Curly Howard

Acting•Born October 22, 1903•Died January 18, 1952 (age 48)•Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

2024

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2023

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

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2016

The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2015

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

as Curly (archive footage)

2012

The Three Stooges in 3D

as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2009

The Parrott Chase

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2009

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2004

The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2003

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

as Curly (archive footage)

Movie

2001

The Three Stooges Story

as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2001

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2000

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious

as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1997

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

as Self / Curly (archive footage)

Movie

1992

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1990

The Lost Stooges

as (archive footage)

Movie

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1986

Classic Comedy Teams

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Movie

1984

The Making of the Stooges

as Curly (archive footage)

Movie

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Movie

1974

The Three Stooges Follies

as Curly (archive footage)

Movie

1964

Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

as Curly

Movie

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1960

Stop! Look! and Laugh!

as Curly

Movie

1956

Columbia Laff Hour

as Curley

Movie

1953

Booty and the Beast

as Sleeping Passenger (uncredited) (archive footage)

Movie

1947

Hold That Lion!

as Curly - Sleeping Passenger (uncredited)

Movie

1947

Half-Wits Holiday

as Curly

Movie

1947

The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1

as Himself

Movie

1946

Three Little Pirates

as Curly

Movie

1946

Rhythm and Weep

as Curly

Movie

1946

G.I. Wanna Home

as Curly

Movie

1946

Three Loan Wolves

as Curly

Movie

1946

Monkey Businessmen

as Curly

Movie

1946

The Three Troubledoers

as Curly

Movie

1946

Uncivil War Birds

as Curly

Movie

1946

Swing Parade of 1946

as Curly

Movie

1946

A Bird in the Head

as Curly

Movie

1946

Beer Barrel Polecats

as Curly

Movie

1945

Micro-Phonies

as Curly

Movie

1945

Booby Dupes

as Curly

Movie

1945

If a Body Meets a Body

as Curly

Movie

1945

Idiots Deluxe

as Curly

Movie

1945

Rockin' in the Rockies

as Curly

Movie

1945

Three Pests in a Mess

as Curly

Movie

1944

No Dough Boys

as Curly

Movie

1944

Gents Without Cents

as Curly

Movie

1944

Idle Roomers

as Curly

Movie

1944

The Yoke's on Me

as Curly

Movie

1944

Busy Buddies

as Curly

Movie

1944

Crash Goes the Hash

as Curly

Movie

1943

A Gem of a Jam

as Curly

Movie

1943

Phony Express

as Curly

Movie

1943

Dizzy Pilots

as Curly Wrong

Movie

1943

I Can Hardly Wait

as Curly

Movie

1943

Higher Than a Kite

as Curly

Movie

1943

Three Little Twirps

as Curly

Movie

1943

Back from the Front

as Curly

Movie

1943

Spook Louder

as Curly

Movie

1943

Dizzy Detectives

as Curly

Movie

1943

They Stooge to Conga

as Curly

Movie

1942

Sock-a-Bye Baby

as Curly

Movie

1942

My Sister Eileen

as Subway Builder (uncredited)

Movie

1942

Even as IOU

as Curly

Movie

1942

Three Smart Saps

as Curly

Movie

1942

Matri-Phony

as Curleycue

Movie

1942

What's the Matador?

as Curly

Movie

1942

Cactus Makes Perfect

as Curly

Movie

1942

Loco Boy Makes Good

as Curly

Movie

1941

Some More of Samoa

as Curly

Movie

1941

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

as Curly

Movie

1941

An Ache in Every Stake

as Curly

Movie

1941

Time Out for Rhythm

as Curly

Movie

1941

All the World's a Stooge

as Curly

Movie

1941

I'll Never Heil Again

as Curly Gallstone

Movie

1941

Dutiful But Dumb

as Curly

Movie

1941

So Long Mr. Chumps

as Curly

Movie

1940

Boobs in Arms

as Curly

Movie

1940

Cookoo Cavaliers

as Curly Sinker

Movie

1940

No Census, No Feeling

as Curly

Movie

1940

From Nurse to Worse

as Curly

Movie

1940

How High Is Up?

