Shemp Howard
195 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 11, 1895
- Died
- Nov 22, 1955 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Samuel Horwitz · Shemp · Shemp Howard and His Stooges · The Three Stooges
Biography
Samuel (born Shmuel) Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known today for his role as the third stooge in the Three Stooges, a role he first portrayed at the beginning of the act in the early 1920s (1923–1932) while the act was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges", and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. Between his times with the Stooges, Shemp had a successful film career as a solo comedian.
He was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Brooklyn, the third-born of five Horwitz brothers, sons of Lithuanian Jewish parents. Moses - professionally known as Moe Howard - and Jerome - professionally known as Curly Howard - were his younger brothers.
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Throughout his career Shemp seldom stuck to the script and would liven up scenes with ad-libbed incidental dialogue or wisecracks. This became a trademark of his performances. His most notable characteristic as a Stooge was a high-pitched "bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee!" sound, a sort of soft screech done by inhaling. It became his signature sound. He used his somewhat homely appearance for comic effect, often mugging grotesquely or allowing his hair to fall in disarray.
Shemp was married to the former Gertrude Frank, whom he wed in September 1925. The couple had one child, Morton (1926–1972).
On November 22, 1955, while returning home in a taxicab following attending a boxing match with friends, Shemp, age 60, died of a sudden massive heart attack.
The Three Stooges have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.
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Known for
Shemp Howard: movies and TV shows
Acting (198)
- Upcoming
- 2024 Three Stooges Comedy Collection
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015
- 2012 The Three Stooges in 3D
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009 The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003 Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
as Shemp (archive footage)
- 2001 The Three Stooges Story
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001 The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000 The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 The Lost Stooges
as (archive footage)
- 1986 Classic Comedy Teams
as Shemp (archive footage)
- 1964 Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
as Shemp
- 1959 Triple Crossed
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1956 Commotion on the Ocean
as Shemp (archive footage)
- 1956 Scheming Schemers
as Shemp (archive footage)
- 1956 Hot Stuff
as Shemp (archive footage)
- 1956 Rumpus in the Harem
as Shemp (archive footage)
- 1956 For Crimin' Out Loud
as Shemp
- 1956 Flagpole Jitters
as Shemp
- 1956 Creeps
as Shemp / Shemp's son
- 1956 Husbands Beware
as Prof. Shemp Howard
- 1956 Columbia Laff Hour
as Shemp
- 1955 Blunder Boys
as Various Days
- 1955 Hot Ice
as Shemp
- 1955 Wham-Bam-Slam!
as Shemp
- 1955 Stone Age Romeos
as Shemp
- 1955 Gypped in the Penthouse
as Shemp
- 1955 Bedlam in Paradise
as Shemp
- 1955 Of Cash and Hash
as Shemp
- 1955 Fling in the Ring
as Shemp
- 1954 Scotched in Scotland
as Shemp
- 1954 Shot in the Frontier
as Shemp
- 1954 Knutzy Knights
as Shemp
- 1954 Pals and Gals
as Shemp
- 1954 Musty Musketeers
as Shemp
- 1954 Income Tax Sappy
as Shemp
- 1953 Goof on the Roof
as Shemp
- 1953 Bubble Trouble
as Shemp
- 1953 Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Shemp
- 1953 Pardon My Backfire
as Shemp
- 1953 Spooks!
as Shemp
- 1953 Tricky Dicks
as Shemp
- 1953 Loose Loot
as Shemp
- 1953 Booty and the Beast
as Shemp
- 1953 Up in Daisy's Penthouse
as Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.
- 1952 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
as Shemp
- 1952 Three Dark Horses
as Shemp
- 1952 Gents in a Jam
as Shemp
- 1952 He Cooked His Goose
as Shemp
- 1952 Listen Judge
as Shemp
- 1952 Corny Casanovas
as Shemp
- 1952 A Missed Fortune
as Shemp
- 1951 Pest Man Wins
as Shemp
- 1951 Hula-La-La
as Shemp
- 1951 The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp
- 1951 Gold Raiders
as Shemp
- 1951 Merry Mavericks
as Shemp
- 1951 Scrambled Brains
as Shemp
- 1951 Don't Throw That Knife
as Shemp
- 1951 Baby Sitters Jitters
as Shemp
- 1951 Three Arabian Nuts
as Shemp
- 1950 A Snitch in Time
as Shemp
- 1950 Slaphappy Sleuths
as Shemp
- 1950 Studio Stoops
as Shemp
- 1950 Three Hams on Rye
as Shemp
- 1950 Self Made Maids
as Shemp / Shempetta
- 1950 Love at First Bite
as Shemp
- 1950 Dopey Dicks
as Shemp
- 1950 Hugs and Mugs
as Shemp
- 1950 Punchy Cowpunchers
as Shemp
- 1949 Jerks of All Trades
as Shemp
- 1949 Dunked in the Deep
as Shemp
- 1949 Vagabond Loafers
as Shemp
- 1949 Malice in the Palace
as Shemp
- 1949 Hokus Pokus
as Shemp
- 1949 Africa Screams
as Gunner
- 1949 Fuelin' Around
as Shemp
- 1949 Who Done It?
as Shemp
- 1949 The Ghost Talks
as Shemp
- 1948 Crime on Their Hands
as Shemp
- 1948 Mummy's Dummies
as Shemp
- 1948 I'm a Monkey's Uncle
as Shemp
- 1948 Heavenly Daze
as Shemp
- 1948 The Hot Scots
as Shemp
- 1948 Fiddlers Three
as Shemp
- 1948 Squareheads of the Round Table
as Shemp
- 1948 Pardon My Clutch
as Shemp
- 1948 Shivering Sherlocks
as Shemp
- 1947 All Gummed Up
as Shemp
- 1947 Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Shemp
- 1947 Brideless Groom
as Shemp
- 1947 Hold That Lion!
