Shemp Howard
1895-03-11 ( 130 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Three Stooges Comedy Collection 2024-01-06
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! 2023-07-11
The Three Stooges in 3D 2012-10-30
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts 2009-01-01
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge 2008-03-18
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special 2003-04-29
The Three Stooges Story 2001-05-02
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter 2001-05-02
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious 2000-01-01
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! 1997-05-15
The Lost Stooges 1990-01-01
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines 1964-12-01
Triple Crossed 1959-02-02
Commotion on the Ocean 1956-11-08
Scheming Schemers 1956-10-04
Hot Stuff 1956-09-06
Rumpus in the Harem 1956-06-21
For Crimin' Out Loud 1956-05-03
Flagpole Jitters 1956-04-05
Creeps 1956-02-02
Husbands Beware 1956-01-05
Columbia Laff Hour 1956-01-01
Blunder Boys 1955-11-03
Hot Ice 1955-10-06
Wham-Bam-Slam! 1955-09-01
Stone Age Romeos 1955-06-02
Gypped in the Penthouse 1955-05-10
Bedlam in Paradise 1955-04-14
Of Cash and Hash 1955-02-03
Fling in the Ring 1955-01-06
Scotched in Scotland 1954-11-04
Shot in the Frontier 1954-10-07
Knutzy Knights 1954-09-02
Pals and Gals 1954-06-03
Musty Musketeers 1954-05-13
Income Tax Sappy 1954-02-04
Goof on the Roof 1953-12-03
Bubble Trouble 1953-10-08
Rip, Sew and Stitch 1953-09-03
Pardon My Backfire 1953-08-15
Spooks! 1953-06-15
Tricky Dicks 1953-05-07
Loose Loot 1953-04-02
Booty and the Beast 1953-03-05
Up in Daisy's Penthouse 1953-02-05
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo 1952-12-04
Three Dark Horses 1952-10-16
Gents in a Jam 1952-07-04
He Cooked His Goose 1952-07-03
Listen Judge 1952-05-06
Corny Casanovas 1952-05-01
A Missed Fortune 1952-01-03
Pest Man Wins 1951-12-06
Hula-La-La 1951-11-01
The Tooth Will Out 1951-10-04
Gold Raiders 1951-09-09
Merry Mavericks 1951-09-06
Scrambled Brains 1951-06-07
Don't Throw That Knife 1951-05-03
Baby Sitters Jitters 1951-02-01
Three Arabian Nuts 1951-01-04
A Snitch in Time 1950-12-07
Slaphappy Sleuths 1950-11-09
Studio Stoops 1950-10-05
Three Hams on Rye 1950-09-07
Self Made Maids 1950-07-06
Love at First Bite 1950-05-04
Dopey Dicks 1950-03-02
Hugs and Mugs 1950-02-02
Punchy Cowpunchers 1950-01-05
Jerks of All Trades 1949-11-15
Dunked in the Deep 1949-11-03
Vagabond Loafers 1949-10-06
Malice in the Palace 1949-09-01
Hokus Pokus 1949-05-05
Africa Screams 1949-05-04
Fuelin' Around 1949-04-07
Who Done It? 1949-03-03
The Ghost Talks 1949-02-03
Crime on Their Hands 1948-12-09
Mummy's Dummies 1948-11-04
I'm a Monkey's Uncle 1948-10-07
Heavenly Daze 1948-09-02
The Hot Scots 1948-07-08
Fiddlers Three 1948-05-06
Squareheads of the Round Table 1948-03-04
Pardon My Clutch 1948-02-26
Shivering Sherlocks 1948-01-08
All Gummed Up 1947-12-18
Sing a Song of Six Pants 1947-10-30
Brideless Groom 1947-09-11
Hold That Lion! 1947-07-17
Out West 1947-04-24
Bride and Gloom 1947-03-27
Fright Night 1947-03-06
