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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
Character:
Release Date:06/01/2024
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
Character:
Release Date:11/07/2023
The Three Stooges in 3D
Character:Shemp
Release Date:30/10/2012
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2009
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/03/2008
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:29/04/2003
The Three Stooges Story
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/05/2001
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/05/2001
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
Character:Self / Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:15/05/1997
The Lost Stooges
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1990
Classic Comedy Teams
Character:Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1986
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/12/1964
Triple Crossed
Character:Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1959
Commotion on the Ocean
Character:Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:08/11/1956
Scheming Schemers
Character:Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:04/10/1956
Hot Stuff
Character:Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/1956
Rumpus in the Harem
Character:Shemp (archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1956
For Crimin' Out Loud
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/05/1956
Flagpole Jitters
Character:Shemp
Release Date:05/04/1956
Creeps
Character:Shemp / Shemp's son
Release Date:02/02/1956
Husbands Beware
Character:Prof. Shemp Howard
Release Date:05/01/1956
Columbia Laff Hour
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/01/1956
Blunder Boys
Character:Various Days
Release Date:03/11/1955
Hot Ice
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/10/1955
Wham-Bam-Slam!
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/09/1955
Stone Age Romeos
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/06/1955
Gypped in the Penthouse
Character:Shemp
Release Date:10/05/1955
Bedlam in Paradise
Character:Shemp
Release Date:14/04/1955
Of Cash and Hash
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/02/1955
Fling in the Ring
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/01/1955
Scotched in Scotland
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/11/1954
Shot in the Frontier
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/10/1954
Knutzy Knights
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/09/1954
Pals and Gals
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/06/1954
Musty Musketeers
Character:Shemp
Release Date:13/05/1954
Income Tax Sappy
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/02/1954
Goof on the Roof
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/12/1953
Bubble Trouble
Character:Shemp
Release Date:08/10/1953
Rip, Sew and Stitch
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/09/1953
Pardon My Backfire
Character:Shemp
Release Date:15/08/1953
Spooks!
Character:Shemp
Release Date:15/06/1953
Tricky Dicks
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/05/1953
Loose Loot
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/04/1953
Booty and the Beast
Character:Shemp
Release Date:05/03/1953
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
Character:Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.
Release Date:05/02/1953
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/12/1952
Three Dark Horses
Character:Shemp
Release Date:16/10/1952
Gents in a Jam
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/07/1952
He Cooked His Goose
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/07/1952
Listen Judge
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/05/1952
Corny Casanovas
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/05/1952
A Missed Fortune
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/01/1952
Pest Man Wins
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/12/1951
Hula-La-La
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/11/1951
The Tooth Will Out
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/10/1951
Gold Raiders
Character:Shemp
Release Date:09/09/1951
Merry Mavericks
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/09/1951
Scrambled Brains
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/06/1951
Don't Throw That Knife
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/05/1951
Baby Sitters Jitters
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/02/1951
Three Arabian Nuts
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/01/1951
A Snitch in Time
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/12/1950
Slaphappy Sleuths
Character:Shemp
Release Date:09/11/1950
Studio Stoops
Character:Shemp
Release Date:05/10/1950
Three Hams on Rye
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/09/1950
Self Made Maids
Character:Shemp / Shempetta
Release Date:06/07/1950
Love at First Bite
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/05/1950
Dopey Dicks
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/03/1950
Hugs and Mugs
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/02/1950
Punchy Cowpunchers
Character:Shemp
Release Date:05/01/1950
Jerks of All Trades
Character:Shemp
Release Date:15/11/1949
Dunked in the Deep
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/11/1949
Vagabond Loafers
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/10/1949
Malice in the Palace
Character:Shemp
Release Date:01/09/1949
Hokus Pokus
Character:Shemp
Release Date:05/05/1949
Africa Screams
Character:Gunner
Release Date:04/05/1949
Fuelin' Around
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/04/1949
Who Done It?
