10.0
10.0
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003
as Shemp (archive footage)
Shemp Howard
Acting
Born:March 11, 1895
Died:November 22, 1955(aged 60)
Birthplace:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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CommunityBiography
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. 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.
Filmography (197 movies)
9.0
9.0
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
1964
as Shemp
8.0
8.0
His First Flame
1935
as Smokey Moe
8.0
8.0
My Mummy's Arms
1934
as Kenneth
7.8
7.8
Blunder Boys
1955
as Various Days
7.8
7.8
Scrambled Brains
1951
as Shemp
7.6
7.6
Income Tax Sappy
1954
as Shemp
7.5
7.5
Three Arabian Nuts
1951
as Shemp
7.5
7.5
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
1947
as Himself
7.5
7.5
Who Done It?
1949
as Shemp
7.4
7.4
Goof on the Roof
1953
as Shemp
7.4
7.4
Hold That Lion!
1947
as Shemp
7.2
7.2
Vagabond Loafers
1949
as Shemp
7.2
7.2
Heavenly Daze
1948
as Shemp
7.2
7.2
Out West
1947
as Shemp
7.2
7.2
Fuelin' Around
1949
as Shemp
7.2
7.2
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Louie
7.2
7.2
Studio Stoops
1950
as Shemp
7.1
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939
as Wacky (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
Crime on Their Hands
1948
as Shemp
7.1
7.1
Gypped in the Penthouse
1955
as Shemp
7.0
7.0
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
as Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
7.0
7.0
A Missed Fortune
1952
as Shemp
7.0
7.0
Open Season for Saps
1944
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
7.0
7.0
Mr. Noisy
1946
as Noisy
7.0
7.0
Listen Judge
1952
as Shemp
7.0
7.0
A Peach of a Pair
1934
as Butler
7.0
7.0
Here Comes Flossie!
1933
as Ezry
7.0
7.0
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Benny the Bounce
7.0
7.0
Smoked Hams
1934
as Henry Howard
7.0
7.0
Columbia Laff Hour
1956
as Shemp
6.9
6.9
Dopey Dicks
1950
as Shemp
6.8
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Soda Jerk
6.8
6.8
Three Dark Horses
1952
as Shemp
6.8
6.8
Slaphappy Sleuths
1950
as Shemp
6.8
6.8
Gents in a Jam
1952
as Shemp
6.8
6.8
Corny Casanovas
1952
as Shemp
6.8
6.8
Squareheads of the Round Table
1948
as Shemp
6.7
6.7
Buck Privates
1941
as Chef
6.6
6.6
The Hot Scots
1948
as Shemp
6.6
6.6
Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955
as Shemp
6.6
6.6
Jerks of All Trades
1949
as Shemp
6.6
6.6
Loose Loot
1953
as Shemp
6.6
6.6
Tricky Dicks
1953
as Shemp
6.5
6.5
Serves You Right
1935
as Johnny Spivens
6.5
6.5
The Bank Dick
1940
as Joe Guelpe
6.4
6.4
Fright Night
1947
as Shemp
6.4
6.4
Blondie Knows Best
1946
as Jim Gray
6.4
6.4
In the Navy
1941
as Dizzy
6.4
6.4
All Gummed Up
1947
as Shemp
6.4
6.4
Mummy's Dummies
1948
as Shemp
6.4
6.4
The Ghost Talks
1949
as Shemp
6.4
6.4
Bubble Trouble
1953
as Shemp
6.4
6.4
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Umbrella Sam
6.3
6.3
Hokus Pokus
1949
as Shemp
6.3
6.3
Three Hams on Rye
1950
as Shemp
6.3
6.3
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as Joe - a Pickpocket
6.3
6.3
Fiddlers Three
1948
as Shemp
6.3
6.3
Art Trouble
1934
as Short Painter
6.2
6.2
Strange Affair
1944
as Laundry Truck Driver
6.2
6.2
Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953
as Shemp
6.2
6.2
Spooks!
1953
as Shemp
6.2
6.2
Pittsburgh
1942
as Shorty (The Tailor)
6.2
6.2
Booty and the Beast
1953
as Shemp
6.2
6.2
Of Cash and Hash
1955
as Shemp
6.2
6.2
Bedlam in Paradise
1955
as Shemp
6.1
6.1
Knutzy Knights
1954
as Shemp
6.1
6.1
Murder Over New York
1940
as Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
6.0
6.0
Dizzy & Daffy
1934
as Lefty Howard
6.0
6.0
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
6.0
6.0
Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947
as Shemp
6.0
6.0
Brideless Groom
1947
as Shemp
6.0
6.0
Give Us Wings
1940
as Buzz Berger
6.0
6.0
Arabian Nights
1942
as Sinbad
6.0
6.0
Stone Age Romeos
1955
as Shemp
6.0
6.0
Husbands Beware
1956
as Prof. Shemp Howard
6.0
6.0
One Exciting Week
1946
as Marvin Lewis
6.0
6.0
For Crimin' Out Loud
1956
as Shemp
6.0
6.0
Convention Girl
1935
as Dan Higgins
6.0
6.0
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Professor
6.0
6.0
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
2000
as Shemp
5.8
5.8
The Tooth Will Out
1951
as Shemp
5.8
5.8
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
1953
as Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.
