Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, the deep comic gravity, and the nonsensical understatement. His performances polished hi...
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 Stan

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
as Stan

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Stan (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 Stan

Laurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
as Stan

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 Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (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 Self (archive footage)
Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
as Stan
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 Stan / Alf (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 Stan (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 Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

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 Stan
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 ...

Swim Meet
1951
as Self

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

The Bullfighters
1945
as Stanley
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...

The Bullfighters
1945
Writer
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 Stan
Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal for visiting royalty.

The Big Noise
1944
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 ...

Block-Heads
1938
as Stan
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 ...

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

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

Songs and Bullets
1938
Executive Producer
Melody arrives looking for the killer of his uncle and at the same time Dumont arrives looking for the murderer of her father. They both suspect Skelt...

Knight of the Plains
1938
Executive Producer
Peterson has a plan to obtain all the ranches in the valley. He gives Carson a phony Spanish land grant and has him pose as the Mexican owner. When Fr...

Pick a Star
1937
as Stan Laurel
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 Stan
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, Producer
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 Stan / Alf Laurel
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.

Our Relations
1936
Producer
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 Stan
Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.

The Bohemian Girl
1936
Producer
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 Stanley MacLaurel
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 Stan
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...

Thicker Than Water
1935
Story
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...

The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Stan
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 Stan
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...

Tit for Tat
1935
Writer
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 Stannie Dum
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 Stan
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 Stan
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...

Them Thar Hills
1934
Writer
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. Laurel
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...

Going Bye-Bye!
1934
Writer
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stanley Laurel
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 Stanlio
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 Stan
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 Stan / Mrs. Hardy
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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...

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Writer
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 Stan
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 Tynemouth
1932
as Himself
Actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy visit Tynemouth in North East England.
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
1932
as Himself
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy visit Scotland in the Summer of 1932

County Hospital
1932
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
Only known footage of the German language version of Pardon Us (1931) starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

The Music Box
1932
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

One Good Turn
1931
as Stan
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...

One Good Turn
1931
Writer
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 Stan
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 Stan
It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Pardon Us
1931
Other
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 Stan
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 Stan
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...

Our Wife
1931
Writer
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 Stan
Ollie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.

The Skulls
1931
as Señor Laurel
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 Stan
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 Policeman
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. Laurel
Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

Be Big!
1931
as Stan
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. Laurel
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 Stan
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 Stan
Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Stan
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 Stan
Spanish language version of Hog Wild

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

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

Shivering and Shaking
1930
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan Sr. / Stanley 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 Stan
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.

Blotto
1930
Writer
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 Ali-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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
Laurel and Hardy are debt collectors trying to repossess a console radio.

They Go Boom!
1929
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Double Whoopee
1929
as Stan
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 Stan
Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Big Business
1929
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.

Two Tars
1928
as Stan
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 Stan
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 Stan
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 Mr. Pincher
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 Stanley, clarinet 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.

The Finishing Touch
1928
as Stan
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 ...

The Finishing Touch
1928
Writer
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 Little Twinkle Star
Cavemen Stan and Ollie vie for the affections of a stone-age beauty.

Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
as Stan
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...

Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Texas Tommy
This western comedy is about rancher Finlayson's beautiful daughter, Martha Sleeper, who refuses to marry the bad guy and how Jimmy and dimwitted cowh...

The Battle of the Century
1927
as Prize Fighter
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.

Flaming Fathers
1927
Director
Papa Gimplewart chaperones his daughter and her "steady" during a beach adventure.

Putting Pants on Philip
1927
as Philip
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 Ferdinand Finkleberry
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.

Hats Off
1927
as Stan
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 Little Goofy
Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

Now I'll Tell One
1927
as Lawyer
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 Chester Chaste, cabdriver
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 lawyer
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 Cuthbert Hope
Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.

Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
as Willie Brisling
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...

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Romaine Ricketts
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.

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
Writer
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.

Eve's Love Letters
1927
as Anatole, the butler
Agnes Ayres was apparently a star of feature film who is top billed in this one-off Hal Roach short. She does well as the woman at the centre of the s...

Eve's Love Letters
1927
Screenplay
Agnes Ayres was apparently a star of feature film who is top billed in this one-off Hal Roach short. She does well as the woman at the centre of the s...

Jewish Prudence
1927
Writer
Papa Gimplewart, father to three children is unimpressed by the young lawyer who wants to marry his daughter.

The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927
Writer
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 Handyman
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 Hives
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
Writer
A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.

Seeing the World
1927
as English pedestrian
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a t...

