Curly Howard

Curly Howard

Known for
Acting
Born
October 22, 1903
Died
January 18, 1952 (aged 48)
Birthplace
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

Photos

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Filmography

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Los tres chiflados poster

Los tres chiflados

TV · 1 ep

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The Three Stooges poster

The Three Stooges

TV · as Curly · 22 eps

2024
Three Stooges Comedy Collection

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

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

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
The Last Laugh poster

The Last Laugh

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! poster

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

TV · as Curly (archive footage) · 24 eps

2012
The Three Stooges in 3D poster

The Three Stooges in 3D

Movie · as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts poster

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009
The Parrott Chase

The Parrott Chase

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed poster

The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special poster

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Curly (archive footage)

2001
The Three Stooges Story poster

The Three Stooges Story

Movie · as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter poster

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

Movie · as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious

The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious

Movie · as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! poster

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

Movie · as Self / Curly (archive footage)

1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

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

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990
The Lost Stooges

The Lost Stooges

Movie · as (archive footage)

1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1986
Classic Comedy Teams poster

Classic Comedy Teams

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Movie · as (archive footage)

1984
The Making of the Stooges poster

The Making of the Stooges

Movie · as Curly (archive footage)

1974
The Three Stooges Follies poster

The Three Stooges Follies

Movie · as Curly (archive footage)

1964
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

Movie · as Curly

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy poster

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

1960
Stop! Look! and Laugh! poster

Stop! Look! and Laugh!

Movie · as Curly

1956
Columbia Laff Hour poster

Columbia Laff Hour

Movie · as Curley

1953
Booty and the Beast poster

Booty and the Beast

Movie · as Sleeping Passenger (uncredited) (archive footage)

1947
Hold That Lion! poster

Hold That Lion!

Movie · as Curly - Sleeping Passenger (uncredited)

