Shemp Howard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
The Bank Dick
(Joe Guelpe)
Blondie Knows Best
(Jim Gray)
Africa Screams
(Gunner)
In the Navy
(Dizzy)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
(Shemp (archive footage))
The Invisible Woman
(Frankie)
Buck Privates
(Chef)
Crazy House
(Mumbo)
Hold That Ghost
(Soda Jerk)
Arabian Nights
(Sinbad)
The Three Stooges Story
(Shemp)
Pittsburgh
(Shorty (The Tailor))
Pardon My Backfire
(Shemp)
Hellzapoppin'
(Louie)
Soup to Nuts
(Fireman)
Mr. Dynamite
('Abdullah')
It Ain't Hay
(Umbrella Sam)
Malice in the Palace
(Shemp)
Sing a Song of Six Pants
(Shemp)
Brideless Groom
(Shemp)
Triple Crossed
(Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
(Det. Sgt. Sweeney)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
(Shemp)
San Antonio Rose
(Benny the Bounce)
Everybody Likes Music
(Shemp Howard)
Not Guilty Enough
(Brother-in-Law)
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
(Self / Shemp (archive footage))
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
Bedlam in Paradise
(Shemp)
Out West
(Shemp)
Hold That Lion!
(Shemp)
Fright Night
(Shemp)
All Gummed Up
(Shemp)
Shivering Sherlocks
(Shemp)
Pardon My Clutch
(Shemp)
Squareheads of the Round Table
(Shemp)
Fiddlers Three
(Shemp)
The Hot Scots
(Shemp)
Heavenly Daze
(Shemp)
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
(Shemp)
Mummy's Dummies
(Shemp)
Crime on Their Hands
(Shemp)
The Ghost Talks
(Shemp)
Who Done It?
(Shemp)
Hokus Pokus
(Shemp)
Fuelin' Around
(Shemp)
Vagabond Loafers
(Shemp)
Dunked in the Deep
(Shemp)
Punchy Cowpunchers
(Shemp)
Hugs and Mugs
(Shemp)
Dopey Dicks
(Shemp)
Love at First Bite
(Shemp)
Self Made Maids
(Shemp / Shempetta)
Three Hams on Rye
(Shemp)
Studio Stoops
(Shemp)
Slaphappy Sleuths
(Shemp)
A Snitch in Time
(Shemp)
Three Arabian Nuts
(Shemp)
Baby Sitters Jitters
(Shemp)
Don't Throw That Knife
(Shemp)
Scrambled Brains
(Shemp)
Merry Mavericks
(Shemp)
The Tooth Will Out
(Shemp)
Hula-La-La
(Shemp)
Pest Man Wins
(Shemp)
A Missed Fortune
(Shemp)
Booty And The Beast
(Shemp)
Listen Judge
(Shemp)
Corny Casanovas
(Shemp)
He Cooked His Goose
(Shemp)
Gents in a Jam
(Shemp)
Three Dark Horses
(Shemp)
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
(Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.)
Loose Loot
(Shemp)
Tricky Dicks
(Shemp)
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
(Shemp)
Spooks!
(Shemp)
Goof on the Roof
(Shemp)
Income Tax Sappy
(Shemp)
Musty Musketeers
(Shemp)
Pals and Gals
(Shemp)
Knutzy Knights
(Shemp)
Shot in the Frontier
(Shemp)
Scotched in Scotland
(Shemp)
Rip, Sew and Stitch
(Shemp)
Bubble Trouble
(Shemp)
Fling in the Ring
(Shemp)
Of Cash and Hash
(Shemp)
Gypped in the Penthouse
(Shemp)
Stone Age Romeos
(Shemp)
Wham-Bam-Slam!
