One of the three icemen who wakes up trapped inside a block of ice used as a pillow. Participates in ice deliveries, accidentally assumes servant duties, and is present during the gas-filled cake explosion that forces their departure.
Hired as a painter to label office doors, he botches the assignment. He has a distinct trigger, flying into a blind rage whenever he sees a tassel, which is only soothed by soft tickling of his chin. He joins his partners in impersonating the decorator.
Curly is one of the Stooges, who run a dog-grooming business and take in an infant they mistakenly believe has been abandoned. He disguises himself as the child's mother during their attempt to return the baby, and later his inadvertent tampering with the dog-washing machine contributes to the slapstick mishap.
Curly is one of Moe's companions and, together with Larry, rehearses the musical routine "The Original Two-Man Quartet," disrupting Moe's search for peace and quiet. Concerned about Moe's well-being, he joins Larry in taking Moe on a hunting trip, where a hungry bear ruins their provisions and takes over their car.
One of the three brothers who leave home to seek their fortune, Curly receives a rejection of his Gold Collar Button Retriever but mistakenly takes it as success. He uses the device to fire an arrow, helps find the lost mine, hides the gold in a hotel safe, and tosses the fizzled dynamite out, causing it to explode.
Window washer who, after splashing a dentist's office, helps his partners treat Ajax Bullion's toothache. Mistaken for dentists, he knocks Ajax unconscious and extracts his bridge-work. Later disguised as toddler Frankie, he is adopted into the Bullion household, contributing to the chaos during Mrs. Bullion's party.
Curly is one of the three friends at the center of the story. During Prohibition, he inadvertently sells a bottle of their homemade Panther Pilsner to an undercover detective at an inflated price, leading to their imprisonment. After their release decades later, his request for a tall bottle of beer prompts Moe and Larry to arrange his return to jail.
A marooned mariner and member of the Stooges trio. His harmless flirtation with Rita triggers the governor's wrath, leading to their execution sentence. He later plays a key role in a disguise ruse as the Maharaja of Canarsie to deceive authorities. His thick-lensed glasses cause escape complications, but he survives a pirate confrontation before being humbled by a contraption.
One of the Stooges who travels with Shorty and Larry to Rusty Williams' ranch. He joins their scheme to get the girls an audition with a visiting Broadway producer, adding another pursuit to the group’s plans as they clash with Rusty's intentions for the ranch.
Curly is one of the Stooges and a night janitor at the medical facility. He gets his head trapped in a fishbowl, which Moe and Larry eventually remove, and later swallows the goldfish. In the storage area, he becomes trapped in drying plaster and looks like a ghost, unintentionally frightening the others.
Curly is a Stooge and the central performer in the group's comic bullfighting act, playing the intrepid matador while Moe and Larry pose as his bovine opponent. At the arena, he unknowingly faces a real bull released as José's jealous retaliation. Curly persists and emerges victorious, earning the crowd's acclaim.
Curly is the third member of the stowaway trio who imagine themselves as future stars despite having no qualifications. Once mistaken for a New York executive, he helps Larry physically manipulate the actors during filming, contributing to the production's collapse, and escapes with Moe and Larry when the studio turns against them.
Curly Howard has 150 screen credits in a career dating back to 1932. Signature works include Phony Express, I Can Hardly Wait, Boobs in Arms. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
