Shemp Howard

Person

Shemp Howard

Born 11 March 1895 Died 22 November 1955, aged 60 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1919)
93years on screen and counting
19credits in 1934, their busiest year
191dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Three Stooges in 3D poster Age: 117

The Three Stooges in 3D

2012
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special poster Age: 108

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

2003
as Shemp (archive footage)
The Three Stooges Story poster Age: 106

The Three Stooges Story

2001
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter poster Age: 106

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

2001
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 104

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious

2000
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Classic Comedy Teams poster Age: 90

Classic Comedy Teams

1986
as Shemp (archive footage)
No poster
Age: 69

Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

1964
as Shemp
Triple Crossed poster Age: 63

Triple Crossed

1959
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commotion on the Ocean poster Age: 61

Commotion on the Ocean

1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
Scheming Schemers poster Age: 61

Scheming Schemers

1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
Hot Stuff poster Age: 61

Hot Stuff

1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem poster Age: 61

Rumpus in the Harem

1956
as Shemp (archive footage)
For Crimin' Out Loud poster Age: 61

For Crimin' Out Loud

1956
as Shemp
Flagpole Jitters poster Age: 61

Flagpole Jitters

1956
as Shemp
Creeps poster Age: 60

Creeps

1956
as Shemp / Shemp's son
Husbands Beware poster Age: 60

Husbands Beware

1956
as Prof. Shemp Howard
Columbia Laff Hour poster Age: 60

Columbia Laff Hour

1956
as Shemp
Blunder Boys poster Age: 60

Blunder Boys

1955
as Various Days
Hot Ice poster Age: 60

Hot Ice

1955
as Shemp
Wham-Bam-Slam! poster Age: 60

Wham-Bam-Slam!

1955
as Shemp
Stone Age Romeos poster Age: 60

Stone Age Romeos

1955
as Shemp
Gypped in the Penthouse poster Age: 60

Gypped in the Penthouse

1955
as Shemp
Bedlam in Paradise poster Age: 60

Bedlam in Paradise

1955
as Shemp
Of Cash and Hash poster Age: 59

Of Cash and Hash

1955
as Shemp
Fling in the Ring poster Age: 59

Fling in the Ring

1955
as Shemp
Scotched in Scotland poster Age: 59

Scotched in Scotland

1954
as Shemp
Shot in the Frontier poster Age: 59

Shot in the Frontier

1954
as Shemp
Knutzy Knights poster Age: 59

Knutzy Knights

1954
as Shemp
Pals and Gals poster Age: 59

Pals and Gals

1954
as Shemp
Musty Musketeers poster Age: 59

Musty Musketeers

1954
as Shemp
Income Tax Sappy poster Age: 58

Income Tax Sappy

1954
as Shemp
Goof on the Roof poster Age: 58

Goof on the Roof

1953
as Shemp
Bubble Trouble poster Age: 58

Bubble Trouble

1953
as Shemp
Rip, Sew and Stitch poster Age: 58

Rip, Sew and Stitch

1953
as Shemp
Pardon My Backfire poster Age: 58

Pardon My Backfire

1953
as Shemp
Spooks! poster Age: 58

Spooks!

