50 Years of American Comedy
Born
1896-10-01
Kaufman County, TX
(Earnest Lea Nash)
Kaufman County, TX
(Earnest Lea Nash)
Died
1937-12-21 (41)
Los Angeles, CA
(Heart failure / Kidney nephritis)
Los Angeles, CA
(Heart failure / Kidney nephritis)
Ted Healy was Moe Howard's childhood friend, who helped get Moe into the movies and acting, and became the leader of "Ted Healy & His Stooges." Ted was a heavy drinker and womanizer, which eventually contributed to the Stooges leaving him to go on their own.
Ted died two days after celebrating the birth of his only child, a son, Ted Jr.
Ted died two days after celebrating the birth of his only child, a son, Ted Jr.
Acting Credits (59)
| Film or Short Title | Featuring | Role |
|---|---|---|
| WISE GUYS PREFER BRUNETTES (1926) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Napolean Fizz |
| FOX MOVIETONE NEWS (1929) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Himself |
| SOUP TO NUTS (1930) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Ted |
| HEARST METROTONE NEWS Vol. 3 # 220 (1931) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Himself |
| SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 13 # 5 (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Himself |
| NERTSERY RHYMES (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Father |
| STOP, SADIE, STOP (1933) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Ted |
| BEER AND PRETZELS (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Ted |
| HELLO POP (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Father |
| STAGE MOTHER (1933) | Ted Healy and Larry Fine (Solo) | Ralph Martin |
| BOMBSHELL (1933) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Junior Burns |
| PLANE NUTS (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Ted |
| MEET THE BARON (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Head janitor |
| DANCING LADY (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Steve |
| MYRT AND MARGE (1933) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Mullins |
| FUGITIVE LOVERS (1934) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Hector Withington, Jr. |
| LAZY RIVER (1934) | Ted Healy (Solo) | William 'Gabby' Stone |
| HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE # B-9 (1934) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Ted |
| THE BIG IDEA (1934) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Ted |
| HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | Ted |
| OPERATOR 13 (1934) | Ted Healy and Curly Howard (Solo) | Capt. Hitchcock |
| PARIS INTERLUDE (1934) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Jimmy |
| DEATH ON THE DIAMOND (1934) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Terry Crawfish O'Toole |
| THE BAND PLAYS ON (1934) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Joe O'Brien |
| FORSAKING ALL OTHERS (1934) | Ted Healy (Solo) | scene deleted |
| THE WINNING TICKET (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Eddie Dugan |
| THE CASINO MURDER CASE (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Sergeant Ernst Heath |
| RECKLESS (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Smiley |
| MURDER IN THE FLEET (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Gabby Mac O'Neill |
| MAD LOVE (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Reagan |
| WOMAN WANTED (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Detective Charlie Beale, scenes deleted |
| HERE COMES THE BAND (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Happy |
| IT'S IN THE AIR (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Clip McGurk |
| FIESTA DE SANTA BARBARA, LA (1935) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Himself |
| SPEED (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Clarence 'Gadget' Haggerty |
| SAN FRANCISCO (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Mat |
| FOX FALL 1936 STUDIO TOUR (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Himself |
| FOX FALL 1936 EXHIBITOR'S REEL (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Himself |
| SING, BABY, SING (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Al Craven |
| THE LONGEST NIGHT (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Sgt. Magee |
| MAD HOLIDAY (1936) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Mert Morgan |
| MAN OF THE PEOPLE (1937) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Joe 'The Glut' Dwire |
| GOOD OLD SOAK (1937) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Al Simmons |
| VARSITY SHOW (1937) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Willy Williams |
| LOVE IS A HEADACHE (1938) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Jimmy Slattery |
| HOLLYWOOD HOTEL (1938) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Fuzzy |
| OF HUMAN HEARTS (1938) | Ted Healy (Solo) | scene deleted |
| SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 21 # 2 (1941) | Ted Healy (Solo) | Himself |
| MGM's THE BIG PARADE OF COMEDY (1964) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | archive footage |
| THE MGM THREE STOOGES FESTIVAL (1983) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | archive footage |
| 50 YEARS WITH THE STOOGES: THE FUNNIEST GUYS IN THE WORLD (1983) | Miscellaneous Appearances | archive footage |
| THE STOOGEPHILE TRIVIA MOVIE (1987) | Miscellaneous Appearances | archive footage |
| THE LOST STOOGES (1990) | Ted Healy and His Stooges | archive footage |
| DISORDER IN THE COURT: 60th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE (1990) | Miscellaneous Appearances | archive footage |
| STOOGES: THE MEN BEHIND THE MAYHEM (1994) | Miscellaneous Appearances | archive footage |
| THE THREE STOOGES GREATEST HITS! (1997) | Miscellaneous Appearances | Himself / archive footage |
| THE THREE STOOGES FAMILY ALBUM (1998) | Miscellaneous Appearances | Himself |
| THE THREE STOOGES 75th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (2003) | Miscellaneous Appearances | Himself / archive footage |
| HEY MOE! HEY DAD! (2015) | Miscellaneous Appearances | Himself / archive footage |
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