5.8
5.8
Merry Mavericks
1951
as Shemp
5.8
5.8
Scheming Schemers
1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
5.8
5.8
Shot in the Frontier
1954
as Shemp
5.8
5.8
Pardon My Clutch
1948
as Shemp
5.8
5.8
Hot Ice
1955
as Shemp
5.8
5.8
Shivering Sherlocks
1948
as Shemp
5.7
5.7
Soup to Nuts
1930
as Fireman
5.7
5.7
Africa Screams
1949
as Gunner
5.7
5.7
Creeps
1956
as Shemp / Shemp's son
5.7
5.7
Love at First Bite
1950
as Shemp
5.7
5.7
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Frankie
5.7
5.7
Gold Raiders
1951
as Shemp
5.7
5.7
Malice in the Palace
1949
as Shemp
5.7
5.7
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as Shemp
5.6
5.6
Pardon My Backfire
1953
as Shemp
5.6
5.6
Musty Musketeers
1954
as Shemp
5.6
5.6
Baby Sitters Jitters
1951
as Shemp
5.6
5.6
He Cooked His Goose
1952
as Shemp
5.6
5.6
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
1948
as Shemp
5.5
5.5
Hugs and Mugs
1950
as Shemp
5.5
5.5
Don't Throw That Knife
1951
as Shemp
5.5
5.5
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Binky
5.5
5.5
Pest Man Wins
1951
as Shemp
5.4
5.4
Pals and Gals
1954
as Shemp
5.4
5.4
A Snitch in Time
1950
as Shemp
5.4
5.4
Self Made Maids
1950
as Shemp / Shempetta
5.4
5.4
Dunked in the Deep
1949
as Shemp
5.3
5.3
In the Dough
1933
as Bugs
5.3
5.3
Hot Stuff
1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
5.3
5.3
Gobs of Fun
1933
as Club patron
5.3
5.3
Road Show
1941
as Moe Parker (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Salt Water Daffy
1933
as Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
5.2
5.2
Fling in the Ring
1955
as Shemp
5.2
5.2
Hula-La-La
1951
as Shemp
5.1
5.1
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Det. Sgt. Sweeney
5.0
5.0
Off Again, On Again
1945
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
5.0
5.0
Money Squawks
1940
as Shemp
5.0
5.0
Corn on the Cop
1934
as Reginald / Reggie
5.0
5.0
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941
as Gabby
5.0
5.0
Crazy House
1943
as Mumbo
5.0
5.0
A Hit with a Miss
1945
as Rameses - Prizefighter
5.0
5.0
Flagpole Jitters
1956
as Shemp
5.0
5.0
Pleased to Mitt You
1940
as Pat Patrick
5.0
5.0
Very Close Veins
1934
as Sourdough
5.0
5.0
Scotched in Scotland
1954
as Shemp
5.0
5.0
Society Mugs
1946
as Shemp
4.9
4.9
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1952
as Shemp
4.8
4.8
Triple Crossed
1959
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
4.6
4.6
Crazy Knights
1944
as Shemp
4.6
4.6
Rumpus in the Harem
1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
4.5
4.5
The Knife of the Party
1934
as Shemp Howard
4.5
4.5
Where the Pest Begins
1945
as Shemp Howard
4.4
4.4
Hollywood Round-Up
1937
as Oscar Bush
4.2
4.2
Commotion on the Ocean
1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
4.0
4.0
Bride and Gloom
1947
as Shemp
4.0
4.0
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Punchy Carter
4.0
4.0
Glove Slingers
1939
as Pat Patrick
4.0
4.0
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944
as Elmer Peabody
3.5
3.5
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
1934
as Henry
3.3
3.3
How's About It
1943
as Alf
3.0
3.0
Home on the Rage
1938
as Happy
2.2
2.2
The Three Stooges in 3D
2012
as Shemp
1.3
1.3
Henry the Ache
1934
as Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
1.0
1.0
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
1934
as Songwriters' Representative
The Lost Stooges
1990
as Himself
Daredevil O'Dare
1934
as Butch
Pure Feud
1934
as Clem McCarthy
Mushrooms
1934
as Thorndike
Pugs and Kisses
1934
as Dopey Traynor
Headin' East
1937
as Windy Wylie
The Officer's Mess
1935
as Gus Doakes
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
1934
as Piano Mover
I Scream
1934
as Moran's Henchman
Howd' Ya Like That?
1934
as Sailor
Hit the Road
1941
as Dingbat
Meet the Chump
1941
as Stinky Fink
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Sailor McNeill
Three of a Kind
1944
as Shemp Howard
Trouble Chasers
1945
as Shemp Howard
Too Many Blondes
1941
as Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
Paul Revere, Jr.
1933
as Attendant
Dangerous Business
1946
as Monk
Absorbing Junior
1936
as Henry, the Husband
Close Relations
1933
as One of the Moles
While the Cat's Away
1936
as Henry
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as 'Squinty' Sweeny
For the Love of Pete
1936
as Knobby Walsh
Here's Howe
1936
as Knobby Walsh
Kick Me Again
1937
as Knobby Walsh
Punch and Beauty
1936
as Knobby Walsh
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
1941
as Shemp
On the Wagon
1935
as Henry
Taking the Count
1937
as Knobby Walsh
The Blonde Bomber
1936
as Knobby Walsh
The Choke's on You
1936
as Knobby Walsh
Why Pay Rent?
1935
as Henry
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Shemp (archive footage)
Strictly in the Groove
1942
as Pops
Tight Shoes
1941
as Okay
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
2009
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Marty
The Three Stooges Story
2001
as Shemp
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
2001
as Shemp
Mr. Dynamite
1941
as 'Abdullah'
Spring Fever
1919
Everybody Likes Music
1934
as Shemp Howard
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997
as Self / Shemp (archive footage)
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
2023
Not Guilty Enough
1938
as Brother-in-Law
Boobs in the Woods
1940
as Gus
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
2024
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Eddie / Ivan
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