1953
as Shemp
Tricky Dicks poster Age: 58

Tricky Dicks

1953
as Shemp
Loose Loot poster Age: 58

Loose Loot

1953
as Shemp
Booty and the Beast poster Age: 57

Booty and the Beast

1953
as Shemp
Up in Daisy's Penthouse poster Age: 57

Up in Daisy's Penthouse

1953
as Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo poster Age: 57

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

1952
as Shemp
Three Dark Horses poster Age: 57

Three Dark Horses

1952
as Shemp
Gents in a Jam poster Age: 57

Gents in a Jam

1952
as Shemp
He Cooked His Goose poster Age: 57

He Cooked His Goose

1952
as Shemp
Listen Judge poster Age: 57

Listen Judge

1952
as Shemp
Corny Casanovas poster Age: 57

Corny Casanovas

1952
as Shemp
A Missed Fortune poster Age: 56

A Missed Fortune

1952
as Shemp
Pest Man Wins poster Age: 56

Pest Man Wins

1951
as Shemp
Hula-La-La poster Age: 56

Hula-La-La

1951
as Shemp
The Tooth Will Out poster Age: 56

The Tooth Will Out

1951
as Shemp
Gold Raiders poster Age: 56

Gold Raiders

1951
as Shemp
Merry Mavericks poster Age: 56

Merry Mavericks

1951
as Shemp
Scrambled Brains poster Age: 56

Scrambled Brains

1951
as Shemp
Don't Throw That Knife poster Age: 56

Don't Throw That Knife

1951
as Shemp
Baby Sitters Jitters poster Age: 55

Baby Sitters Jitters

1951
as Shemp
Three Arabian Nuts poster Age: 55

Three Arabian Nuts

1951
as Shemp
A Snitch in Time poster Age: 55

A Snitch in Time

1950
as Shemp
Slaphappy Sleuths poster Age: 55

Slaphappy Sleuths

1950
as Shemp
Studio Stoops poster Age: 55

Studio Stoops

1950
as Shemp
Three Hams on Rye poster Age: 55

Three Hams on Rye

1950
as Shemp
Self Made Maids poster Age: 55

Self Made Maids

1950
as Shemp / Shempetta
Love at First Bite poster Age: 55

Love at First Bite

1950
as Shemp
Dopey Dicks poster Age: 54

Dopey Dicks

1950
as Shemp
Hugs and Mugs poster Age: 54

Hugs and Mugs

1950
as Shemp
Punchy Cowpunchers poster Age: 54

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950
as Shemp
Jerks of All Trades poster Age: 54

Jerks of All Trades

1949
as Shemp
Dunked in the Deep poster Age: 54

Dunked in the Deep

1949
as Shemp
Vagabond Loafers poster Age: 54

Vagabond Loafers

1949
as Shemp
Malice in the Palace poster Age: 54

Malice in the Palace

1949
as Shemp
Hokus Pokus poster Age: 54

Hokus Pokus

1949
as Shemp
Africa Screams poster Age: 54

Africa Screams

1949
as Gunner
Fuelin' Around poster Age: 54

Fuelin' Around

1949
as Shemp
Who Done It? poster Age: 53

Who Done It?

1949
as Shemp
The Ghost Talks poster Age: 53

The Ghost Talks

1949
as Shemp
Crime on Their Hands poster Age: 53

Crime on Their Hands

1948
as Shemp
Mummy's Dummies poster Age: 53

Mummy's Dummies

1948
as Shemp
I'm a Monkey's Uncle poster Age: 53

I'm a Monkey's Uncle

1948
as Shemp
Heavenly Daze poster Age: 53

Heavenly Daze

1948
as Shemp
The Hot Scots poster Age: 53

The Hot Scots

1948
as Shemp
Fiddlers Three poster Age: 53

Fiddlers Three

1948
as Shemp
Squareheads of the Round Table poster Age: 52

Squareheads of the Round Table

1948
as Shemp
Pardon My Clutch poster Age: 52

Pardon My Clutch

1948
as Shemp
Shivering Sherlocks poster Age: 52

Shivering Sherlocks

1948
as Shemp
All Gummed Up poster Age: 52

All Gummed Up

1947
as Shemp
Sing a Song of Six Pants poster Age: 52

Sing a Song of Six Pants

1947
as Shemp
Brideless Groom poster Age: 52

Brideless Groom

1947
as Shemp
Hold That Lion! poster Age: 52

Hold That Lion!

1947
as Shemp
Out West poster Age: 52

Out West

1947
as Shemp
Bride and Gloom poster Age: 52

Bride and Gloom

1947
as Shemp
Fright Night poster Age: 51

Fright Night

1947
as Shemp
Blondie Knows Best poster Age: 51

Blondie Knows Best

1946
as Jim Gray
Society Mugs poster Age: 51

Society Mugs

1946
as Shemp
Dangerous Business poster Age: 51

Dangerous Business

1946
as Monk
One Exciting Week poster Age: 51

One Exciting Week

1946
as Marvin Lewis
Jiggers, My Wife poster Age: 51

Jiggers, My Wife

1946
as Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker
Mr. Noisy poster Age: 51

