Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

1892-01-18 Harlem, Georgia, USA 303 Credits

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...

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Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

2025

as Archive Footage

Acting

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

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

10.0
Acting

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

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023

10.0
Acting

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

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

7.5
Acting

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

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

2020

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

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

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

2020

Acting
Stan & Ollie

Stan & Ollie

2018

Thanks

7.0

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

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

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

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Documentary about Laurel & Hardy

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

as Himself (archive footage)

9.0
Acting

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

Dick & Doof - Best of

2010

as Schauspieler

Acting
Girl 27

Girl 27

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

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

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

2006

as Oliver

8.7
Acting
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

2005

as Hardy

Acting
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Ollie (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

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

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

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

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

8.5
Acting

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

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

2001

as Ollie

Acting
Laurel & Hardy - Best of

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

1999

as Ollie

Acting
Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

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

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

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

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

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

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.6
Acting

Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

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

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

Acting

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

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

as (archive footage)

Acting

Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

1978

as Ollie

Acting

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

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

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

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

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?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

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)

Acting

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

4 Clowns

1970

as (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

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)

Acting

Compilation of the mismatched but immortal pair's various films and shorts.

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Acting

A compilation of clips from various Laurel and Hardy films

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

6.0
Acting

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)

Acting

A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

1965

as Ollie (archive footage)

7.9
Acting

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

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

6.3
Acting

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

30 Years of Fun

30 Years of Fun

1963

as (archive footage)

3.0
Acting

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

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Acting

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

1960

as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

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

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

as archive footage

6.9
Acting

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.

Utopia

Utopia

1951

as Ollie

5.6
Acting

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

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Acting

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

Riding High

1950

as Sucker (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

as Willie Paine

5.9
Acting

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

Performers arrive in Hampshire

1947

as Self

Acting

Movie stars are interviewed on a boat in 1947 in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

The Bullfighters

The Bullfighters

1945

as Ollie

5.8
Acting

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

Nothing But Trouble

1944

as Oliver

6.0
Acting

Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal for visiting royalty.

The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1944

as Ollie

6.0
Acting

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

The Dancing Masters

1943

as Ollie

6.0
Acting

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

Jitterbugs

1943

as Ollie

5.8
Acting

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

Air Raid Wardens

1943

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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

The Tree in a Test Tube

1942

as Ollie

4.9
Acting

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

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

as Ollie

6.0
Acting

Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.

Great Guns

Great Guns

1941

as Oliver

5.8
Acting

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

Saps at Sea

1940

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Ollie

6.9
Acting

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

The Flying Deuces

1939

as Ollie

6.4
Acting

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

Zenobia

1939

as Dr. Henry Tibbett

4.6
Acting

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

Block-Heads

1938

as Ollie

7.0
Acting

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

Hollywood Handicap

1938

as Himself

4.5
Acting

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

Swiss Miss

1938

as Ollie

6.2
Acting

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

Pick a Star

1937

as Oliver Hardy

4.8
Acting

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

Way Out West

1937

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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

Way Out West

1937

Writer

7.1
Writing

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!

That's That!

1937

as Himself

4.4
Acting

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

Our Relations

1936

as Ollie / Bert Hardy

6.9
Acting

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

On the Wrong Trek

1936

as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

5.8
Acting

Charlie tells his co-workers about his event-filled vacation to California, including his run in with two vagabond hitchhikers.

The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl

1936

as Ollie

6.2
Acting

Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

as Cleaner

6.0
Acting

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

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

6.6
Acting

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

Thicker Than Water

1935

as Ollie

7.2
Acting

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

6.0
Acting

Ollie and Patsy slapstick.

The Fixer Uppers

The Fixer Uppers

1935

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Tit for Tat

1935

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Babes in Toyland

1934

as Ollie Dee

6.3
Acting

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

The Live Ghost

1934

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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

Them Thar Hills

1934

as Ollie

7.5
Acting

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!

Going Bye-Bye!

1934

as Mr. Hardy

7.4
Acting

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

Hollywood Party

1934

as Ollie

5.8
Acting

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

Oliver the Eighth

1934

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

7.0
Acting

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

Sons of the Desert

1933

Writer

7.0
Writing

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

Dirty Work

1933

as Ollie

6.9
Acting

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

Wild Poses

Wild Poses

1933

as Baby

7.6
Acting

Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.

Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933

as Ollie

7.3
Acting

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

Busy Bodies

1933

Writer

7.3
Writing

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

The Midnight Patrol

1933

as Officer Oliver Hardy

6.5
Acting

Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933

Writer

6.5
Writing

Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

1933

as Ollio

6.7
Acting

Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.

Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

1933

as Ollie

6.4
Acting

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

Me and My Pal

1933

Writer

6.4
Writing

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

Twice Two

1933

as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel

6.6
Acting

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

Twice Two

1933

Writer

6.6
Writing

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

Towed in a Hole

1932

as Ollie

7.0
Acting

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

Towed in a Hole

1932

Writer

7.0
Writing

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

Their First Mistake

1932

as Ollie

6.4
Acting

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

Their First Mistake

1932

Writer

6.4
Writing

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

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Ollie

6.7
Acting

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!

Scram!

1932

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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!

Scram!

1932

Writer

7.1
Writing

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

Acting

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

Acting

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy visit Scotland in the Summer of 1932

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

1932

as Himself

Acting

Actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy visit Tynemouth in North East England.

County Hospital

County Hospital

1932

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

County Hospital

County Hospital

1932

Writer

6.8
Writing

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

The Chimp

The Chimp

1932

as Ollie

6.5
Acting

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

The Chimp

1932

Writer

6.5
Writing

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

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

1932

as Ollie

Acting

Only known footage of the German language version of Pardon Us (1931) starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

The Music Box

The Music Box

1932

as Ollie

7.5
Acting

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

The Music Box

1932

Writer

7.5
Writing

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!

Any Old Port!

1932

as Ollie

6.9
Acting

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

Helpmates

1932

as Ollie

7.2
Acting

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

Helpmates

1932

Writer

7.2
Writing

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

On the Loose

1931

as New Suitor (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

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

Beau Hunks

1931

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1931

as Ollie

7.0
Acting

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

Come Clean

1931

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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

Come Clean

1931

Writer

7.1
Writing

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

Pardon Us

1931

as Ollie

6.4
Acting

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

Haunted at Midnight

1931

as Ollie

8.5
Acting

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

Our Wife

1931

as Ollie

7.1
Acting

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

Playing at Politics

1931

as Oliver

6.9
Acting

Ollie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.

The Skulls

The Skulls

1931

as Señor Hardy

6.1
Acting

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

Laughing Gravy

1931

as Ollie

7.2
Acting

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

The Stolen Jools

1931

as Police Driver

5.6
Acting

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

Chickens Come Home

1931

as Mr. Oliver Hardy

6.7
Acting

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

Be Big!

Be Big!

1931

as Ollie

6.7
Acting

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

The Chiselers

1931

as M. Hardy

6.6
Acting

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

Another Fine Mess

1930

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Night of Goblins

1930

as Ollie

6.0
Acting

Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

as Ollie

6.7
Acting

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

Radiomanía

1930

as Ollie

Acting

Spanish language version of Hog Wild

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

1930

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

1930

Writer

6.8
Writing

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

Shivering and Shaking

Shivering and Shaking

1930

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Below Zero

1930

as Ollie

6.5
Acting

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

The Night Life

1930

as Ollie

7.2
Acting

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

Brats

Brats

1930

as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.

6.8
Acting

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

Brats

1930

Writer

6.8
Writing

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

Blotto

1930

as Ollie

7.2
Acting

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

The Rogue Song

1930

as Murza-Bek

5.8
Acting

In czarist Russia, a princess falls for a dashing bandit leader, but their romance proves a stormy one.

Thieves

Thieves

1930

6.9
Acting

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

Night Owls

1930

as Ollie

7.4
Acting

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

Angora Love

1929

as Ollie

6.5
Acting

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

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

as Self

5.7
Acting

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Ollie

6.6
Acting

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

Bacon Grabbers

1929

as Oliver

6.3
Acting

Laurel and Hardy are debt collectors trying to repossess a console radio.

They Go Boom!

They Go Boom!

