Oliver Hardy
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Biography
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1927 to 1951. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In some of his early works, he was billed as "Babe Hardy". Oliver Hardy died from cerebral thrombosis on August 7, 19...
Known For
Filmography
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
2025
as Archive Footage
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025
as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
2020
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
2019
as Ollio
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Dick & Doof - Best of
2010
as Schauspieler
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
2006
as Oliver
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
as Hardy
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
2001
as Ollie
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
as Ollie
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
as Ollie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Another Nice Mess
1972
as Hardy (archive footage)
4 Clowns
1970
as (archive footage)
Dick und Doof
1970
as Oliver
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
as Ollie (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
as Ollie
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
Riding High
1950
as Sucker (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
as Willie Paine
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
1947
as Self
The Bullfighters
1945
as Ollie
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Oliver
The Big Noise
1944
as Ollie
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Ollie
The Dancing Masters
1943
as Ollie
Jitterbugs
1943
as Ollie
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Ollie
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
as Ollie
Great Guns
1941
as Oliver
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Ollie
Saps at Sea
1940
as Ollie
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Ollie
Zenobia
1939
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
Block-Heads
1938
as Ollie
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
Swiss Miss
1938
as Ollie
That's That!
1938
as Himself
Way Out West
1937
as Ollie
Pick a Star
1937
as Oliver Hardy
Our Relations
1936
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
On the Wrong Trek
1936
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Ollie
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Ollie
Thicker Than Water
1935
as Ollie
Tit for Tat
1935
as Ollie
Their Night Out - Screen Test
1935
as Mr. Hardy
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Cleaner
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Ollie Dee
Oliver the Eighth
1934
as Ollie
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
as Mr. Hardy
The Live Ghost
1934
as Ollie
Them Thar Hills
1934
as Ollie
Hollywood Party
1934
as Ollie
Busy Bodies
1933
as Ollie
Sons of the Desert
1933
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Officer Oliver Hardy
Dirty Work
1933
as Ollie
Me and My Pal
1933
as Ollie
Twice Two
1933
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Ollio
Wild Poses
1933
as Baby
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Ollie
Any Old Port!
1932
as Ollie
The Music Box
1932
as Ollie
County Hospital
1932
as Ollie
The Chimp
1932
as Ollie
Scram!
1932
as Ollie
Towed in a Hole
1932
as Ollie
Their First Mistake
1932
as Ollie
Helpmates
1932
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
1932
as Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
1932
as Himself
Stan and Olly
1932
as Himself
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
Our Wife
1931
as Ollie
One Good Turn
1931
as Ollie
Be Big!
1931
as Ollie
On the Loose
1931
as New Suitor (uncredited)
Beau Hunks
1931
as Ollie
Come Clean
1931
as Ollie
Laughing Gravy
1931
as Ollie
Chickens Come Home
1931
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Police Driver
Playing at Politics
1931
as Oliver
The Chiselers
1931
as M. Hardy
The Skulls
1931
as Señor Hardy
Pardon Us
1931
as Ollie
Haunted at Midnight
1931
as Ollie
De Bote en Bote
1931
as Ollie
Night Owls
1930
as Ollie
Below Zero
1930
as Ollie
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Ollie
Brats
1930
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Another Fine Mess
1930
as Ollie
Blotto
1930
as Ollie
Hog Wild
1930
as Ollie
Night of Goblins
1930
as Ollie
Thieves
1930
The Rogue Song
1930
as Murza-Bek
The Night Life
1930
as Ollie
Shivering and Shaking
1930
as Ollie
Radiomanía
1930
as Ollie
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
1930
as Himself
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
Men O' War
1929
as Ollie
Big Business
1929
as Ollie
Liberty
1929
as Ollie
Perfect Day
1929
as Ollie
Double Whoopee
1929
as Ollie
Angora Love
1929
as Ollie
Bacon Grabbers
1929
as Oliver
Berth Marks
1929
as Ollie
The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Ollie
They Go Boom!
1929
as Ollie
That's My Wife
1929
as Ollie
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Oliver Hardy
Wrong Again
1929
as Ollie
Their Purple Moment
1928
as Ollie
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
as Ollie
The Finishing Touch
1928
as Ollie
Flying Elephants
1928
as Mighty Giant
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
as Ollie
Early to Bed
1928
as Ollie
Two Tars
1928
as Ollie
You're Darn Tootin'
1928
as Ollie, French horn player
We Faw Down
1928
as Ollie
Habeas Corpus
1928
as Ollie
From Soup to Nuts
1928
as Hired butler
Galloping Ghosts
1928
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927
as The Butler
Sugar Daddies
1927
as Brittle's butler
Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Big Bill
The Battle of the Century
1927
as Manager
Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Sherlock Pinkham
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
1927
as Big Goofy
Putting Pants on Philip
1927
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Duck Soup
1927
as Maltravers
Sailors, Beware!
