Acting
Oliver Hardy
Born Jan 18, 1892 · Harlem, Georgia, USA · Died Aug 7, 1957
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1927 to 1951. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In some of his early works, he was billed as "Babe Hardy".
Oliver Hardy died from cerebral thrombosis on August 7, 1957, at age 65. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 1500 Vine Street, Hollywood, California.
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Acting
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Comedy
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Comedy
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025
Documentary · Music · Horror
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
2025
Documentary
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
Comedy
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Documentary
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
2020
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
2019
Comedy
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
Documentary · Comedy
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
Documentary
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Documentary · TV Movie
Dick & Doof - Best of
2010
Comedy
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
2006
Comedy
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
Comedy
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Documentary · TV Movie
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
Comedy · Family
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
2001
Comedy
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
Comedy
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
Documentary
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Documentary · Music
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
Documentary
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
Documentary · Comedy
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Documentary
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
Comedy
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
Documentary · Comedy
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
Comedy
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary · Music
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Documentary
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Documentary · History
Another Nice Mess
1972
Comedy
4 Clowns
1970
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Comedy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Comedy
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Comedy · Documentary
30 Years of Fun
1963
Comedy
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Documentary
When Comedy Was King
1960
Drama · Comedy · Documentary
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
Documentary · Comedy
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
Comedy
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
Comedy
Riding High
1950
Comedy
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
Western · Romance
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
1947
The Bullfighters
1945
Comedy · Music
Nothing But Trouble
1944
Comedy
The Big Noise
1944
Comedy
The Dancing Masters
1943
Comedy
Jitterbugs
1943
Comedy
Air Raid Wardens
1943
Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
Documentary
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Comedy · Crime
Great Guns
1941
Comedy
Saps at Sea
1940
Comedy
A Chump at Oxford
1940
Comedy
The Flying Deuces
1939
Comedy · War
Zenobia
1939
Comedy
Block-Heads
1938
Comedy · War
That's That!
1938
Comedy
Hollywood Handicap
1938
Comedy · Music
Swiss Miss
1938
Comedy · Music
Pick a Star
1937
Comedy · Music
Way Out West
1937
Comedy · Western
Our Relations
1936
Comedy
On the Wrong Trek
1936
Comedy
The Bohemian Girl
1936
Comedy · Music
Bonnie Scotland
1935
Comedy
Thicker Than Water
1935
Comedy
The Fixer Uppers
1935
Comedy
Tit for Tat
1935
Comedy
Babes in Toyland
1934
Fantasy · Comedy · Family
The Live Ghost
1934
Comedy
Them Thar Hills
1934
Comedy
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
Comedy
Hollywood Party
1934
Comedy · Music
Oliver the Eighth
1934
Comedy
Sons of the Desert
1933
Comedy
Dirty Work
1933
Comedy
Wild Poses
1933
Comedy
Busy Bodies
1933
Comedy
The Midnight Patrol
1933
Comedy
The Devil's Brother
1933
Comedy · Music
Me and My Pal
1933
Comedy
Twice Two
1933
Comedy
Towed in a Hole
1932
Comedy
Their First Mistake
1932
Comedy
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Comedy · War
Scram!
1932
Comedy
County Hospital
1932
Comedy
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
Documentary · Comedy
The Chimp
1932
Comedy
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
Comedy
The Music Box
1932
Comedy
Any Old Port!
1932
Comedy
Helpmates
1932
Comedy
On the Loose
1931
Comedy
Beau Hunks
1931
Comedy
One Good Turn
1931
Comedy
Come Clean
1931
Comedy
Pardon Us
1931
Comedy
Haunted at Midnight
1931
Comedy · Mystery
Our Wife
1931
Comedy
Playing at Politics
1931
Comedy
The Skulls
1931
Comedy
De Bote en Bote
1931
Comedy
Laughing Gravy
1931
Comedy
The Stolen Jools
1931
Comedy
Chickens Come Home
1931
Comedy
Be Big!
1931
Comedy
The Chiselers
1931
Comedy
Another Fine Mess
1930
Comedy
Night of Goblins
1930
Comedy · Crime
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Radiomanía
1930
Comedy
Hog Wild
1930
Comedy
Shivering and Shaking
1930
Comedy
Below Zero
1930
Comedy
The Night Life
1930
Comedy
Brats
1930
Comedy
Blotto
1930
Comedy
The Rogue Song
1930
Music · Romance
Thieves
1930
Comedy
Night Owls
1930
Comedy
Angora Love
1929
Comedy
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
Comedy · Music
The Hoose-Gow
1929
Comedy
Bacon Grabbers
1929
Comedy
They Go Boom!
1929
Comedy
Perfect Day
1929
Comedy
Men O' War
1929
Comedy
Berth Marks
1929
Comedy
Double Whoopee
1929
Comedy
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
Comedy
Big Business
1929
Comedy
That's My Wife
1929
Comedy
Wrong Again
1929
Comedy
Liberty
1929
Comedy
We Faw Down
1928
Comedy
Habeas Corpus
1928
Comedy
Two Tars
1928
Comedy
Early to Bed
1928
Comedy
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
Comedy
Their Purple Moment
1928
Comedy
You're Darn Tootin'
1928
Comedy
From Soup to Nuts
1928
Comedy
Galloping Ghosts
1928
Comedy
The Finishing Touch
1928
Comedy
Flying Elephants
1928
Comedy
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
Comedy
The Battle of the Century
1927
Comedy
Putting Pants on Philip
1927
Comedy
Do Detectives Think?
