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