Curly Howard

Curly Howard

b. 1903 — d. 1952 (aged 49) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Actor Writer

Jerome Lester "Jerry" Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian. He is best known as a member of the American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges, along with his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine. Curly is generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He is well known for his high-pitched voice, vocal expressions ("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!","woo-woo-woo!", and barking like a dog), as well as his inventive physical comedy, improvisations, and athleticism.

Known For

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

An Ache in Every Stake

An Ache in Every Stake

No Dough Boys

If a Body Meets a Body

If a Body Meets a Body

Filmography

Fun with the Stooges

Booty and the Beast

Booty and the Beast

Sleeping Train Passenger

Half-Wits Holiday

Half-Wits Holiday

Hold That Lion!

Hold That Lion!

Sleeping Train Passenger

Three Little Pirates

Three Little Pirates

Beer Barrel Polecats

Beer Barrel Polecats

A Bird in the Head

A Bird in the Head

Monkey Businessmen

Monkey Businessmen

The Three Troubledoers

The Three Troubledoers

Three Loan Wolves

Three Loan Wolves

Swing Parade of 1946

Swing Parade of 1946

Rhythm and Weep

Rhythm and Weep

Uncivil War Birds

Uncivil War Birds

G.I. Wanna Home

G.I. Wanna Home

Micro-Phonies

If a Body Meets a Body

If a Body Meets a Body

Curly Q. Link (Q for cuff)

Idiots Deluxe

Booby Dupes

Three Pests in a Mess

Three Pests in a Mess

Rockin' in the Rockies

Rockin' in the Rockies

A Hit with a Miss

A Hit with a Miss

Gents Without Cents

Gents Without Cents

Idle Roomers

Crash Goes the Hash

Crash Goes the Hash

Busy Buddies

No Dough Boys

The Yoke's on Me

The Yoke's on Me

Dizzy Detectives

Dizzy Detectives

Spook Louder

They Stooge to Conga

They Stooge to Conga

Dizzy Pilots

Higher Than a Kite

Higher Than a Kite

I Can Hardly Wait

I Can Hardly Wait

Back from the Front

Back from the Front

A Gem of a Jam

Phony Express

Three Little Twirps

Three Little Twirps

Cactus Makes Perfect

Cactus Makes Perfect

Three Smart Saps

Three Smart Saps

Loco Boy Makes Good

Loco Boy Makes Good

Sock-a-Bye Baby

Sock-a-Bye Baby

What's the Matador?

What's the Matador?

Matri-Phony

Even as IOU

I'll Never Heil Again

I'll Never Heil Again

Curly Gallstone

An Ache in Every Stake

An Ache in Every Stake

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

All the World's a Stooge

All the World's a Stooge

Dutiful But Dumb

Dutiful But Dumb

So Long Mr. Chumps

So Long Mr. Chumps

Some More of Samoa

Some More of Samoa

Time Out for Rhythm

Time Out for Rhythm

A Plumbing We Will Go

A Plumbing We Will Go

You Nazty Spy!

Curly Gallstone

No Census, No Feeling

No Census, No Feeling

Boobs in Arms

How High Is Up?

How High Is Up?

From Nurse to Worse

From Nurse to Worse

Cookoo Cavaliers

Cookoo Cavaliers

Nutty But Nice

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 6: Hollywood Recreations

Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 6: Hollywood Recreations

Man of Tin

Wrestler's Woo-Woos

Screen Snapshots, Series 20, No. 3

Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

We Want Our Mummy

We Want Our Mummy

Three Sappy People

Three Sappy People

A Ducking They Did Go

A Ducking They Did Go

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Calling All Curs

Calling All Curs

Saved by the Belle

Saved by the Belle

Three Little Sew and Sews

Three Little Sew and Sews

Violent Is the Word for Curly

Violent Is the Word for Curly

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb

Tassels in the Air

Tassels in the Air

Termites of 1938

Termites of 1938

Mutts to You

Three Missing Links

Three Missing Links

Wee Wee Monsieur

Wee Wee Monsieur

Flat Foot Stooges

Flat Foot Stooges

Grips, Grunts and Groans

Grips, Grunts and Groans

Dizzy Doctors

3 Dumb Clucks

The Sitter Downers

The Sitter Downers

Cash and Carry

Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

Goofs and Saddles

Goofs and Saddles

Buffalo Bilious

Playing the Ponies

Playing the Ponies

Disorder in the Court

Disorder in the Court

Ants in the Pantry

Ants in the Pantry

Movie Maniacs

False Alarms

A Pain in the Pullman

A Pain in the Pullman

Half Shot Shooters

Half Shot Shooters

Whoops, I'm an Indian!

Whoops, I'm an Indian!

Slippery Silks

Screen Snapshots, Series 15, No. 7

Hoi Polloi

Three Little Beers

Three Little Beers

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