Moe Howard

Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 –- May 4, 1975) was an American comedian and actor.

Moe Howard
The Three Stooges; Moe (left)
Born	June 19, 1897 Bensonhurst, New York City, U.S.
Died	May 4, 1975(1975-05-04) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Comedian actor
Spouse	Helen Schonberger (m. 1925–1975; his death)
Children	2

Career

Born in New York City, U.S., he began his acting career in theater with Ted Healy. The filmed his first short film with Ted Healy Soup to Nuts (1930). Ted Healy and his Stooges, was a comedy group featuring Ted and Moe more Moe's brother Shemp Howard, Larry Fine and Fred Sanborn. Shemp leaving the group was replaced by the younger brother of Moe Curly Howard. After shooting several shorts for MGM, the group disbanded in 1934.

The beginning of The Three Stooges debut was in 1934 with the short film for Columbia Woman Haters (1934). The Three Stooges, 190 short films shot between 1934 and 1958

In the late 50's and early 60s, The Three Stooges began making films as Have Rocket — Will Travel (1959), The Three Stooges in Orbit 1962.

In the last years of his career, made appearances on television on The Mike Douglas Show.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1930/1934	Ted Healy and his Stooges (short)
1934/1958	The Three Stooges (short)	Moe	194 episodes
1959	Have Rocket -- Will Travel	Moe
1961	Snow White and the Three Stooges	Moe
1962	The Three Stooges Meet Hercules	Moe
1962	The Three Stooges in Orbit	Moe
1963	The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze	Moe
1962	The Three Stooges Scrapbook (short)	Moe
1963	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World	Fireman (uncredited)
1963	4 for Texas	Moe (uncredited)
1965	The Outlaws Is Coming	Moe
1965	The New 3 Stooges (TV series)	Moe
1965	Danny Thomas Meets the Comics (TV movie)	Moe
1970	Kook's Tour	Moe

References

• My Pal Moe by Bob Bernet Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (featuring letters and rare photos of Moe Howard at home)

• Moe Howard on IMDb
• Moe Howard at Find a Grave