
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.

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

His First Flame

My Mummy's Arms

Scrambled Brains

Blunder Boys

Income Tax Sappy

Who Done It?

Three Arabian Nuts

Hold That Lion!

Goof on the Roof

Hellzapoppin'

Out West

Heavenly Daze

Fuelin' Around

Vagabond Loafers

Studio Stoops

Crime on Their Hands

Gypped in the Penthouse

Another Thin Man

San Antonio Rose

A Missed Fortune

Listen Judge

Smoked Hams

Here Comes Flossie!

A Peach of a Pair

Boobs in the Woods

Jiggers, My Wife

Mr. Noisy

Open Season for Saps

Columbia Laff Hour

Dopey Dicks

Hold That Ghost

Squareheads of the Round Table

Slaphappy Sleuths

Corny Casanovas

Gents in a Jam

Three Dark Horses

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Buck Privates

The Hot Scots

Loose Loot

Tricky Dicks

Wham-Bam-Slam!

Jerks of All Trades

Serves You Right

The Bank Dick

The Flame of New Orleans

Blondie Knows Best

It Ain't Hay

Fright Night

All Gummed Up

Mummy's Dummies

Bubble Trouble

The Ghost Talks

In the Navy

Fiddlers Three

Hokus Pokus

Three Hams on Rye

Art Trouble

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

Pittsburgh

Bedlam in Paradise

Booty and the Beast

Spooks!

Rip, Sew and Stitch

Of Cash and Hash

Strange Affair

Knutzy Knights

Murder Over New York

Arabian Nights

Sing a Song of Six Pants

Brideless Groom

Stone Age Romeos

Husbands Beware

For Crimin' Out Loud

Dizzy & Daffy

Convention Girl

Millionaires in Prison

A Hit with a Miss

Money Squawks

Off Again, On Again

One Exciting Week

Give Us Wings

Mississippi Gambler

Soup to Nuts

Shivering Sherlocks

Pardon My Clutch

Merry Mavericks

The Tooth Will Out

Up in Daisy's Penthouse

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Hot Ice

Scheming Schemers

Punchy Cowpunchers

Love at First Bite

Creeps

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透明女

Africa Screams

Pardon My Backfire

Malice in the Palace

I'm a Monkey's Uncle

Baby Sitters Jitters

He Cooked His Goose

Musty Musketeers

Hugs and Mugs

Don't Throw That Knife

Pest Man Wins

Bride and Gloom

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pleased to Mitt You

Society Mugs

Keep 'Em Slugging

Dunked in the Deep

Self Made Maids

A Snitch in Time

Pals and Gals

Where the Pest Begins

Road Show

Hot Stuff

In the Dough

Gobs of Fun

Hula-La-La

Fling in the Ring

Salt Water Daffy

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Crazy House

Scotched in Scotland

Flagpole Jitters

Corn on the Cop

Very Close Veins

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

Triple Crossed

Private Buckaroo

Rumpus in the Harem

Crazy Knights

The Knife of the Party

Hollywood Round-Up

Commotion on the Ocean

Glove Slingers

Moonlight and Cactus

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

How's About It

Home on the Rage

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9

The Three Stooges in 3D

Henry the Ache

The Three Stooges Story

Mr. Dynamite

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

Everybody Likes Music

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

Spring Fever

The Wrong, Wrong Trail

The Officer's Mess

While the Cat's Away

On the Wagon

Daredevil O'Dare

The Lost Stooges

Cracked Nuts

Dangerous Business

Headin' East

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

Butch Minds the Baby

Hit the Road

The Leather Pushers

Three of a Kind

Trouble Chasers

Absorbing Junior

Close Relations

Paul Revere, Jr.

Howd' Ya Like That?

I Scream

Pugs and Kisses

Mushrooms

Pure Feud

For the Love of Pete

Here's Howe

Kick Me Again

Punch and Beauty

Taking the Count

The Blonde Bomber

The Choke's on You

Why Pay Rent?

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Tight Shoes

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

The Gentleman Misbehaves

Strictly in the Groove

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

Classic Comedy Teams