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      Shemp Howard

      Shemp Howard

      Highest Rated: 100% Hold That Ghost (1941)

      Lowest Rated: 60% Africa Screams (1949)

      Birthday: Mar 11, 1895

      Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

      Once described as "The Ugliest Man in Hollywood" as part of a publicity stunt concocted by his agent, comic actor Shemp Howard was an integral member of The Three Stooges for more than 70 films. Receiving his start on the vaudeville circuit, Shemp performed with his brother Moe and violinist Larry Fine alongside popular comedian Ted Healy on Broadway and in the two-reel short "Soup to Nuts" (1930) prior to venturing on to a solo career. Over the 15 years that followed, Shemp established himself as a film comedian opposite players like W.C. Fields and Abbott & Costello until the failing health of his younger brother Curly brought him back into the Stooges fold with the comedy "Fright Night" (1947). Less hyper-kinetic and childlike than Curly, Shemp's shameless mugging and trademark utterance of "Bee-bee-bee-bee!" - in addition to his willingness to take a mallet to the head or a pair of fingers to eyes - easily made him a welcome addition to the line-up. After appearing in dozens of shorts that included "I'm a Monkey's Uncle" (1948) and "Corny Casanovas" (1952), he died of a heart attack in 1955. And while replaced onscreen, the stringy-haired funny man would never be supplanted in the hearts of Stooge fans who truly appreciated what Shemp Howard and his fellow Stooges gave to the world of comedy, even if the critics did not.

      Highest rated movies

      Hold That Ghost poster
      Hold That Ghost
      The Bank Dick poster
      The Bank Dick
      Arabian Nights poster
      Arabian Nights
      The Invisible Woman poster
      The Invisible Woman
      Africa Screams poster
      Africa Screams

      Photos

      SOUP TO NUTS, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, 1930. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. SOUP TO NUTS, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, 1930. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. GIVE US WINGS, Shemp Howard, 1940 GIVE US WINGS, Shemp Howard, 1940 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard, 1942 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard, 1942 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, The Andrews Sisters (Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Laverne Andrews), Shemp Howard, 1942 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, The Andrews Sisters (Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Laverne Andrews), Shemp Howard, 1942 IT AIN'T HAY, Grace McDonald, David Hacker, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, 1943 IT AIN'T HAY, Grace McDonald, David Hacker, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, 1943 THREE OF A KIND, Shemp Howard, Billy Gilbert, 1944 THREE OF A KIND, Shemp Howard, Billy Gilbert, 1944 THREE OF A KIND, Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, 1944 THREE OF A KIND, Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, 1944 HOW'S ABOUT IT, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Shemp Howard, Patty Andrews, 1943 HOW'S ABOUT IT, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Shemp Howard, Patty Andrews, 1943 CRAZY KNIGHTS, Shemp Howard, Billy Gilbert, 1944 CRAZY KNIGHTS, Shemp Howard, Billy Gilbert, 1944 THREE OF A KIND, from left: Shemp Howard, Billy Gilbert, Maxie Rosenbloom, 1944 THREE OF A KIND, from left: Shemp Howard, Billy Gilbert, Maxie Rosenbloom, 1944 GIVE US WINGS, from left, front, Shemp Howard, Wallace Ford, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly; back, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, 1940 GIVE US WINGS, from left, front, Shemp Howard, Wallace Ford, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly; back, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, 1940 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, Joe E. Lewis, Mary Wickes, Shemp Howard, 1942 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, Joe E. Lewis, Mary Wickes, Shemp Howard, 1942 IT AIN'T HAY, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, David Hacker, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, 1943 IT AIN'T HAY, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, David Hacker, Shemp Howard, Eddie Quillan, 1943 AFRICA SCREAMS, Lou Costello, Shemp Howard, 1949 AFRICA SCREAMS, Lou Costello, Shemp Howard, 1949 SAN ANTONIO ROSE, Shemp Howard (standing), Lon Chaney Jr. (on floor), Eve Arden, 1941 SAN ANTONIO ROSE, Shemp Howard (standing), Lon Chaney Jr. (on floor), Eve Arden, 1941 THREE OF A KIND, Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, 1944 THREE OF A KIND, Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, 1944 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, Harry James and his orchestra, Shemp Howard, Mary Wickes, 1942 PRIVATE BUCKAROO, Harry James and his orchestra, Shemp Howard, Mary Wickes, 1942 KEEP 'EM SLUGGING, from left, Bobby Jordan, Norman Abbott, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Shemp Howard, 1943 KEEP 'EM SLUGGING, from left, Bobby Jordan, Norman Abbott, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Shemp Howard, 1943 BUTCH MINDS THE BABY, Shemp Howard, Richard Lane, Broderick Crawford, 1942 BUTCH MINDS THE BABY, Shemp Howard, Richard Lane, Broderick Crawford, 1942 GOLD RAIDERS, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine (Three Stooges), 1951 GOLD RAIDERS, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine (Three Stooges), 1951

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Three Stooges Greatest Routines Unknown (Character) - 2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Pardon My Backfire Shemp (Character) - 1953
      No Score Yet 67% Malice in the Palace Shemp (Character) - 1949
      60% 39% Africa Screams Gunner (Character) - 1949
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Done It? Unknown (Character) - 1949
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Heavenly Daze Shemp (Character) - 1948
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Sing a Song of Six Pants Shemp (Character) - 1947
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Brideless Groom Prof. Shemp Howard (Character) - 1947
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gentleman Misbehaves Marty (Character) - 1946
      No Score Yet No Score Yet One Exciting Week Marvin Lewis (Character) - 1946
      No Score Yet 80% Blondie Knows Best Jim Gray (Character) - 1946
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Strange Affair Laundry Truck Driver (Character) - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Cookin' Up Trouble Unknown (Character) - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Crazy Knights Shemp (Character) - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Three of a Kind Shemp Howard (Character) - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Ghost Crazy Shemp (Character) - 1944
      75% 80% Arabian Nights Sinbad (Character) - 1942
      No Score Yet 45% Pittsburgh Shorty (Character) - 1942
      No Score Yet 33% Private Buckaroo Sgt. "Muggsy" Shavel (Character) - 1942
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Butch Minds the Baby "Squinty" Sweeny (Character) - 1942
      67% 29% The Invisible Woman Frankie (Character) - 1941
      No Score Yet 76% Buck Privates Chef (Character) - 1941
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Dynamite Abdullah (Character) - 1941
      100% 90% Hold That Ghost Soda Jerk (Character) - 1941
      No Score Yet 85% Hellzapoppin' Louie (Character) - 1941
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tight Shoes Okay (Character) - 1941
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady Joe (Character) - 1940
      100% 74% The Bank Dick Joe, Guelpe, Bartender at Black Pussy Cat Cafe (Character) - 1940
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Round-Up Oscar (Character) - 1937
      No Score Yet No Score Yet For the Love of Pete Knobby Walsh (Character) - 1936
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Convention Girl Dan Higgins (Character) - 1935
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Smoked Hams Henry Howard (Character) - 1934
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Henry the Ache Artie - One of King Henry's Lackeys (Character) - 1934
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Best of the Three Stooges: Knife of the Party Unknown (Character) - 1934
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Art Trouble Short Painter (Character) - 1934