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/03/1949
The Ghost Talks
Character:Shemp
Release Date:03/02/1949
Crime on Their Hands
Character:Shemp
Release Date:09/12/1948
Mummy's Dummies
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/11/1948
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
Character:Shemp
Release Date:07/10/1948
Heavenly Daze
Character:Shemp
Release Date:02/09/1948
The Hot Scots
Character:Shemp
Release Date:08/07/1948
Fiddlers Three
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/05/1948
Squareheads of the Round Table
Character:Shemp
Release Date:04/03/1948
Pardon My Clutch
Character:Shemp
Release Date:26/02/1948
Shivering Sherlocks
Character:Shemp
Release Date:08/01/1948
All Gummed Up
Character:Shemp
Release Date:18/12/1947
Sing a Song of Six Pants
Character:Shemp
Release Date:30/10/1947
Brideless Groom
Character:Shemp
Release Date:11/09/1947
Hold That Lion!
Character:Shemp
Release Date:17/07/1947
Out West
Character:Shemp
Release Date:24/04/1947
Bride and Gloom
Character:Shemp
Release Date:27/03/1947
Fright Night
Character:Shemp
Release Date:06/03/1947
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1947
Blondie Knows Best
Character:Jim Gray
Release Date:17/10/1946
Society Mugs
Character:Shemp
Release Date:19/09/1946
Dangerous Business
Character:Monk
Release Date:20/06/1946
One Exciting Week
Character:Marvin Lewis
Release Date:08/06/1946
Jiggers, My Wife
Character:Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
Release Date:11/04/1946
Mr. Noisy
Character:Noisy
Release Date:22/03/1946
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Character:Marty
Release Date:28/02/1946
A Hit with a Miss
Character:Rameses - Prizefighter
Release Date:13/12/1945
Where the Pest Begins
Character:Shemp Howard
Release Date:04/10/1945
Trouble Chasers
Character:Shemp Howard
Release Date:02/05/1945
Off Again, On Again
Character:Woodcock Q. Strinker
Release Date:16/02/1945
Crazy Knights
Character:Shemp
Release Date:08/12/1944
Open Season for Saps
Character:Woodcock Q. Strinker
Release Date:27/10/1944
Strange Affair
Character:Laundry Truck Driver
Release Date:05/10/1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Character:Punchy Carter
Release Date:08/09/1944
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Character:Elmer Peabody
Release Date:23/07/1944
Three of a Kind
Character:Shemp Howard
Release Date:22/07/1944
Crazy House
Character:Mumbo
Release Date:08/10/1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Character:Binky
Release Date:01/03/1943
It Ain't Hay
Character:Umbrella Sam
Release Date:22/02/1943
How's About It
Character:Alf
Release Date:01/01/1943
Arabian Nights
Character:Sinbad
Release Date:25/12/1942
Pittsburgh
Character:Shorty (The Tailor)
Release Date:11/12/1942
Strictly in the Groove
Character:Pops
Release Date:20/11/1942
Private Buckaroo
Character:Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
Release Date:12/06/1942
Mississippi Gambler
Character:Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
Release Date:17/04/1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Character:Det. Sgt. Sweeney
Release Date:27/03/1942
Butch Minds the Baby
Character:'Squinty' Sweeny
Release Date:20/03/1942
Hellzapoppin'
Character:Louie
Release Date:25/12/1941
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
Character:Shemp
Release Date:16/12/1941
Hold That Ghost
Character:Soda Jerk
Release Date:07/08/1941
Too Many Blondes
Character:Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
Release Date:01/08/1941
The Flame of New Orleans
Character:Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1941
Cracked Nuts
Character:Eddie / Ivan
Release Date:02/07/1941
Hit the Road
Character:Dingbat
Release Date:27/06/1941
San Antonio Rose
Character:Benny the Bounce
Release Date:20/06/1941
Tight Shoes
Character:Okay
Release Date:13/06/1941
In the Navy
Character:Dizzy
Release Date:30/05/1941
Mr. Dynamite
Character:'Abdullah'
Release Date:01/03/1941
Road Show
Character:Moe Parker (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1941
Meet the Chump
Character:Stinky Fink
Release Date:14/02/1941
Buck Privates
Character:Chef
