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Shemp Howard
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Shemp Howard
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1895-03-11,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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. 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

6.496

The Bank Dick
1940-11-29

Blondie Knows Best

6.4

Blondie Knows Best
1946-10-17

5.677

Africa Screams
1949-05-04

6.3

In the Navy
1941-05-30

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

10

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003-04-29

The Invisible Woman

5.721

The Invisible Woman
1940-12-28

6.7

Buck Privates
1941-01-31

5

Crazy House
1943-10-08

Hold That Ghost

6.8

Hold That Ghost
1941-08-08

5.969

Arabian Nights
1942-12-25

The Three Stooges Story

0

The Three Stooges Story
2001-05-02

6.2

Pittsburgh
1942-12-11

Pardon My Backfire

5.625

Pardon My Backfire
1953-08-15

7.155

Hellzapoppin'
1941-12-25

5.667

Soup to Nuts
1930-09-28

0

Mr. Dynamite
1941-03-01

6.357

It Ain't Hay
1943-03-10

Brideless Groom

6.038

Brideless Groom
1947-09-11

Malice in the Palace

5.652

Malice in the Palace
1949-09-01

Sing a Song of Six Pants

6.028

Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947-10-30

4.75

Triple Crossed
1959-02-02

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

5.1

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942-03-27

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

0

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
2001-05-02

San Antonio Rose

7

San Antonio Rose
1941-06-20

Everybody Likes Music

0

Everybody Likes Music
1934-03-09

Not Guilty Enough

0

Not Guilty Enough
1938-07-30

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

0

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997-05-15

Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!

0

Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
2023-07-11

Bedlam in Paradise

6.2

Bedlam in Paradise
1955-04-14

7.167

Out West
1947-04-24

6.333

Fiddlers Three
1948-05-06

6.4

All Gummed Up
1947-12-18

Pardon My Clutch

5.8

Pardon My Clutch
1948-02-26

Hold That Lion!