Mr. Noisy

1946
as Noisy
The Gentleman Misbehaves poster Age: 50

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946
as Marty
A Hit with a Miss poster Age: 50

A Hit with a Miss

1945
as Rameses - Prizefighter
Where the Pest Begins poster Age: 50

Where the Pest Begins

1945
as Shemp Howard
Trouble Chasers poster Age: 50

Trouble Chasers

1945
as Shemp Howard
Off Again, On Again poster Age: 49

Off Again, On Again

1945
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
Crazy Knights poster Age: 49

Crazy Knights

1944
as Shemp
Open Season for Saps poster Age: 49

Open Season for Saps

1944
as Woodcock Q. Strinker
Strange Affair poster Age: 49

Strange Affair

1944
as Laundry Truck Driver
Moonlight and Cactus poster Age: 49

Moonlight and Cactus

1944
as Punchy Carter
Pick a Peck of Plumbers poster Age: 49

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944
as Elmer Peabody
Three of a Kind poster Age: 49

Three of a Kind

1944
as Shemp Howard
Crazy House poster Age: 48

Crazy House

1943
as Mumbo
Keep 'Em Slugging poster Age: 47

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943
as Binky
It Ain't Hay poster Age: 47

It Ain't Hay

1943
as Umbrella Sam
How's About It poster Age: 47

How's About It

1943
as Alf
Arabian Nights poster Age: 47

Arabian Nights

1942
as Sinbad
Pittsburgh poster Age: 47

Pittsburgh

1942
as Shorty (The Tailor)
Strictly in the Groove poster Age: 47

Strictly in the Groove

1942
as Pops
Private Buckaroo poster Age: 47

Private Buckaroo

1942
as Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
Mississippi Gambler poster Age: 47

Mississippi Gambler

1942
as Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx poster Age: 47

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

1942
as Det. Sgt. Sweeney
Butch Minds the Baby poster Age: 47

Butch Minds the Baby

1942
as 'Squinty' Sweeny
Hellzapoppin' poster Age: 46

Hellzapoppin'

1941
as Louie
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious poster Age: 46

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

1941
as Shemp
Hold That Ghost poster Age: 46

Hold That Ghost

1941
as Soda Jerk
No poster
Age: 46

Too Many Blondes

1941
as Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
The Flame of New Orleans poster Age: 46

The Flame of New Orleans

1941
as Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts poster Age: 46

Cracked Nuts

1941
as Eddie / Ivan
Hit the Road poster Age: 46

Hit the Road

1941
as Dingbat
San Antonio Rose poster Age: 46

San Antonio Rose

1941
as Benny the Bounce
Tight Shoes poster Age: 46

Tight Shoes

1941
as Okay
In the Navy poster Age: 46

In the Navy

1941
as Dizzy
Mr. Dynamite poster Age: 45

Mr. Dynamite

1941
as 'Abdullah'
Road Show poster Age: 45

Road Show

1941
as Moe Parker (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 45

Meet the Chump

1941
as Stinky Fink
Buck Privates poster Age: 45

Buck Privates

1941
as Chef
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga poster Age: 45

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

1941
as Gabby
The Invisible Woman poster Age: 45

The Invisible Woman

1940
as Frankie
Give Us Wings poster Age: 45

Give Us Wings

1940
as Buzz Berger
Murder Over New York poster Age: 45

Murder Over New York

1940
as Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
The Bank Dick poster Age: 45

The Bank Dick

1940
as Joe Guelpe
The Leather Pushers poster Age: 45

The Leather Pushers

1940
as Sailor McNeill
Pleased to Mitt You poster Age: 45

Pleased to Mitt You

1940
as Pat Patrick
Millionaires in Prison poster Age: 45

Millionaires in Prison

1940
as Professor
Boobs in the Woods poster Age: 45

Boobs in the Woods

1940
as Gus
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady poster Age: 45

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940
as Joe - a Pickpocket
Money Squawks poster Age: 45

