
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 β 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 (1923β1932) 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 (1926β1972). 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