Release Date:31/01/1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Character:Gabby
Release Date:17/01/1941
The Invisible Woman
Character:Frankie
Release Date:27/12/1940
Give Us Wings
Character:Buzz Berger
Release Date:20/12/1940
Murder Over New York
Character:Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
Release Date:13/12/1940
The Bank Dick
Character:Joe Guelpe
Release Date:29/11/1940
The Leather Pushers
Character:Sailor McNeill
Release Date:13/09/1940
Pleased to Mitt You
Character:Pat Patrick
Release Date:06/09/1940
Millionaires in Prison
Character:Professor
Release Date:12/07/1940
Boobs in the Woods
Character:Gus
Release Date:31/05/1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Character:Joe - a Pickpocket
Release Date:30/05/1940
Money Squawks
Character:Shemp
Release Date:05/04/1940
Glove Slingers
Character:Pat Patrick
Release Date:24/11/1939
Another Thin Man
Character:Wacky (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1939
Home on the Rage
Character:Happy
Release Date:09/12/1938
Not Guilty Enough
Character:Brother-in-Law
Release Date:30/07/1938
Headin' East
Character:Windy Wylie
Release Date:13/12/1937
Hollywood Round-Up
Character:Oscar Bush
Release Date:06/11/1937
Taking the Count
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:24/04/1937
Kick Me Again
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:06/02/1937
The Blonde Bomber
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:28/11/1936
The Choke's on You
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:12/09/1936
Punch and Beauty
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:15/08/1936
Here's Howe
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:06/06/1936
Absorbing Junior
Character:Henry, the Husband
Release Date:08/05/1936
For the Love of Pete
Character:Knobby Walsh
Release Date:14/03/1936
While the Cat's Away
Character:Henry
Release Date:04/01/1936
The Officer's Mess
Character:Gus Doakes
Release Date:09/11/1935
Convention Girl
Character:Dan Higgins
Release Date:30/10/1935
On the Wagon
Character:Henry
Release Date:24/08/1935
Serves You Right
Character:Johnny Spivens
Release Date:15/06/1935
Why Pay Rent?
Character:Henry
Release Date:04/05/1935
His First Flame
Character:Smokey Moe
Release Date:08/03/1935
A Peach of a Pair
Character:Butler
Release Date:29/12/1934
Dizzy & Daffy
Character:Lefty Howard
Release Date:14/12/1934
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
Character:Henry
Release Date:01/11/1934
Smoked Hams
Character:Henry Howard
Release Date:20/10/1934
Daredevil O'Dare
Character:Butch
Release Date:11/08/1934
My Mummy's Arms
Character:Kenneth
Release Date:28/06/1934
Art Trouble
Character:Short Painter
Release Date:23/06/1934
I Scream
Character:Moran's Henchman
Release Date:19/05/1934
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
Character:Songwriters' Representative
Release Date:19/05/1934
Corn on the Cop
Character:Reginald / Reggie
Release Date:28/04/1934
Pure Feud
Character:Clem McCarthy
Release Date:20/04/1934
Very Close Veins
Character:Sourdough
Release Date:14/04/1934
Everybody Likes Music
Character:Shemp Howard
Release Date:09/03/1934
Pugs and Kisses
Character:Dopey Traynor
Release Date:17/02/1934
The Knife of the Party
Character:Shemp Howard
Release Date:15/02/1934
Mushrooms
Character:Thorndike
Release Date:14/02/1934
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
Character:Piano Mover
Release Date:13/02/1934
Henry the Ache
Character:Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
Release Date:25/01/1934
Howd' Ya Like That?
Character:Sailor
Release Date:13/01/1934
Here Comes Flossie!
Character:Ezry
Release Date:09/12/1933
In the Dough
Character:Bugs
Release Date:15/11/1933
Gobs of Fun
Character:Club patron
Release Date:20/10/1933
Paul Revere, Jr.
Character:Attendant
Release Date:07/10/1933
Close Relations
Character:One of the Moles
Release Date:30/09/1933
Salt Water Daffy
Character:Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
Release Date:16/09/1933
Soup to Nuts
Character:Fireman
Release Date:28/09/1930
Spring Fever
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1919
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