Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy) 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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
2025
as Archive Footage
Award-winning filmmakers Dean and Rebecca Sills, a father-daughter duo, embark on a journey inspired by the legendary Laurel and Hardy as they explore...

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts o...

Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023
Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rar...

The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
2020
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first rele...

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020

Stan & Ollie
2018
Thanks
With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pres...

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the ...

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about Laurel & Hardy

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Among the pieces featured in Fragments are the final reel of John Ford's The Village Blacksmith (1922) and a glimpse at Emil Jannings in The Way of Al...

Dick & Doof - Best of
2010
as Schauspieler

Girl 27
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other u...

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
2006
as Oliver

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
as Hardy

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Ollie (archive footage)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects virtuall...

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
Experience Stan and Ollie in their funniest scenes: whether they build a house as construction workers or try to impress two young ladies as sailors. ...

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
2001
as Ollie

Laurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
as Ollie

Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Self (archive footage)
A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually get...

Dance of the Cookoos
1982
Dance of the Cookoos is merged a cinematic cross section with the high points from almost 100 works of Laurel & Hardy, into an original framework acti...

The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
as Ollie
A compilation of some of Laurel and Hardy's best gags, including scenes from "Angora Love" (1929)," "You're Darn Tootin'" (1928), "Liberty" (1929), "T...

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...

Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsreels of the era.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Himself (archive footage)
Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double a...

4 Clowns
1970
as (archive footage)
Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era. Laurel and Hardy are shown battling a gum machine, and Har...
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
Compilation of the mismatched but immortal pair's various films and shorts.

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
A compilation of clips from various Laurel and Hardy films

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Film historian Robert Youngson presents a feature-length anthology of rarely seen silent films by comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Along w...
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self (archive footage)
A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
as Ollie (archive footage)
A compilation of primarly Laurel and Hardy shorts---From Soup to Nuts, Wrong Again, Putting the Pants on Philip, The Finishing Touch, Sugar Daddies an...

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
Three decades of fun packed into one convenient package with this compilation of classic black-and-white comedy clips featuring Charlie Chaplin, Buste...

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.

The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.

Utopia
1951
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are marooned on an island in the south pacific island.

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson. Although trailed by the latter, Stan, who is reporting on ...

Riding High
1950
as Sucker (uncredited)
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
as Willie Paine
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the ...

Performers arrive in Hampshire
1947
as Self
Movie stars are interviewed on a boat in 1947 in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

The Bullfighters
1945
as Ollie
Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the vengeful Richard K. Muldoon, who spent time in prison o...

Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Oliver
Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal for visiting royalty.

The Big Noise
1944
as Ollie
During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.

The Dancing Masters
1943
as Ollie
The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running a ballet school, and getting involved with an inventor...

Jitterbugs
1943
as Ollie
The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for "gasolene pills" in wartime oil-short America. They are however soon o...

Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Ollie
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.

The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
as Ollie
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the average...

A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.

Great Guns
1941
as Oliver
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer, (Dick Nelson) will need them now he's drafted.

Saps at Sea
1940
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem...

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Ollie
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidental...

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Ollie
Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the ...

Zenobia
1939
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.

Block-Heads
1938
as Ollie
It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old ...

Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at Sa...

Swiss Miss
1938
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen hoping for better business in Switzerland, with Stan's theory that because there is more cheese in Switzerland, ...

Pick a Star
1937
as Oliver Hardy
A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.

Way Out West
1937
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is de...

Way Out West
1937
Writer
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is de...

That's That!
1937
as Himself
The rarest of Laurel and Hardy films this side of The Rogue Song (1930), That's That is a gag reel made up of alternate takes and bloopers said to hav...

Our Relations
1936
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.

On the Wrong Trek
1936
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Charlie tells his co-workers about his event-filled vacation to California, including his run in with two vagabond hitchhikers.

The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.

MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Cleaner
Promo for MGM's upcoming 1935-36 releases hosted by Laurel & Hardy and Jimmy Finlayson. Brief clips are shown from Rose Marie, Anna Karenina, Broadway...

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in ...

Thicker Than Water
1935
as Ollie
Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy...
Their Night Out - Screen Test
1935
as Mr. Hardy
Ollie and Patsy slapstick.

The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless marriage by making her husband jealous.

Tit for Tat
1935
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the grocery right next door is run by the man and wife wh...

Babes in Toyland
1934
as Ollie Dee
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little ...

The Live Ghost
1934
as Ollie
Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first...

Them Thar Hills
1934
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped the...

Going Bye-Bye!
1934
as Mr. Hardy
In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence has helped to send him to prison. Frightened, the boys p...

Hollywood Party
1934
as Ollie
Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real ...

Oliver the Eighth
1934
as Ollie
Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for a husband. Ollie only mails in his response and is inv...

Sons of the Desert
1933
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Sons of the Desert
1933
Writer
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Dirty Work
1933
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are chimney sweeps working at the home of mad scientist Professor Noodle.

Wild Poses
1933
as Baby
Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.

Busy Bodies
1933
as Ollie
In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at a sawm...

Busy Bodies
1933
Writer
In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at a sawm...

The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Officer Oliver Hardy
Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

The Midnight Patrol
1933
Writer
Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

The Devil's Brother
1933
as Ollio
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.

Me and My Pal
1933
as Ollie
On the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw puzzle from Stan as a wedding gift. The boys soon become...

Me and My Pal
1933
Writer
On the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw puzzle from Stan as a wedding gift. The boys soon become...

Twice Two
1933
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and...

Twice Two
1933
Writer
A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and...

Towed in a Hole
1932
as Ollie
Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.

Towed in a Hole
1932
Writer
Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.

Their First Mistake
1932
as Ollie
Mrs Hardy is annoyed that her husband Oliver seems to spend more time with his friend Stanley than with her. After a furious argument, Mrs Hardy says ...

Their First Mistake
1932
Writer
Mrs Hardy is annoyed that her husband Oliver seems to spend more time with his friend Stanley than with her. After a furious argument, Mrs Hardy says ...

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Ollie
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man name...

Scram!
1932
as Ollie
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The...

Scram!
1932
Writer
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The...
Stan and Olly
1932
as Himself
Documentary short about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy which covers a visit in Scotland of the two comedic geniuses.
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
1932
as Himself
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy visit Scotland in the Summer of 1932
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
1932
as Himself
Actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy visit Tynemouth in North East England.

County Hospital
1932
as Ollie
Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.

County Hospital
1932
Writer
Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.

The Chimp
1932
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are g...

The Chimp
1932
Writer
Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are g...

Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
as Ollie
Only known footage of the German language version of Pardon Us (1931) starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

The Music Box
1932
as Ollie
The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von ...

The Music Box
1932
Writer
The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von ...

Any Old Port!
1932
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and...

Helpmates
1932
as Ollie
Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago), which tel...

Helpmates
1932
Writer
Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago), which tel...

On the Loose
1931
as New Suitor (uncredited)
Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The next day a car goes by and they are splashed with mu...

Beau Hunks
1931
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

One Good Turn
1931
as Ollie
Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord t...

Come Clean
1931
as Ollie
The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and...

Come Clean
1931
Writer
The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and...

Pardon Us
1931
as Ollie
It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Haunted at Midnight
1931
as Ollie
Long lost German language version of the Laurel & Hardy film "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case". When Stan's rich uncle Ebeneezer dies and leaves behind ...

Our Wife
1931
as Ollie
Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie...

Playing at Politics
1931
as Oliver
Ollie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.

The Skulls
1931
as Señor Hardy
This Spanish language film was produced simultaneously with the filming of the two English language Laurel and Hardy shorts Be Big! and Laughing Gravy...

Laughing Gravy
1931
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.