Money Squawks

1940
as Shemp
Glove Slingers poster Age: 44

Glove Slingers

1939
as Pat Patrick
Another Thin Man poster Age: 44

Another Thin Man

1939
as Wacky (uncredited)
Home on the Rage poster Age: 43

Home on the Rage

1938
as Happy
No poster
Age: 43

Not Guilty Enough

1938
as Brother-in-Law
Headin' East poster Age: 42

Headin' East

1937
as Windy Wylie
Hollywood Round-Up poster Age: 42

Hollywood Round-Up

1937
as Oscar Bush
Taking the Count poster Age: 42

Taking the Count

1937
as Knobby Walsh
Kick Me Again poster Age: 41

Kick Me Again

1937
as Knobby Walsh
The Blonde Bomber poster Age: 41

The Blonde Bomber

1936
as Knobby Walsh
The Choke's on You poster Age: 41

The Choke's on You

1936
as Knobby Walsh
Punch and Beauty poster Age: 41

Punch and Beauty

1936
as Knobby Walsh
Here's Howe poster Age: 41

Here's Howe

1936
as Knobby Walsh
Absorbing Junior poster Age: 41

Absorbing Junior

1936
as Henry, the Husband
For the Love of Pete poster Age: 41

For the Love of Pete

1936
as Knobby Walsh
While the Cat's Away poster Age: 40

While the Cat's Away

1936
as Henry
The Officer's Mess poster Age: 40

The Officer's Mess

1935
as Gus Doakes
Convention Girl poster Age: 40

Convention Girl

1935
as Dan Higgins
On the Wagon poster Age: 40

On the Wagon

1935
as Henry
Serves You Right poster Age: 40

Serves You Right

1935
as Johnny Spivens
Why Pay Rent? poster Age: 40

Why Pay Rent?

1935
as Henry
His First Flame poster Age: 39

His First Flame

1935
as Smokey Moe
A Peach of a Pair poster Age: 39

A Peach of a Pair

1934
as Butler
Dizzy & Daffy poster Age: 39

Dizzy & Daffy

1934
as Lefty Howard
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk poster Age: 39

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

1934
as Henry
Smoked Hams poster Age: 39

Smoked Hams

1934
as Henry Howard
Daredevil O'Dare poster Age: 39

Daredevil O'Dare

1934
as Butch
My Mummy's Arms poster Age: 39

My Mummy's Arms

1934
as Kenneth
Art Trouble poster Age: 39

Art Trouble

1934
as Short Painter
I Scream poster Age: 39

I Scream

1934
as Moran's Henchman
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9 poster Age: 39

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9

1934
as Songwriters' Representative
Corn on the Cop poster Age: 39

Corn on the Cop

1934
as Reginald / Reggie
Pure Feud poster Age: 39

Pure Feud

1934
as Clem McCarthy
Very Close Veins poster Age: 39

Very Close Veins

1934
as Sourdough
Everybody Likes Music poster Age: 38

Everybody Likes Music

1934
as Shemp Howard
Pugs and Kisses poster Age: 38

Pugs and Kisses

1934
as Dopey Traynor
The Knife of the Party poster Age: 38

The Knife of the Party

1934
as Shemp Howard
Mushrooms poster Age: 38

Mushrooms

1934
as Thorndike
The Wrong, Wrong Trail poster Age: 38

The Wrong, Wrong Trail

1934
as Piano Mover
Henry the Ache poster Age: 38

Henry the Ache

1934
as Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys
Howd' Ya Like That? poster Age: 38

Howd' Ya Like That?

1934
as Sailor
Here Comes Flossie! poster Age: 38

Here Comes Flossie!

1933
as Ezry
In the Dough poster Age: 38

In the Dough

1933
as Bugs
Gobs of Fun poster Age: 38

Gobs of Fun

1933
as Club patron
Paul Revere, Jr. poster Age: 38

Paul Revere, Jr.

1933
as Attendant
Close Relations poster Age: 38

Close Relations

1933
as One of the Moles
Salt Water Daffy poster Age: 38

Salt Water Daffy

1933
as Wilbur the Kleptomaniac
Soup to Nuts poster Age: 35

Soup to Nuts

1930
as Fireman
Spring Fever poster Age: 23

Spring Fever

1919
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TV credits

Newest first
The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard poster

The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard

as Shemp
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! poster

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

2015
as Shemp (archive footage)
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