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Shemp Howard (1895–1955)

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Shemp Howard was born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was also the brother of fellow stooges Moe Howard and Curly Howard. Larry Fine was not related to any of the other stooges. When not working with The Three Stooges, Shemp made a lot of feature film appearances, such as The Bank Dick with W.C. Fields... See full bio »

Born:

Samuel Horwitz
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 60) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1956 For Crimin' Out Loud (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1956 Flagpole Jitters (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1956 Creeps (short)
Shemp (as Shemp) / Shemp's Son (as Shemp)
 
1956 Husbands Beware (short)
Prof. Shemp Howard (as Shemp)
 
1955 Blunder Boys (short)
Days (as Shemp)
 
1955 Hot Ice (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1955 Wham-Bam-Slam! (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
Spike
– What Do You Want in a Show (1955) … Spike (as The Three Stooges)
 
1955 Stone Age Romeos (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1955 Gypped in the Penthouse (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1955 Bedlam in Paradise (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1955 Of Cash and Hash (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1955 Fling in the Ring (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1954 Scotched in Scotland (short)
McShemp (as Shemp)
 
1954 Shot in the Frontier (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1954 Knutzy Knights (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1954 Pals and Gals (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1954 Musty Musketeers (short)
Shempeth (as Shemp)
 
1954 Income Tax Sappy (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Goof on the Roof (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Bubble Trouble (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Rip, Sew and Stitch (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Pardon My Backfire (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Spooks! (short)
Shemp (as Shemp) / Bat with Shemp's Head (as Shemp)
 
1953 Tricky Dicks (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Loose Loot (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Booty and the Beast (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1953 Up in Daisy's Penthouse (short)
Shemp (as Shemp) / Pop Howard (as Shemp)
 
1952 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1952 Three Dark Horses (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1952 Gents in a Jam (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1952 He Cooked His Goose (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1952 Corny Casanovas (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1952 Listen, Judge (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1952 A Missed Fortune (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Comic Actor
– Episode #2.16 (1951) … Comic Actor (as The Three Stooges)
 
1951 Pest Man Wins (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 Hula-La-La (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 The Tooth Will Out (short)
Shemp Howard (as Shemp)
 
1951 Gold Raiders
Shemp (as The Three Stooges)
 
1951 Merry Mavericks (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 Scrambled Brains (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 Don't Throw That Knife (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 Baby Sitters Jitters (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1951 Three Arabian Nuts (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 A Snitch in Time (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 Slaphappy Sleuths (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948-1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Member - The Three Stooges
– Episode #3.4 (1950) … Member - The Three Stooges (as The Three Stooges)
– Episode #2.33 (1950) … Member - The Three Stooges (as The Three Stooges)
– Episode #1.20 (1948) … Member - The Three Stooges (uncredited)
 
1950 Studio Stoops (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 Three Hams on Rye (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 Self Made Maids (short)
Shemp (as Shemp) / Shempetta (as Shemp)
 
1950 Love at First Bite (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Mr. S
– Episode #1.25 (1950) … Mr. S (uncredited)
 
1950 Dopey Dicks (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 Hugs and Mugs (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1950 Punchy Cowpunchers (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 Dunked in the Deep (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 Jerks of All Trades (TV short)
Shemp
 
1949 Vagabond Loafers (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 Malice in the Palace (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 Fuelin' Around (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 Hokus Pokus (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 Africa Screams
Gunner
 
1949 Who Done It? (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1949 The Ghost Talks (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 The Morey Amsterdam Show (TV series)
Member - The Three Stooges
– Episode #1.3 (1948) … Member - The Three Stooges (uncredited)
 
1948 Crime on Their Hands (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 Mummy's Dummies (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 I'm a Monkey's Uncle (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 Heavenly Daze (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 The Hot Scots (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 Fiddlers Three (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 Squareheads of the Round Table (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 Pardon My Clutch (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1948 Shivering Sherlocks (short)
Shemp Howard (as Shemp)
 
1947 All Gummed Up (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1947 Sing a Song of Six Pants (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1947 Brideless Groom (short)
Prof. Shemp Howard (as Shemp)
 
