Curly Howard

October 22, 1903(48 at death)|Died January 18, 1952
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA|Acting

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.

Movies (143)

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

Three Stooges Comedy Collection

2024

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

The Last Laugh
7.0

The Last Laugh

2016

The Three Stooges in 3D
2.2

The Three Stooges in 3D

2012

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts

2009

The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed

The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed

2004

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
8.5

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

2003

The Three Stooges Story

The Three Stooges Story

2001

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter

2001

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
7.0

The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

1997

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
8.0

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

1992

The Lost Stooges
9.0

The Lost Stooges

1990

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Classic Comedy Teams
7.0

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

The Three Stooges Follies
9.0

The Three Stooges Follies

1974

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

Stop! Look! and Laugh!
5.3

Stop! Look! and Laugh!

1960

Columbia Laff Hour
7.0

Columbia Laff Hour

1956

Booty and the Beast
6.3

Booty and the Beast

1953

Hold That Lion!
7.6

Hold That Lion!

1947

Half-Wits Holiday
6.8

Half-Wits Holiday

1947

Three Little Pirates
7.2

Three Little Pirates

1946

Rhythm and Weep
5.9

Rhythm and Weep

1946

G.I. Wanna Home
6.3

G.I. Wanna Home

1946

Three Loan Wolves
7.3

Three Loan Wolves

1946

Monkey Businessmen
6.3

Monkey Businessmen

1946

The Three Troubledoers
5.8

The Three Troubledoers

1946

Uncivil War Birds
6.3

Uncivil War Birds

1946

Swing Parade of 1946
4.6

Swing Parade of 1946

1946

A Bird in the Head
6.7

A Bird in the Head

1946

Beer Barrel Polecats
6.3

Beer Barrel Polecats

1946

Micro-Phonies
6.0

Micro-Phonies

1945

Booby Dupes
5.5

Booby Dupes

1945

If a Body Meets a Body
5.6

If a Body Meets a Body

1945

Idiots Deluxe
6.6

Idiots Deluxe

1945

Rockin' in the Rockies
5.8

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945

Three Pests in a Mess
6.4

Three Pests in a Mess

1945

No Dough Boys
7.0

No Dough Boys

1944

Gents Without Cents
6.5

Gents Without Cents

1944

Idle Roomers
6.4

Idle Roomers

1944

The Yoke's on Me
6.6

The Yoke's on Me

1944

Busy Buddies
6.9

Busy Buddies

1944

Crash Goes the Hash
6.9

Crash Goes the Hash

1944

A Gem of a Jam
7.3

A Gem of a Jam

1943

Phony Express
5.9

Phony Express

1943

Dizzy Pilots
7.2

Dizzy Pilots

1943

I Can Hardly Wait
6.8

I Can Hardly Wait

1943

Higher Than a Kite
6.2

Higher Than a Kite

1943

Three Little Twirps
6.5

Three Little Twirps

1943

Back from the Front
7.3

Back from the Front

1943

Spook Louder
7.2

Spook Louder

1943

Dizzy Detectives
6.6

Dizzy Detectives

1943

They Stooge to Conga
7.4

They Stooge to Conga

1943

Sock-a-Bye Baby
6.3

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942

My Sister Eileen
6.9

My Sister Eileen

1942

Even as IOU
5.5

Even as IOU

1942

Three Smart Saps
6.8

Three Smart Saps

1942

Matri-Phony
5.3

Matri-Phony

1942

What's the Matador?
6.0

What's the Matador?

1942

Cactus Makes Perfect
5.9

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942

Loco Boy Makes Good
6.0

Loco Boy Makes Good

1942

Some More of Samoa
5.8

Some More of Samoa

1941

In the Sweet Pie and Pie
6.9

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

1941

An Ache in Every Stake
7.7

An Ache in Every Stake

1941

Time Out for Rhythm
6.7

Time Out for Rhythm

1941

All the World's a Stooge
6.7

All the World's a Stooge

1941

I'll Never Heil Again
7.3

I'll Never Heil Again

1941

Dutiful But Dumb
6.3

Dutiful But Dumb

1941

So Long Mr. Chumps
6.5

So Long Mr. Chumps

1941

Boobs in Arms
6.7

Boobs in Arms

1940

Cookoo Cavaliers
6.4

Cookoo Cavaliers

1940

No Census, No Feeling
6.6

No Census, No Feeling

1940

From Nurse to Worse
5.7

From Nurse to Worse

1940

How High Is Up?
7.1

How High Is Up?

