver Luke's Society Mixup Luke, Crystal Gazer Luke's Lost Lamb Luke Does the Midway Luke Joins the Navy Luke and the Mermaids Luke's Speedy Club Life Luke and the Bang-Tails Luke, the Chauffeur Luke's Preparedness Preparations Luke, the Gladiator Luke, Patient Provider Luke's Newsie Knockout Luke's Movie Muddle as Angry customerLuke, Rank Impersonator Luke's Fireworks Fizzle Luke Locates the Loot Luke's Shattered Sleep Luke's Lost Liberty as Large TrampLuke's Busy Day Luke's Trolley Troubles Lonesome Luke, Lawyer Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire Lonesome Luke's Lively Life Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley as Cafe ownerLonesome Luke's Honeymoon Lonesome Luke, Plumber Stop! Luke! Listen! Lonesome Luke, Messenger as Paper Hanger Lonesome Luke, Mechanic Lonesome Luke's Wild Women Over the Fence as The BossLonesome Luke Loses Patients Pinched Birds of a Feather From Laramie to London Love, Laughs and Lather Clubs Are Trump We Never Sleep Move On Bashful Step Lively Here Come the Girls A Dog's Life as Thief It's a Wild Life The Non-Stop Kid Two-Gun Gussie Kicking the Germ Out of Germany Triple Trouble as Tramp Two Scrambled Bees in His Bonnet Swing Your Partners No Place Like Jail Why Pick on Me? Nothing But Trouble Just Rambling Along as ChefHear 'Em Rave Take a Chance She Loves Me Not Do You Love Your Wife? as Man tending dogWanted - $5,000 Going! Going! Gone! as Professor Goulash Hustling for Health as Mr. Spotless Ask Father as Guardian at the Door On the Fire Hoots Mon! I'm on My Way Look Out Below The Dutiful Dub Young Mr. Jazz as The Girl's Daddy Ring Up the Curtain as An ActorBack to the Woods Pistols for Breakfast Off the Trolley Spring Fever A Jazzed Honeymoon Count Your Change Chop Suey & Co. Heap Big Chief Don't Shove as Harold's rivalBe My Wife Laughing Gas Arizona Express as Thug Driver Dante's Inferno as The Butler The Cyclone Rider as RomulusDarwin Was Right as AlexanderTroubles of a Bride as ArchitectWolves of the Air as 'Short-Cut' McGeePlay Safe as Big BillLong Pants as Minor Role His First Flame as Hector BenedictClosed Gates as PatLadies Beware as TubbsJake the Plumber as FogartyA Texas Steer as OthelloBuck Privates as Cupid DoddsThe Chaser as The Husband's BuddyHeart Trouble as ContractorThe Grand Parade as Honey SullivanMatch Play as Bud HarveyMoby Dick as Shipping Agent - 'Boston Lass' Her Man as Man in Derby Sweepstakes as Singing Waiter in Cantina Make Me a Star as Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' The Dentist as Charley Frobisher The Candid Camera as Policeman Hypnotized as Det. McCarty Blue of the Night as Cop Professional Sweetheart as Sound Effects Man Melody Cruise as Train Conductor Dora's Dunking Doughnuts as Radio Station ManagerRafter Romance as Morton McGillicuddy Wonder Bar as Third Bartender Woman Haters as Club Chairman A Very Honorable Guy as Jerry the Waiter The Party's Over as Man on Streetcar Men in Black as Tiny Patient's Doctor Flirting with Danger as Cafe Customer Vocalist Three Little Pigskins The Spirit of 1976 After Office Hours as Policeman at Patterson's The Whole Town's Talking as Policeman The Perfect Clue as Johnny O'Rourke Princess O'Hara as Fat Man Flying Down to Zero Uncivil Warriors as Col. Buttz Unknown Woman as Policeman Shadows of the Orient as Jake The E-Flat Man as Cop Hoi Polloi as Butler The Case of the Lucky Legs as Bartender The Payoff as Waiter In Person as Man in Elevator Three Little Beers as A. PantherAnts in the Pantry as Professor Repulso Movie Maniacs as Fuller RathGrand Slam Opera as Arizona SheriffDoughnuts and Society as Mover #1 Heroes of the Range as Cookie On the Wrong Trek as Gang Leader Disorder