1927
Comedy
Hats Off
1927
Comedy
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
Comedy
The Second 100 Years
1927
Comedy
Now I'll Tell One
1927
Comedy
Sailors, Beware!
1927
Comedy
Sugar Daddies
1927
Comedy
With Love and Hisses
1927
Comedy
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
Comedy
Baby Brother
1927
Comedy
Fluttering Hearts
1927
Comedy
Love 'Em and Weep
1927
Comedy
Crazy to Act
1927
Comedy
No Man's Law
1927
Western
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927
Comedy
Slipping Wives
1927
Comedy
Duck Soup
1927
Comedy
Why Girls Say No
1927
Comedy
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
Comedy · Crime
Two-Time Mama
1927
Comedy
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
Comedy
The Nickel-Hopper
1926
Comedy
Be Your Age
1926
Comedy · Romance
Bromo and Juliet
1926
Comedy
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
Comedy
Along Came Auntie
1926
Comedy
Thundering Fleas
1926
Comedy
The Gentle Cyclone
1926
Western · Comedy
Long Fliv the King
1926
Comedy
Say It with Babies
1926
Comedy
Madame Mystery
1926
Comedy
Wandering Papas
1926
Comedy
The Perfect Clown
1925
Comedy
Should Sailors Marry?
1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
Comedy
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
Comedy
Hop to It!
1925
Comedy
The Joke's on You
1925
Comedy
Fiddlin' Around
1925
Comedy
Fiddlin' Around
1925
Comedy
Rivals
1925
Comedy
Stick Around
1925
Comedy
The Wizard of Oz
1925
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Laughing Ladies
1925
Comedy
Roaring Lions at Home
1924
Comedy
Kid Speed
1924
Comedy · Action
Her Boy Friend
1924
Comedy · Action · Adventure
The Girl in the Limousine
1924
Comedy
Trouble Brewing
1924
Comedy
Horseshoes
1923
Comedy
Lightning Love
1923
Comedy
The Gown Shop
1923
Comedy
The Barnyard
1923
Comedy
The Midnight Cabaret
1923
Comedy · Romance
Little Wildcat
1922
Drama · Romance
Golf
1922
Comedy · Action
A Pair of Kings
1922
Comedy
The Show
1922
Comedy · Action
The Sawmill
1922
Comedy · Romance · Action
The Lucky Dog
1921
Comedy
The Bell Hop
1921
Comedy
The Fall Guy
1921
Western · Comedy · Action
The Bakery
1921
Crime · Comedy · Action
The Rent Collector
1921
Comedy · Action
His Jonah Day
1920
Comedy
The Backyard
1920
Comedy
Married to Order
1920
Comedy
The Trouble Hunter
1920
Comedy
The Stage Hand
1920
Comedy
The Decorator
1920
Comedy
Springtime
1920
Comedy
Squeaks and Squawks
1920
Comedy
Distilled Love
1920
Comedy
The Head Waiter
1919
Comedy
Dull Care
1919
Comedy · Action
He's In Again
1918
Comedy
Hello Trouble
1918
Comedy
Bright and Early
1918
Comedy
The Scholar
1918
Comedy
The Rogue
1918
Crime · Comedy
His Day Out
1918
Comedy
The Stranger
1918
Comedy
The Pest
1917
Comedy
The Hobo
1917
Comedy
The Candy Kid
1917
Comedy
The Chief Cook
1917
Comedy
The Villain
1917
Comedy
Cupid's Rival
1917
Comedy
The Hero
1917
Comedy
Little Nell
1917
Comedy
The Guilty Ones
1916
Comedy
The Candy Trail
1916
Comedy
Love and Duty
1916
Comedy
The Lottery Man
1916
Comedy
Hungry Hearts
1916
Comedy
The Battle Royal
1916
Comedy
The Serenade
1916
Comedy
One Too Many
1916
Comedy
Ups and Downs
1915
Something in Her Eye
1915
Comedy
The Lilac Splash
1915
Comedy
The Haunted Hat
1915
Comedy
Avenging Bill
1915
Comedy
A Lucky Strike
1915
Comedy
An Expensive Visit
1915
Comedy
They Looked Alike
1915
Comedy
Babe's School Days
1915
Comedy
The Servant Girl's Legacy
1914
Comedy
Mother's Baby Boy
1914
Comedy · Romance
Making Auntie Welcome
1914
Comedy
Directed
The Guilty Ones
1916
Comedy
Written
Way Out West
1937
Comedy · Western
Sons of the Desert
1933
Comedy
Busy Bodies
1933
Comedy
The Midnight Patrol
1933
Comedy
Me and My Pal
1933
Comedy
