Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892–1957)

Oliver 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 1926 to 1957. 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 most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach, he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 159 films (1900–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 26 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1976 [Long fliv the king] Blackhawk Films presents ; supervising director, F. Richard Jones ; directed by Leo MacCarey ; titles by H.M. Walker. 21 16mm B&W silent
1976 Big business Blackhawk Films presents ; Hal Roach presents ; supervising director, Leo McCarey ; directed by J. Wesley Horne ; titles by H.M. Walker. 20 16mm B&W silent
1972 Scram Cape Cod 21 16mm B&W sound
1970s Dirty work Blackhawk Films presents ; Hal Roach Studios, Inc. ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by Lloyd French. 20 16mm B&W sound
1969 4 Clowns Robert Youngson Productions 94 min B&W sound
1967 The Further Perils Of Laurel And Hardy. Robert Youngson Productions Inc. 80 min 35mm B&W sound
1965 Laurel And Hardy's Laughing 20'S. Robert Youngson Productions Inc. 87 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 30 Years of Fun ▶ Robert Youngson Production Carousel Films 85 min 16mm B&W sound
1961 Busy bodies Blackhawk Films presents ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by Lloyd French ; written by Stan Laurel. 20 16mm B&W sound
1961 Days Of Thrills And Laughter Youngson Robert 93 min 16mm B&W sound
1960 Music box Hal Roach Studios, Inc. ; produced by Hal Roach ; dialogue, H. M. Walker ; directed by Charles Parrott. 33 16mm B&W sound
1959 When Comedy Was King ▶ Ro-Co Productions Inc. 81 min 16mm B&W sound
1958 The Golden Age Of Comedy Youngson Robert 80 min 16mm Color sound
1957 The Golden Age Of Comedy. Ro-Co Corp. 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Riding High Paramount Pictures Corporation 1:52:00 16mm B&W sound
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian. George Waggner 100 min 35mm B&W sound
1943 Air Raid Wardens. Edward Sedgwick 7 reels B&W sound
1943 THE DANCING MASTERS Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 63 min 16mm B&W sound
1943 The Dancing Masters. Malcolm St. Clair 5 611 ft. B&W
1942 A - Haunting We Will Go Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 2600 16mm B&W sound
1942 A-Haunting We Will Go. Alfred L. Werker 6200 ft. B&W
1940 A chump at Oxford Hal Roach presents ; directed by Alfred Goulding ; original story and screen play by Charles Rogers, Felix Adler, Harry Langdon. 64 16mm B&W sound
1940 SAPS AT SEA United Artists 60min 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1939 A Chump at Oxford Hal Roach Studios Inc. 1600 B&W
1939 The Flying Deuces unknown 65 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1939 THE FLYING DEUCES. Boris Morros Productions Inc. 65 min Color & B&W
1939 ZENOBIA. Hal Roach Studios Inc. (also mentioned: United Artists) 8 reels B&W
1938 Block Heads John G. Blystone 57 B&W
1938 Swiss Miss Blackhawk Films Eastin-Phelan Corp 97 min. 16mm B&W sound
1937 PICK A STAR. Edward Sedgwick 70 min 16mm B&W sound
1937 Way Out West Hal Roach Studios Inc 1:06:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 ON THE WRONG TREK. Charley Chase 6:50 16mm B&W sound
1936 Our Relations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 2500 16mm B&W sound
1936 The Bohemian Girl Hal Roach Studios Inc 1:02:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 Bonnie Scotland. James W. Horne 1178 16mm B&W sound
1935 The fixer uppers. Hal Roach Productions 0:30:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 Tit For Tat Hal Roach Productions 19 min 16mm B&W sound
1935 Tit for Tat Hal Roach / Blackhawk 19 min B&W
1934 Babes in Toyland Gus Meins 75 min B&W
1934 Going Bye Bye Hal Roach 20 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 Going bye-bye Charley Rogers 20 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 Going Bye-Bye Charley Rogers 20 min 16mm B&W
1934 HOLLYWOOD PARTY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 Oliver the Eighth BLACK 30 min. 16mm B&W
1934 The Live Ghost Charley Rogers 20 B&W
1934 Them Thar Hills Hal Roach Studios. 19 min B&W
1933 A day at the studio produced and directed by Hal Roach. 15 16mm B&W sound
1933 Busy Bodies BLACK 17 min. 16mm B&W sound
1933 Busy Bodies Lloyd French 19 min B&W
1933 Busy bodies Lloyd French 19 min B&W