(Shemp)
Hot Ice
(Shemp)
Blunder Boys
(Various Days)
Husbands Beware
(Prof. Shemp Howard)
Creeps
(Shemp / Shemp's son)
Flagpole Jitters
(Shemp)
For Crimin' Out Loud
(Shemp)
Rumpus in the Harem
(Shemp (archive footage))
Scheming Schemers
(Shemp (archive footage))
Commotion on the Ocean
(Shemp (archive footage))
Road Show
(Moe Parker (uncredited))
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
(Shemp)
Hot Stuff
(Shemp (archive footage))
Corn on the Cop
(Reginald / Reggie)
Henry the Ache
(Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys)
The Knife of the Party
(Shemp Howard)
Salt Water Daffy
(Wilbur the Kleptomaniac)
Smoked Hams
(Henry Howard)
Dizzy & Daffy
(Lefty Howard)
His First Flame
(Smokey Moe)
Spring Fever
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 7: 1952-1954
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 8: 1955-1959
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951
Here Comes Flossie!
(Ezry)
Gold Raiders
(Shemp)
Convention Girl
(Dan Higgins)
Jerks of All Trades
(Shemp)
Hollywood Round-Up
(Oscar Bush)
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
(Piano Mover)
How's About It
(Alf)
In the Dough
(Bugs)
Art Trouble
(Short Painter)
A Peach of a Pair
(Butler)
The Officer's Mess
(Gus Doakes)
While the Cat's Away
(Henry)
On the Wagon
(Henry)
Millionaires in Prison
(Professor)
My Mummy's Arms
(Kenneth)
Daredevil O'Dare
(Butch)
The Lost Stooges
(Himself)
The Three Stooges in 3D
(Shemp)
Cracked Nuts
(Eddie / Ivan)
Gobs of Fun
(Club patron)
Another Thin Man
(Wacky (uncredited))
Dangerous Business
(Monk)
Boobs in the Woods
(Gus)
Bride and Gloom
(Shemp)
Glove Slingers
(Pat Patrick)
A Hit with a Miss
(Rameses - Prizefighter)
Home on the Rage
(Happy)
Jiggers, My Wife
(Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker)
Money Squawks
(Shemp)
Mr. Noisy
(Noisy)
Off Again, On Again
(Woodcock Q. Strinker)
Open Season for Saps
(Woodcock Q. Strinker)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
(Elmer Peabody)
Pleased to Mitt You
(Pat Patrick)
Society Mugs
(Shemp)
Where the Pest Begins
(Shemp Howard)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
(Joe - a Pickpocket)
One Exciting Week
(Marvin Lewis)
Headin' East
(Windy Wylie)
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
Murder Over New York
(Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir)
Butch Minds the Baby
('Squinty' Sweeny)
Hit the Road
(Dingbat)
Meet the Chump
(Stinky Fink)
The Leather Pushers
(Sailor McNeill)
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
(Gabby)
Too Many Blondes
(Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp)
Three of a Kind
(Shemp Howard)
Crazy Knights
(Shemp)
Trouble Chasers
(Shemp Howard)
Moonlight and Cactus
(Punchy Carter)
Private Buckaroo
(Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel)
Strange Affair
(Laundry Truck Driver)
Absorbing Junior
(Henry, the Husband)
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
(Shemp)
Give Us Wings
(Buzz Berger)
Keep 'Em Slugging
(Binky)
Close Relations
(One of the Moles)
Paul Revere, Jr.
(Attendant)
Howd' Ya Like That?
(Sailor)
I Scream
(Moran's Henchman)
Pugs and Kisses
(Dopey Traynor)
Mushrooms
(Thorndike)
Pure Feud
(Clem McCarthy)
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
(Songwriters' Representative)
Very Close Veins
(Sourdough)
Columbia Laff Hour
(Shemp)
For the Love of Pete
(Knobby Walsh)
Here's Howe
(Knobby Walsh)
Kick Me Again
(Knobby Walsh)
Punch and Beauty
(Knobby Walsh)
Serves You Right
(Johnny Spivens)
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
(Henry)
Taking the Count
(Knobby Walsh)
The Blonde Bomber
(Knobby Walsh)
The Choke's on You
(Knobby Walsh)
Why Pay Rent?
(Henry)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
(Himself (archive footage))
Mississippi Gambler
(Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver)
Tight Shoes
(Okay)
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
The Gentleman Misbehaves
(Marty)
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
(Himself)
Strictly in the Groove
(Pops)
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
(Shemp)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
(Shemp)