Shemp Howard
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 11, 1895
Day of Death: November 22, 1955 (61 years old)
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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Flagpole Jitters
Actor Prof. Shemp Howard
Husbands Beware
Actor Shemp / Shemp's son
Creeps
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For Crimin' Out Loud
Actor Shemp (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem
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Commotion on the Ocean
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Scheming Schemers
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Hot Stuff
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Columbia Laff Hour
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Actor Dizzy
In the Navy
Actor Chef
Buck Privates
Actor Soda Jerk
Hold That Ghost
Actor Louie
Hellzapoppin'
Actor 'Abdullah'
Mr. Dynamite
Actor Benny the Bounce
San Antonio Rose
Actor Moe Parker (uncredited)
Road Show
Actor Eddie / Ivan
Cracked Nuts
Actor Dingbat
Hit the Road
Actor Stinky Fink
Meet the Chump
Actor Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
Too Many Blondes
Actor Gabby
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Actor Okay
Tight Shoes
Actor Shemp
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
Actor Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans
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Actor Joe Guelpe
The Bank Dick
Actor Frankie
The Invisible Woman
Actor Professor
Millionaires in Prison
Actor Gus
Boobs in the Woods
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Money Squawks
Actor Pat Patrick
Pleased to Mitt You
Actor Joe - a Pickpocket
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Actor Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
Murder Over New York
Actor Sailor McNeill
The Leather Pushers
Actor Buzz Berger
Give Us Wings
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Everybody Likes Music
Actor Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
Henry the Ache
Actor Reginald / Reggie
Corn on the Cop
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The Knife of the Party
Actor Henry Howard
Smoked Hams
Actor Lefty Howard
Dizzy & Daffy
Actor Piano Mover
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
Actor Short Painter
Art Trouble
Actor Butler
A Peach of a Pair
Actor Kenneth
My Mummy's Arms
Actor Butch
Daredevil O'Dare
Actor Moran's Henchman
I Scream
Actor Sailor
Howd' Ya Like That?
Actor Songwriters' Representative
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
Actor Sourdough
Very Close Veins
Actor Dopey Traynor
Pugs and Kisses
Actor Thorndike
Mushrooms
Actor Clem McCarthy
Pure Feud
Actor Henry
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