as Shemp
- 1947 Out West
as Shemp
- 1947 Bride and Gloom
as Shemp
- 1947 Fright Night
as Shemp
- 1946 Blondie Knows Best
as Jim Gray
- 1946 Society Mugs
as Shemp
- 1946 Dangerous Business
as Monk
- 1946 One Exciting Week
as Marvin Lewis
- 1946 Jiggers, My Wife
as Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
- 1946 Mr. Noisy
as Noisy
- 1946 The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Marty
- 1945 A Hit with a Miss
as Rameses - Prizefighter
- 1945 Where the Pest Begins
as Shemp Howard
- 1945 Trouble Chasers
as Shemp Howard
- 1945 Off Again, On Again
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
- 1944 Crazy Knights
as Shemp
- 1944 Open Season for Saps
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
- 1944 Strange Affair
as Laundry Truck Driver
- 1944 Moonlight and Cactus
as Punchy Carter
- 1944 Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Elmer Peabody
- 1944 Three of a Kind
as Shemp Howard
- 1943 Crazy House
as Mumbo
- 1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
as Binky
- 1943 It Ain't Hay
as Umbrella Sam
- 1943 How's About It
as Alf
- 1942 Arabian Nights
as Sinbad
- 1942 Pittsburgh
as Shorty (The Tailor)
- 1942 Strictly in the Groove
as Pops
- 1942 Private Buckaroo
as Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
- 1942 Mississippi Gambler
as Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
- 1942 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Det. Sgt. Sweeney
- 1942 Butch Minds the Baby
as 'Squinty' Sweeny
- 1941 Hellzapoppin'
as Louie
- 1941
- 1941 Hold That Ghost
as Soda Jerk
- 1941 Too Many Blondes
as Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
- 1941 The Flame of New Orleans
as Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
- 1941 Cracked Nuts
as Eddie / Ivan
- 1941 Hit the Road
as Dingbat
- 1941 San Antonio Rose
as Benny the Bounce
- 1941 Tight Shoes
as Okay
- 1941 In the Navy
as Dizzy
- 1941 Mr. Dynamite
as 'Abdullah'
- 1941 Road Show
as Moe Parker (uncredited)
- 1941 Meet the Chump
as Stinky Fink
- 1941 Buck Privates
as Chef
- 1941 Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
as Gabby
- 1940 The Invisible Woman
as Frankie
- 1940 Give Us Wings
as Buzz Berger
- 1940 Murder Over New York
as Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
- 1940 The Bank Dick
as Joe Guelpe
- 1940 The Leather Pushers
as Sailor McNeill
- 1940 Pleased to Mitt You
as Pat Patrick
- 1940 Millionaires in Prison
as Professor
- 1940 Boobs in the Woods
as Gus
- 1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Joe - a Pickpocket
- 1940 Money Squawks
as Shemp
- 1939 Glove Slingers
as Pat Patrick
- 1939 Another Thin Man
as Wacky (uncredited)
- 1938 Home on the Rage
as Happy
- 1938 Not Guilty Enough
as Brother-in-Law
- 1937 Headin' East
as Windy Wylie
- 1937 Hollywood Round-Up
as Oscar Bush
- 1937 Taking the Count
as Knobby Walsh
- 1937 Kick Me Again
as Knobby Walsh
- 1936 The Blonde Bomber
as Knobby Walsh
- 1936 The Choke's on You
as Knobby Walsh
- 1936 Punch and Beauty
as Knobby Walsh
- 1936 Here's Howe
as Knobby Walsh
- 1936 Absorbing Junior
as Henry, the Husband
- 1936 For the Love of Pete
as Knobby Walsh
- 1936 While the Cat's Away
as Henry
- 1935 The Officer's Mess
as Gus Doakes
- 1935 Convention Girl
as Dan Higgins
- 1935 On the Wagon
as Henry
- 1935 Serves You Right
as Johnny Spivens
- 1935 Why Pay Rent?
as Henry
- 1935 His First Flame
as Smokey Moe
- 1934 A Peach of a Pair
as Butler
- 1934 Dizzy & Daffy
as Lefty Howard
- 1934 So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
as Henry
- 1934 Smoked Hams
as Henry Howard
- 1934 Daredevil O'Dare
as Butch
- 1934 My Mummy's Arms
as Kenneth
- 1934 Art Trouble
as Short Painter
- 1934 I Scream
as Moran's Henchman
- 1934 Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
as Songwriters' Representative
- 1934
- 1934 Corn on the Cop
as Reginald / Reggie
- 1934 Pure Feud
as Clem McCarthy
- 1934 Very Close Veins
as Sourdough
- 1934 Everybody Likes Music
as Shemp Howard
- 1934 Pugs and Kisses
as Dopey Traynor
- 1934 The Knife of the Party
as Shemp Howard
- 1934 Mushrooms
as Thorndike
- 1934 The Wrong, Wrong Trail
as Piano Mover
- 1934 Henry the Ache
as Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
- 1934 Howd' Ya Like That?
as Sailor
- 1933 Here Comes Flossie!
as Ezry
- 1933 In the Dough
as Bugs
- 1933 Gobs of Fun
as Club patron
- 1933 Paul Revere, Jr.
as Attendant
- 1933 Close Relations
as One of the Moles
- 1933 Salt Water Daffy
as Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
- 1930 Soup to Nuts
as Fireman
- 1919
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2008
- 1997
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1947