Shemp Howard

American comedian and actor (1895–1955) Shemp HowardHoward in Brideless Groom in 1947BornSamuel Horwitz(1895-03-11)March 11, 1895Brooklyn, New York, U.S.DiedNovember 22, 1955(1955-11-22) (aged 60)Los Angeles, California, U.S.Resting placeHome of Peace CemeteryEast Los Angeles, CaliforniaOther nameSam HowardOccupationsComedianactorYears active1923–1955Known forThe Three StoogesSpouse Gertrude Frank ​(m. 1925)​Children1RelativesMoe Howard (brother)Curly Howard (brother)Joan Howard Maurer (niece)Websitethreestooges.com Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz; March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the third Stooge in The Three Stooges, a role he played when the act began in the early 1920s (1923–1932), while it was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges"; and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. During the fourteen years between his times with the Stooges, he had a successful solo career as a film comedian, including a series of shorts by himself and with partners. He reluctantly returned to the Stooges as a favor to his brother Moe and friend Larry Fine to replace his brother Curly as the