
Shemp Howard
Born: 1895-03-11
Place of Birth: 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 third-born of five Horwitz brothers, sons of Lithuanian Jewish parents. Moses - professionally known as Moe Howard - and Jerome - professionally known as Curly Howard - were his younger brothers. Throughout his career Shemp seldom stuck to the script and would liven up scenes with ad-libbed incidental dialogue or wisecracks. This became a trademark of his performances. His most notable characteristic as a Stooge was a high-pitched "bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee!" sound, a sort of soft screech done by inhaling. It became his signature sound. He used his somewhat homely appearance for comic effect, often mugging grotesquely or allowing his hair to fall in disarray. Shemp was married to the former Gertrude Frank, whom he wed in September 1925. The couple had one child, Morton (1926–1972). On November 22, 1955, while returning home in a taxicab following attending a boxing match with friends, Shemp, age 60, died of a sudden massive heart attack. The Three Stooges have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.
Known For

Three Hams on Rye

All Gummed Up

Soup to Nuts

Shot in the Frontier

Pest Man Wins

Pure Feud

Pittsburgh

Private Buckaroo

The Three Stooges in 3D

Art Trouble

Buck Privates

Mummy's Dummies

Crazy Knights

A Peach of a Pair

For the Love of Pete

Dangerous Business

Fuelin' Around

Triple Crossed

Shivering Sherlocks

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

Hellzapoppin'

Hit the Road

Mr. Noisy

Absorbing Junior

Loose Loot

Mississippi Gambler

Open Season for Saps

Tricky Dicks

The Tooth Will Out

Hot Ice

Cracked Nuts

Arabian Nights

I'm a Monkey's Uncle

Husbands Beware

Dizzy & Daffy

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9

Who Done It?

Close Relations

Out West

Musty Musketeers

Headin' East

Merry Mavericks

Corny Casanovas

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

Up in Daisy's Penthouse

Mr. Dynamite

Glove Slingers

Flagpole Jitters

Fiddlers Three

Hot Stuff

Fling in the Ring

Jiggers, My Wife

Slaphappy Sleuths

Howd' Ya Like That?

The Ghost Talks

Scheming Schemers

Scrambled Brains

Boobs in the Woods

Blunder Boys

The Bank Dick

Goof on the Roof

Strictly in the Groove

Money Squawks

Bubble Trouble

Hold That Ghost

Another Thin Man

Creeps

Convention Girl

Gold Raiders

Tight Shoes

Bedlam in Paradise

Knutzy Knights

Trouble Chasers

Spooks!

Three of a Kind

Hollywood Round-Up

In the Navy

Hokus Pokus

Everybody Likes Music

Wham-Bam-Slam!

Punch and Beauty

Dopey Dicks

The Leather Pushers

Pardon My Backfire

Society Mugs

Love at First Bite

Three Arabian Nuts

Columbia Laff Hour

On the Wagon

Pugs and Kisses

Butch Minds the Baby

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

Fright Night

Blondie Knows Best

The Knife of the Party

The Invisible Woman

Pals and Gals

Stone Age Romeos

One Exciting Week

The Hot Scots

Gypped in the Penthouse

Serves You Right

The Blonde Bomber

Salt Water Daffy

Gobs of Fun

Africa Screams

The Gentleman Misbehaves

It Ain't Hay

Rumpus in the Harem

Booty and the Beast

Paul Revere, Jr.

Pardon My Clutch

Taking the Count

Bride and Gloom

Brideless Groom

Squareheads of the Round Table

Hold That Lion!

Hugs and Mugs

Jerks of All Trades

Corn on the Cop

I Scream

Sing a Song of Six Pants

For Crimin' Out Loud

Three Dark Horses

His First Flame

He Cooked His Goose

Gents in a Jam

Road Show

Scotched in Scotland

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

A Missed Fortune

Hula-La-La

Give Us Wings

In the Dough

The Choke's on You

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

A Snitch in Time

Keep 'Em Slugging

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Malice in the Palace

Why Pay Rent?

Moonlight and Cactus

The Lost Stooges

The Three Stooges Story

Of Cash and Hash

Income Tax Sappy

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Crazy House

Baby Sitters Jitters

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

The Flame of New Orleans

Strange Affair

Rip, Sew and Stitch

Don't Throw That Knife

Murder Over New York

Here's Howe

My Mummy's Arms

The Officer's Mess

Punchy Cowpunchers

How's About It

Here Comes Flossie!

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Self Made Maids

Heavenly Daze

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

Henry the Ache

A Hit with a Miss

Very Close Veins

Listen Judge

Commotion on the Ocean

Dunked in the Deep

Spring Fever

Home on the Rage

Smoked Hams

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

San Antonio Rose

Mushrooms

Off Again, On Again

Daredevil O'Dare

Where the Pest Begins

The Wrong, Wrong Trail

Millionaires in Prison

Classic Comedy Teams

Kick Me Again

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!

Studio Stoops

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Crime on Their Hands

While the Cat's Away
