Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Three Stooges Comedy Collection Three Stooges Comedy Collection 2024 Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! 2023 The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! ★ 8.7 The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! 2015 The Three Stooges in 3D ★ 2.2 The Three Stooges in 3D 2012 The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts 2009 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge 2008 Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special ★ 8.5 Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special 2003 The Three Stooges Story The Three Stooges Story 2001 The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter 2001 The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious ★ 6.0 The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious 2000 The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! ★ 7.0 The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! 1997 The Lost Stooges ★ 9.0 The Lost Stooges 1990 Classic Comedy Teams ★ 7.0 Classic Comedy Teams 1986 Three Stooges: Greatest Routines ★ 9.0 Three Stooges: Greatest Routines 1964 Triple Crossed ★ 5.8 Triple Crossed 1959 Commotion on the Ocean ★ 5.0 Commotion on the Ocean 1956 Scheming Schemers ★ 6.0 Scheming Schemers 1956 Hot Stuff ★ 5.5 Hot Stuff 1956 Rumpus in the Harem ★ 5.3 Rumpus in the Harem 1956 For Crimin' Out Loud ★ 6.7 For Crimin' Out Loud 1956 Flagpole Jitters ★ 5.8 Flagpole Jitters 1956 Creeps ★ 6.0 Creeps 1956 Husbands Beware ★ 6.7 Husbands Beware 1956 Columbia Laff Hour ★ 7.0 Columbia Laff Hour 1956 Blunder Boys ★ 8.2 Blunder Boys 1955 Hot Ice ★ 6.2 Hot Ice 1955 Wham-Bam-Slam! ★ 6.8 Wham-Bam-Slam! 1955 Stone Age Romeos ★ 6.7 Stone Age Romeos 1955 Gypped in the Penthouse ★ 7.3 Gypped in the Penthouse 1955 Bedlam in Paradise ★ 6.7 Bedlam in Paradise 1955 Of Cash and Hash ★ 6.3 Of Cash and Hash 1955 Fling in the Ring ★ 6.0 Fling in the Ring 1955 Scotched in Scotland ★ 5.6 Scotched in Scotland 1954 Shot in the Frontier ★ 5.8 Shot in the Frontier 1954 Knutzy Knights ★ 6.5 Knutzy Knights 1954 Pals and Gals ★ 5.8 Pals and Gals 1954 Musty Musketeers ★ 6.0 Musty Musketeers 1954 Income Tax Sappy ★ 8.0 Income Tax Sappy 1954 Goof on the Roof ★ 7.3 Goof on the Roof 1953 Bubble Trouble ★ 6.9 Bubble Trouble 1953 Rip, Sew and Stitch ★ 6.8 Rip, Sew and Stitch 1953 Pardon My Backfire ★ 6.1 Pardon My Backfire 1953 Spooks! ★ 6.5 Spooks! 1953 Tricky Dicks ★ 6.8 Tricky Dicks 1953 Loose Loot ★ 7.0 Loose Loot 1953 Booty and the Beast ★ 6.3 Booty and the Beast 1953 Up in Daisy's Penthouse ★ 6.3 Up in Daisy's Penthouse 1953 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo ★ 5.4 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo 1952 Three Dark Horses ★ 7.0 Three Dark Horses 1952 Gents in a Jam ★ 6.8 Gents in a Jam 1952 He Cooked His Goose ★ 5.8 He Cooked His Goose 1952 Listen Judge ★ 7.3 Listen Judge 1952 Corny Casanovas ★ 7.2 Corny Casanovas 1952 A Missed Fortune ★ 7.0 A Missed Fortune 1952 Pest Man Wins ★ 6.0 Pest Man Wins 1951 Hula-La-La ★ 6.0 Hula-La-La 1951 The Tooth Will Out ★ 6.6 The Tooth Will Out 1951 Gold Raiders ★ 6.6 Gold Raiders 1951 Merry Mavericks ★ 6.0 Merry Mavericks 1951 Scrambled Brains ★ 7.8 Scrambled Brains 1951 Don't Throw That Knife ★ 6.0 Don't Throw That Knife 1951 Baby Sitters Jitters ★ 6.0 Baby Sitters Jitters 1951 Three Arabian Nuts ★ 7.8 Three Arabian Nuts 1951 A Snitch in Time ★ 6.1 A Snitch in Time 1950 Slaphappy Sleuths ★ 6.8 Slaphappy Sleuths 1950 Studio Stoops ★ 7.2 Studio Stoops 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ★ 6.9 The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950 Three Hams on Rye ★ 6.7 Three Hams on Rye 1950 Self Made Maids ★ 6.0 Self Made Maids 1950 Love at First Bite ★ 6.3 Love at First Bite 1950 Dopey Dicks ★ 7.3 Dopey Dicks 1950 Hugs and Mugs ★ 5.8 Hugs and Mugs 1950 Punchy Cowpunchers ★ 6.0 Punchy Cowpunchers 1950 Jerks of All Trades ★ 6.8 Jerks of All Trades 1949 Dunked in the Deep ★ 5.8 Dunked in the Deep 1949 Vagabond Loafers ★ 7.7 Vagabond Loafers 1949 Malice in the Palace ★ 5.8 Malice in the Palace 1949 Hokus Pokus ★ 6.9 Hokus Pokus 1949 Africa Screams ★ 5.7 Africa Screams 1949 Fuelin' Around ★ 7.2 Fuelin' Around 1949