ACTOR
Moe Howard
Known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · 4 for Texas · The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), was an American comedian, best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. His distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing a ragged shape approximating a helmet or bowl.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1897
- Died
- May 4, 1975
- Birthplace
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), was an American comedian, best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. His distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing a ragged shape approximating a helmet or bowl.
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Known For
MOVIE
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldAirport Firemen #1 · 1963
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
4 for TexasPainting Deliveryman · 1963
★ 5.2
★ 5.2
MOVIE
The Three Stooges Meet HerculesMoe · 1962
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
Hoi PolloiMoe · 1935
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
The Three Stooges in OrbitMoe · 1962
★ 5.1
★ 5.1
MOVIE
The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2016
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
Restless KnightsCount of Fife · 1935
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
Filmography
Movies
Spring Fever
1919
Soup to NutsFireman
1930
Hollywood on ParadeSelf
1932
The Three Stooges: Extreme RaritiesMoe
1932
Beer and PretzelsMoe
1933Beer and PretzelsWriter
1933
Broadway to HollywoodOtto the Clown
1933
Dancing LadyStagehand Moe
1933
Give a Man a Job
1933
Hello PopSon
1933Hello PopWriter
1933
Meet the BaronA Stooge
1933
Myrt and MargeMullins' Helper
1933
Nertsery RhymesBoy
1933Nertsery RhymesStory
1933
Plane NutsMoe
1933Plane NutsWriter
1933
Turn Back the ClockWedding Singer (uncredited)
1933
Fugitive LoversThird of Three Julians
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9Moe
1934
Hollywood PartyAutograph Seeker (uncredited)
1934
Jail Birds of ParadiseJoe Panz
1934
Men in BlackDr. Howard
1934
Punch DrunksMoe
1934Punch DrunksStory
1934
The Big IdeaHealy's Stooge
1934The Big IdeaWriter
1934
The Captain Hates the SeaSaxophonist & Violinist
1934
Three Little PigskinsMoe
1934
Woman HatersTom
1934
Hoi PolloiMoe
1935
Horses' CollarsMoe
1935
Pardon My ScotchMoe
1935
Pop Goes the EaselMoe
1935
Restless KnightsCount of Fife
1935
Three Little BeersMoe
1935
Uncivil WarriorsMoe
1935
A Pain in the PullmanMoe
1936
Ants in the PantryMoe
1936
Disorder in the CourtMoe
1936
False AlarmsMoe
1936
Half Shot ShootersMoe
1936
Movie ManiacsMoe
1936
Slippery SilksMoe
1936
Whoops, I'm an Indian!Moe
1936
3 Dumb ClucksMoe
1937
Back to the WoodsMoe
1937
Cash and CarryMoe
1937
Dizzy DoctorsMoe
1937
Goofs and SaddlesMoe
1937
Grips, Grunts and GroansMoe
1937
Playing the PoniesMoe
1937
The Sitter DownersMoe
1937
Flat Foot StoogesMoe
1938
Healthy, Wealthy and DumbMoe
1938
Mutts to YouMoe
1938
Start CheeringMoe Howard
1938
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJMoe
1938
Tassels in the AirMoe
1938
Termites of 1938Moe
1938
Three Missing LinksMoe
1938
Violent Is the Word for CurlyMoe
1938
Wee Wee MonsieurMoe
1938
A Ducking They Did GoMoe
1939
Calling All CursDr. Moe
1939
Oily to Bed, Oily to RiseMoe
1939
Saved by the BelleMoe
1939
Three Little Sew and SewsMoe
1939
Three Sappy PeopleMoe
1939
We Want Our MummyMoe
1939
Yes, We Have No BonanzaMoe
1939
A Plumbing We Will GoMoe
1940
Boobs in ArmsMoe
1940
Cookoo CavaliersMoe Line
1940
From Nurse to WorseMoe
1940
How High Is Up?Moe
1940
No Census, No FeelingMoe
1940
Nutty But NiceMoe
1940
Rockin' Thru the RockiesMoe
1940
You Nazty Spy!Moe Hailstone
1940
All the World's a StoogeMoe
1941
An Ache in Every StakeMoe
1941
Dutiful But DumbMoe
1941
I'll Never Heil AgainMoe Heilstone
1941
In the Sweet Pie and PieMoe
1941
So Long Mr. ChumpsMoe
1941
Some More of SamoaMoe
1941
The Three Stooges: Live and HilariousMoe
1941
Time Out for RhythmMoe
1941
Cactus Makes PerfectMoe
1942
Even as IOUMoe
1942
Loco Boy Makes GoodMoe
1942
Matri-PhonyMohicus
1942
My Sister EileenSubway Builder (uncredited)
1942
Sock-a-Bye BabyMoe
1942
Three Smart SapsMoe
1942
What's the Matador?Moe
1942
A Gem of a JamMoe
1943
Back from the FrontMoe
1943
Dizzy DetectivesMoe
1943
Dizzy PilotsMoe Wrong
1943
Higher Than a KiteMoe
1943
I Can Hardly WaitMoe
1943
Phony ExpressMoe
1943
Spook LouderMoe
1943
They Stooge to CongaMoe
1943
Three Little TwirpsMoe
1943
Busy BuddiesMoe
1944
Crash Goes the HashMoe
1944
Gents Without CentsMoe
1944
Idle RoomersMoe
1944
No Dough BoysMoe
1944
The Yoke's on MeMoe
1944
A Hit with a MissStory
1945
Booby DupesMoe
1945
Idiots DeluxeMoe
1945
If a Body Meets a BodyMoe
1945
Micro-PhoniesMoe
1945
Rockin' in the RockiesShorty Williams
1945
Three Pests in a MessMoe
1945
A Bird in the HeadMoe
1946
Beer Barrel PolecatsMoe
1946
G.I. Wanna HomeMoe
1946
Monkey BusinessmenMoe
1946
Rhythm and WeepMoe
1946
Swing Parade of 1946Moe
1946
The Three Troubledoers
1946
Three Little PiratesMoe
1946
Three Loan WolvesMoe
1946
Uncivil War BirdsMoe
1946
All Gummed UpMoe
1947
Brideless GroomMoe
1947
Fright NightMoe
1947
Half-Wits HolidayMoe
1947
Hold That Lion!Moe
1947
Out WestMoe
1947
Sing a Song of Six PantsMoe
1947TT
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Edition: Tales from the Three Stooges Vol. 1Himself
1947
Crime on Their HandsMoe
1948
Fiddlers ThreeMoe
1948
Heavenly Daze
1948
I'm a Monkey's UncleMoe
1948
Mummy's DummiesMoe
1948
Pardon My ClutchMoe
1948
Shivering SherlocksMoe
1948
Squareheads of the Round TableMoe
1948
The Hot ScotsMoe
1948
Dunked in the DeepMoe
1949
Fuelin' AroundMoe
1949
Hokus PokusMoe
1949
Jerks of All TradesMoe
1949
Malice in the PalaceMoe
1949
The Ghost TalksMoe
1949
Vagabond LoafersMoe
1949
Who Done It?Moe
1949
A Snitch in TimeMoe Howard
1950
Dopey DicksMoe
1950
Hugs and MugsMoe
1950
Love at First BiteMoe
1950
Punchy CowpunchersMoe
1950
Self Made MaidsMoe / Moella
1950
Slaphappy SleuthsMoe
1950
Studio StoopsMoe
1950
Three Hams on RyeMoe
1950
Baby Sitters JittersMoe
1951
Don't Throw That KnifeMoe
1951
Gold RaidersMoe
1951
Hula-La-LaMoe
1951
Merry MavericksMoe
1951
Pest Man WinsMoe
1951
Scrambled BrainsMo
1951
The Tooth Will OutMoe
1951
Three Arabian NutsMoe
1951
A Missed FortuneMoe
1952
Corny CasanovasMoe
1952
Cuckoo on a Choo ChooMoe
1952
Gents in a JamMoe
1952
He Cooked His GooseMoe
1952
Listen JudgeMoe
1952
Three Dark HorsesMoe
1952
Booty and the BeastMoe
1953
Bubble TroubleMoe
1953
Goof on the RoofMoe
1953
Loose LootMoe
1953
Pardon My BackfireMoe
1953
Rip, Sew and StitchMoe
1953
Spooks!Moe
1953
Tricky DicksMoe
1953
Up in Daisy's PenthouseMoe
1953
Income Tax SappyMoe
1954
Knutzy KnightsMoe
1954
Musty MusketeersMoe
1954
Pals and GalsMoe
1954
Scotched in ScotlandMoe
1954
Shot in the FrontierMoe
1954
Bedlam in ParadiseMoe
1955
Blunder BoysHalliday
1955
Fling in the RingMoe
1955
Gypped in the PenthouseMoe
1955
Hot IceMoe
1955
Of Cash and HashMoe
1955
Stone Age RomeosMoe
1955
