Portrait of Shemp Howard

Acting

Shemp Howard

Career

Active from 1930 to 2024, with a break from 1965 to 1989, busiest in 1934 with 19 main titles.

Leading roles
131
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shemp Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.8, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    1.8, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 14
  • Classic Comedy 12
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Physical Humor 8
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Physical Gags 6
  • Farce 5
  • Classic Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Absurdist Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

196
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard
The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard

TV show · as Shemp

2020s

2 titles
Three Stooges Comedy Collection
Three Stooges Comedy Collection (2024)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! (2023)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010s

2 titles
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015)

TV show · as Shemp (archive footage)

The Three Stooges in 3D
The Three Stooges in 3D (2012)

as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000s

5 titles
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts (2009)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)

as Shemp (archive footage)

The Three Stooges Story
The Three Stooges Story (2001)

as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001)

as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious (2000)

as Shemp (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1 title
The Lost Stooges
The Lost Stooges (1990)

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)

as Shemp (archive footage)

1960s

1 title
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines (1964)

as Shemp

1950s

58 titles · average score 67
Husbands Beware
Husbands Beware (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Prof. Shemp Howard

Creeps
Creeps (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shemp / Shemp's son

Stone Age Romeos
Stone Age Romeos (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shemp

Wham-Bam-Slam!
Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shemp

Hot Ice
Hot Ice (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shemp

Knutzy Knights
Knutzy Knights (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shemp

Musty Musketeers
Musty Musketeers (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shemp

Spooks!
Spooks! (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shemp

Tricky Dicks
Tricky Dicks (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shemp

Bubble Trouble
Bubble Trouble (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shemp

Loose Loot
Loose Loot (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shemp

Slaphappy Sleuths
Slaphappy Sleuths (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shemp

1940s

78 titles · average score 66
Hokus Pokus
Hokus Pokus (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shemp

The Ghost Talks
The Ghost Talks (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shemp

Dunked in the Deep
Dunked in the Deep (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shemp

I'm a Monkey's Uncle
I'm a Monkey's Uncle (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shemp

Squareheads of the Round Table
Squareheads of the Round Table (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shemp

The Hot Scots
The Hot Scots (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shemp

Fright Night
Fright Night (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shemp

Out West
Out West (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shemp

Brideless Groom
Brideless Groom (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shemp

Sing a Song of Six Pants
Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shemp

Society Mugs
Society Mugs (1946)

as Shemp

Boobs in the Woods
Boobs in the Woods (1940)

as Gus

1930s

47 titles · average score 63
Glove Slingers
Glove Slingers (1939)

as Pat Patrick

Home on the Rage
Home on the Rage (1938)

as Happy

Headin' East
Headin' East (1937)

as Windy Wylie

The Knife of the Party
The Knife of the Party (1934)

as Shemp Howard

Art Trouble
Art Trouble (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

as Short Painter

Smoked Hams
Smoked Hams (1934)

as Henry Howard

I Scream
I Scream (1934)

as Moran's Henchman

Corn on the Cop
Corn on the Cop (1934)

as Reginald / Reggie

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk (1934)

as Henry

A Peach of a Pair
A Peach of a Pair (1934)

as Butler

In the Dough
In the Dough (1933)

as Bugs

Salt Water Daffy
Salt Water Daffy (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as Wilbur the Kleptomaniac