The Stolen Jools
1931
as Police Driver
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tubercu...

Chickens Come Home
1931
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

Be Big!
1931
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is ta...

The Chiselers
1931
as M. Hardy
Having been kicked out by their wives on a wintry night they attempt to smuggle their little dog into an apartment house where dogs are not allowed.

Another Fine Mess
1930
as Ollie
Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

Night of Goblins
1930
as Ollie
Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Ollie
The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soo...

Radiomanía
1930
as Ollie
Spanish language version of Hog Wild

Hog Wild
1930
as Ollie
First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Hog Wild
1930
Writer
First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Shivering and Shaking
1930
as Ollie
Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighborhood. Their instruments are destroyed in an argum...

Below Zero
1930
as Ollie
Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighborhood. Their instruments are destroyed in an argum...

The Night Life
1930
as Ollie
Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot and outsmarts them both.

Brats
1930
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their rec...

Brats
1930
Writer
Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their rec...

Blotto
1930
as Ollie
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.

The Rogue Song
1930
as Murza-Bek
In czarist Russia, a princess falls for a dashing bandit leader, but their romance proves a stormy one.

Thieves
1930
Police officer Edgar Kennedy is warned by his police chief to make arrests to stop a burglary epidemic on his patch or face the sack.

Night Owls
1930
as Ollie
Policeman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have been happening on his watch or else he will get the sack....

Angora Love
1929
as Ollie
Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord.

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watc...

Bacon Grabbers
1929
as Oliver
Laurel and Hardy are debt collectors trying to repossess a console radio.

They Go Boom!
1929
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie try to sleep in a room-for-rent. Ollie, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently, while Stan snores. Both of them have trouble falling ...

Perfect Day
1929
as Ollie
Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires...

Men O' War
1929
as Ollie
Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a sl...

Berth Marks
1929
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Double Whoopee
1929
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean...

Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Oliver Hardy
Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Big Business
1929
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer Jame...

That's My Wife
1929
as Ollie
Oliver stands to inherit a large fortune from his rich Uncle Bernal, with the condition that he be happily married. But when Mrs. Hardy walks out just...

Wrong Again
1929
as Ollie
Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of...

Liberty
1929
as Ollie
While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying ...

We Faw Down
1928
as Ollie
Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfrie...

Habeas Corpus
1928
as Ollie
Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.

Two Tars
1928
as Ollie
Two sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered moto...

Early to Bed
1928
as Ollie
Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fan...

Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
as Ollie
Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.

Their Purple Moment
1928
as Ollie
The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys r...

You're Darn Tootin'
1928
as Ollie, French horn player
Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor.

From Soup to Nuts
1928
as Hired butler
Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

Galloping Ghosts
1928
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
A millionaire acquires a large diamond, said to be cursed. Despite the best efforts of his dutiful but fearful black valet (Oliver Hardy), it is stole...

The Finishing Touch
1928
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants ...

Flying Elephants
1928
as Mighty Giant
Cavemen Stan and Ollie vie for the affections of a stone-age beauty.

Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
as Ollie
Stan complains of a toothache and he and Ollie visit the dentist. Ollie gets his teeth pulled by mistake. Under the influence of laughing gas, they le...

The Battle of the Century
1927
as Manager
Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

Putting Pants on Philip
1927
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants...

Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Sherlock Pinkham
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
Love 'em and Feed 'em
1927
as 'Happy' Hopey
A pair of gold prospectors (Max Davidson, Oliver Hardy) try to make their way in the big city. *Only reconstructed fragments exists.

Hats Off
1927
as Ollie
Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after several near misses. One would-be sale has them carrying ...

Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Big Goofy
Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

Now I'll Tell One
1927
as Policeman
This film was presumed lost for a long time, until the second reel of this movie showed up again in the '90s. So half of the movie can be seen. It's a...