1940

Nutty But Nice
5.9

Nutty But Nice

1940

A Plumbing We Will Go
7.0

A Plumbing We Will Go

1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies
6.3

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

1940

You Nazty Spy!
7.3

You Nazty Spy!

1940

Three Sappy People
6.7

Three Sappy People

1939

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
6.7

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

1939

Calling All Curs
6.5

Calling All Curs

1939

Saved by the Belle
5.6

Saved by the Belle

1939

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
6.6

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939

A Ducking They Did Go
6.7

A Ducking They Did Go

1939

We Want Our Mummy
6.5

We Want Our Mummy

1939

Three Little Sew and Sews
7.1

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

Flat Foot Stooges
6.2

Flat Foot Stooges

1938

Mutts to You
6.7

Mutts to You

1938

Three Missing Links
6.0

Three Missing Links

1938

Violent Is the Word for Curly
7.1

Violent Is the Word for Curly

1938

Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

1938

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
6.9

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb

1938

Tassels in the Air
6.8

Tassels in the Air

1938

Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938

Wee Wee Monsieur
6.6

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938

Termites of 1938
6.8

Termites of 1938

1938

The Sitter Downers
6.4

The Sitter Downers

1937

Playing the Ponies
6.2

Playing the Ponies

1937

Cash and Carry
6.2

Cash and Carry

1937

Goofs and Saddles
7.2

Goofs and Saddles

1937

Back to the Woods
6.0

Back to the Woods

1937

3 Dumb Clucks
6.6

3 Dumb Clucks

1937

Dizzy Doctors
7.3

Dizzy Doctors

1937

Grips, Grunts and Groans
6.2

Grips, Grunts and Groans

1937

Slippery Silks
7.2

Slippery Silks

1936

Whoops, I'm an Indian!
5.6

Whoops, I'm an Indian!

1936

False Alarms
5.8

False Alarms

1936

A Pain in the Pullman
6.8

A Pain in the Pullman

1936

Disorder in the Court
6.7

Disorder in the Court

1936

Half Shot Shooters
7.3

Half Shot Shooters

1936

Movie Maniacs
5.9

Movie Maniacs

1936

Ants in the Pantry
6.8

Ants in the Pantry

1936

Three Little Beers
7.0

Three Little Beers

1935

Hoi Polloi
7.3

Hoi Polloi

1935

Pardon My Scotch
7.1

Pardon My Scotch

1935

Uncivil Warriors
6.3

Uncivil Warriors

1935

Pop Goes the Easel
7.1

Pop Goes the Easel

1935

Restless Knights
6.2

Restless Knights

1935

Horses' Collars
6.3

Horses' Collars

1935

Three Little Pigskins
7.0

Three Little Pigskins

1934

The Captain Hates the Sea
6.4

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

Men in Black
7.3

Men in Black

1934

Punch Drunks
7.0

Punch Drunks

1934

Operator 13
5.9

Operator 13

1934

Hollywood Party
5.7

Hollywood Party

1934

The Big Idea
4.5

The Big Idea

1934

Woman Haters
6.2

Woman Haters

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

1934

Jail Birds of Paradise
10.0

Jail Birds of Paradise

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
7.3

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

Roast-Beef and Movies
4.3

Roast-Beef and Movies

1934

Fugitive Lovers
6.2

Fugitive Lovers

1934

Myrt and Marge
4.1

Myrt and Marge

1933

Dancing Lady
6.9

Dancing Lady

1933

Meet the Baron
5.0

Meet the Baron

1933

Plane Nuts
5.3

Plane Nuts

1933

Hello Pop
7.3

Hello Pop

1933

Broadway to Hollywood
5.0

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Beer and Pretzels
6.2

Beer and Pretzels

1933

Turn Back the Clock
5.4

Turn Back the Clock

1933

Nertsery Rhymes
5.7

Nertsery Rhymes

1933

Hollywood on Parade
6.5

Hollywood on Parade

1932

TV Shows (3)