
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born11 March 1895 (age 130)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Shemp Howard

- Known ForActing
- Born11 March 1895 (age 130)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Three Stooges Comedy Collection
2024

Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
2023

The Three Stooges in 3D
2012

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
2009

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003

The Three Stooges Story
2001

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
2001
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
2000

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997

The Lost Stooges
1990
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
1964

Triple Crossed
1959

Flagpole Jitters
1956

Husbands Beware
1956

Creeps
1956

For Crimin' Out Loud
1956

Rumpus in the Harem
1956

Commotion on the Ocean
1956

Scheming Schemers
1956

Hot Stuff
1956

Columbia Laff Hour
1956

Bedlam in Paradise
1955

Hot Ice
1955

Fling in the Ring
1955

Stone Age Romeos
1955

Gypped in the Penthouse
1955

Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955

Of Cash and Hash
1955

Blunder Boys
1955

Knutzy Knights
1954

Musty Musketeers
1954

Pals and Gals
1954

Shot in the Frontier
1954

Scotched in Scotland
1954

Income Tax Sappy
1954

Pardon My Backfire
1953

Booty and the Beast
1953

Up in Daisy's Penthouse
1953

Loose Loot
1953

Tricky Dicks
1953

Goof on the Roof
1953

Bubble Trouble
1953

Spooks!
1953

Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953

A Missed Fortune
1952

Gents in a Jam
1952

Corny Casanovas
1952

He Cooked His Goose
1952

Listen Judge
1952

Three Dark Horses
1952

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1952

Pest Man Wins
1951

The Tooth Will Out
1951

Baby Sitters Jitters
1951

Scrambled Brains
1951

Hula-La-La
1951

Three Arabian Nuts
1951

Don't Throw That Knife
1951

Merry Mavericks
1951

Gold Raiders
1951

Love at First Bite
1950

Self Made Maids
1950

Dopey Dicks
1950

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950

Hugs and Mugs
1950

Three Hams on Rye
1950

Slaphappy Sleuths
1950

Studio Stoops
1950

A Snitch in Time
1950

Africa Screams
1949

Malice in the Palace
1949

Fuelin' Around
1949

Hokus Pokus
1949

Vagabond Loafers
1949

Who Done It?
1949

The Ghost Talks
1949

Dunked in the Deep
1949

Jerks of All Trades
1949

Shivering Sherlocks
1948

Pardon My Clutch
1948

Fiddlers Three
1948

Squareheads of the Round Table
1948

The Hot Scots
1948

Heavenly Daze
1948

Mummy's Dummies
1948

Crime on Their Hands
1948

I'm a Monkey's Uncle
1948

Brideless Groom
1947

Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947

Out West
1947

All Gummed Up
1947

Hold That Lion!
1947

Fright Night
1947

Bride and Gloom
1947
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
1947

Blondie Knows Best
1946

Dangerous Business
1946

Jiggers, My Wife
1946

Mr. Noisy
1946

Society Mugs
1946

One Exciting Week
1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946

Off Again, On Again
1945

A Hit with a Miss
1945

Where the Pest Begins
1945

Trouble Chasers
1945

Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944

Open Season for Saps
1944

Crazy Knights
1944

Three of a Kind
1944

Moonlight and Cactus
1944

Strange Affair
1944

Crazy House
1943

It Ain't Hay
1943

How's About It
1943

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943

Arabian Nights
1942

Pittsburgh
1942

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942

Butch Minds the Baby
1942

Private Buckaroo
1942

Mississippi Gambler
1942

Strictly in the Groove
1942

In the Navy
1941

Buck Privates
1941

Hold That Ghost
1941

Hellzapoppin'
1941

Mr. Dynamite
1941

San Antonio Rose
1941

Road Show
1941

Cracked Nuts
1941

Hit the Road
1941
Meet the Chump
1941
Too Many Blondes
1941

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941

Tight Shoes
1941

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
1941

The Flame of New Orleans
1941

The Bank Dick
1940

The Invisible Woman
1940

Millionaires in Prison
1940

Boobs in the Woods
1940

Money Squawks
1940

Pleased to Mitt You
1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940

Murder Over New York
1940

The Leather Pushers
1940

Give Us Wings
1940

Another Thin Man
1939

Glove Slingers
1939
Not Guilty Enough
1938

Home on the Rage
1938

Hollywood Round-Up
1937

Headin' East
1937

Kick Me Again
1937

Taking the Count
1937

While the Cat's Away
1936

Absorbing Junior
1936

Here's Howe
1936

Punch and Beauty
1936

For the Love of Pete
1936

The Choke's on You
1936

The Blonde Bomber
1936

His First Flame
1935

Convention Girl
1935

On the Wagon
1935

The Officer's Mess
1935

Serves You Right
1935

Why Pay Rent?
1935

Everybody Likes Music
1934

Henry the Ache
1934

Corn on the Cop
1934

The Knife of the Party
1934

Smoked Hams
1934

Dizzy & Daffy
1934

The Wrong, Wrong Trail
1934

Art Trouble
1934

A Peach of a Pair
1934

My Mummy's Arms
1934

Daredevil O'Dare
1934

I Scream
1934

Howd' Ya Like That?
1934

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
1934

Very Close Veins
1934

Pugs and Kisses
1934

Mushrooms
1934

Pure Feud
1934

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
1934

Salt Water Daffy
1933

Here Comes Flossie!
1933

In the Dough
1933

Gobs of Fun
1933

Close Relations
1933

Paul Revere, Jr.
1933

Soup to Nuts
1930
