

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Triple Crossed
as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)

Commotion on the Ocean
as Shemp (archive footage)

Scheming Schemers
as Shemp (archive footage)

Hot Stuff
as Shemp (archive footage)

Rumpus in the Harem
as Shemp (archive footage)

For Crimin' Out Loud
as Shemp

Flagpole Jitters
as Shemp

Creeps
as Shemp / Shemp's son

Husbands Beware
as Prof. Shemp Howard

Columbia Laff Hour
as Shemp

Blunder Boys
as Various Days

Hot Ice
as Shemp

Wham-Bam-Slam!
as Shemp

Stone Age Romeos
as Shemp

Gypped in the Penthouse
as Shemp

Bedlam in Paradise
as Shemp

Of Cash and Hash
as Shemp

Fling in the Ring
as Shemp

Scotched in Scotland
as Shemp

Shot in the Frontier
as Shemp

Knutzy Knights
as Shemp

Pals and Gals
as Shemp

Musty Musketeers
as Shemp

Income Tax Sappy
as Shemp

Goof on the Roof
as Shemp

Bubble Trouble
as Shemp

Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Shemp

Pardon My Backfire
as Shemp

Spooks!
as Shemp

Tricky Dicks
as Shemp

Loose Loot
as Shemp

Booty and the Beast
as Shemp

Up in Daisy's Penthouse
as Shemp / Shemp Howard Sr.

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
as Shemp

Three Dark Horses
as Shemp

Gents in a Jam
as Shemp

He Cooked His Goose
as Shemp

Listen Judge
as Shemp

Corny Casanovas
as Shemp

A Missed Fortune
as Shemp

Pest Man Wins
as Shemp

Hula-La-La
as Shemp

The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp

Gold Raiders
as Shemp

Merry Mavericks
as Shemp

Scrambled Brains
as Shemp

Don't Throw That Knife
as Shemp

Baby Sitters Jitters
as Shemp

Three Arabian Nuts
as Shemp

A Snitch in Time
as Shemp

Slaphappy Sleuths
as Shemp

Studio Stoops
as Shemp

Three Hams on Rye
as Shemp

Self Made Maids
as Shemp / Shempetta

Love at First Bite
as Shemp

Dopey Dicks
as Shemp

Hugs and Mugs
as Shemp

Punchy Cowpunchers
as Shemp

Jerks of All Trades
as Shemp

Dunked in the Deep
as Shemp

Vagabond Loafers
as Shemp

Malice in the Palace
as Shemp

Hokus Pokus
as Shemp

Africa Screams
as Gunner

Fuelin' Around
as Shemp

Who Done It?
as Shemp

The Ghost Talks
as Shemp

Crime on Their Hands
as Shemp

Mummy's Dummies
as Shemp

I'm a Monkey's Uncle
as Shemp

Heavenly Daze
as Shemp

The Hot Scots
as Shemp

Fiddlers Three
as Shemp

Squareheads of the Round Table
as Shemp

Pardon My Clutch
as Shemp

Shivering Sherlocks
as Shemp

All Gummed Up
as Shemp

Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Shemp

Brideless Groom
as Shemp

Hold That Lion!
as Shemp

Out West
as Shemp

Bride and Gloom
as Shemp

Fright Night
as Shemp
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1
as Himself

Blondie Knows Best
as Jim Gray

Society Mugs
as Shemp

Dangerous Business
as Monk

One Exciting Week
as Marvin Lewis

Jiggers, My Wife
as Woodcock 'Woody' J. Strinker

Mr. Noisy
as Noisy

The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Marty

A Hit with a Miss
as Rameses - Prizefighter

Where the Pest Begins
as Shemp Howard

Trouble Chasers
as Shemp Howard

Off Again, On Again
as Woodcock Q. Strinker

Crazy Knights
as Shemp

Open Season for Saps
as Woodcock Q. Strinker

Strange Affair
as Laundry Truck Driver

Moonlight and Cactus
as Punchy Carter

Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Elmer Peabody

Three of a Kind
as Shemp Howard

Crazy House
as Mumbo

Keep 'Em Slugging
as Binky

It Ain't Hay
as Umbrella Sam

How's About It
as Alf

Arabian Nights
as Sinbad

Pittsburgh
as Shorty (The Tailor)

Strictly in the Groove
as Pops

Private Buckaroo
as Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel

Mississippi Gambler
as Milton Davis - Brooklyn Cab Driver

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Det. Sgt. Sweeney

Butch Minds the Baby
as 'Squinty' Sweeny

Hellzapoppin'
as Louie

The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
as Shemp

Hold That Ghost
as Soda Jerk
Too Many Blondes
as Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp

The Flame of New Orleans
as Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

Cracked Nuts
as Eddie / Ivan

Hit the Road
as Dingbat

San Antonio Rose
as Benny the Bounce

Tight Shoes
as Okay

In the Navy
as Dizzy

Mr. Dynamite
as 'Abdullah'

Road Show
as Moe Parker (uncredited)
Meet the Chump
as Stinky Fink

Buck Privates
as Chef

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
as Gabby

The Invisible Woman
as Frankie

Give Us Wings
as Buzz Berger

Murder Over New York
as Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir

The Bank Dick
as Joe Guelpe

The Leather Pushers
as Sailor McNeill

Pleased to Mitt You
as Pat Patrick

Millionaires in Prison
as Professor

Boobs in the Woods
as Gus

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Joe - a Pickpocket

Money Squawks
as Shemp

Glove Slingers
as Pat Patrick

Another Thin Man
as Wacky (uncredited)

Home on the Rage
as Happy
Not Guilty Enough
as Brother-in-Law

Headin' East
as Windy Wylie

Hollywood Round-Up
as Oscar Bush

Taking the Count
as Knobby Walsh

Kick Me Again
as Knobby Walsh

The Blonde Bomber
as Knobby Walsh

The Choke's on You
as Knobby Walsh

Punch and Beauty
as Knobby Walsh

Here's Howe
as Knobby Walsh

Absorbing Junior
as Henry, the Husband

For the Love of Pete
as Knobby Walsh

While the Cat's Away
as Henry

The Officer's Mess
as Gus Doakes

Convention Girl
as Dan Higgins

On the Wagon
as Henry

Serves You Right
as Johnny Spivens

Why Pay Rent?
as Henry

His First Flame
as Smokey Moe

A Peach of a Pair
as Butler

Dizzy & Daffy
as Lefty Howard

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

Smoked Hams
as Henry Howard

Daredevil O'Dare
as Butch

My Mummy's Arms
as Kenneth

Art Trouble
as Short Painter

I Scream
as Moran's Henchman

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
as Songwriters' Representative

Corn on the Cop
as Reginald / Reggie

Pure Feud
as Clem McCarthy

Very Close Veins
as Sourdough

Everybody Likes Music
as Shemp Howard

Pugs and Kisses
as Dopey Traynor

The Knife of the Party
as Shemp Howard

Mushrooms
as Thorndike

The Wrong, Wrong Trail
as Piano Mover

Henry the Ache
as Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys

Howd' Ya Like That?
as Sailor

Here Comes Flossie!
as Ezry

In the Dough
as Bugs

Gobs of Fun
as Club patron

Paul Revere, Jr.
as Attendant

Close Relations
as One of the Moles

Salt Water Daffy
as Wilbur the Kleptomaniac

Soup to Nuts
as Fireman