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Biography

Moe Howard was born June 19, 1897 in Bensonhurst, New York. Never enjoying school and often skipping classes, his parents enrolled him at Baron…more

Born

Bensonhurst, New York, USA

Died

5/4/1975

Birth Name

Moses Horwitz

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (15)

Role
- The New Three Stooges
  Moe
  - S 1: Ep 8 That Old Shell Game
    9/1/65
  - S 1: Ep 7 There Auto Be A Law
    9/1/65
  - S 1: Ep 6 Thimk Or Thwim
    9/1/65
  - S 1: Ep 5 Safari So Good
    9/1/65
  - S 1: Ep 4 Dentist The Menace
    9/1/65
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Three Stooges
  Moe
  - S 26: Ep 2 Sappy Bullfighters
    6/4/59
  - S 26: Ep 1 Triple Crossed
    2/2/59
  - S 25: Ep 6 Oil's Well That Ends Well
    12/4/58
  - S 25: Ep 5 Flying Saucer Daffy
    10/9/58
  - S 25: Ep 4 Sweet and Hot
    9/4/58
  - + 48 More Credits
- The Three Stooges
  Moe 1922-26, 1929-71
  - S 25: Ep 3 Pies and Guys
    6/12/58
  - S 25: Ep 2 Fifi Blows Her Top
    4/10/58
  - S 25: Ep 1 Quiz Whizz
    2/13/58
  - S 24: Ep 8 Outer Space Jitters
    12/5/57
  - S 24: Ep 7 Rusty Romeos
    10/17/57
  - + 126 More Credits
- The Three Stooges
  Mohicus
  - S 9: Ep 4 Matri-Phony
    7/2/42
- The Three Stooges
  Void
  - S 9: Ep 1 Loco Boy Makes Good
    1/8/42
- The Three Stooges
  Hailstone the Dictator
  - S 8: Ep 4 I'll Never Heil Again
    7/11/41
- The Three Stooges
  Moe Click
  - S 8: Ep 2 Dutiful But Dumb
    3/31/41
- The Three Stooges
  Moe Line
  - S 7: Ep 8 Cookoo Cavaliers
    11/15/40
- The Three Stooges
  Moe Hailstone
  - S 7: Ep 1 You Nazty Spy!
    1/19/40
- The Three Stooges
  Dr. Zoller
  - S 6: Ep 8 Three Sappy People
    12/1/39
- The Three Stooges
  Dr. Moe
  - S 6: Ep 6 Calling All Curs
    8/25/39
- The Three Stooges
  Charlie Chin
  - S 6: Ep 2 We Want Our Mummy
    2/24/39
- The Three Stooges
  Captain Presser
  - S 6: Ep 1 Three Little Sew and Sews
    1/6/39
- The Three Stooges
  Omay
  - S 5: Ep 3 Tassels in the Air
    4/1/38
- The Three Stooges
  Wild Bill Hicup
  - S 4: Ep 5 Goofs and Saddles
    7/2/37
Guest Star (13)

Role
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 14 September 19, 1974
    9/19/74
  - S 12: Ep 80 December 21, 1973
    12/21/73
  - S 12: Ep 69 November 29, 1973
    11/29/73
  - S 12: Ep 12 September 11, 1973
    9/11/73
  - S 11: Ep 199 June 8, 1973
    6/8/73
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 189 May 23, 1968
    5/23/68
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 58 July 27, 1961
    7/27/61
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself (as The Three Stooges)
  - S 4: Ep 28 Lenny Bruce; The Three Stooges; Connie Russell; David Allen
    4/5/59
  - S 4: Ep 23 Andy Griffith; Diana Dors; Otto Harbach; The Three Stooges; Jimmy Hurst
    2/22/59
  - S 4: Ep 17 Diana Dors / Perez Prado and his Orchestra / The Three Stooges
    1/11/59
- The Three Stooges
  Moe Jr.
  - S 24: Ep 8 Outer Space Jitters
    12/5/57
  - S 23: Ep 2 Creeps!
    2/2/56
- The Three Stooges
  Birdie
  - S 24: Ep 1 Hoofs and Goofs
    1/31/57
- The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre
  Butch (as Three Stooges)
  - S 1: Ep 26 What Do You Want in a Show
    7/18/55
- The Three Stooges
  Uncle Mortimer
  - S 22: Ep 4 Bedlam in Paradise
    4/14/55
  - S 15: Ep 6 Heavenly Daze
    9/2/48
- Four Star Revue
  Guest (as The Three Stooges)
  - S 3: Ep 17 December 27, 1952
    12/27/52
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest -The Three Stooges
  - S 2: Ep 16 12/16/1951
    12/16/51
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself (as Three Stooges)
  - S 3: Ep 4 10/10/1950
    10/10/50
  - S 2: Ep 33 5/2/1950
    5/2/50
  - S 1: Ep 20 10/19/1948
    10/19/48
- The Ed Wynn Show
  Himself (as Three Stooges)
  - S 1: Ep 25 Three Stooges
    3/25/50
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 3 12/31/1948
    12/31/48
Writer (1)

Role
- The Three Stooges
  Writer
  - — Hello Pop!
    9/16/33
Story (1)

Role
- The Three Stooges
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 2 Punch Drunks
    7/13/34

Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Moe's hobbies included reading, playing bridge and making hooked rugs.
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- Moe was cast to appear in the comedy The Jet Set (eventually retitled Blazing Stewardesses (1975)). He was forced to drop out of the film, due to complications resulting from lung cancer
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- Moe was working on his autobiography when he died. Although it was published posthumously as Moe Howard and the Three Stooges, it's working title was I Stooge to Conquer.
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Quotes
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- (in reference to throwing a pie in the face of an audience member in Buffalo, New York, circa 1974) Moe: In my entire career with or without the Stooges, I have never enjoyed such a standing ovation.
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- (commenting on World Book's decision to use a picture of the Three Stooges in its article on "comedy") Moe: If the encyclopedia recognizes the Stooges as the definition of comedy, then who am I to argue?
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- (in response to critics of the Stooges physical antics) Moe: We're not nearly as violent as the westerns.
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