Shemp Howard
Acting
Born March 11, 1895 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 thir…
Known For · 40 titles
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
Buck Privates
Slaphappy Sleuths
Knutzy Knights
Hold That Ghost
Another Thin Man
Wham-Bam-Slam!
Trouble Chasers
Spooks!
Arabian Nights
Husbands Beware
The Invisible Woman
Fright Night
Tricky Dicks
The Bank Dick
Mississippi Gambler
Boobs in the Woods
Scrambled Brains
Bubble Trouble
Musty Musketeers
The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard
The Ghost Talks
Hellzapoppin'
Creeps
Stone Age Romeos
Out West
Africa Screams
Butch Minds the Baby
Blondie Knows Best
Don't Throw That Knife
Rip, Sew and Stitch
Loose Loot
Where the Pest Begins
Bedlam in Paradise
Merry Mavericks
Baby Sitters Jitters
Open Season for Saps
Society Mugs