7.429

Hold That Lion!
1947-07-17

Squareheads of the Round Table

6.75

Squareheads of the Round Table
1948-03-04

6.4

Fright Night
1947-03-06

Shivering Sherlocks

5.8

Shivering Sherlocks
1948-01-08

6.6

The Hot Scots
1948-07-08

7.2

Heavenly Daze
1948-09-02

5.5

Hugs and Mugs
1950-02-02

6.3

Hokus Pokus
1949-05-05

The Ghost Talks

6.5

The Ghost Talks
1949-02-03

7.545

Who Done It?
1949-03-03

I'm a Monkey's Uncle

5.6

I'm a Monkey's Uncle
1948-10-07

7

Fuelin' Around
1949-04-07

Mummy's Dummies

6.4

Mummy's Dummies
1948-11-04

Vagabond Loafers

7.2

Vagabond Loafers
1949-10-06

Crime on Their Hands

7.143

Crime on Their Hands
1948-12-09

Punchy Cowpunchers

5.714

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950-01-05

6.857

Dopey Dicks
1950-03-02

Dunked in the Deep

5.429

Dunked in the Deep
1949-11-03

Love at First Bite

5.667

Love at First Bite
1950-05-04

Self Made Maids

5.4

Self Made Maids
1950-07-06

Scrambled Brains

7.75

Scrambled Brains
1951-06-07

Three Hams on Rye

6.333

Three Hams on Rye
1950-09-07

The Tooth Will Out

5.75

The Tooth Will Out
1951-10-04

Baby Sitters Jitters

5.6

Baby Sitters Jitters
1951-02-01

Three Arabian Nuts

7.5

Three Arabian Nuts
1951-01-04

5.25

Hula-La-La
1951-11-01

7.25

Studio Stoops
1950-10-05

Don't Throw That Knife

5.5

Don't Throw That Knife
1951-05-03

5.5

Pest Man Wins
1951-12-06

Slaphappy Sleuths

6.75

Slaphappy Sleuths
1950-11-09

A Snitch in Time

5.4

A Snitch in Time
1950-12-07

Merry Mavericks

5.5

Merry Mavericks
1951-09-06

6.6

Loose Loot
1953-04-02

Booty and the Beast

6.2

Booty and the Beast
1953-03-05

6.8

Listen Judge
1952-05-06

Up in Daisy's Penthouse

5.8

Up in Daisy's Penthouse
1953-02-05

He Cooked His Goose

5.6

He Cooked His Goose
1952-07-03

A Missed Fortune

7

A Missed Fortune
1952-01-03

Three Dark Horses

6.8

Three Dark Horses
1952-10-16

6.8

Gents in a Jam
1952-07-04

Corny Casanovas

6.8

Corny Casanovas
1952-05-01

6.167

Tricky Dicks
1953-05-07

Income Tax Sappy

7.6

Income Tax Sappy
1954-02-04

Shot in the Frontier

5.833

Shot in the Frontier
1954-10-07

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

4.857

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1952-12-04

Scotched in Scotland

5

Scotched in Scotland
1954-11-04

Goof on the Roof

7.4

Goof on the Roof
1953-12-03

6.143

Knutzy Knights
1954-09-02

Musty Musketeers

5.6

Musty Musketeers
1954-05-13

6.2

Spooks!
1953-06-15

Rip, Sew and Stitch

6.2

Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953-09-03

6.429

Bubble Trouble
1953-10-08

5.4

Pals and Gals
1954-06-03

Husbands Beware

6

Husbands Beware
1956-01-05

Fling in the Ring

5.2

Fling in the Ring
1955-01-06

6.619

Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955-09-01

Flagpole Jitters

5

Flagpole Jitters
1956-04-05

5.8

Hot Ice
1955-10-06

Gypped in the Penthouse

7.111

Gypped in the Penthouse
1955-05-10

7.8

Blunder Boys
1955-11-03

Stone Age Romeos

6

Stone Age Romeos
1955-06-02

5.667

Creeps
1956-02-02

Of Cash and Hash

6.2

Of Cash and Hash
1955-02-03

For Crimin' Out Loud

6

For Crimin' Out Loud
1956-05-03

Commotion on the Ocean

4.25

Commotion on the Ocean
1956-11-08

Scheming Schemers

5.8

Scheming Schemers
1956-10-04

Rumpus in the Harem

4.6

Rumpus in the Harem
1956-06-21

5.35

Road Show
1941-02-18

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious

6

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
2000-01-01

5.286

Hot Stuff
1956-09-06

Corn on the Cop

5

Corn on the Cop
1934-04-28

1.5

Henry the Ache
1934-01-25

The Knife of the Party

4.5

The Knife of the Party
1934-02-15

Salt Water Daffy

5.25

Salt Water Daffy
1933-09-16

7

Smoked Hams
1934-10-20

6

Dizzy & Daffy
1934-12-14

His First Flame

8

His First Flame
1935-03-08

0

Spring Fever
1919-01-01

Here Comes Flossie!