Sailors, Beware!
1927
as Purser Cryder
A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Brittle's butler
After a night of carousing, a rich oil tycoon awakes to find that he was married the night before. He calls in his lawyer to straighten things out.

With Love and Hisses
1927
as Top Sergeant Banner
Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.

Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
as First Mate
Stan is a sailor whose girl gets kidnapped by a rough sea captain. Stan dresses in drag and seduces the captain but the captain's wife catches him. St...

Baby Brother
1927
as Ice Man
Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our ...

Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Big Bill
Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a policeman, but wins him over with the help of a friendly mi...

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Judge Chigger
Titus Tillsbury is a successful businessman who is visited by a blackmailing old flame. He enlists a friend to keep her away from his home and wife.

Crazy to Act
1927
as Gordon Bagley
Millionaire film producer Gordon Bagley wants to marry Ethel St. John, the leading lady in his latest film. Ethel is in love with Arthur Young, the he...

No Man's Law
1927
as Sharkey Nye
A wild stallion (Rex the Wonder Horse) becomes the protector of a prospector and his foster daughter as two thugs plot to steal their claim.

The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927
as The Butler
Mr. Buggs is an insect collector. A beautiful and mysterious Asian woman (the lovely Anna May Wong) brings him a rare specimen, but she is actually a ...

Slipping Wives
1927
as Butler
Neglected by her husband, our heroine decides to make him jealous by getting the handyman to play a literary genius at a party and flirt with her.

Duck Soup
1927
as Maltravers
Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take refuge in a mansion. The owner has gone on vacation ...

Why Girls Say No
1927
as Policeman
A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.

Should Men Walk Home?
1927
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Mabel plays an out-and-out crook, a "Girl Bandit," no less. And she quickly hooks up with a male partner in crime, in this case a Gentleman Crook play...

Two-Time Mama
1927
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
The story involves various misunderstandings and entanglements that occur between two married couples, the Browns (Glenn Tryon & Vivien Oakland) a...

45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Hotel Detective
A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery in progress, and thinks it is a movie scene.

The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Jazz band drummer
Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a nickel-per-whirl taxi dancer.

Be Your Age
1926
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
Charley needs $10,000 right away. Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million from her late husband and wants to marry a younger man. Mr. Blaylock, h...

Bromo and Juliet
1926
as Cab Driver
A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his dad, who's had several drinks too many, and a pesk...

Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They fall...

Along Came Auntie
1926
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
A divorced couple try to pretend they are still happily married in order to get $100,000 from the woman's divorce-disapproving aunt.

Thundering Fleas
1926
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

The Gentle Cyclone
1926
as Sheriff Bill
The story is motivated by a long-standing feud, which comes to a head when each of the warring families tries to adopt an orphan girl who is about to ...

Long Fliv the King
1926
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must find a husband in 24 hours or forfeit her throne. Sh...

Say It with Babies
1926
as Hector - the Floorwalker
Casper is the baby-expert at a large department store and his life is less than peaceful as he provides much amusement for the babies at his own expen...

Madame Mystery
1926
as Captain Schmaltz
A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succee...

Wandering Papas
1926
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
A cook for bridge constructors is told to collect food for dinner-Ritz style trout, Palmer house rabbit and a 15cm frosted cake. He sets off into the ...
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
1926
as The Taxi Driver
A Bankrupt Honeymoon is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring Harold Goodwin and featuring Oliver Hardy.

The Perfect Clown
1925
as Babe Mulligan
A clerk is given $10,000 to deposit at the bank, but the bank is closed for the night so he tries to get to the bank president's house with the money.

Should Sailors Marry?
1925
as Doctor
They All Fall
1925
as The boss
They All Fall is a 1925 American slapstick comedy film featuring Bobby Ray & Oliver Hardy. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as Her former sweetheart
Nanette sends a letter to her family telling of her new husband, Hillory. When Hillory arrives to meet the family, he gets insulted by each member, in...

Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife l...

Hop to It!
1925
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Two nutty bellhops raise havoc at a posh hotel.
Fiddlin' Around
1925
as Theatre manager
FIDDLIN AROUND' (1925) (Starring Babe Hardy).
The Joke's on You
1925
as Wilbert Perkins
Billy West comedy produced by Cumberland and distributed by Arrow.

Fiddlin' Around
1925
as Theatre Manager
A clumsy fiddler plays at an audition with a grouchy teathrical impresario, played by Oliver Hardy.
Rivals
1925
as The Rival
A 1925 silent comedy.
Hey, Taxi!
1925
as A Rival Taxi Driver

Stick Around
1925
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
A paperhanger and his helper arrive at a sanitarium to do a job. The chubby paperhanger leaves most of the work to his thin assistant, who tries gamel...

The Wizard of Oz
1925
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

Laughing Ladies
1925
as Policeman
Lucien Littlefield is a dentist who believes in giving generous doses of laughing gas to the patients. On this occasion when a girl arrives at his off...

Roaring Lions at Home
1924
A little girl visits the circus and loses her dog there, and in error brings home a lion cub. The mother lioness trails her missing cub to the girl's ...

Kid Speed
1924
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
Avery DuPoys is a wealthy businessman, organising a race. He meets one of the competitors of the race, who is in love with DuPoys's daughter. Another ...

Her Boy Friend
1924
as Killer Kid
Young and beautiful Iva Method is spying for the police at the Dropem Inn, a sleazy club that the police suspect is a front for a bootlegging operatio...

The Girl in the Limousine
1924
as Freddie
Tony and Freddie, who have been rivals all their lives, vie for the hand in marriage of their childhood sweetheart. Big Freddie has the upper hand whe...

Trouble Brewing
1924
as Bootlegger
This film, with Larry as a dry agent, pokes fun at the situations which the Prohibition Act produced throughout the country.
The Perfect Lady
1924
as (unconfirmed)
Jimmy Jump appears as a female impersonator in an amateur show who is forced to wear his costume home. He meets with varied experiences, and is such a...

Horseshoes
1923
as Dynamite Duffy
A boxer offers $50 to anyone who can stay in the ring with him for an entire minute. Larry, through a series of mix-ups--including hitting the boxer i...

Lightning Love
1923
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
The storm, which takes up most of the second reel, is a trial run for the storm sequence in The Wizard Of Oz which Semon would make in 1925. Fox rele...
The Gown Shop
1923
as Store manager
Here we have 'The Gown Shop', very much in Semon's usual style but with fewer laughs than usual. Semon plays his default character, a grotesque hard-w...

The Barnyard
1923
as Farm Hand
Lay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmer's daughter. There is oil on the farmland, and some swindlers are determined to get their h...

The Midnight Cabaret
1923
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
The Midnight Cabaret is a 1923 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy.

Quicksands
1923
Writer
Stationed at the Mexican border, a young lieutenant whose job is to capture a ring of narcotics smugglers, spies his sweetheart, the daughter of a U. ...
No Wedding Bells
1923
as The Girl's Father
Larry arrives at his girlfriend's house to ask her father for her hand in marriage. Her father, who is in the middle of winning a chess game for the f...
The Counter Jumper
1922
as Gaston Gilligan
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 'counter jumper' was the term used in both Britain and the U.S.A. to describe the lowest dogsbody clerk in ...

Little Wildcat
1922
as 'Bull' Mulligan
Robert Ware takes it upon himself to tame wild girl, Mag, to prove to his doubting friend Arnold, he can turn her into a graceful young lady. Later, w...

Golf
1922
as The neighbor
Comedy on the golf links.

A Pair of Kings
1922
as General Alarm
A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

The Show
1922
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob ...

The Sawmill
1922
as The Foreman
A bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman.

The Lucky Dog
1921
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.