1947
Half-Wits Holiday poster

Half-Wits Holiday

Movie · as Curly

1947
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1

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

Movie · as Himself

1946
Swing Parade of 1946 poster

Swing Parade of 1946

Movie · as Curly

1946
The Three Troubledoers poster

The Three Troubledoers

Movie · as Curly

1946
Beer Barrel Polecats poster

Beer Barrel Polecats

Movie · as Curly

1946
Uncivil War Birds poster

Uncivil War Birds

Movie · as Curly

1946
Monkey Businessmen poster

Monkey Businessmen

Movie · as Curly

1946
Three Loan Wolves poster

Three Loan Wolves

Movie · as Curly

1946
A Bird in the Head poster

A Bird in the Head

Movie · as Curly

1946
G.I. Wanna Home poster

G.I. Wanna Home

Movie · as Curly

1946
Rhythm and Weep poster

Rhythm and Weep

Movie · as Curly

1946
Three Little Pirates poster

Three Little Pirates

Movie · as Curly

1945
Three Pests in a Mess poster

Three Pests in a Mess

Movie · as Curly

1945
If a Body Meets a Body poster

If a Body Meets a Body

Movie · as Curly

1945
Idiots Deluxe poster

Idiots Deluxe

Movie · as Curly

1945
Booby Dupes poster

Booby Dupes

Movie · as Curly

1945
Micro-Phonies poster

Micro-Phonies

Movie · as Curly

1945
Rockin' in the Rockies poster

Rockin' in the Rockies

Movie · as Curly

1944
Crash Goes the Hash poster

Crash Goes the Hash

Movie · as Curly

1944
Busy Buddies poster

Busy Buddies

Movie · as Curly

1944
Gents Without Cents poster

Gents Without Cents

Movie · as Curly

1944
The Yoke's on Me poster

The Yoke's on Me

Movie · as Curly

1944
Idle Roomers poster

Idle Roomers

Movie · as Curly

1944
No Dough Boys poster

No Dough Boys

Movie · as Curly

1943
Phony Express poster

Phony Express

Movie · as Curly

1943
They Stooge to Conga poster

They Stooge to Conga

Movie · as Curly

1943
Dizzy Pilots poster

Dizzy Pilots

Movie · as Curly Wrong

1943
Back from the Front poster

Back from the Front

Movie · as Curly

1943
Higher Than a Kite poster

Higher Than a Kite

Movie · as Curly

1943
Three Little Twirps poster

Three Little Twirps

Movie · as Curly

1943
Spook Louder poster

Spook Louder

Movie · as Curly

1943
I Can Hardly Wait poster

I Can Hardly Wait

Movie · as Curly

1943
Dizzy Detectives poster

Dizzy Detectives

Movie · as Curly

1943
A Gem of a Jam poster

A Gem of a Jam

Movie · as Curly

1942
My Sister Eileen poster

My Sister Eileen

Movie · as Subway Builder (uncredited)

1942
What's the Matador? poster

What's the Matador?

Movie · as Curly

1942
Even as IOU poster

Even as IOU

Movie · as Curly

1942
Matri-Phony poster

Matri-Phony

Movie · as Curleycue

1942
Loco Boy Makes Good poster

Loco Boy Makes Good

Movie · as Curly

1942
Three Smart Saps poster

Three Smart Saps

Movie · as Curly

1942
Cactus Makes Perfect poster

Cactus Makes Perfect

Movie · as Curly

1942
Sock-a-Bye Baby poster

Sock-a-Bye Baby

Movie · as Curly

1941
Time Out for Rhythm poster

Time Out for Rhythm

Movie · as Curly

1941
All the World's a Stooge poster

All the World's a Stooge

Movie · as Curly

1941
So Long Mr. Chumps poster

So Long Mr. Chumps

Movie · as Curly

1941
I'll Never Heil Again poster

I'll Never Heil Again

Movie · as Curly Gallstone

1941
Dutiful But Dumb poster

Dutiful But Dumb

Movie · as Curly

1941
An Ache in Every Stake poster

An Ache in Every Stake

Movie · as Curly

1941
In the Sweet Pie and Pie poster

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

Movie · as Curly

1941
Some More of Samoa poster

Some More of Samoa

Movie · as Curly

1940
You Nazty Spy! poster

You Nazty Spy!

Movie · as Curly Gallstone

1940
From Nurse to Worse poster

From Nurse to Worse

Movie · as Curly

1940
A Plumbing We Will Go poster

A Plumbing We Will Go

Movie · as Curly

1940
Rockin' Thru the Rockies poster

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Movie · as Curly

1940
Cookoo Cavaliers poster

Cookoo Cavaliers

Movie · as Curly Sinker

1940
Nutty But Nice poster

Nutty But Nice

Movie · as Curly

1940
No Census, No Feeling poster

No Census, No Feeling

Movie · as Curly

1940
Boobs in Arms poster

Boobs in Arms

Movie · as Curly

1940
How High Is Up? poster

How High Is Up?