7

Here Comes Flossie!
1933-12-09

5.667

Gold Raiders
1951-09-09

Convention Girl

6

Convention Girl
1935-10-30

Jerks of All Trades

6.625

Jerks of All Trades
1949-11-15

Hollywood Round-Up

4.4

Hollywood Round-Up
1937-11-06

The Wrong, Wrong Trail

0

The Wrong, Wrong Trail
1934-02-13

3.5

How's About It
1943-01-01

5.333

In the Dough
1933-11-15

6.333

Art Trouble
1934-06-23

A Peach of a Pair

7

A Peach of a Pair
1934-12-29

While the Cat's Away

0

While the Cat's Away
1936-01-04

The Officer's Mess

0

The Officer's Mess
1935-11-09

0

On the Wagon
1935-08-24

Millionaires in Prison

6

Millionaires in Prison
1940-07-12

My Mummy's Arms

8

My Mummy's Arms
1934-06-28

Daredevil O'Dare

0

Daredevil O'Dare
1934-08-11

The Lost Stooges

0

The Lost Stooges
1990-01-01

The Three Stooges in 3D

2.2

The Three Stooges in 3D
2012-10-30

0

Cracked Nuts
1941-07-02

5.333

Gobs of Fun
1933-10-20

Another Thin Man

7.1

Another Thin Man
1939-11-17

Dangerous Business

0

Dangerous Business
1946-06-20

Boobs in the Woods

0

Boobs in the Woods
1940-05-31

Home on the Rage

3

Home on the Rage
1938-12-09

4

Glove Slingers
1939-11-24

A Hit with a Miss

5

A Hit with a Miss
1945-12-13

Bride and Gloom

4

Bride and Gloom
1947-03-27

0

Money Squawks
1940-04-05

Open Season for Saps

7

Open Season for Saps
1944-10-27

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

4

Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944-07-23

7

Mr. Noisy
1946-03-22

Pleased to Mitt You

5

Pleased to Mitt You
1940-09-06

Jiggers, My Wife

7

Jiggers, My Wife
1946-04-11

Off Again, On Again

5

Off Again, On Again
1945-02-16

Where the Pest Begins

4.5

Where the Pest Begins
1945-10-04

5

Society Mugs
1946-09-19

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

6.3

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940-05-30

One Exciting Week

6

One Exciting Week
1946-06-08

0

Headin' East
1937-12-13

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

0

Three Stooges Comedy Collection
2024-01-06

Murder Over New York

6.1

Murder Over New York
1940-12-13

Butch Minds the Baby

0

Butch Minds the Baby
1942-03-20

The Leather Pushers

0

The Leather Pushers
1940-09-13

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

5

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941-01-17

0

Hit the Road
1941-06-27

0

Meet the Chump
1941-02-14

Too Many Blondes

0

Too Many Blondes
1941-08-01

Trouble Chasers

0

Trouble Chasers
1945-05-02

4.583

Crazy Knights
1944-12-08

Three of a Kind

0

Three of a Kind
1944-07-22

Moonlight and Cactus

4

Moonlight and Cactus
1944-09-08

Private Buckaroo

4.438

Private Buckaroo
1942-06-12

6.2

Strange Affair
1944-10-05

Absorbing Junior

0

Absorbing Junior
1936-05-08

Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

9

Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
1964-12-01

6

Give Us Wings
1940-12-20

Keep 'Em Slugging

5.5

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943-03-01

Close Relations

0

Close Relations
1933-09-30

Howd' Ya Like That?

0

Howd' Ya Like That?
1934-01-13

Paul Revere, Jr.

0

Paul Revere, Jr.
1933-10-07

0

I Scream
1934-05-19

Very Close Veins

0

Very Close Veins
1934-04-14

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9

1

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
1934-05-19

Pugs and Kisses

0

Pugs and Kisses
1934-02-17

0

Mushrooms
1934-02-14

0

Pure Feud
1934-04-20

Columbia Laff Hour

7

Columbia Laff Hour
1956-01-01

For the Love of Pete

0

For the Love of Pete
1936-03-14

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

3.5

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
1934-11-01

0

Here's Howe
1936-06-06

Serves You Right

6.5

Serves You Right
1935-06-15

Taking the Count

0

Taking the Count
1937-04-24

The Choke's on You

0

The Choke's on You
1936-09-12

0

Kick Me Again
1937-02-06

The Blonde Bomber

0

The Blonde Bomber
1936-11-28

0

Why Pay Rent?
1935-05-04

Punch and Beauty

0

Punch and Beauty
1936-08-15

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

0

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008-03-18

Mississippi Gambler

6

Mississippi Gambler
1942-04-17

0

Tight Shoes
1941-06-13

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

0

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
2009-01-01

The Gentleman Misbehaves

0

The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946-02-28

The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1

7.5

The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
1947-01-01

Strictly in the Groove

0

Strictly in the Groove
1942-11-20

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

0

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
1941-12-16

The Flame of New Orleans

6.3

The Flame of New Orleans
1941-07-07

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

8.714

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
2015-05-05