1929

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Perfect Day

1929

as Ollie

6.9
Acting

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

Men O' War

1929

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

Berth Marks

1929

as Ollie

6.7
Acting

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

1929

as Ollie

6.7
Acting

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

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

as Oliver Hardy

6.9
Acting

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Big Business

Big Business

1929

as Ollie

6.7
Acting

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

That's My Wife

1929

as Ollie

6.6
Acting

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

Wrong Again

1929

as Ollie

6.6
Acting

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

Liberty

1929

as Ollie

6.8
Acting

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

We Faw Down

1928

as Ollie

5.9
Acting

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

Habeas Corpus

1928

as Ollie

6.6
Acting

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

Two Tars

Two Tars

1928

as Ollie

6.6
Acting

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

Early to Bed

1928

as Ollie

6.1
Acting

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?

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

as Ollie

6.4
Acting

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

Their Purple Moment

1928

as Ollie

6.5
Acting

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'

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

as Ollie, French horn player

5.8
Acting

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

From Soup to Nuts

1928

as Hired butler

6.6
Acting

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

Galloping Ghosts

Galloping Ghosts

1928

as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13

Acting

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

The Finishing Touch

1928

as Ollie

6.9
Acting

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

Flying Elephants

1928

as Mighty Giant

5.7
Acting

Cavemen Stan and Ollie vie for the affections of a stone-age beauty.

Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

as Ollie

6.0
Acting

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

The Battle of the Century

1927

as Manager

6.8
Acting

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

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

6.3
Acting

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?

Do Detectives Think?

1927

as Sherlock Pinkham

6.2
Acting

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

6.0
Acting

A pair of gold prospectors (Max Davidson, Oliver Hardy) try to make their way in the big city. *Only reconstructed fragments exists.

Hats Off

Hats Off

1927

as Ollie

6.3
Acting

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

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Asylum Inmate

5.7
Acting

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

1927

as Big Goofy

6.3
Acting

Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

Now I'll Tell One

Now I'll Tell One

1927

as Policeman

5.8
Acting

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!

Sailors, Beware!

1927

as Purser Cryder

6.8
Acting

A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Brittle's butler

5.9
Acting

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

With Love and Hisses

1927

as Top Sergeant Banner

6.1
Acting

Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.

Why Girls Love Sailors

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

as First Mate

5.7
Acting

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

Baby Brother

1927

as Ice Man

6.2
Acting

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

Fluttering Hearts

1927

as Big Bill

5.1
Acting

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

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

as Judge Chigger

5.8
Acting

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

Crazy to Act

1927

as Gordon Bagley

5.5
Acting

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

No Man's Law

1927

as Sharkey Nye

6.0
Acting

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

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

1927

as The Butler

6.0
Acting

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

Slipping Wives

1927

as Butler

5.1
Acting

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

Duck Soup

1927

as Maltravers

6.3
Acting

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

Why Girls Say No

1927

as Policeman

6.3
Acting

A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.

Should Men Walk Home?

Should Men Walk Home?

1927

as Party Guest at Punch Bowl

7.1
Acting

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

Two-Time Mama

1927

as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)

6.0
Acting

The story involves various misunderstandings and entanglements that occur between two married couples, the Browns (Glenn Tryon & Vivien Oakland) a...

45 Minutes from Hollywood

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

as Hotel Detective

5.2
Acting

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

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

as Jazz band drummer

7.0
Acting

Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a nickel-per-whirl taxi dancer.

Be Your Age

Be Your Age

1926

as Oswald Schwartzkopple

5.1
Acting

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

Bromo and Juliet

1926

as Cab Driver

5.6
Acting

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

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

as Charley's Victim (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

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

Along Came Auntie

1926

as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband

6.1
Acting

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

Thundering Fleas

1926

as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)

5.5
Acting

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

The Gentle Cyclone

The Gentle Cyclone

1926

as Sheriff Bill

5.0
Acting

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

Long Fliv the King

1926

as The Prime Minister's Assistant

5.6
Acting

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

Say It with Babies

1926

as Hector - the Floorwalker

5.0
Acting

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

Madame Mystery

1926

as Captain Schmaltz

5.6
Acting

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

Wandering Papas

1926

as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

5.1
Acting

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

6.0
Acting

A Bankrupt Honeymoon is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring Harold Goodwin and featuring Oliver Hardy.