Movie · as Curley

1939
A Ducking They Did Go poster

A Ducking They Did Go

Movie · as Curly

1939
Calling All Curs poster

Calling All Curs

Movie · as Dr. Curly

1939
Three Sappy People poster

Three Sappy People

Movie · as Curly

1939
Saved by the Belle poster

Saved by the Belle

Movie · as Curly

1939
Yes, We Have No Bonanza poster

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Movie · as Curly

1939
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise poster

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Movie · as Curly

1939
We Want Our Mummy poster

We Want Our Mummy

Movie · as Curly

1939
Three Little Sew and Sews poster

Three Little Sew and Sews

Movie · as Curly

1938
Wee Wee Monsieur poster

Wee Wee Monsieur

Movie · as Curly

1938
Three Missing Links poster

Three Missing Links

Movie · as Curly

1938
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb poster

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb

Movie · as Curly

1938
Termites of 1938 poster

Termites of 1938

Movie · as Curly

1938
Tassels in the Air poster

Tassels in the Air

Movie · as Curly

1938
Violent Is the Word for Curly poster

Violent Is the Word for Curly

Movie · as Curly

1938
Mutts to You poster

Mutts to You

Movie · as Curly

1938
Flat Foot Stooges poster

Flat Foot Stooges

Movie · as Curly

1938
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ poster

Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

Movie · as Curly

1938
Start Cheering poster

Start Cheering

Movie · as Curly Howard

1937
Dizzy Doctors poster

Dizzy Doctors

Movie · as Curly

1937
Back to the Woods poster

Back to the Woods

Movie · as Curly

1937
Cash and Carry poster

Cash and Carry

Movie · as Curly

1937
Grips, Grunts and Groans poster

Grips, Grunts and Groans

Movie · as Curly

1937
Goofs and Saddles poster

Goofs and Saddles

Movie · as Curly

1937
3 Dumb Clucks poster

3 Dumb Clucks

Movie · as Curly / Pop Howard

1937
Playing the Ponies poster

Playing the Ponies

Movie · as Curly

1937
The Sitter Downers poster

The Sitter Downers

Movie · as Curly

1936
Disorder in the Court poster

Disorder in the Court

Movie · as Curly

1936
Ants in the Pantry poster

Ants in the Pantry

Movie · as Curley

1936
Half Shot Shooters poster

Half Shot Shooters

Movie · as Curly

1936
Whoops, I'm an Indian! poster

Whoops, I'm an Indian!

Movie · as Curly

1936
False Alarms poster

False Alarms

Movie · as Curly

1936
Movie Maniacs poster

Movie Maniacs

Movie · as Curly

1936
A Pain in the Pullman poster

A Pain in the Pullman

Movie · as Curly

1936
Slippery Silks poster

Slippery Silks

Movie · as Curly

1935
Restless Knights poster

Restless Knights

Movie · as Baron of Gray Manor

1935
Hoi Polloi poster

Hoi Polloi

Movie · as Curly

1935
Pardon My Scotch poster

Pardon My Scotch

Movie · as Curly

1935
Three Little Beers poster

Three Little Beers

Movie · as Curly

1935
Uncivil Warriors poster

Uncivil Warriors

Movie · as Curly

1935
Horses' Collars poster

Horses' Collars

Movie · as Curly

1935
Pop Goes the Easel poster

Pop Goes the Easel

Movie · as Curly

1934
Operator 13 poster

Operator 13

Movie · as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

1934
The Captain Hates the Sea poster

The Captain Hates the Sea

Movie · as Drummer

1934
Woman Haters poster

Woman Haters

Movie · as Jack

1934
Three Little Pigskins poster

Three Little Pigskins

Movie · as Curly

1934
Punch Drunks poster

Punch Drunks

Movie · as Curly

1934
Men in Black poster

Men in Black

Movie · as Dr. Howard

1934
Fugitive Lovers poster

Fugitive Lovers

Movie · as Bill, Second of Three Julians

1934
The Big Idea poster

The Big Idea

Movie · as Healy's Stooge

1934
Hollywood Party poster

Hollywood Party

Movie · as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

1934
Roast-Beef and Movies poster

Roast-Beef and Movies

Movie · as Bogus Movie Producer (as Jerry Howard)

1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Movie · as Curly

1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Movie

1934
Jail Birds of Paradise poster

Jail Birds of Paradise

Movie · as Prisoner

1933
Dancing Lady poster

Dancing Lady

Movie · as Stagehand Curly

1933
Nertsery Rhymes poster

Nertsery Rhymes

Movie · as Boy

1933
Plane Nuts poster

Plane Nuts

Movie · as Curly

1933
Beer and Pretzels poster

Beer and Pretzels

Movie · as Curly

1933
Myrt and Marge poster

Myrt and Marge

Movie · as Mullins' Helper

1933
Broadway to Hollywood poster

Broadway to Hollywood

Movie · as Fritz the Clown

1933
Meet the Baron poster

Meet the Baron

Movie · as A Stooge

1933
Hello Pop poster

Hello Pop

Movie · as Son

1933
Turn Back the Clock poster

Turn Back the Clock

Movie · as Wedding Singer (uncredited)

1932
Hollywood on Parade poster

Hollywood on Parade

Movie · as Self