Shemp Howard

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

131

Movies

198

Born: March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Works

198 films

Wham-Bam-Slam!

19556.8

Where the Pest Begins

19456.5

Buck Privates

19416.7

The Flame of New Orleans

19416.5

Arabian Nights

19426.0

Trouble Chasers

19458.0

Hold That Ghost

19416.8

Tricky Dicks

19536.8

Another Thin Man

19397.1

The Bank Dick

19406.5

Out West

19477.6

Society Mugs

19467.0

Fright Night

19476.8

Hellzapoppin'

19417.2

Africa Screams

19495.8

The Invisible Woman

19405.7

Brideless Groom

19476.1

Knutzy Knights

19546.5

Mississippi Gambler

19426.5

Bubble Trouble

19536.9

I Scream

19347.0

Merry Mavericks

19516.0

Crazy House

19436.0

Spooks!

19536.5

In the Navy

19416.4

In the Dough

19336.5

Musty Musketeers

19546.0

Headin' East

193710.0

Three of a Kind

19447.0

Slaphappy Sleuths

19506.8

Hot Ice

19556.2

Bedlam in Paradise

19556.7

Loose Loot

19537.0

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

20038.5

Dopey Dicks

19507.3

Hokus Pokus

19496.9

Don't Throw That Knife

19516.0

Creeps

19566.0

Pardon My Clutch

19485.8

Rumpus in the Harem

19565.3

The Gentleman Misbehaves

19468.0

Fling in the Ring

19556.0

Stone Age Romeos

19556.7

Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

19649.0

Self Made Maids

19506.0

Three Arabian Nuts

19517.8

Goof on the Roof

19537.3

The Tooth Will Out

19516.6

Gold Raiders

19516.6

Rip, Sew and Stitch

19536.8

It Ain't Hay

19436.5

Pittsburgh

19426.4

A Missed Fortune

19527.0

The Knife of the Party

19345.3

Give Us Wings

19407.3

The Leather Pushers

19408.0

Tight Shoes

194110.0

Husbands Beware

19566.7

Blondie Knows Best

19466.9

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

19406.4

Paul Revere, Jr.

1933

Murder Over New York

19406.2

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

19977.0

I'm a Monkey's Uncle

19486.1

Hollywood Round-Up

19375.3

Baby Sitters Jitters

19516.0

Jerks of All Trades

19496.8

Too Many Blondes

19418.0

Jiggers, My Wife

19468.0

Road Show

19415.6

Boobs in the Woods

19407.5

Gents in a Jam

19526.8

Henry the Ache

19343.5

Classic Comedy Teams

19867.0

He Cooked His Goose

19525.8

Keep 'Em Slugging

19435.8

A Snitch in Time

19506.1

Butch Minds the Baby

19428.0

The Hot Scots

19487.0

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

2024

The Three Stooges Story

2001

Pardon My Backfire

19536.1

Hugs and Mugs

19505.8

Bride and Gloom

19477.0

The Ghost Talks

19496.6

Millionaires in Prison

19406.1

Cracked Nuts

19417.0

Dunked in the Deep

19495.8

Squareheads of the Round Table

19487.0

The Officer's Mess

193510.0

Scrambled Brains

19517.8

Soup to Nuts

19305.9

Columbia Laff Hour

19567.0

Art Trouble

19346.8

Private Buckaroo

19425.0

Open Season for Saps

19447.0

Meet the Chump

19417.0

The Blonde Bomber

19367.0

Income Tax Sappy

19548.0

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

19425.2

Fuelin' Around

19497.1

Of Cash and Hash

19556.3

Glove Slingers

19395.7

Pals and Gals

19545.8

Pugs and Kisses

19349.0

Strictly in the Groove

19429.0

Pleased to Mitt You

19406.3

Strange Affair

19446.2

Sing a Song of Six Pants

19476.2

Up in Daisy's Penthouse

19536.3

Booty and the Beast

19536.3

On the Wagon

193510.0

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

19415.8

One Exciting Week

19466.5

Vagabond Loafers

19497.7

Pure Feud

19347.0

Shot in the Frontier

19545.8

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious

20006.0

Who Done It?

19497.6

Everybody Likes Music

1934

Malice in the Palace

19495.8

Not Guilty Enough

19389.0

A Peach of a Pair

19348.0

Salt Water Daffy

19336.2

San Antonio Rose

19417.0

Triple Crossed

19595.8

The Lost Stooges

19909.0

Moonlight and Cactus

19445.5

Gobs of Fun

19335.3

Love at First Bite

19506.3

Mr. Dynamite

19419.0

Crazy Knights

19445.2

Gypped in the Penthouse

19557.3

Home on the Rage

19386.0

Dangerous Business

19469.0

Scotched in Scotland

19545.8

Hit the Road

19417.0

Blunder Boys

19558.2

Corn on the Cop

19346.0

Money Squawks

19406.3

For Crimin' Out Loud

19566.7

Commotion on the Ocean

19565.0

Heavenly Daze

19487.5

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

19446.7

Three Hams on Rye

19506.7

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

19525.4

Mushrooms

19349.0

Studio Stoops

19507.2

The Three Stooges in 3D

20122.2

The Wrong, Wrong Trail

1934

Hot Stuff

19565.7

Here Comes Flossie!

19337.5

How's About It

19434.8

Very Close Veins

19346.5

Why Pay Rent?

193510.0

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

2009

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

1941

Smoked Hams

19347.0

The Choke's on You

19368.0

Hold That Lion!

19477.6

Pest Man Wins

19516.0

All Gummed Up

19476.8

Spring Fever

19198.0

While the Cat's Away

193610.0

Howd' Ya Like That?

19348.0

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

19343.5

Daredevil O'Dare

193410.0

My Mummy's Arms

19348.5

Close Relations

19337.0

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

19477.5

Hula-La-La

19516.0

A Hit with a Miss

19456.7

Absorbing Junior

19367.0

Listen Judge

19527.3

Punchy Cowpunchers

19506.0

Scheming Schemers

19566.0

Crime on Their Hands

19487.1

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

Mr. Noisy

19467.3

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9

19345.0

Off Again, On Again

19457.3

For the Love of Pete

19369.0

Dizzy & Daffy

19346.5

His First Flame

19359.0

Mummy's Dummies

19486.6

Convention Girl

19358.0

Three Dark Horses

19527.0

Taking the Count

19378.0

Shivering Sherlocks

19486.3

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

2001

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

2023

Fiddlers Three

19486.7

Serves You Right

19357.3

Corny Casanovas

19527.2

Punch and Beauty

19367.0

Here's Howe

19369.0

Flagpole Jitters

19565.8

Kick Me Again

19379.0