Actor
Shemp Howard
198 movies as actor
Born Mar 11, 1895 – Nov 22, 1955 (aged 60)From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAAlso known as Samuel Horwitz, Shemp, Shemp Howard and His Stooges
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, ofte…
Known for
Another Thin Man
1939 · Comedy, Mystery
The Bank Dick
1940 · Comedy
Hellzapoppin'
1941 · Music, Comedy
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Comedy, Horror
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Comedy, Horror
Buck Privates
1941 · Comedy, Music
Africa Screams
1949 · Comedy, Adventure
Arabian Nights
1942 · Action, Adventure
In the Navy
1941 · Comedy, Music
Brideless Groom
1947 · Comedy
Malice in the Palace
1949 · Comedy
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Comedy, Romance
Shemp Howard movies
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
2024 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
2023 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges in 3D
2012 · Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
2009 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003 · Shemp (archive footage)
The Three Stooges Story
2001 · Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
2001 · Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
2000 · Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997 · Self / Shemp (archive footage)
The Lost Stooges
The Lost Stooges
1990 · (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986 · Shemp (archive footage)
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
1964 · Shemp
Triple Crossed
1959 · Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commotion on the Ocean
1956 · Shemp (archive footage)
Scheming Schemers
1956 · Shemp (archive footage)
Hot Stuff
1956 · Shemp (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem
1956 · Shemp (archive footage)
For Crimin' Out Loud
1956 · Shemp
Flagpole Jitters
1956 · Shemp
Creeps
1956 · Shemp / Shemp's son
Husbands Beware
1956 · Prof. Shemp Howard
Columbia Laff Hour
1956 · Shemp
Blunder Boys
1955 · Various Days
Hot Ice
1955 · Shemp
Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955 · Shemp
Stone Age Romeos
1955 · Shemp
Gypped in the Penthouse
1955 · Shemp
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 · Shemp
Of Cash and Hash
1955 · Shemp
Fling in the Ring
1955 · Shemp
Scotched in Scotland
1954 · Shemp
Shot in the Frontier
1954 · Shemp
Knutzy Knights
1954 · Shemp
Pals and Gals
1954 · Shemp
Musty Musketeers
1954 · Shemp
Income Tax Sappy
1954 · Shemp
Goof on the Roof
1953 · Shemp
Bubble Trouble
1953 · Shemp
Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953 · Shemp
Pardon My Backfire
1953 · Shemp
Spooks!
1953 · Shemp
Tricky Dicks
1953 · Shemp
Loose Loot
1953 · Shemp
Booty and the Beast
1953 · Shemp
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
1953 · Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1952 · Shemp
Three Dark Horses
1952 · Shemp
Gents in a Jam
1952 · Shemp
He Cooked His Goose
1952 · Shemp
Listen Judge
1952 · Shemp
Corny Casanovas
1952 · Shemp
A Missed Fortune
1952 · Shemp
Pest Man Wins
1951 · Shemp
Hula-La-La
1951 · Shemp
The Tooth Will Out
1951 · Shemp
Gold Raiders
1951 · Shemp
Merry Mavericks
1951 · Shemp
Scrambled Brains
1951 · Shemp
Don't Throw That Knife
1951 · Shemp
Baby Sitters Jitters
1951 · Shemp
Three Arabian Nuts
1951 · Shemp
A Snitch in Time
1950 · Shemp
Slaphappy Sleuths
1950 · Shemp
Studio Stoops
1950 · Shemp
Three Hams on Rye
1950 · Shemp
Self Made Maids
1950 · Shemp / Shempetta
Love at First Bite
1950 · Shemp
Dopey Dicks
1950 · Shemp
Hugs and Mugs
1950 · Shemp
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950 · Shemp
Jerks of All Trades
1949 · Shemp
Dunked in the Deep
1949 · Shemp
Vagabond Loafers
1949 · Shemp
Malice in the Palace
1949 · Shemp
Hokus Pokus
1949 · Shemp
Africa Screams
1949 · Gunner
Fuelin' Around
1949 · Shemp
Who Done It?
1949 · Shemp
The Ghost Talks
1949 · Shemp
Crime on Their Hands
1948 · Shemp
Mummy's Dummies
1948 · Shemp
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
1948 · Shemp
Heavenly Daze
1948 · Shemp
The Hot Scots
1948 · Shemp
Fiddlers Three
1948 · Shemp
Squareheads of the Round Table
1948 · Shemp
Pardon My Clutch
1948 · Shemp
Shivering Sherlocks
1948 · Shemp
All Gummed Up
1947 · Shemp
Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947 · Shemp
Brideless Groom
1947 · Shemp
Hold That Lion!