The Perfect Clown

The Perfect Clown

1925

as Babe Mulligan

6.2
Acting

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?

Should Sailors Marry?

1925

as Doctor

5.4
Acting

They All Fall

1925

as The boss

5.0
Acting

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

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

as Her former sweetheart

5.3
Acting

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?

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)

5.8
Acting

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!

Hop to It!

1925

as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)

5.4
Acting

Two nutty bellhops raise havoc at a posh hotel.

Fiddlin' Around

1925

as Theatre manager

5.0
Acting

FIDDLIN AROUND' (1925) (Starring Babe Hardy).

The Joke's on You

1925

as Wilbert Perkins

4.8
Acting

Billy West comedy produced by Cumberland and distributed by Arrow.

Fiddlin' Around

Fiddlin' Around

1925

as Theatre Manager

5.5
Acting

A clumsy fiddler plays at an audition with a grouchy teathrical impresario, played by Oliver Hardy.

Rivals

1925

as The Rival

6.0
Acting

A 1925 silent comedy.

Hey, Taxi!

1925

as A Rival Taxi Driver

6.0
Acting
Stick Around

Stick Around

1925

as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)

6.1
Acting

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

The Wizard of Oz

1925

as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand

5.5
Acting

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

Laughing Ladies

Laughing Ladies

1925

as Policeman

Acting

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

Roaring Lions at Home

1924

Acting

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

Kid Speed

1924

as Dangerous Dan McGraw

5.2
Acting

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

Her Boy Friend

1924

as Killer Kid

5.5
Acting

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

The Girl in the Limousine

1924

as Freddie

6.0
Acting

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

Trouble Brewing

1924

as Bootlegger

6.0
Acting

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)

Acting

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

Horseshoes

1923

as Dynamite Duffy

5.1
Acting

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

Lightning Love

1923

as Oliver, the Other Suitor

6.0
Acting

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

4.0
Acting

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

The Barnyard

1923

as Farm Hand

5.5
Acting

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

The Midnight Cabaret

1923

as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor

6.0
Acting

The Midnight Cabaret is a 1923 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy.

Quicksands

Quicksands

1923

Writer

5.0
Writing

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

3.8
Acting

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

5.3
Acting

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

Little Wildcat

1922

as 'Bull' Mulligan

6.0
Acting

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

Golf

1922

as The neighbor

5.8
Acting

Comedy on the golf links.

A Pair of Kings

A Pair of Kings

1922

as General Alarm

4.0
Acting

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

The Show

The Show

1922

as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)

6.5
Acting

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

The Sawmill

1922

as The Foreman

4.9
Acting

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

The Lucky Dog

1921

as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel

5.8
Acting

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

The Bell Hop

1921

as Hotel manager

6.8
Acting

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

The Fall Guy

1921

as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)

4.2
Acting

Larry falls afoul of wanted criminal Gentleman Joe, who runs a saloon full of tough guys and gunslingers.

The Bakery

The Bakery

1921

as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

4.1
Acting

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

The Rent Collector

1921

as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)

6.4
Acting

The Rent Collector is a 1921 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

His Jonah Day

His Jonah Day

1920

as The Life Saver

4.0
Acting

Jimmy Aubrey comedy produced by Vitagraph.

The Backyard

The Backyard

1920

as Thug - The ruffian

6.0
Acting

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

Married to Order

1920

as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)

5.2
Acting

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

The Trouble Hunter

1920

as The Bouncer

Acting
The Stage Hand

The Stage Hand

1920

as Audience member (uncredited)

6.0
Acting
The Decorator

The Decorator

1920

as Babe, a millionaire

5.0
Acting

Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy comedy produced by Vitagraph features the screen debut of Kathleen Myers.

Springtime

Springtime

1920

as The Commissioner

Acting
Squeaks and Squawks

Squeaks and Squawks

1920

4.8
Acting

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

Distilled Love

1920

as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)

5.0
Acting

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

The Head Waiter

1919

as A cop (as Babe Hardy)

Acting

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

6.0
Acting

Vitagraph comedy with Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy.

Dull Care

1919

as A Janitor

5.7
Acting

Semon as a detective trying to deal with some roughnecks.