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1 1947-01-01
Blondie Knows Best 1946-10-17
Society Mugs 1946-09-19
Dangerous Business 1946-06-20
One Exciting Week 1946-06-08
Jiggers, My Wife 1946-04-11
Mr. Noisy 1946-03-22
The Gentleman Misbehaves 1946-02-28
A Hit with a Miss 1945-12-13
Where the Pest Begins 1945-10-04
Trouble Chasers 1945-05-02
Off Again, On Again 1945-02-16
Crazy Knights 1944-12-08
Open Season for Saps 1944-10-27
Strange Affair 1944-10-05
Moonlight and Cactus 1944-09-08
Pick a Peck of Plumbers 1944-07-23
Three of a Kind 1944-07-22
Crazy House 1943-10-08
It Ain't Hay 1943-03-10
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943-03-01
How's About It 1943-01-01
Arabian Nights 1942-12-25
Pittsburgh 1942-12-11
Strictly in the Groove 1942-11-20
Private Buckaroo 1942-06-12
Mississippi Gambler 1942-04-17
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx 1942-03-27
Butch Minds the Baby 1942-03-20
Hellzapoppin' 1941-12-25
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious 1941-12-16
Hold That Ghost 1941-08-08
Too Many Blondes 1941-08-01
The Flame of New Orleans 1941-07-07
Cracked Nuts 1941-07-02
Hit the Road 1941-06-27
San Antonio Rose 1941-06-20
Tight Shoes 1941-06-13
In the Navy 1941-05-30
Mr. Dynamite 1941-03-01
Road Show 1941-02-18
Meet the Chump 1941-02-14
Buck Privates 1941-01-31
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga 1941-01-17
The Invisible Woman 1940-12-28
Give Us Wings 1940-12-20
Murder Over New York 1940-12-13
The Bank Dick 1940-11-29
The Leather Pushers 1940-09-13
Pleased to Mitt You 1940-09-06
Millionaires in Prison 1940-07-12
Boobs in the Woods 1940-05-31
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady 1940-05-30
Money Squawks 1940-04-05
Glove Slingers 1939-11-24
Another Thin Man 1939-11-17
Home on the Rage 1938-12-09
Not Guilty Enough 1938-07-30
Headin' East 1937-12-13
Hollywood Round-Up 1937-11-06
Taking the Count 1937-04-24
Kick Me Again 1937-02-06
The Blonde Bomber 1936-11-28
The Choke's on You 1936-09-12
Punch and Beauty 1936-08-15
Here's Howe 1936-06-06
Absorbing Junior 1936-05-08
For the Love of Pete 1936-03-14
While the Cat's Away 1936-01-04
The Officer's Mess 1935-11-09
Convention Girl 1935-10-30
On the Wagon 1935-08-24
Serves You Right 1935-06-15
Why Pay Rent? 1935-05-04
His First Flame 1935-03-08
A Peach of a Pair 1934-12-29
Dizzy & Daffy 1934-12-14
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk 1934-11-01
Smoked Hams 1934-10-20
Daredevil O'Dare 1934-08-11
My Mummy's Arms 1934-06-28
Art Trouble 1934-06-23
I Scream 1934-05-19
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9 1934-05-19
Corn on the Cop 1934-04-28
Pure Feud 1934-04-20
Very Close Veins 1934-04-14
Everybody Likes Music 1934-03-09
Pugs and Kisses 1934-02-17
The Knife of the Party 1934-02-15
Mushrooms 1934-02-14
The Wrong, Wrong Trail 1934-02-13
Henry the Ache 1934-01-25
Howd' Ya Like That? 1934-01-13
Here Comes Flossie! 1933-12-09
In the Dough 1933-11-15
Gobs of Fun 1933-10-20
Paul Revere, Jr. 1933-10-07
Close Relations 1933-09-30
Salt Water Daffy 1933-09-16
Soup to Nuts 1930-09-28
Spring Fever 1919-01-01

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