1947 · Shemp
Out West
1947 · Shemp
Bride and Gloom
1947 · Shemp
Fright Night
1947 · Shemp
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Editi
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
1947 · Himself
Blondie Knows Best
1946 · Jim Gray
Society Mugs
1946 · Shemp
Dangerous Business
1946 · Monk
One Exciting Week
1946 · Marvin Lewis
Jiggers, My Wife
1946 · Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
Mr. Noisy
1946 · Noisy
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946 · Marty
A Hit with a Miss
1945 · Rameses - Prizefighter
Where the Pest Begins
1945 · Shemp Howard
Trouble Chasers
1945 · Shemp Howard
Off Again, On Again
1945 · Woodcock Q. Strinker
Crazy Knights
1944 · Shemp
Open Season for Saps
1944 · Woodcock Q. Strinker
Strange Affair
1944 · Laundry Truck Driver
Moonlight and Cactus
1944 · Punchy Carter
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944 · Elmer Peabody
Three of a Kind
1944 · Shemp Howard
Crazy House
1943 · Mumbo
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 · Binky
It Ain't Hay
1943 · Umbrella Sam
How's About It
1943 · Alf
Arabian Nights
1942 · Sinbad
Pittsburgh
1942 · Shorty (The Tailor)
Strictly in the Groove
1942 · Pops
Private Buckaroo
1942 · Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
Mississippi Gambler
1942 · Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942 · Det. Sgt. Sweeney
Butch Minds the Baby
1942 · 'Squinty' Sweeny
Hellzapoppin'
1941 · Louie
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
1941 · Shemp
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Soda Jerk
Too Many Blondes
Too Many Blondes
1941 · Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
1941 · Eddie / Ivan
Hit the Road
1941 · Dingbat
San Antonio Rose
1941 · Benny the Bounce
Tight Shoes
1941 · Okay
In the Navy
1941 · Dizzy
Mr. Dynamite
1941 · 'Abdullah'
Road Show
1941 · Moe Parker (uncredited)
Meet the Chump
Meet the Chump
1941 · Stinky Fink
Buck Privates
1941 · Chef
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941 · Gabby
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Frankie
Give Us Wings
1940 · Buzz Berger
Murder Over New York
1940 · Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
The Bank Dick
1940 · Joe Guelpe
The Leather Pushers
1940 · Sailor McNeill
Pleased to Mitt You
1940 · Pat Patrick
Millionaires in Prison
1940 · Professor
Boobs in the Woods
1940 · Gus
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 · Joe - a Pickpocket
Money Squawks
1940 · Shemp
Glove Slingers
1939 · Pat Patrick
Another Thin Man
1939 · Wacky (uncredited)
Home on the Rage
1938 · Happy
Not Guilty Enough
Not Guilty Enough
1938 · Brother-in-Law
Headin' East
1937 · Windy Wylie
Hollywood Round-Up
1937 · Oscar Bush
Taking the Count
1937 · Knobby Walsh
Kick Me Again
1937 · Knobby Walsh
The Blonde Bomber
1936 · Knobby Walsh
The Choke's on You
1936 · Knobby Walsh
Punch and Beauty
1936 · Knobby Walsh
Here's Howe
1936 · Knobby Walsh
Absorbing Junior
1936 · Henry, the Husband
For the Love of Pete
1936 · Knobby Walsh
While the Cat's Away
1936 · Henry
The Officer's Mess
1935 · Gus Doakes
Convention Girl
1935 · Dan Higgins
On the Wagon
1935 · Henry
Serves You Right
1935 · Johnny Spivens
Why Pay Rent?
1935 · Henry
His First Flame
1935 · Smokey Moe
A Peach of a Pair
1934 · Butler
Dizzy & Daffy
1934 · Lefty Howard
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
1934 · Henry
Smoked Hams
1934 · Henry Howard
Daredevil O'Dare
1934 · Butch
My Mummy's Arms
1934 · Kenneth
Art Trouble
1934 · Short Painter
I Scream
1934 · Moran's Henchman
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
1934 · Songwriters' Representative
Corn on the Cop
1934 · Reginald / Reggie
Pure Feud
1934 · Clem McCarthy
Very Close Veins
1934 · Sourdough
Everybody Likes Music
1934 · Shemp Howard
Pugs and Kisses
1934 · Dopey Traynor
The Knife of the Party
1934 · Shemp Howard
Mushrooms
1934 · Thorndike
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
1934 · Piano Mover
Henry the Ache
1934 · Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
Howd' Ya Like That?
1934 · Sailor
Here Comes Flossie!
1933 · Ezry
In the Dough
1933 · Bugs
Gobs of Fun
1933 · Club patron
Paul Revere, Jr.
1933 · Attendant
Close Relations
1933 · One of the Moles
Salt Water Daffy
1933 · Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
Soup to Nuts
1930 · Fireman
Spring Fever
1919
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