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Shemp Howard(1895-1955)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Three Stooges Samuel "Shemp" Howard c. 1946
Shemp Howard was born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was also the brother of fellow stooges Moe Howard and Curly Howard. Larry Fine was not related to any of the other stooges.

When not working with The Three Stooges, Shemp made a lot of feature film appearances, such as Mines de rien (1940) with W.C. Fields. Shemp, Moe, Larry and Curly appeared in only one short together -- Hold That Lion! (1947). In it, Curly appears as an uncredited train car passenger. Watch for the man with the hat on his face. This was a short, non-speaking cameo, due to a stroke Curly suffered the prior year.
BornMarch 11, 1895
DiedNovember 22, 1955(60)
BornMarch 11, 1895
DiedNovember 22, 1955(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Soup to Nuts (1930)
Soup to Nuts
5.8
  • Fireman Shemp
  • 1930
John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce, Oscar Homolka, John Howard, and Charles Ruggles in La femme invisible (1940)
La femme invisible
5.9
  • Frankie
  • 1940
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Vernon Dent, Shemp Howard, and Emil Sitka in Scrambled Brains (1951)
Scrambled Brains
7.6
Short
  • Shemp(as Shemp)
  • 1951
Christine McIntyre in Dopey Dicks (1950)
Dopey Dicks
7.6
Short
  • Shemp(as Shemp)
  • 1950

Credits

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  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Barbara Bartay, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in For Crimin' Out Loud (1956)
    For Crimin' Out Loud
    7.0
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Flagpole Jitters (1956)
    Flagpole Jitters
    6.7
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Creeps (1956)
    Creeps
    6.9
    Short
    • Shemp
    • Shemp's Son (as Shemp)
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Maxine Gates, Dee Green, Shemp Howard, and Lu Leonard in Husbands Beware (1956)
    Husbands Beware
    7.1
    Short
    • Prof. Shemp Howard (as Shemp)
    • 1956
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Barbara Donaldson, Bonnie Henjum, Shemp Howard, Marjorie Jackson, and June Lebow in Blunder Boys (1955)
    Blunder Boys
    7.1
    Short
    • Days (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in Hot Ice (1955)
    Hot Ice
    6.7
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955)
    Wham-Bam-Slam!
    6.6
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955)
    The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Spike (as The Three Stooges)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Stone Age Romeos (1955)
    Stone Age Romeos
    6.6
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Vernon Dent, Shemp Howard, Sylvia Lewis, and Philip Van Zandt in Bedlam in Paradise (1955)
    Bedlam in Paradise
    7.1
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Jean Willes in Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
    Gypped in the Penthouse
    7.2
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in Of Cash and Hash (1955)
    Of Cash and Hash
    6.9
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Claire Carleton, Shemp Howard, Frank Sully, and Dick Wessel in Fling in the Ring (1955)
    Fling in the Ring
    6.4
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1955
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre, and Philip Van Zandt in Scotched in Scotland (1954)
    Scotched in Scotland
    7.1
    Short
    • McShemp (as Shemp)
    • 1954
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Shot in the Frontier (1954)
    Shot in the Frontier
    6.9
    Short
    • Shemp (as Shemp)
    • 1954

