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Curly Howard
Name: Curly Howard
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Birth date: Thursday, 22nd October 1903
Death date: Friday, 18th January 1952
IMDB: nm0397219
TMDB: 89614
Popularity: 2.904
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.
Acting in movies
The Last Laugh (2016) (Self)
The Last Laugh (2016) (Self)
Disorder in the Court (1936) (Curly)
Disorder in the Court (1936) (Curly)
The Sitter Downers (1937) (Curly)
The Sitter Downers (1937) (Curly)
Operator 13 (1934) (Confederate Soldier (uncredited))
Operator 13 (1934) (Confederate Soldier (uncredited))
My Sister Eileen (1942) (Subway Builder (uncredited))
My Sister Eileen (1942) (Subway Builder (uncredited))
Hollywood Party (1934) (Autograph Seeker (uncredited))
Hollywood Party (1934) (Autograph Seeker (uncredited))
Woman Haters (1934) (Jack)
Woman Haters (1934) (Jack)
You Nazty Spy! (1940) (Curly Gallstone)
You Nazty Spy! (1940) (Curly Gallstone)
False Alarms (1936) (Curly)
False Alarms (1936) (Curly)
No Census, No Feeling (1940) (Curly)
No Census, No Feeling (1940) (Curly)
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939) (Curly)
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939) (Curly)
Movie Maniacs (1936) (Curly)
Movie Maniacs (1936) (Curly)
Men in Black (1934) (Dr. Howard)
Men in Black (1934) (Dr. Howard)
What's the Matador? (1942) (Curly)
What's the Matador? (1942) (Curly)
3 Dumb Clucks (1937) (Curly / Pop Howard)
3 Dumb Clucks (1937) (Curly / Pop Howard)
Fugitive Lovers (1934) (Bill, Second of Three Julians)
Fugitive Lovers (1934) (Bill, Second of Three Julians)
Start Cheering (1938) (Curly Howard)
Start Cheering (1938) (Curly Howard)
Meet the Baron (1933) (A Stooge)
Meet the Baron (1933) (A Stooge)
Dancing Lady (1933) (Stagehand Curly)
Dancing Lady (1933) (Stagehand Curly)
Slippery Silks (1936) (Curly)
Slippery Silks (1936) (Curly)
A Gem of a Jam (1943) (Curly)
A Gem of a Jam (1943) (Curly)
Dizzy Detectives (1943) (Curly)
Dizzy Detectives (1943) (Curly)
Hoi Polloi (1935) (Curly)
Hoi Polloi (1935) (Curly)
Dizzy Pilots (1943) (Curly Wrong)
Dizzy Pilots (1943) (Curly Wrong)
Myrt and Marge (1933) (Mullins' Helper)
Myrt and Marge (1933) (Mullins' Helper)
Pardon My Scotch (1935) (Curly)
Pardon My Scotch (1935) (Curly)
Back from the Front (1943) (Curly)
Back from the Front (1943) (Curly)
Nutty But Nice (1940) (Curly)
Nutty But Nice (1940) (Curly)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941) (Curly)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941) (Curly)
Punch Drunks (1934) (Curly)
Punch Drunks (1934) (Curly)
Horses' Collars (1935) (Curly)
Horses' Collars (1935) (Curly)
Monkey Businessmen (1946) (Curly)
Monkey Businessmen (1946) (Curly)
Uncivil War Birds (1946) (Curly)
Uncivil War Birds (1946) (Curly)
They Stooge to Conga (1943) (Curly)
They Stooge to Conga (1943) (Curly)
Rhythm and Weep (1946) (Curly)
Rhythm and Weep (1946) (Curly)
Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937) (Curly)
Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937) (Curly)
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) (Curly)
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) (Curly)
Three Little Beers (1935) (Curly)
Three Little Beers (1935) (Curly)
So Long Mr. Chumps (1941) (Curly)
So Long Mr. Chumps (1941) (Curly)
Roast-Beef and Movies (1934) (Bogus Movie Producer (as Jerry Howard))
Roast-Beef and Movies (1934) (Bogus Movie Producer (as Jerry Howard))
Ants in the Pantry (1936) (Curley)
Ants in the Pantry (1936) (Curley)
Crash Goes the Hash (1944) (Curly)
Crash Goes the Hash (1944) (Curly)
Back to the Woods (1937) (Curly)
Back to the Woods (1937) (Curly)
The Big Idea (1934) (Healy's Stooge)
The Big Idea (1934) (Healy's Stooge)
Uncivil Warriors (1935) (Curly)
Uncivil Warriors (1935) (Curly)
Termites of 1938 (1938) (Curly)
Termites of 1938 (1938) (Curly)
Higher Than a Kite (1943) (Curly)
Higher Than a Kite (1943) (Curly)
Saved by the Belle (1939) (Curly)
Saved by the Belle (1939) (Curly)
Playing the Ponies (1937) (Curly)
Playing the Ponies (1937) (Curly)
How High Is Up? (1940) (Curley)
How High Is Up? (1940) (Curley)
We Want Our Mummy (1939) (Curly)
We Want Our Mummy (1939) (Curly)
From Nurse to Worse (1940) (Curly)
From Nurse to Worse (1940) (Curly)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003) (Curly (archive footage))
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003) (Curly (archive footage))
