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Joe Kirkwood Jr. (Reginald Thomas Kirkwood) was born on 30 May, 1920 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an actor,producer,writer. Discover Joe Kirkwood Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Reginald Thomas Kirkwood
Occupation actor,producer,writer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 30 May 1920
Birthday 30 May
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 7 September, 2006
Died Place Hesperia, California, USA
Nationality Australia

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Joe Kirkwood Jr. Height, Weight & Measurements

At 86 years old, Joe Kirkwood Jr. height is 6' 1" (1.85 m) .

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Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Who Is Joe Kirkwood Jr.'s Wife?

His wife is Joyce Ann Woltz (1980 - 7 September 2006) ( his death), Cathy Downs (8 October 1949 - 24 December 1955) ( divorced)

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Wife Joyce Ann Woltz (1980 - 7 September 2006) ( his death), Cathy Downs (8 October 1949 - 24 December 1955) ( divorced)
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Joe Kirkwood Jr. Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joe Kirkwood Jr. worth at the age of 86 years old? Joe Kirkwood Jr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Australia. We have estimated Joe Kirkwood Jr.'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Actor

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1920

may have been the son of renowned professional golfer and Trick artist Joe Kirkwood, but he was actually born Reginald Thomas Kirkwood on May 30, 1920 in Melbourne, Australia, the second of two sons. His father eventually took young Reginald and older brother Donald to the United States to live where they settled in Philadelphia for a time before moving to Florida. Joe eventually boarded at a military academy in Georgia where he excelled in sports, including golf, tennis, swimming and boxing. It was at this juncture that he started to win sports tournaments himself and decided to bill himself "Joe Kirkwood, Jr. " in honor of his famous father. Despite his sports capabilities, Joe Jr.

1940

Best remembered as strapping comic strip boxer Joe Palooka on screen in the late 1940s and early 1950s, fair-haired, amiable-looking, exceedingly athletic Joe Kirkwood, Jr.

1943

suffered from asthma and high blood pressure and, after joining the Army in 1943, was medically discharged 8 months into his tour of duty. A year later he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force but was released again for the same disabilities. While performing in a Los Angeles golf tournament, the handsome sportsman was noticed by director David Butler and was given a Warner Bros. screen test and signed.

1946

Not much happened and, after a few uncredited parts in such movies as Night and Day (1946), he was released. Later when Monogram had a nationwide search for someone to play their lead comic strip role of wholesome boxer Joe Palooka, they found what they were looking for in fresh-faced, handsome Joe, Jr.

Co-starring comedy legend Leon Errol as his manager, 11 Palooka films were made between the years 1946 and 1951 with various actresses filming the role of Joe's girlfriend and later wife. An amateur boxer earlier, Joe did his own boxing stunts in the film. In between filming, Joe continued on the professional golfing circuit. Following that series, little popped up outside of the Palooka association.

1949

Once faced a paternity suit leveled at him in July 1949 by a Massachusetts woman. She won and Joe had to pay $4000 in support. His then-girlfriend, actress Cathy Downs stuck by him during the trial. They married on October 8 of that year.

1950

Born in Australia, he became an American citizen on January 25, 1950.

1954

In 1954 he starred and was associate producer of the TV series The Joe Palooka Story (1954). Real-life actress wife Cathy Downs played Palooka wife Anne in the series with Luis Van Rooten in the support role of Knobby. When the series went off the air, Downs filed for divorce claiming abandonment -- that he preferred golf over her.

1955

Joe later owned and piloted a series of airplanes. 25-year-old actor Robert Francis, whose star was rising fast in Hollywood, was piloting one of Joe's aircraft when he was killed in a fiery crash on July 31, 1955, along with Joe's golf course business partner, Irving George Meyer, 38, and aspiring actress Ann Russell, 24. The three perished shortly after take-off from the Burbank airport when the plane quickly lost power, stalled, crashed and burst into flames onto Vanowen Street. What remains a mystery is that Meyer was the veteran pilot of the three and Francis lacked formal training or experience but was at the controls. The co-pilot's seat was empty at the time of the crash.

1968

Kirkwood later began a long term relationship in 1968 with the much younger Joyce Woltz.

1980

It lasted and they later married in1980.