Shemp Howard
Acting
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 thir…
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Samuel Horwitz · Shemp · Shemp Howard and His Stooges · The Three Stooges · Shmuel Horwitz
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Known For
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
The Three Stooges
1934 · TV
In the Navy
1941 · Movie
Africa Screams
1949 · Movie
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
2015 · TV
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Movie
Tricky Dicks
1953 · Movie
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Movie
Buck Privates
1941 · Movie
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Movie
Trouble Chasers
1945 · Movie
Arabian Nights
1942 · Movie