Booby Dupes (1945) (Curly)
Booby Dupes (1945) (Curly)
Half Shot Shooters (1936) (Curly)
Half Shot Shooters (1936) (Curly)
Plane Nuts (1933) (Curly)
Plane Nuts (1933) (Curly)
Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936) (Curly)
Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936) (Curly)
The Yoke's on Me (1944) (Curly)
The Yoke's on Me (1944) (Curly)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) (Curly)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) (Curly)
Hold That Lion! (1947) (Curly - Sleeping Passenger (uncredited))
Hold That Lion! (1947) (Curly - Sleeping Passenger (uncredited))
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 1: 1934-1936 (2007)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 1: 1934-1936 (2007)
Booty and the Beast (1953) (Sleeping Passenger (uncredited) (archive footage))
Booty and the Beast (1953) (Sleeping Passenger (uncredited) (archive footage))
Calling All Curs (1939) (Dr. Curly)
Calling All Curs (1939) (Dr. Curly)
Nertsery Rhymes (1933) (Boy)
Nertsery Rhymes (1933) (Boy)
Cash and Carry (1937) (Curly)
Cash and Carry (1937) (Curly)
Even as IOU (1942) (Curly)
Even as IOU (1942) (Curly)
Restless Knights (1935) (Baron of Gray Manor)
Restless Knights (1935) (Baron of Gray Manor)
Boobs in Arms (1940) (Curly)
Boobs in Arms (1940) (Curly)
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997) (Self / Curly (archive footage))
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997) (Self / Curly (archive footage))
A Bird in the Head (1946) (Curly)
A Bird in the Head (1946) (Curly)
Dizzy Doctors (1937) (Curly)
Dizzy Doctors (1937) (Curly)
Turn Back the Clock (1933) (Wedding Singer (uncredited))
Turn Back the Clock (1933) (Wedding Singer (uncredited))
If a Body Meets a Body (1945) (Curly)
If a Body Meets a Body (1945) (Curly)
Some More of Samoa (1941) (Curly)
Some More of Samoa (1941) (Curly)
Three Little Pigskins (1934) (Curly)
Three Little Pigskins (1934) (Curly)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited))
A Pain in the Pullman (1936) (Curly)
A Pain in the Pullman (1936) (Curly)
Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938) (Curly)
Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938) (Curly)
Mutts to You (1938) (Curly)
Mutts to You (1938) (Curly)
I'll Never Heil Again (1941) (Curly Gallstone)
I'll Never Heil Again (1941) (Curly Gallstone)
Phony Express (1943) (Curly)
Phony Express (1943) (Curly)
Time Out for Rhythm (1941) (Curly)
Time Out for Rhythm (1941) (Curly)
Cookoo Cavaliers (1940) (Curly Sinker)
Cookoo Cavaliers (1940) (Curly Sinker)
Matri-Phony (1942) (Curleycue)
Matri-Phony (1942) (Curleycue)
Half-Wits Holiday (1947) (Curly)
Half-Wits Holiday (1947) (Curly)
Gents Without Cents (1944) (Curly)
Gents Without Cents (1944) (Curly)
Three Little Twirps (1943) (Curly)
Three Little Twirps (1943) (Curly)
Three Loan Wolves (1946) (Curly)
Three Loan Wolves (1946) (Curly)
Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960) (Curly)
Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960) (Curly)
A Plumbing We Will Go (1940) (Curly)
A Plumbing We Will Go (1940) (Curly)
Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) (Curly)
Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) (Curly)
Beer and Pretzels (1933) (Curly)
Beer and Pretzels (1933) (Curly)
Three Little Sew and Sews (1939) (Curly)
Three Little Sew and Sews (1939) (Curly)
Goofs and Saddles (1937) (Curly)
Goofs and Saddles (1937) (Curly)
Flat Foot Stooges (1938) (Curly)
Flat Foot Stooges (1938) (Curly)
The Lost Stooges (1990) (Himself)
The Lost Stooges (1990) (Himself)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
Dutiful But Dumb (1941) (Curly)
Dutiful But Dumb (1941) (Curly)
The Three Troubledoers (1946) (Curly)
The Three Troubledoers (1946) (Curly)
Broadway to Hollywood (1933) (Fritz the Clown)
Broadway to Hollywood (1933) (Fritz the Clown)
Hollywood on Parade (1932) (Self)
Hollywood on Parade (1932) (Self)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol 2: 1937-1939 (2008)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol 2: 1937-1939 (2008)
I Can Hardly Wait (1943) (Curly)
I Can Hardly Wait (1943) (Curly)
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! (2023)
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem! (2023)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 5: 1946-1948 (2009)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 5: 1946-1948 (2009)