The Bell Hop
1921
as Hotel manager
A government official staying in a hotel puts some important secret papers in the hotel safe. A ring of spies out to get the papers manages to steal t...

The Fall Guy
1921
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
Larry falls afoul of wanted criminal Gentleman Joe, who runs a saloon full of tough guys and gunslingers.

The Bakery
1921
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Well-meaning but accident-prone bakery employee Larry is involved in numerous slapstick mishaps on the job. After accidentally causing the bakery owne...

The Rent Collector
1921
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
The Rent Collector is a 1921 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

His Jonah Day
1920
as The Life Saver
Jimmy Aubrey comedy produced by Vitagraph.

The Backyard
1920
as Thug - The ruffian
Jimmy Aubrey lets the kids in the alley shoot arrows at him. After he grows tired of this, he treats them like satchels to get them out of his way. A ...

Married to Order
1920
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
Boy meets girl. Father hates boy. Girl dresses up as her brother to get out of the house to elope but the near-sighted father mistakes her for the twi...

The Trouble Hunter
1920
as The Bouncer

The Stage Hand
1920
as Audience member (uncredited)

The Decorator
1920
as Babe, a millionaire
Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy comedy produced by Vitagraph features the screen debut of Kathleen Myers.

Springtime
1920
as The Commissioner

Squeaks and Squawks
1920
A repairman falls in love with a blacksmith's daughter, who's having trouble with their greedy landlord, and helps them get one over on him.

Distilled Love
1920
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
Alice Howell is a simple milkmaid in love with color-blind artist Dick Smith. Oliver Hardy is a bootlegger who lures her to the wicked city to be a gy...

The Head Waiter
1919
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
The headwaiter does tricks with spaghetti that the greatest spaghetti handlers in the world never heard of. The sight makes your mouth water. Besides ...
Bungs and Bunglers
1919
as Al K. Hall
Vitagraph comedy with Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy.
Dull Care
1919
as A Janitor
Semon as a detective trying to deal with some roughnecks.
Hop to It, Bellhop
1919
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
Two hotel bell hops get into all kinds of shenanigans between dames, baths and bags of loot.

He's In Again
1918
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying again, he is told by the manager that if h...
The King of the Kitchen
1918
as A German customer
A city couple drops into a restaurant and try to steal the cash box.

Hello Trouble
1918
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their loyal wives in his attempt to build up an insurance si...
Playmates
1918
A comedy inspired by Charles Chaplin's "Easy Street" (1917).

Bright and Early
1918
as The Boss
Billy West as does fairly random series of gags as a bellboy in a rather poor hotel run by Oliver Hardy.

The Scholar
1918
as The Superintendent
Short King Bee Studios slapstick comedy featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy

The Rogue
1918
as Cafe Owner
'The Rogue' casts West as the slavey in a boarding-house (not a very Chaplinesque role) overseen by a landlady who seems to be a cross between Alice D...

His Day Out
1918
as Ollie
In this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver Hardy (doing his best Eric Campell). A barber by trade...

The Stranger
1918
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
After a luckless prospecting trip, Billy starts homeward across the desert, mounted on his little burro with his pick, shovel and pack strapped up beh...

The Pest
1917
The Pest (aka The Freeloader) is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy and starring Billy West in one of his "Charlie Chaplin" rip-off role...

The Hobo
1917
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
Billy is a hobo who hangs around the train station. He creates disruption in the ticket office, at the lunch counter, and in the lives of some of the ...

The Candy Kid
1917
as Rival Proprietor
A Fake Chaplin movie with Billy West as the tramp.

The Chief Cook
1917
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
The film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is addressing three members of staff: the cook, the waiter and th...

The Villain
1917
as Nell
In The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but this time he's playing the wicked, top-hatted Charlie ...

Cupid's Rival
1917
as Poor Artist
A bumbling janitor in a fleabag hotel drives the residents crazy, and a poor artist believes that his girlfriend is having an affair with a wealthy ar...

The Hero
1917
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
The Hero is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Billy West & Oliver Hardy.
Little Nell
1917
as Little Nell
Billy West tries to court/swindle Little Nell (big Oliver Hardy in drags). but her father is in the way.

Back Stage
1917
as Babe
Props, the stage man, and his assistant at the Orpheum Theater, Plunkville divide their time equally between drinking and attention to duty. Trouble s...

The Guilty Ones
1916
as Babe
The Guilty Ones is a 1916 Oliver Hardy film.

The Guilty Ones
1916
Director
The Guilty Ones is a 1916 Oliver Hardy film.
The Candy Trail
1916
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
A 1916 silent comedy.

Love and Duty
1916
as Pvt. Plump
Ollie is a love-struck private who is drilled by his unsympathetic lieutenant at reveille. The colonel of the regiment wants his daughter to marry the...

The Lottery Man
1916
as Maggie Murphy
A young man proposes a lottery with himself as the prize in marriage. However he finds himself very much in love with a woman other than the winner.

Hungry Hearts
1916
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Plump and Runt are starving artists who are both in love with their pretty model. Runt chooses money over love and marries a widow he thinks is rich. ...

The Battle Royal
1916
as Plump
Plump and Runt are on opposite sides of a mountain feud. Then government revenue agents arrive and both families join together to run off the common e...

The Serenade
1916
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Plump and Runt are street musicians who are rivals for Florence's affection.

One Too Many
1916
as Plump
When his uncle arrives for a visit, Plump has to find a wife and baby in a hurry. With the help of his friend, Runt, soon there are wives and babies e...
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
1916

Something in Her Eye
1915
as The Grocer
A woman passes a construction site and gets dirt in her eye, which causes her to wink involuntarily. Soon she has a trail of suitors.

The Lilac Splash
1915
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
A 1915 silent comedy.

Avenging Bill
1915
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Lucy works for the Grouch family, and is used to being overworked and abused. But when Mr. Grouch punches her sweetheart, Bill, she has had enough. Sh...

The Haunted Hat
1915
A cat gets caught under a hat and walks around, frightening everyone in town.
It May Be You
1915
as Paul Simmons
Jack goes from business to business, trying to sell ad space in his newspaper. At each stop he catches the boss in a compromising position with a secr...

A Lucky Strike
1915
as Bill Myers
Bill is a rich miner but wants a wife. He advertises in an Eastern paper and receives a response from Nellie and Eleanor, but doesn't know it was sent...

An Expensive Visit
1915
as Jack
At college, Jack is spending his dad's money and not studying. When dad comes for a visit, Jack gets one of his friends to dress as a woman and flirt ...

They Looked Alike
1915
as Pedestrian
Two tramps look so much alike that they can outfox the police time after time. When one of them is locked in a shack, the police manage to catch the o...

Babe's School Days
1915
as Ikie Ikestein
Ikie is always abused by the other schoolboys. Finally he and his father get even.

The Servant Girl's Legacy
1914
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
A serving girl receives a telegram that she has come into an inheritance. The family she works for suddenly starts to treat her well, and several youn...

Mother's Baby Boy
1914
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Percival is a spoiled mama's boy. When two toughs make time with his girlfriend he sends a telegram to his mother for help.

Making Auntie Welcome
1914
as Grocery Boy
Jack pretends to be crazy to get his aunt to cut her visit short. The maid sees him practicing his 'insanity' and thinks he's trying to kill his wife.
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
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Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
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The World of Laurel and Hardy
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The funniest moments from Laurel and Hardy's most hilarious films

Ups and Downs
N/A
as Shifty Mike
Shifty Mike attempts to force his attentions on Jabbs' daughter, but is thwarted. Vowing revenge, Mike hires Pokes to throw a bomb through Jabbs' wind...

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili
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