Shemp Howard
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)
Brideless Groom
(Shemp)
Malice in the Palace
(Shemp)
Sing a Song of Six Pants
(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)
Fiddlers Three
(Shemp)
All Gummed Up
(Shemp)
Pardon My Clutch
(Shemp)
Hold That Lion!
(Shemp)
Squareheads of the Round Table
(Shemp)
Fright Night
(Shemp)
Shivering Sherlocks
(Shemp)
The Hot Scots
(Shemp)
Heavenly Daze
(Shemp)
Hugs and Mugs
(Shemp)
Hokus Pokus
(Shemp)
The Ghost Talks
(Shemp)
Who Done It?
(Shemp)
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
(Shemp)
Fuelin' Around
(Shemp)
Mummy's Dummies
(Shemp)
Vagabond Loafers
(Shemp)
Crime on Their Hands
(Shemp)
Punchy Cowpunchers
(Shemp)
Dopey Dicks
(Shemp)
Dunked in the Deep
(Shemp)
Love at First Bite
(Shemp)
Self Made Maids
(Shemp / Shempetta)
Scrambled Brains
(Shemp)
Three Hams on Rye
(Shemp)
The Tooth Will Out
(Shemp)
Baby Sitters Jitters
(Shemp)
Three Arabian Nuts
(Shemp)
Hula-La-La
(Shemp)
Studio Stoops
(Shemp)
Don't Throw That Knife
(Shemp)
Pest Man Wins
(Shemp)
Slaphappy Sleuths
(Shemp)
A Snitch in Time
(Shemp)
Merry Mavericks
(Shemp)
Loose Loot
(Shemp)
Booty and the Beast
(Shemp)
Listen Judge
(Shemp)
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
(Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.)
He Cooked His Goose
(Shemp)
A Missed Fortune
(Shemp)
Three Dark Horses
(Shemp)
Gents in a Jam
(Shemp)
Corny Casanovas
(Shemp)
Tricky Dicks
(Shemp)
Income Tax Sappy
(Shemp)
Shot in the Frontier
(Shemp)
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
(Shemp)
Scotched in Scotland
(Shemp)
Goof on the Roof
(Shemp)
Knutzy Knights
(Shemp)
Musty Musketeers
(Shemp)
Spooks!
(Shemp)
Rip, Sew and Stitch
(Shemp)
Bubble Trouble
(Shemp)
Pals and Gals
(Shemp)
Husbands Beware
(Prof. Shemp Howard)
Fling in the Ring
(Shemp)
Wham-Bam-Slam!
(Shemp)
Flagpole Jitters
(Shemp)
Hot Ice
(Shemp)
Gypped in the Penthouse
(Shemp)
Blunder Boys
(Various Days)
Stone Age Romeos
(Shemp)
Creeps
(Shemp / Shemp's son)
Of Cash and Hash
(Shemp)
For Crimin' Out Loud
(Shemp)
Commotion on the Ocean
(Shemp (archive footage))
Scheming Schemers
(Shemp (archive footage))
Rumpus in the Harem
(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)
While the Cat's Away
(Henry)
The Officer's Mess
(Gus Doakes)
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)
Home on the Rage
(Happy)
Glove Slingers
(Pat Patrick)
A Hit with a Miss
(Rameses - Prizefighter)
Bride and Gloom
(Shemp)
Money Squawks
(Shemp)
Open Season for Saps
(Woodcock Q. Strinker)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
(Elmer Peabody)
Mr. Noisy
(Noisy)
Pleased to Mitt You
(Pat Patrick)
Jiggers, My Wife
(Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker)
Off Again, On Again
(Woodcock Q. Strinker)
Where the Pest Begins
(Shemp Howard)
Society Mugs
(Shemp)
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)
The Leather Pushers
(Sailor McNeill)
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
(Gabby)
Hit the Road
(Dingbat)
Meet the Chump
(Stinky Fink)
Too Many Blondes
(Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp)
Trouble Chasers
(Shemp Howard)
Crazy Knights
(Shemp)
Three of a Kind
(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)
Howd' Ya Like That?
(Sailor)
Paul Revere, Jr.
(Attendant)
I Scream
(Moran's Henchman)
Very Close Veins
(Sourdough)
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
(Songwriters' Representative)
Pugs and Kisses
(Dopey Traynor)
Mushrooms
(Thorndike)
Pure Feud
(Clem McCarthy)
Columbia Laff Hour
(Shemp)
For the Love of Pete
(Knobby Walsh)
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
(Henry)
Here's Howe
(Knobby Walsh)
Serves You Right
(Johnny Spivens)
Taking the Count
(Knobby Walsh)
The Choke's on You
(Knobby Walsh)
Kick Me Again
(Knobby Walsh)
The Blonde Bomber
(Knobby Walsh)
Why Pay Rent?
(Henry)
Punch and Beauty
(Knobby Walsh)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
(Self (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 Flame of New Orleans
(Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited))
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
(Shemp)