Cast
Shemp Howard
Acting
Cast
Shemp Howard
Known for
Acting
Born
1895-03-11
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
1955-11-22
Also known as Samuel Horwitz, Shemp, Shemp Howard and His 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. 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.
Where the Pest Begins
as Shemp Howard
Buck Privates
as Chef
Hellzapoppin'
as Louie
Dangerous Business
as Monk
Crazy House
as Mumbo
Jiggers, My Wife
as Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
Road Show
as Moe Parker (uncredited)
Pure Feud
as Clem McCarthy
Cracked Nuts
as Eddie / Ivan
Musty Musketeers
as Shemp
Arabian Nights
as Sinbad
Tight Shoes
as Okay
Another Thin Man
as Wacky (uncredited)
Murder Over New York
as Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
Hold That Ghost
as Soda Jerk
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
as Gabby
The Flame of New Orleans
as Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Out West
as Shemp
Africa Screams
as Gunner
The Invisible Woman
as Frankie
Spooks!
as Shemp
Butch Minds the Baby
as 'Squinty' Sweeny
Hot Ice
as Shemp
Classic Comedy Teams
as Shemp (archive footage)
In the Navy
as Dizzy
One Exciting Week
as Marvin Lewis
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Binky
Open Season for Saps
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Det. Sgt. Sweeney
Headin' East
as Windy Wylie
Fuelin' Around
as Shemp
Soup to Nuts
as Fireman
Loose Loot
as Shemp
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
as Shemp (archive footage)
It Ain't Hay
as Umbrella Sam
The Bank Dick
as Joe Guelpe
Not Guilty Enough
as Brother-in-Law
Brideless Groom
as Shemp
Strange Affair
as Laundry Truck Driver
Who Done It?
as Shemp
Private Buckaroo
as Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
Rumpus in the Harem
as Shemp (archive footage)
Fiddlers Three
as Shemp
Three of a Kind
as Shemp Howard
Pittsburgh
as Shorty (The Tailor)
Mr. Dynamite
as 'Abdullah'
Bubble Trouble
as Shemp
Goof on the Roof
as Shemp
Mississippi Gambler
as Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
Give Us Wings
as Buzz Berger
The Hot Scots
as Shemp
Hokus Pokus
as Shemp
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
as Shemp
Blunder Boys
as Various Days
Paul Revere, Jr.
as Attendant
For Crimin' Out Loud
as Shemp
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
as Self / Shemp (archive footage)
Trouble Chasers
as Shemp Howard
Scrambled Brains
as Shemp
Millionaires in Prison
as Professor
Too Many Blondes
as Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
Tricky Dicks
as Shemp
Merry Mavericks
as Shemp
Husbands Beware
as Prof. Shemp Howard
Close Relations
as One of the Moles
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Marty
Heavenly Daze
as Shemp
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Elmer Peabody
Hollywood Round-Up
as Oscar Bush
Commotion on the Ocean
as Shemp (archive footage)
A Snitch in Time
as Shemp
Hit the Road
as Dingbat
How's About It
as Alf
Punchy Cowpunchers
as Shemp
Stone Age Romeos
as Shemp
Scheming Schemers
as Shemp (archive footage)
Pardon My Backfire
as Shemp
Corny Casanovas
as Shemp
Dopey Dicks
as Shemp
Creeps
as Shemp / Shemp's son
Art Trouble
as Short Painter
Boobs in the Woods
as Gus
Blondie Knows Best
as Jim Gray
Shot in the Frontier
as Shemp
Studio Stoops
as Shemp
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
as Piano Mover
Hula-La-La
as Shemp
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)
Bride and Gloom
as Shemp
Moonlight and Cactus
as Punchy Carter
Meet the Chump
as Stinky Fink
Three Hams on Rye
as Shemp
The Leather Pushers
as Sailor McNeill
Mummy's Dummies
as Shemp
In the Dough
as Bugs
Pest Man Wins
as Shemp
A Peach of a Pair
as Butler
Gobs of Fun
as Club patron
Wham-Bam-Slam!
as Shemp
A Hit with a Miss
as Rameses - Prizefighter
Crime on Their Hands
as Shemp
Crazy Knights
as Shemp
Hot Stuff
as Shemp (archive footage)
Pugs and Kisses
as Dopey Traynor
Bedlam in Paradise
as Shemp
Flagpole Jitters
as Shemp
Punch and Beauty
as Knobby Walsh
Malice in the Palace
as Shemp
Serves You Right
as Johnny Spivens
Three Dark Horses
as Shemp
Home on the Rage
as Happy
Shivering Sherlocks
as Shemp
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
as Shemp
Fling in the Ring
as Shemp
Triple Crossed
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Listen Judge
as Shemp
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Joe - a Pickpocket
Gypped in the Penthouse
as Shemp
Here Comes Flossie!
as Ezry
Mr. Noisy
as Noisy
Knutzy Knights
as Shemp
Dunked in the Deep
as Shemp
San Antonio Rose
as Benny the Bounce
Fright Night
as Shemp
Income Tax Sappy
as Shemp
Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Shemp
Columbia Laff Hour
as Shemp
Mushrooms
as Thorndike
Squareheads of the Round Table
as Shemp
Baby Sitters Jitters
as Shemp
Gold Raiders
as Shemp
Howd' Ya Like That?
as Sailor
Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Shemp
Smoked Hams
as Henry Howard
On the Wagon
as Henry
A Missed Fortune
as Shemp
Booty and the Beast
as Shemp
Don't Throw That Knife
as Shemp
Scotched in Scotland
as Shemp
Glove Slingers
as Pat Patrick
Society Mugs
as Shemp
The Ghost Talks
as Shemp
Three Arabian Nuts
as Shemp
Slaphappy Sleuths
as Shemp
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daredevil O'Dare
as Butch
The Knife of the Party
as Shemp Howard
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
as Himself
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
as Shemp
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
as Shemp
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
as Henry
Pleased to Mitt You
as Pat Patrick
The Three Stooges Story
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
His First Flame
as Smokey Moe
Salt Water Daffy
as Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
Off Again, On Again
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
as Songwriters' Representative
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Scream
as Moran's Henchman
Self Made Maids
as Shemp / Shempetta
While the Cat's Away
as Henry
The Officer's Mess
as Gus Doakes
Absorbing Junior
as Henry, the Husband
Vagabond Loafers
as Shemp
My Mummy's Arms
as Kenneth
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
as Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Choke's on You
as Knobby Walsh
The Three Stooges in 3D
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love at First Bite
as Shemp
Hold That Lion!
as Shemp
The Lost Stooges
as (archive footage)
Very Close Veins
as Sourdough
Money Squawks
as Shemp
Henry the Ache
as Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
Convention Girl
as Dan Higgins
Everybody Likes Music
as Shemp Howard
All Gummed Up
as Shemp
The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp
Hugs and Mugs
as Shemp
Taking the Count
as Knobby Walsh
Dizzy & Daffy
as Lefty Howard
Jerks of All Trades
as Shemp
Pardon My Clutch
as Shemp
Corn on the Cop
as Reginald / Reggie
Gents in a Jam
as Shemp
He Cooked His Goose
as Shemp
Pals and Gals
as Shemp
Strictly in the Groove
as Pops
Spring Fever
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Of Cash and Hash
as Shemp
The Blonde Bomber
as Knobby Walsh
For the Love of Pete
as Knobby Walsh
Why Pay Rent?
as Henry
Kick Me Again
as Knobby Walsh
Here's Howe
as Knobby Walsh