Soundtrack



  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Vernon Dent, Shemp Howard, and Philip Van Zandt in Musty Musketeers (1954)
    Musty Musketeers
    6.8
    Short
    • performer: "A Calling We Do Come"
    • writer: "A Calling We Do Come"
    • 1954
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, and Margie Liszt in The Tooth Will Out (1951)
    The Tooth Will Out
    7.1
    Short
    • writer: "My Lucky Strike"
    • 1951
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, George O'Brien, Sheila Ryan, Lyle Talbot, and The Three Stooges in Gold Raiders (1951)
    Gold Raiders
    5.6
    • performer: "Jane"
    • writer: "Jane"
    • 1951
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Vernon Dent, Shemp Howard, and Emil Sitka in Scrambled Brains (1951)
    Scrambled Brains
    7.6
    Short
    • performer: "Nora"
    • writer: "Nora"
    • 1951
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Nanette Bordeaux, Shemp Howard, and Christine McIntyre in Three Hams on Rye (1950)
    Three Hams on Rye
    7.2
    Short
    • performer: "Jane"
    • writer: "Jane"
    • 1950
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Self Made Maids (1950)
    Self Made Maids
    6.5
    Short
    • performer: "Zee Lollipop Song" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dick Powell in Deux nigauds marins (1941)
    Deux nigauds marins
    6.7
    • performer: "A Sailor's Life for Me" (1941)
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Deux nigauds soldats (1941)
    Deux nigauds soldats
    7.0
    • performer: "When Private Brown Becomes a Captain"
    • 1941
  • W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, and Cora Witherspoon in Mines de rien (1940)
    Mines de rien
    7.1
    • Soundtrack ("Listen to the Mockingbird" (1855), uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Shemp Howard in On the Wagon (1935)
    On the Wagon
    6.5
    Short
    • performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Shemp Howard, Daphne Pollard, and Harry Shannon in Smoked Hams (1934)
    Smoked Hams
    5.7
    Short
    • performer: "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • The Knife of the Party (1934)
    The Knife of the Party
    4.6
    Short
    • performer: "That's All There Is, There Isn't Any More", "Whistle While You Work" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Soup to Nuts (1930)
    Soup to Nuts
    5.8
    • performer: "Tears" (1930), "Nellie"
    • writer: "Tears" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Shemp
  • Height
    • 1.70 m
  • Born
    • March 11, 1895
    • Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 22, 1955
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Gertrude "Babe" FrankMarch 15, 1925 - November 22, 1955 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Mort Howard
  • Parents
      Jennie Mary Goldsmith
  • Relatives
      Moe Howard(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeaed (final Broadway role) in "A Night in Venice" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music by Lee Davis and Maury Rubens. Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan and Moe Jaffe. Featuring songs and additional orchestrations by Vincent Youmans. Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Musical Director: Max Meth. Choreographed by Busby Berkeley and Chester Hale. Directed by Lew Morton and Thomas A. Hart. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 16 Sep 1929 to close): 21 May 1929-19 Oct 1929 (175 performances). Cast: Ted Healy (as "Ted"), Ann Seymour, The Dodge Sisters, Arthur Havel, Morton Havel, Stanley Rogers, Betty Allen, Walter Armin (as "Ernest Fairworth" / "Count Muzzini"), Enjio Badii, Bobbie Baker, Julia Barker, Bear, James H. Beattie, Lillian Bennett, Allen Blair, Adeline Bornheim, Fodi Brown, John Byam, Myrtle Candee, Bobby Carswell, Emmita Casanova, Anita Case, Dorothy Chadwick, Louise Chowning, Dudley Clements, Marion Crozan, Dorothy Davies, Marvelle Dawn, Blanche de Clerc, Evelyn Dehkes, Peggy DeRoy, Paul DeWees, Erma Echt, Billy Fanning, Ferral and Paul, Larry Fine (as "Larry"), Evelyn Ford, Allen Foster Girls, Judy Garey, Hal Gibson, Marion Gillon, Gladys Glorita, Gladys Granzow, Sarah Granzow, La Vonne Gundry, Edward Hackett, Chester Hale Girls, Agnes Hickey, Mary Hiscox, Olive Hollingshead, Moe Howard (as "Moe"; credited as Harry Howard], Adele Jay, The Johnsons, Tommy Kerns, Irene King, Jeane Kroll, Hazel Landeres, James Lee, Laura Lee, Edna Lynn, Ruth Martin, James Maxwell, Betty Mayfair, Polly McCann, Charles McClelland, Joe Michon, Peter Michon, Gladys Miller, Kay Norwood, Lee Nutter, Jackie Paige, Dorothy Pierce, Jerry Pole, Florence Powell, Jack Ray, Betsy Rees, E. Riadnoff, Fred Sanborn, Shadurskaya and Kuderoff, Evelyn Shields, Doris Smith, Ed Stanbridge, Mozel Stapp, Stevens Brothers, George Terechenko, Edna Tobin, David Tuli, Peggy Udell, Jeannette Waite, Gertrude Westling, Evelyn Wetherbee, Halfred Young. Produced by [error] and J.J. Shubert.
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He, Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard appear in only one short together, Hold That Lion! (1947). Curly appears uncredited as a train car passenger (watch for the man with the hat on his face). This was a short, non-speaking cameo, due to Curly's health issues.
  • Quotes
    Rome wasn't built in a day, and neit'er was Syracuse.
  • Trademarks
      Like brother Curly with his infamous "Woo-woo-woo" and "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk", Shemp also had a well-known quirk - he would go, "Gee-gee-gee-gee-gee!" in many of his films.
  • Nickname
    • The Forgotten Stooge

FAQ

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  • When did Shemp Howard die?
    November 22, 1955
  • How did Shemp Howard die?
    Heart attack
  • How old was Shemp Howard when he died?
    60 years old
  • Where did Shemp Howard die?
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Shemp Howard born?
    March 11, 1895

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