1947 Hold That Lion! (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1947 Out West (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1947 Bride and Gloom (short)
Shemp
 
1947 Fright Night (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1946 Blondie Knows Best
Jim Gray
 
1946 Society Mugs (short)
Shemp
 
1946 Dangerous Business
Monk
 
1946 One Exciting Week
Marvin Lewis
 
1946 Jiggers, My Wife (short)
Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
 
1946 Mr. Noisy (short)
Noisy
 
1946 The Gentleman Misbehaves
Marty
 
1945 A Hit with a Miss (short)
Rameses - Prizefighter
 
1945 Where the Pest Begins (short)
Shemp Howard
 
1945 Trouble Chasers
Shemp Howard
 
1945 Off Again, on Again (short)
Woodcock Q. Strinker
 
1944 Crazy Knights
Shemp
 
1944 Open Season for Saps (short)
Woodcock Q. Strinker
 
1944 Strange Affair
Laundry Truck Driver
 
1944 Moonlight and Cactus
Punchy Carter
 
1944 Pick a Peck of Plumbers (short)
Elmer Peabody
 
1944 Three of a Kind
Shemp Howard
 
1943 Crazy House
Mumbo
 
1943 Farmer for a Day (short)
Andy Clyde's Brother-In-Law
 
1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
Binky
 
1943 It Ain't Hay
Umbrella Sam
 
1943 How's About It
Alf
 
1942 Arabian Nights
Sinbad
 
1942 Pittsburgh
Shorty
 
1942 Strictly in the Groove
Pops
 
1942 Private Buckaroo
Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
 
1942 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Det. Sgt. Sweeney
 
1942 Mississippi Gambler
Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
 
1942 Butch Minds the Baby
'Squinty' Sweeny
 
1941 Hellzapoppin'
Louie
 
1941 Hold That Ghost
Soda Jerk
 
1941 Cracked Nuts
Eddie/Ivan
 
1941 Hit the Road
Dingbat
 
1941 San Antonio Rose
Benny the Bounce
 
1941 Tight Shoes
Okay
 
1941 In the Navy
Dizzy
 
1941 Too Many Blondes
Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans
Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
 
1941 Mr. Dynamite
Abdullah
 
1941 Road Show
Moe Parker (uncredited)
 
1941 Meet the Chump
Stinky Fink
 
1941 Buck Privates
Chef
 
1941 Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
Gabby
 
1940 The Invisible Woman
Frankie
 
1940 Murder Over New York
Shorty McCoy - The Canarsie Kid (uncredited)
 
1940 The Bank Dick
Joe Guelpe
 
1940 Give Us Wings
Buzz Berger
 
1940 The Leather Pushers
Sailor McNeill
 
1940 Pleased to Mitt You (short)
Pat Patrick
 
1940 Millionaires in Prison
Professor
 
1940 Boobs in the Woods (short)
Gus
 
1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Joe - a Pickpocket (uncredited)
 
1940 Money Squawks (short)
Shemp
 
1939 Glove Slingers (short)
Pat Patrick
 
1939 Another Thin Man
Wacky (uncredited)
 
1939 Behind Prison Gates
Convict Kitchen Worker (uncredited)
 
1938 Home on the Rage (short)
Happy
 
1938 Not Guilty Enough (short)
Andy's Brother-in-Law
 
1937 Headin' East
Windy Wylie
 
1937 Hollywood Round-Up
Oscar Bush
 
1937 Taking the Count (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1937 Kick Me Again (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1936 The Blonde Bomber (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1936 The Choke's on You (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1936 Punch and Beauty (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1936 Here's Howe (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1936 Absorbing Junior (short)
Henry the Husband
 
