
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.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pardon My Backfire | Shemp (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Done It? | Unknown (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Malice in the Palace | Shemp (Character) | - | 1949 |
60% | 38% | Africa Screams | Gunner (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heavenly Daze | Shemp (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brideless Groom | Prof. Shemp Howard (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sing a Song of Six Pants | Shemp (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 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Butch Minds the Baby | "Squinty" Sweeny (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Private Buckaroo | Sgt. "Muggsy" Shavel (Character) | - | 1942 |
67% | 80% | Arabian Nights | Sinbad (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Pittsburgh | Shorty (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Dynamite | Abdullah (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Buck Privates | Chef (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% | 90% | Hold That Ghost | Soda Jerk (Character) | - | 1941 |
67% | 25% | The Invisible Woman | Frankie (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Hellzapoppin' | Louie (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tight Shoes | Okay (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% | 74% | The Bank Dick | Joe, Guelpe, Bartender at Black Pussy Cat Cafe (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | Joe (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 | Art Trouble | Short Painter (Character) | - | 1934 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Three Stooges | Unknown (Character) | 1947-1956 |
QUOTES FROM Shemp Howard CHARACTERS
Shemp says: Your're supposed to be singing like a bird, not a volcano.
Shemp says: Gargle with old razor blades.
Shemp says: Can I help it if I'm not cousin Basil?
Moe says: To Larry: Hold it. You wouldn't hit a lady with that? Use this, its bigger.