Hop to It, Bellhop

1919

as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)

6.0
Acting

Two hotel bell hops get into all kinds of shenanigans between dames, baths and bags of loot.

He's In Again

He's In Again

1918

as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)

5.0
Acting

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

5.0
Acting

A city couple drops into a restaurant and try to steal the cash box.

Hello Trouble

Hello Trouble

1918

as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)

6.0
Acting

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

6.0
Acting

A comedy inspired by Charles Chaplin's "Easy Street" (1917).

Bright and Early

Bright and Early

1918

as The Boss

4.6
Acting

Billy West as does fairly random series of gags as a bellboy in a rather poor hotel run by Oliver Hardy.

The Scholar

The Scholar

1918

as The Superintendent

4.2
Acting

Short King Bee Studios slapstick comedy featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy

The Rogue

The Rogue

1918

as Cafe Owner

4.1
Acting

'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

His Day Out

1918

as Ollie

3.9
Acting

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

The Stranger

1918

as Oliver, the saloonkeeper

5.5
Acting

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

The Pest

1917

5.3
Acting

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

The Hobo

1917

as Harold (as Babe Hardy)

4.0
Acting

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

The Candy Kid

1917

as Rival Proprietor

4.5
Acting

A Fake Chaplin movie with Billy West as the tramp.

The Chief Cook

The Chief Cook

1917

as Babe (as Babe Hardy)

4.5
Acting

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

The Villain

1917

as Nell

5.5
Acting

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

Cupid's Rival

1917

as Poor Artist

5.0
Acting

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

The Hero

1917

as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

5.5
Acting

The Hero is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Billy West & Oliver Hardy.

Little Nell

1917

as Little Nell

4.2
Acting

Billy West tries to court/swindle Little Nell (big Oliver Hardy in drags). but her father is in the way.

Back Stage

Back Stage

1917

as Babe

6.0
Acting

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

The Guilty Ones

1916

as Babe

6.0
Acting

The Guilty Ones is a 1916 Oliver Hardy film.

The Guilty Ones

The Guilty Ones

1916

Director

6.0
Directing

The Guilty Ones is a 1916 Oliver Hardy film.

The Candy Trail

1916

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

5.5
Acting

A 1916 silent comedy.

Love and Duty

Love and Duty

1916

as Pvt. Plump

4.9
Acting

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

The Lottery Man

1916

as Maggie Murphy

4.7
Acting

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

Hungry Hearts

1916

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

4.6
Acting

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

The Battle Royal

1916

as Plump

5.7
Acting

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

The Serenade

1916

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

4.9
Acting

Plump and Runt are street musicians who are rivals for Florence's affection.

One Too Many

One Too Many

1916

as Plump

4.6
Acting

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

Acting
Something in Her Eye

Something in Her Eye

1915

as The Grocer

5.3
Acting

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

The Lilac Splash

1915

as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)

6.0
Acting

A 1915 silent comedy.

Avenging Bill

Avenging Bill

1915

as Bill, the Grocer's Boy

6.0
Acting

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

The Haunted Hat

1915

6.0
Acting

A cat gets caught under a hat and walks around, frightening everyone in town.

It May Be You

1915

as Paul Simmons

6.0
Acting

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

A Lucky Strike

1915

as Bill Myers

5.5
Acting

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

An Expensive Visit

1915

as Jack

6.0
Acting

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

They Looked Alike

1915

as Pedestrian

4.5
Acting

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

Babe's School Days

1915

as Ikie Ikestein

6.0
Acting

Ikie is always abused by the other schoolboys. Finally he and his father get even.

The Servant Girl's Legacy

The Servant Girl's Legacy

1914

as Cy (as Babe Hardy)

4.8
Acting

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

Mother's Baby Boy

1914

as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)

7.0
Acting

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

Making Auntie Welcome

1914

as Grocery Boy

6.0
Acting

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

N/A

Acting

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

N/A

Acting
The World of Laurel and Hardy

The World of Laurel and Hardy

N/A

Acting

The funniest moments from Laurel and Hardy's most hilarious films

Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

N/A

as Shifty Mike

Acting

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

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

N/A

6.0
Acting