1936 For the Love of Pete (short)
Knobby Walsh
 
1936 While the Cat's Away (short)
Henry
 
1935 Convention Girl
Dan Higgins
 
1935 The Officer's Mess (short)
Gus Doakes
 
1935 On the Wagon (short)
Henry
 
1935 Serves You Right (short)
Process Server
 
1935 Why Pay Rent? (short)
Henry
 
1935 His First Flame (short)
Smokey Moe
 
1934 A Peach of a Pair (short)
Shemp Butler
 
1934 Dizzy & Daffy (short)
Lefty Howard
 
1934 Smoked Hams (short)
Henry Howard
 
1934 Daredevil O'Dare (short)
Circus Barker
 
1934 My Mummy's Arms (short)
Kenneth
 
1934 Art Trouble (short)
Art Student
 
1934 I Scream (short)
Moran's Henchman
 
1934/II Rambling 'Round Radio Row (short)
Songwriters' Representative (uncredited)
 
1934 Corn on the Cop (short)
Reginald
 
1934 Pure Feud (short)
McCarthy Man (uncredited)
 
1934 Very Close Veins (short)
Sourdough
 
1934 The Wrong, Wrong Trail (short)
Patient (uncredited)
 
1934 Pugs and Kisses (short)
Dopey Traynor
 
1934 The Knife of the Party (short)
Shemp Howard (as Shemp Howard and His Stooges)
 
1934 Mushrooms (short)
Thorndike
 
1934 Henry the Ache (short)
Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
 
1934 Howd' Ya Like That? (short)
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1934 So You Won't T-T-T-Talk (short)
Henry
 
1933 Here Comes Flossie! (short)
Ezry
 
1933 In the Dough (short)
Bug (uncredited)
 
1933 Paul Revere, Jr. (short)
Attendant (uncredited)
 
1933 Close Relations (short)
One of the Moles
 
1933 Salt Water Daffy (short)
Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
 
1933 Gobs of Fun (short)
Club patron (uncredited)
 
1930 Soup to Nuts
Fireman Shemp
 
1919/II Spring Fever (short)
Not in It
 
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1951 Gold Raiders (writer: "Jane" / performer: "Jane")
 
1951 Scrambled Brains (short) (writer: "Nora" / performer: "Nora")
 
1950 Three Hams on Rye (short) (writer: "Jane" / performer: "Jane")
 
1950 Self Made Maids (short) (performer: "Zee Lollipop Song" - uncredited)
 
1944 Moonlight and Cactus (performer: "Wa-Hoo")
 
1941 In the Navy (performer: "A Sailor's Life for Me" 1941)
 
1941 Buck Privates (performer: "When Private Brown Becomes a Captain" - uncredited)
 
1935 On the Wagon (short) (performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited)
 
1934 Smoked Hams (short) (performer: "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" - uncredited)
 
1930 Soup to Nuts (writer: "Tears" 1930 - uncredited / performer: "Tears" 1930 - uncredited, "Nellie" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1951 Star of the Family (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 1951 (1951) … Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2008 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Three Stooges in Color (video)
Shemp
 
2003 The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Shemp
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1990 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (TV documentary)
Shemp
 
1990 The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
 
1990 The Lost Stooges (documentary)
Shemp
 
1988 Fun with the Stooges (documentary)
Shemp
 
1986 Stoogemania
Shemp (uncredited)
 
1986 Classic Comedy Teams (video documentary)
Shemp
 
1984 Stooge Snapshots (TV documentary)
Shemp
 
1956 Commotion on the Ocean (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1956 Scheming Schemers (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1956 Hot Stuff (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1956 Rumpus in the Harem (short)
Shemp (as Shemp)
 
1956 Columbia Laff Hour
Shemp
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1929) Stage: Appeaed (final Broadway role) in "A Night in Venice" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music by Lee Davis and Maury Rubens. Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan and Moe Jaffe. Featuring songs and additional orchestrations by Vincent Youmans. Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II... See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Shemp | Shemp Howard and His Stooges | The Three Stooges

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

After Curly Howard had his stroke, Shemp was brought back, with Curly's blessing, to be a stopgap until Curly got better. Unfortunately, Curly never got well enough to continue, so Shemp stayed with The Three Stooges until his death. See more »

Trademark:

Like brother Curly with his infamous "Woo-woo-woo" and "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk", Shemp also had a well-known quirk - he would go, "Gee-gee-gee-gee-gee!" in many of his films. See more »

Nickname:

The Forgotten Stooge See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces