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Shemp Howard(1895-1955)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Three Stooges Samuel "Shemp" Howard c. 1946
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 (1940) with W.C. Fields. Shemp, Moe, Larry and Curly appeared in only one short together -- Hold That Lion! (1947). In it, Curly appears as an uncredited train car passenger. Watch for the man with the hat on his face. This was a short, non-speaking cameo, due to a stroke Curly suffered the prior year.
BornMarch 11, 1895
DiedNovember 22, 1955(60)
BornMarch 11, 1895
DiedNovember 22, 1955(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Shemp Howard in Pittsburgh (1942)
Billy Gilbert, Jayne Hazard, Shemp Howard, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Crazy Knights (1944)
Bud Abbott, Shemp Howard, Cecil Kellaway, Grace McDonald, Leighton Noble, Patsy O'Connor, Eugene Pallette, Eddie Quillan, and David Hacker in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, and David Hacker in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, and David Hacker in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, and David Hacker in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Shemp Howard, Leighton Noble, Eddie Quillan, and David Hacker in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Jody Gilbert and Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard in Hold That Ghost (1941)
Lou Costello and Shemp Howard in Buck Privates (1941)
Lou Costello and Shemp Howard in Buck Privates (1941)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Shemp Howard in In the Navy (1941)

Known for:

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Scrambled Brains (1951)
Scrambled Brains
7.6
Short
  • Shemp(as Shemp)
  • 1951
Soup to Nuts (1930)
Soup to Nuts
5.8
  • Fireman Shemp
  • 1930
Dopey Dicks (1950)
Dopey Dicks
7.6
Short
  • Shemp(as Shemp)
  • 1950
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Barbara Bartay, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in For Crimin' Out Loud (1956)
For Crimin' Out Loud
7.1
Short
  • Shemp(as Shemp)
  • 1956

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Actor

  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Barbara Bartay, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in For Crimin' Out Loud (1956)
    For Crimin' Out Loud
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Flagpole Jitters (1956)
    Flagpole Jitters
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Creeps (1956)
    Creeps
    • Shemp
    • Shemp's Son (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Husbands Beware (1956)
    Husbands Beware
    • Prof. Shemp Howard (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Barbara Donaldson, Bonnie Henjum, Shemp Howard, Marjorie Jackson, and June Lebow in Blunder Boys (1955)
    Blunder Boys
    • Days (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in Hot Ice (1955)
    Hot Ice
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
    Wham-Bam-Slam!
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955)
    The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
    • Spike (as The Three Stooges)
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Stone Age Romeos (1955)
    Stone Age Romeos
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Vernon Dent, Shemp Howard, Sylvia Lewis, and Philip Van Zandt in Bedlam in Paradise (1955)
    Bedlam in Paradise
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
    Gypped in the Penthouse
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
    Of Cash and Hash
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Claire Carleton, Shemp Howard, Frank Sully, and Dick Wessel in Fling in the Ring (1955)
    Fling in the Ring
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre, and Philip Van Zandt in Scotched in Scotland (1954)
    Scotched in Scotland
    • McShemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1954
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Shot in the Frontier (1954)
    Shot in the Frontier
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • Short
    • 1954