as Curley

Movie

1940

Nutty But Nice

as Curly

Movie

1940

A Plumbing We Will Go

as Curly

Movie

1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

as Curly

Movie

1940

You Nazty Spy!

as Curly Gallstone

Movie

1939

Three Sappy People

as Curly

Movie

1939

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

as Curly

Movie

1939

Calling All Curs

as Dr. Curly

Movie

1939

Saved by the Belle

as Curly

Movie

1939

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

as Curly

Movie

1939

A Ducking They Did Go

as Curly

Movie

1939

We Want Our Mummy

as Curly

Movie

1939

Three Little Sew and Sews

as Curly

Movie

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Curly

Movie

1938

Mutts to You

as Curly

Movie

1938

Three Missing Links

as Curly

Movie

1938

Violent Is the Word for Curly

as Curly

Movie

1938

Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

as Curly

Movie

1938

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb

as Curly

Movie

1938

Tassels in the Air

as Curly

Movie

1938

Start Cheering

as Curly Howard

Movie

1938

Wee Wee Monsieur

as Curly

Movie

1938

Termites of 1938

as Curly

Movie

1937

The Sitter Downers

as Curly

Movie

1937

Playing the Ponies

as Curly

Movie

1937

Cash and Carry

as Curly

Movie

1937

Goofs and Saddles

as Curly

Movie

1937

Back to the Woods

as Curly

Movie

1937

3 Dumb Clucks

as Curly / Pop Howard

Movie

1937

Dizzy Doctors

as Curly

Movie

1937

Grips, Grunts and Groans

as Curly

Movie

1936

Slippery Silks

as Curly

Movie

1936

Whoops, I'm an Indian!

as Curly

Movie

1936

False Alarms

as Curly

Movie

1936

A Pain in the Pullman

as Curly

Movie

1936

Disorder in the Court

as Curly

Movie

1936

Half Shot Shooters

as Curly

Movie

1936

Movie Maniacs

as Curly

Movie

1936

Ants in the Pantry

as Curley

Movie

1935

Three Little Beers

as Curly

Movie

1935

Hoi Polloi

as Curly

Movie

1935

Pardon My Scotch

as Curly

Movie

1935

Uncivil Warriors

as Curly

Movie

1935

Pop Goes the Easel

as Curly

Movie

1935

Restless Knights

as Baron of Gray Manor

Movie

1935

Horses' Collars

as Curly

Movie

1934

Three Little Pigskins

as Curly

Movie

1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

as Drummer

Movie

1934

Men in Black

as Dr. Howard

Movie

1934

Punch Drunks

as Curly

Movie

1934

Operator 13

as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Movie

1934

Hollywood Party

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Movie

1934

The Big Idea

as Healy's Stooge

Movie

1934

Woman Haters

as Jack

Movie

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

as Curly

Movie

1934

Jail Birds of Paradise

as Prisoner

Movie

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Movie

1934

Roast-Beef and Movies

as Bogus Movie Producer (as Jerry Howard)

Movie

1934

Fugitive Lovers

as Bill, Second of Three Julians

Movie

1933

Myrt and Marge

as Mullins' Helper

Movie

1933

Dancing Lady

as Stagehand Curly

Movie

1933

Meet the Baron

as A Stooge

Movie

1933

Plane Nuts

as Curly

Movie

1933

Hello Pop

as Son

Movie

1933

Broadway to Hollywood

as Fritz the Clown

Movie

1933

Beer and Pretzels

as Curly

Movie

1933

Turn Back the Clock

as Wedding Singer (uncredited)

Movie

1933

Nertsery Rhymes

as Boy

Movie

1932

Hollywood on Parade

as Self

Movie

—

Los tres chiflados

—

The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold Standard

as Curly

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayOctober 22, 1903

Day of DeathJanuary 18, 1952

Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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