Shemp Howard
![Shemp Howard](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b6L3kV2qnputHSsd7uYirjKEMBC.jpg)
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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Actor Shemp
Flagpole Jitters
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Actor Prof. Shemp Howard
Husbands Beware
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Actor Shemp / Shemp's son
Creeps
![For Crimin' Out Loud](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bjtGYuK9Sz9YhdOgXK5D07tXQ3W.jpg)
Actor Shemp
For Crimin' Out Loud
![Rumpus in the Harem](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ww8HTdrROXdBPhChgUvif8VVlRL.jpg)
Actor Shemp (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem
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Actor Shemp (archive footage)
Commotion on the Ocean
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Actor Shemp (archive footage)
Scheming Schemers
![Hot Stuff](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lbG58x3sb7kMrPgzjcL0n56WlyC.jpg)
Actor Shemp (archive footage)
Hot Stuff
![Columbia Laff Hour](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nnBGUY5aldENvlu19HDc048V5o9.jpg)
Actor Shemp
Columbia Laff Hour
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Actor Dizzy
In the Navy
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Actor Chef
Buck Privates
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Actor Soda Jerk
Hold That Ghost
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Hellzapoppin'
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Mr. Dynamite
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San Antonio Rose
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Actor Moe Parker (uncredited)
Road Show
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Cracked Nuts
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Hit the Road
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Too Many Blondes
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Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
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Tight Shoes
![The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7C48rtJsNqQGkPO10wGHEMYHo1k.jpg)
Actor Shemp
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
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Actor Gus
Boobs in the Woods
![Money Squawks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9dltMqHMTOQuBWwqYRkkoyrrnfJ.jpg)
Actor Shemp
Money Squawks
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Actor Pat Patrick
Pleased to Mitt You
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Actor Joe - a Pickpocket
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The Leather Pushers
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Give Us Wings
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![Everybody Likes Music](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ykC6b6nkZKOtbWULHuK5xX1Zmkf.jpg)
Actor Shemp Howard
Everybody Likes Music
![Henry the Ache](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xReAx71mBoNt08VvKlx0M9TXvk8.jpg)
Actor Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
Henry the Ache
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Actor Reginald / Reggie
Corn on the Cop
![The Knife of the Party](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mXyLAzwmkVE2NOzyzIkGcrTrPU2.jpg)
Actor Shemp Howard
The Knife of the Party
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Actor Henry Howard
Smoked Hams
![Dizzy & Daffy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/h5ljRN8jfXBOxrJFrKYVidHej2b.jpg)
Actor Lefty Howard
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Actor Piano Mover
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Actor Butler
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I Scream
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Howd' Ya Like That?
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Actor Songwriters' Representative
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
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Very Close Veins
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Actor Dopey Traynor
Pugs and Kisses
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Actor Thorndike
Mushrooms
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Pure Feud
![So You Won't T-T-T-Talk](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gysqNvgTPXREw1icqLHAQvzJpXM.jpg)
Actor Henry
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk