Actor

Curly Howard

October 22, 1903 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Often works with

Larry Fine
20 titles together
Disorder in the Court, Dancing Lady, Men in Black
Moe Howard
19 titles together
Disorder in the Court, Dancing Lady, Men in Black
Bud Jamison
12 titles together
Disorder in the Court, Men in Black, A Plumbing We Will Go
Charles Dorety
7 titles together
Men in Black, You Nazty Spy!, Three Little Beers
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
5 titles together
Punch Drunks, Three Little Beers, Hoi Polloi
Phyllis Crane
4 titles together
Men in Black, Hoi Polloi, Uncivil Warriors

Full filmography · 145

Stooge O-Rama: The Men Behind the Mayhem - And Even More Mayhem!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Three Stooges in 3D
as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
The Three Stooges: Five of Their Greatest Shorts
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
The Three Stooges: Stooged & Confoosed
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
as Curly (archive footage)
2003
The Three Stooges Story
as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter
as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Three Stooges - Simply Hilarious
as Curly (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
The Lost Stooges
as (archive footage)
1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984