in the Court as Defense Attorney The Fugitive Sheriff as Bunkhouse Singer Ticket to Paradise as Taxi DispatcherA Pain in the Pullman as Johnson Whoops, I'm an Indian! as Pierre The Unknown Ranger as Bartender Come and Get It as Man in Saloon Mind Your Own Business as Carpenter Jail Bait as Police ChiefRacing Lady as Racetrack Bettor Dizzy Doctors as Policeman Love Nest on Wheels as The Mortgage HolderMelody of the Plains as Camp CookToo Many Wives as Edmund The Frame-Up as Hotel Clerk Back to the Woods as Prosecutor Girls Can Play as Murphy the Cop Super-Sleuth as Man with Burning Beard Forty Naughty Girls as Theatre Doorman Life Begins with Love as Detective Counsel for Crime as Jailer Murder in Greenwich Village as Police Officer Paid to Dance as Lieutenant of PoliceMelody of the Plains as Camp CookAll American Sweetheart as Al The Shadow as Ticket SellerTermites of 1938 as Lord Wafflebottom Little Miss Roughneck Wee Wee Monsieur as Legionnaire Sergeant Women in Prison as Guard When G-Men Step In as Businessman Tassels in the Air as Thaddeus Smirch There's Always a Woman as Jim - Bartender Extortion as Caterer Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb as House Detective I'm From the City as Circus Spectator Next to Rosie I Am the Law as Bartender Mutts to You as Policeman O'Halloran Red Barry as Stagehand Tarnished Angel as Man with Pocket Watch The Storm as Ship's Officer Blondie as Repossessor Three Little Sew and Sews as Policeman The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Nightclub Bartender Almost a Gentleman as Dog Show Announcer A Ducking They Did Go as Police Chief Pest from the West as Neighbor Taking Siesta Mooching Through Georgia as Titus Cobb aka PaSlightly Honorable as Humboldt, the Cop A Plumbing We Will Go as Police Officer Kelly Captain Caution as BlinksSandy Gets Her Man as Policeman Li'l Abner as Hairless JoeLittle Men as Cop Tall, Dark and Handsome as Bartender So Long Mr. Chumps as Policeman So You Won't Squawk! as Tom The Monster and the Girl as Jim - Monarch Hotel Doorman A Girl, a Guy and a Gob as Tall Bystander Dutiful But Dumb as Army Sergeant Pot o' Gold as Drunken Cellmate Model Wife as Patrolman All the World's a Stooge as Policeman Time Out for Rhythm as Counterman I'll Never Heil Again as Mr. Umpchay An Ache in Every Stake as The Baker Pardon My Stripes as Detective Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Casino Singer Jail House Blues as Guard A Tragedy at Midnight as Cop Girls' Town as 'Miss Ohio Valley' Beauty Contest Announcer Yokel Boy as Cop Tramp, Tramp, Tramp as Fat Man Stardust on the Sage as Blacksmith Mike Joan of Ozark as Policeman Her Cardboard Lover as George - Casino Doorman Three Smart Saps as Party Guest Holiday Inn as Santa Claus Even as IOU as Police Chief You Can't Escape Forever as Villa Gloria Bartender Youth on Parade as Cop Sock-a-Bye Baby as Pete - Motorcycle Cop Hello Frisco, Hello as Member of Barbershop Quartet Hit Parade of 1943 as Escort Hangmen Also Die! as Fat Man Coney Island as Bartender Back from the Front as Petty Officer Three Little Twirps as Police Officer I Can Hardly Wait as Dr. A. Yank Phony Express as Red MorganTrue to Life as Uncle Jim Farmer Crash Goes the Hash as Lord Flint—Majordomo Love Your Landlord It Happened Tomorrow as Policeman at Boardinghouse Louisiana Hayride as Doorman Casanova Brown as Father at Baby Window Kansas City Kitty as Re-po Man from A-1 Piano Co. Mrs. Parkington as Quartet Member Lost in a Harem as Overlord Alaska as Sailor She Snoops to Conquer as Otto SchultzDiamond Horseshoe as Footlight Club Patron Nob Hill as Member of Singing Waiters Quartette See My Lawyer Incendiary Blonde as Head Bartender