1927
as Purser Cryder
Slipping Wives
1927
as Butler
With Love and Hisses
1927
as Top Sergeant Banner
Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Judge Chigger
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
as First Mate
Crazy to Act
1927
as Gordon Bagley
Now I'll Tell One
1927
as Policeman
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
No Man's Law
1927
as Sharkey Nye
Baby Brother
1927
as Ice Man
Why Girls Say No
1927
as Policeman
Two-Time Mama
1927
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
Love 'em and Feed 'em
1927
as 'Happy' Hopey
Hats Off
1927
as Ollie
Along Came Auntie
1926
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Hotel Detective
Thundering Fleas
1926
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
The Gentle Cyclone
1926
as Sheriff Bill
Bromo and Juliet
1926
as Cab Driver
Wandering Papas
1926
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Long Fliv the King
1926
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Jazz band drummer
Be Your Age
1926
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
Say It with Babies
1926
as Hector - the Floorwalker
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
1926
as The Taxi Driver
Madame Mystery
1926
as Captain Schmaltz
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
1925
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Stick Around
1925
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
Hop to It!
1925
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as Her former sweetheart
They All Fall
1925
as The boss
The Perfect Clown
1925
as Babe Mulligan
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
The Joke's on You
1925
as Wilbert Perkins
Fiddlin' Around
1925
as Theatre manager
Laughing Ladies
1925
as Policeman
Hey, Taxi!
1925
as A Rival Taxi Driver
Fiddlin' Around
1925
as Theatre Manager
Should Sailors Marry?
1925
as Doctor
Rivals
1925
as The Rival
The Perfect Lady
1924
as (unconfirmed)
Kid Speed
1924
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
Her Boy Friend
1924
as Killer Kid
Roaring Lions at Home
1924
Trouble Brewing
1924
as Bootlegger
The Girl in the Limousine
1924
as Freddie
Horseshoes
1923
as Dynamite Duffy
The Midnight Cabaret
1923
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
No Wedding Bells
1923
as The Girl's Father
The Gown Shop
1923
as Store manager
Lightning Love
1923
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
The Barnyard
1923
as Farm Hand
The Sawmill
1922
as The Foreman
Golf
1922
as The neighbor
A Pair of Kings
1922
as General Alarm
The Counter Jumper
1922
as Gaston Gilligan
Little Wildcat
1922
as 'Bull' Mulligan
The Show
1922
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
The Lucky Dog
1921
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
The Fall Guy
1921
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
The Bakery
1921
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
The Bell Hop
1921
as Hotel manager
The Rent Collector
1921
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
Squeaks and Squawks
1920
His Jonah Day
1920
as The Life Saver
The Decorator
1920
as Babe, a millionaire
Married to Order
1920
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
The Backyard
1920
as Thug - The ruffian
Distilled Love
1920
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
The Stage Hand
1920
as Audience member (uncredited)
The Trouble Hunter
1920
as The Bouncer
Springtime
1920
as The Commissioner
Dull Care
1919
as A Janitor
Hop to It, Bellhop
1919
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
The Head Waiter
1919
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Bungs and Bunglers
1919
as Al K. Hall
Playmates
1918
Bright and Early
1918
as The Boss
The Rogue
1918
as Cafe Owner
His Day Out
1918
as Ollie
He's In Again
1918
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
The King of the Kitchen
1918
as A German customer
The Stranger
1918
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
The Scholar
1918
as The Superintendent
Hello Trouble
1918
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
Painless Love
1918
as Dr. Hurts
The Hero
1917
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Kid
1917
as Rival Proprietor
The Hobo
1917
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
The Villain
1917
as Nell
Cupid's Rival
1917
as Poor Artist
The Chief Cook
1917
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
The Pest
1917
Little Nell
1917
as Little Nell
Back Stage
1917
as Babe
The Guilty Ones
1916
as Babe
The Battle Royal
1916
as Plump
One Too Many
1916
as Plump
The Lottery Man
1916
as Maggie Murphy
Hungry Hearts
1916
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Love and Duty
1916
as Pvt. Plump
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
1916
The Serenade
1916
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Trail
1916
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Aunt Bill
1916
as Plump
The Haunted Hat
1915
Avenging Bill
1915
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Something in Her Eye
1915
as The Grocer
An Expensive Visit
1915
as Jack
They Looked Alike
1915
as Pedestrian
Babe's School Days
1915
as Ikie Ikestein
It May Be You
1915
as Paul Simmons
Ups and Downs
1915
as Shifty Mike
A Lucky Strike
1915
as Bill Myers
The Lilac Splash
1915
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
Making Auntie Welcome
1914
as Grocery Boy
The Servant Girl's Legacy
1914
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Mother's Baby Boy
1914
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Magazine Cooking
1914