An Ache in Every Stake (1941) (Curly)
An Ache in Every Stake (1941) (Curly)
Three Little Pirates (1946) (Curly)
Three Little Pirates (1946) (Curly)
Three Missing Links (1938) (Curly)
Three Missing Links (1938) (Curly)
No Dough Boys (1944) (Curly)
No Dough Boys (1944) (Curly)
Idiots Deluxe (1945) (Curly)
Idiots Deluxe (1945) (Curly)
Micro-Phonies (1945) (Curly)
Micro-Phonies (1945) (Curly)
Busy Buddies (1944) (Curly)
Busy Buddies (1944) (Curly)
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) (Drummer)
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) (Drummer)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) ((archive footage))
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) ((archive footage))
Hello Pop (1933) (Son)
Hello Pop (1933) (Son)
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942) (Curly)
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942) (Curly)
Three Sappy People (1939) (Curly)
Three Sappy People (1939) (Curly)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939) (Curly)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939) (Curly)
Spook Louder (1943) (Curly)
Spook Louder (1943) (Curly)
Tassels in the Air (1938) (Curly)
Tassels in the Air (1938) (Curly)
All the World's a Stooge (1941) (Curly)
All the World's a Stooge (1941) (Curly)
Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940) (Curly)
Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940) (Curly)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001) (Curly)
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001) (Curly)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3: 1940-1942 (2008)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3: 1940-1942 (2008)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) (Curly)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) (Curly)
Three Pests in a Mess (1945) (Curly)
Three Pests in a Mess (1945) (Curly)
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938) (Curly)
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938) (Curly)
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts (2009) (Himself)
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts (2009) (Himself)
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1 (1947) (Himself)
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1 (1947) (Himself)
Idle Roomers (1944) (Curly)
Idle Roomers (1944) (Curly)
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946) (Curly)
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946) (Curly)
Pop Goes the Easel (1935) (Curly)
Pop Goes the Easel (1935) (Curly)
Columbia Laff Hour (1956) (Curley)
Columbia Laff Hour (1956) (Curley)
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious (2000) (Curly)
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious (2000) (Curly)
The Making of the Stooges (1984) (Curly)
The Making of the Stooges (1984) (Curly)
A Ducking They Did Go (1939) (Curly)
A Ducking They Did Go (1939) (Curly)
G.I. Wanna Home (1946) (Curly)
G.I. Wanna Home (1946) (Curly)
Loco Boy Makes Good (1942) (Curly)
Loco Boy Makes Good (1942) (Curly)
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ (1938) (Curly)
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ (1938) (Curly)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 4: 1943-1945 (2008)
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 4: 1943-1945 (2008)
Sock-a-Bye Baby (1942) (Curly)
Sock-a-Bye Baby (1942) (Curly)
The Three Stooges Story (2001) (Curly)
The Three Stooges Story (2001) (Curly)
The Three Stooges in 3D (2012) (Curly)
The Three Stooges in 3D (2012) (Curly)
Three Stooges Comedy Collection (2024)
Three Stooges Comedy Collection (2024)
Jail Birds of Paradise (1934) (Prisoner)
Jail Birds of Paradise (1934) (Prisoner)
Three Smart Saps (1942) (Curly)
Three Smart Saps (1942) (Curly)
The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed (2004)
The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed (2004)
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines (1964) (Curly)
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines (1964) (Curly)
Acting in series
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015) (Curly)
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015) (Curly)
Los tres chiflados
Los tres chiflados
Story in movies
Punch Drunks (1934)
Punch Drunks (1934)
A Hit with a Miss (1945)
A Hit with a Miss (1945)