Seeing the World
1927
Assistant Director
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a t...

45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Hotel Guest
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
Writer
Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a nickel-per-whirl taxi dancer.

On the Front Page
1926
as Dangerfield
After being beaten to a story of scandal involving Countess Polasky, James W. Hornby assigns his son 24 hours to find an even more scandalous story ab...

On the Front Page
1926
Writer
After being beaten to a story of scandal involving Countess Polasky, James W. Hornby assigns his son 24 hours to find an even more scandalous story ab...

Raggedy Rose
1926
Writer
Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.

Get 'Em Young
1926
as Summers, the butler
A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.

Get 'Em Young
1926
Director, Writer
A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926
Director
The crotchety dean of Pinkham University blames the "bad behavior of the school's female students on a dress shop owned by Helene, and informs her he'...

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

Wife Tamers
1926
Writer
Mr. Barry has a huge argument with his wife, and to make her jealous, he asks his valet to set him up with a pretty girl who is stranded in their neig...

Madame Mystery
1926
Director, Writer
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
Director, Writer
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 ...

Charley My Boy!
1926
Writer
A daughter's rich father wants to marry her off to a rich but older man. The daughter has other ideas however and sets out to find a nice young man sh...

What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Man in the Window
Short comedy which posits that in a hundred years men's styles will revert to Regency garb, and that there will be a complete gender role reversal, wi...

What's the World Coming To?
1926
Writer
Short comedy which posits that in a hundred years men's styles will revert to Regency garb, and that there will be a complete gender role reversal, wi...

Moonlight and Noses
1925
Writer, Director
Two burglars break into the home of an eccentric doctor. The doctor catches them, but offers to let them go free -- and give them a thousand dollars -...

Unfriendly Enemies
1925
Director, Writer
Finlayson plays an intrepid army cameraman on the battlefield in the world war, and Rowe plays his hapless assistant. Cranking away in no man's land, ...

Half a Man
1925
as Winchell McSweeney
Laurel plays Winchell McSweeney, whose fisherman parents forced him to leave home and make it on his own when they can no longer afford to keep suppor...
Book Bozo
1925
Director
Jimmy Aubrey plays a book agent and on his rounds of selling is induced to substitute for a local fistic star. His adventures in the prize ring furnis...

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
1925
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
Stan Laurel before Laurel and Hardy, in this "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"-inspired story, which was released 30 July 1925.

Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
Director
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...

Chasing the Chaser
1925
Director, Writer
A very good as a faithful husband, whose wife is looking for proof that more than his eyes have been roving. She hires a private detective to provide ...

The Sleuth
1925
as Webster Dingle
Stan is a detective who essentially relies on different costumes to successfully complete his investigations

Navy Blue Days
1925
as Stan
Stationed in a Latin American country, sailor Stan is lonely and wants company. He tries to get his Chief to bring him along to a dinner the Chief has...

The Snow Hawk
1925
as Mountie
Stan works in a grocery store in the middle of the mountains, buried in snow. The young woman he's in love with is falling for a fraud who pretends to...

Pie-Eyed
1925
as Drunk
It's 3:00 AM at the Firewater Club, and Stanley has had more than enough to drink. When he tries to take over leading the orchestra, the manager - a f...
Twins
1925
as Stan / his twin
Stan Laurel solo, playing doubles

Somewhere In Wrong
1925
as A tramp
Stan plays a kind hearted tramp whose love goes un-requited in this sweet short film from 1925.

West of Hot Dog
1924
as Stan, a Tenderfoot
Stan travels to the small town of Hot Dog to collect an inheritance. He learns his late uncle left him everything - but in the event of Stan's death i...

Detained
1924
as A convict
When a convict forcibly changes places with our hero Stan, he's taken to the pokey in the prisoner's place. Run-ins with pies, pickaxes, and the elect...

Mandarin Mix-Up
1924
as Sum Sap
Stan Laurel plays a Chinese laundryman and he displays some good physical slapstick reminiscent of his days with the Karno troupe in England.

Short Kilts
1924
as McPherson's Son
As a way to make peace between two feuding Scottish clans, one invites the other over for supper, but things don't turn out quite as expected.

Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Gabriel Goober
Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.

Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924
as King / Rudolph Razz

Near Dublin
1924
as Con
Sir Patrick attempts to marry a young lady against her will. Nice guy Stan Laurel tries to help out but gets thrown in jail for his trouble.

Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Twin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is adopted and then the scene shifts to "twenty years later." T...

Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
as Dippy Donawho
Stan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.

Postage Due
1924
as Willy Worst
Stan does his best to recover a post-card, which he has forgotten to stamp. He attempts the recovery after hearing a remark by a postal inspector that...

Smithy
1924
as Smithy
After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds a job on a construction site, where h...

Mother's Joy
1923
as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
Mother's Joy is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.

Scorching Sands
1923
as Stan
The misadventures of two intrepid explorers in the Egyptian desert.

The Soilers
1923
as Bob Canister
During the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the motherlode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim, leading to a tremendous fight.

Save The Ship
1923
as Husband
'Save the Ship' is a plotless silent short film which has the 33 year old Stan Laurel acting in a run of the mill production to pay his bills and as a...

The Whole Truth
1923
as The husband
A prosecutor instructs the audience of a courtroom to observe the tearful and slightly hysterical wife (Helen Gilmore) who is sitting in the witness b...

Frozen Hearts
1923
as Olaf - A peasant
In the trembling Russian village of Popoffski, a young woman (Katherine Grant) is wooed by a hopeful lover, the son of a humble pool shark (Stan) righ...

Roughest Africa
1923
as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
Two bungling adventures go on a big game hunt in Africa.

A Man About Town
1923
as A Man About Town
A feckless young man who wishes to switch from one streetcar to another is told to follow a pretty young lady-- so he follows her all over town.

Short Orders
1923
as Waiter
Stan plays a waiter at a crappy restaurant and frankly such fare was better done by Chaplin and others. However, in two cute scenes, the film shines. ...

Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Sunkist
After getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help another co-worker, only to wind up in a conflict with h...
Gas and Air
1923
as Phillup McCann
Stan is Phillip McCann, a gas station attendant who arrives at his job by chauffeur and donning a fur coat over his work clothes. After being dropped...

Kill or Cure
1923
Laurel portrays a commercial traveller, hawking a patent medicine cried Professor I.O. Dine's Knox-All: that name is the funniest joke in this movie, ...

Collars and Cuffs
1923
as Laundry Worker
Collars and Cuffs is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.

Pick and Shovel
1923
as Miner
Pick and Shovel, also known as The Miner, is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.

Under Two Jags
1923
Stan is in the company of ladies in this film. He is serving in the military with female officers, but there is also a demure lady who wins his affect...

White Wings
1923
as Street Cleaner
Pursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.

The Noon Whistle
1923
Stan is a lazy employee at a lumber company. Much of the first portion of the film has to do with Stan trying to sneak into work late--past the violen...
The Handy Man
1923
as The handy man
A 1923 silent comedy.

When Knights Were Cold
1923
as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type character in a medieval walled town. He's chased by ...

The Pest
1922
as Jimmy Smith
Stan is Jimmy Smith, a salesman who is trying hard to pitch his Napoleon book to an uninterested customer as they stand in front of some iron gates. ...

Mud and Sand
1922
as Rhubarb Vaselino
Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb kills three bulls and be...

The Weak-End Party
1922
as The Gardener
A riotous comedy of social errors, as absurd as a butler's whiskers.

The Egg
1922
as Humpty Dumpty
Stan plays a mischievous and clumsy worker in a lumber factory.

Mixed Nuts
1922
as Book salesman
Nuts in May, re-cut, with added footage and outtakes from _Pest, The (1922)_ , combined with newly shot sequences to bridge the scenes.

The Lucky Dog
1921
as Brash young man accused of dognapping
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.

Hustling for Health
1919
as The Man
Stan Laurel is picked up at the train depot and brought back by the husband to the family home where the wife is having a suffragette meeting. None to...

Do You Love Your Wife?
1919
as Toby - the janitor
Stan plays a janitor at a hotel dropping letters and trying to retrieve them with a vacuum, getting wet, helping a lady shoot her cheating husband and...

Frauds and Frenzies
1918
as Simp, Second Prisoner
The story is of two convicts always trying to escape, until one day when they actually manage to. They meet up with a girl and become rivals for her c...

Just Rambling Along
1918
as Nervy Young Man
A nervy young man follows a pretty lady into a diner to flirt with her, but winds up getting stuck with the tab.

Bears and Bad Men
1918
as Pete
Bears and Bad Men is a 1918 silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon[1] and featuring Stan Laurel.

Huns and Hyphens
1918
as Gang member
This film represents one of Larry Semon's pro-war films. He is a clumsy guy working in a restaurant and oddly, everyone who works in the place as well...
Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
1918
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

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili
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