Shemp Howard
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.
Filmography (200 Appearances)
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
The Three Stooges in 3D
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
The Three Stooges Story
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
The Lost Stooges
Classic Comedy Teams
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
Triple Crossed
Commotion on the Ocean
Scheming Schemers
Hot Stuff
Rumpus in the Harem
For Crimin' Out Loud
Flagpole Jitters
Creeps
Husbands Beware
Columbia Laff Hour
Blunder Boys
Hot Ice
Wham-Bam-Slam!
Stone Age Romeos
Gypped in the Penthouse
Bedlam in Paradise
Of Cash and Hash
Fling in the Ring
Scotched in Scotland
Shot in the Frontier
Knutzy Knights
Pals and Gals
Musty Musketeers
Income Tax Sappy
Goof on the Roof
Bubble Trouble
Rip, Sew and Stitch
Pardon My Backfire
Spooks!
Tricky Dicks
Loose Loot
Booty and the Beast
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
Three Dark Horses
Gents in a Jam
He Cooked His Goose
Listen Judge
Corny Casanovas
A Missed Fortune
Pest Man Wins
Hula-La-La
The Tooth Will Out
Gold Raiders
Merry Mavericks
Scrambled Brains
Don't Throw That Knife
Baby Sitters Jitters
Three Arabian Nuts
A Snitch in Time
Slaphappy Sleuths
Studio Stoops
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Three Hams on Rye
Self Made Maids
Love at First Bite
Dopey Dicks
Hugs and Mugs
Punchy Cowpunchers
Jerks of All Trades
Dunked in the Deep
Vagabond Loafers
Malice in the Palace
Hokus Pokus
Africa Screams
Fuelin' Around
Who Done It?
The Ghost Talks
Crime on Their Hands
Mummy's Dummies
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
Heavenly Daze
The Hot Scots
Fiddlers Three
Squareheads of the Round Table
Pardon My Clutch
Shivering Sherlocks
All Gummed Up
Sing a Song of Six Pants
Brideless Groom
Hold That Lion!
Out West
Bride and Gloom
Fright Night
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
Blondie Knows Best
Society Mugs
Dangerous Business
One Exciting Week
Jiggers, My Wife
Mr. Noisy
The Gentleman Misbehaves
A Hit with a Miss
Where the Pest Begins
Trouble Chasers
Off Again, On Again
Crazy Knights
Open Season for Saps
Strange Affair
Moonlight and Cactus
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Three of a Kind
Crazy House
Keep 'Em Slugging
It Ain't Hay
How's About It
Arabian Nights
Pittsburgh
Strictly in the Groove
Private Buckaroo
Mississippi Gambler
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Butch Minds the Baby
Hellzapoppin'
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
Hold That Ghost
Too Many Blondes
The Flame of New Orleans
Cracked Nuts
Hit the Road
San Antonio Rose
Tight Shoes
In the Navy
Mr. Dynamite
Road Show
Meet the Chump
Buck Privates
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
The Invisible Woman
Give Us Wings
Murder Over New York
The Bank Dick
The Leather Pushers
Pleased to Mitt You
Millionaires in Prison
Boobs in the Woods
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Money Squawks
Glove Slingers
Another Thin Man
Home on the Rage
Not Guilty Enough
Headin' East
Hollywood Round-Up
Taking the Count
Kick Me Again
The Blonde Bomber
The Choke's on You
Punch and Beauty
Here's Howe
Absorbing Junior
For the Love of Pete
While the Cat's Away
The Officer's Mess
Convention Girl
On the Wagon
Serves You Right
Why Pay Rent?
His First Flame
A Peach of a Pair
Dizzy & Daffy
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
Smoked Hams
Daredevil O'Dare
My Mummy's Arms
Art Trouble
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
I Scream
Corn on the Cop
Pure Feud
Very Close Veins
Everybody Likes Music
Pugs and Kisses
The Knife of the Party
Mushrooms
The Wrong, Wrong Trail
Henry the Ache
Howd' Ya Like That?
Here Comes Flossie!
In the Dough
Gobs of Fun
Paul Revere, Jr.
Close Relations
Salt Water Daffy
Soup to Nuts
Spring Fever