Wham-Bam-Slam!Moe
1955
Columbia Laff HourMoe
1956
Commotion on the OceanMoe
1956
CreepsMoe / Moe's Son
1956
Flagpole JittersMoe
1956
For Crimin' Out LoudMoe
1956
Hot StuffMoe
1956
Husbands BewareMoe
1956
Rumpus in the HaremMoe
1956
Scheming SchemersMoe
1956
A Merry Mix-UpMoe / Max / Morris
1957
Guns a Poppin!Moe
1957
Hoofs and GoofsMoe
1957
Horsing AroundMoe
1957
Muscle Up a Little CloserMoe
1957
Outer Space JittersMoe / Moe's Son
1957
Rusty RomeosMoe
1957
Space Ship SappyMoe
1957
Fifi Blows Her TopMoe Howard
1958
Flying Saucer DaffyMoe
1958
Oil's Well That Ends WellMoe
1958
Pies and GuysMoe
1958
Quiz WhizzMoe
1958
Space Master X-7Retlinger
1958
Sweet and HotMoe
1958
Have Rocket, Will TravelMoe
1959
Sappy Bull FightersMoe
1959
Triple CrossedMoe
1959
Stop! Look! and Laugh!Moe
1960
Snow White and the Three StoogesMoe
1961
The Three Stooges in OrbitMoe
1962
The Three Stooges Meet HerculesMoe
1962
4 for TexasPainting Deliveryman
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldAirport Firemen #1
1963
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a DazeMoe
1963
The Three Stooges ScrapbookMoe
1963
The Big Parade of ComedyOne of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964TS
Three Stooges: Greatest RoutinesMoe
1964
The Outlaws Is ComingMoe
1965
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleCrumworth Raines (uncredited)
1966
Star Spangled SalesmanMoe
1968
Kook's TourMoe
1970
Doctor Death: Seeker of SoulsVolunteer in the Audience
1973
The Super CopsEditor
1974
The Three Stooges FolliesMoe (archive footage)
1974
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1984
The Making of the StoogesMoe (archive footage)
1984
Classic Comedy TeamsMoe (archive footage)
1986
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Batmania: From Comics to ScreenSelf / Moe (archive footage)
1989TL
The Lost Stooges(archive footage)
1990MM
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files(archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!Self / Moe (archive footage)
1997TT
The Three Stooges - Simply HilariousMoe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume IMoe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume IIMoe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Three Stooges StoryMoe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Three Stooges: Kings Of LaughterMoe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary SpecialMoe (archive footage)
2003
The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed(archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeSelf (archive footage)
2008TP
The Parrott Chase(archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts(archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
The Three Stooges in 3DMoe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!(archive footage) (uncredited)
2023TS
Three Stooges Comedy Collection(archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Television
The Three StoogesMoe · 190 eps
1934
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 3 eps
1948
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
The Eddie Cantor Comedy TheaterButch · 1 eps
1955
The Steve Allen ShowSelf · 3 eps
1956
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The New 3 StoogesMoe (voice) · 156 eps
1965
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!Moe (archive footage) · 24 eps
2015
Los tres chiflados1 eps
The Three Stooges + Comedy Gold StandardMoe · 23 eps
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