Soundtrack

  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Vernon Dent, Shemp Howard, and Philip Van Zandt in Musty Musketeers (1954)
    Musty Musketeers
    • performer: "A Calling We Do Come"
    • writer: "A Calling We Do Come"
    • Short
    • 1954
  • The Tooth Will Out (1951)
    The Tooth Will Out
    • writer: "My Lucky Strike"
    • Short
    • 1951
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, George O'Brien, Sheila Ryan, Lyle Talbot, and The Three Stooges in Gold Raiders (1951)
    Gold Raiders
    • performer: "Jane"
    • writer: "Jane"
    • 1951
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Scrambled Brains (1951)
    Scrambled Brains
    • performer: "Nora"
    • writer: "Nora"
    • Short
    • 1951
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Nanette Bordeaux, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in Three Hams on Rye (1950)
    Three Hams on Rye
    • performer: "Jane"
    • writer: "Jane"
    • Short
    • 1950
  • Dunked in the Deep (1949)
    Self Made Maids
    • performer: "Zee Lollipop Song" (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1950
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Lou Costello, Dick Powell, and The Andrews Sisters in In the Navy (1941)
    In the Navy
    • performer: "A Sailor's Life for Me" (1941)
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Lou Costello, and The Andrews Sisters in Buck Privates (1941)
    Buck Privates
    • performer: "When Private Brown Becomes a Captain"
    • 1941
  • W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, and Cora Witherspoon in The Bank Dick (1940)
    The Bank Dick
    • Soundtrack ("Listen to the Mockingbird" (1855), uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Shemp Howard in On the Wagon (1935)
    On the Wagon
    • performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Shemp Howard, Daphne Pollard, and Harry Shannon in Smoked Hams (1934)
    Smoked Hams
    • performer: "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1934
  • The Knife of the Party (1934)
    The Knife of the Party
    • performer: "That's All There Is, There Isn't Any More", "Whistle While You Work" (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Soup to Nuts (1930)
    Soup to Nuts
    • performer: "Tears" (1930), "Nellie"
    • writer: "Tears" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Three Stooges Site
  • Alternative names
    • Shemp
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • March 11, 1895
    • Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 22, 1955
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Gertrude "Babe" FrankMarch 15, 1925 - November 22, 1955 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Mort Howard
  • Parents
      Jennie Horwitz
  • Relatives
      Moe Howard(Sibling)
  • Other works
    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. Musical Director: Max Meth. Choreographed by Busby Berkeley and Chester Hale. Directed by Lew Morton and Thomas A. Hart. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 16 Sep 1929 to close): 21 May 1929-19 Oct 1929 (175 performances). Cast: Ted Healy (as "Ted"), Ann Seymour, The Dodge Sisters, Arthur Havel, Morton Havel, Stanley Rogers, Betty Allen, Walter Armin (as "Ernest Fairworth" / "Count Muzzini"), Enjio Badii, Bobbie Baker, Julia Barker, Bear, James H. Beattie, Lillian Bennett, Allen Blair, Adeline Bornheim, Fodi Brown, John Byam, Myrtle Candee, Bobby Carswell, Emmita Casanova, Anita Case, Dorothy Chadwick, Louise Chowning, Dudley Clements, Marion Crozan, Dorothy Davies, Marvelle Dawn, Blanche de Clerc, Evelyn Dehkes, Peggy DeRoy, Paul DeWees, Erma Echt, Billy Fanning, Ferral and Paul, Larry Fine (as "Larry"), Evelyn Ford, Allen Foster Girls, Judy Garey, Hal Gibson, Marion Gillon, Gladys Glorita, Gladys Granzow, Sarah Granzow, La Vonne Gundry, Edward Hackett, Chester Hale Girls, Agnes Hickey, Mary Hiscox, Olive Hollingshead, Moe Howard (as "Moe"; credited as Harry Howard], Adele Jay, The Johnsons, Tommy Kerns, Irene King, Jeane Kroll, Hazel Landeres, James Lee, Laura Lee, Edna Lynn, Ruth Martin, James Maxwell, Betty Mayfair, Polly McCann, Charles McClelland, Joe Michon, Peter Michon, Gladys Miller, Kay Norwood, Lee Nutter, Jackie Paige, Dorothy Pierce, Jerry Pole, Florence Powell, Jack Ray, Betsy Rees, E. Riadnoff, Fred Sanborn, Shadurskaya and Kuderoff, Evelyn Shields, Doris Smith, Ed Stanbridge, Mozel Stapp, Stevens Brothers, George Terechenko, Edna Tobin, David Tuli, Peggy Udell, Jeannette Waite, Gertrude Westling, Evelyn Wetherbee, Halfred Young. Produced by [error] and J.J. Shubert.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    He, Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard appear in only one short together, Hold That Lion! (1947). Curly appears uncredited as a train car passenger (watch for the man with the hat on his face). This was a short, non-speaking cameo, due to Curly's health issues.
  • Quotes
    Rome wasn't built in a day, and neit'er was Syracuse.
  • Trademarks
      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.
  • Nickname
    • The Forgotten Stooge

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