Oliver Hardy

ActorCrewWriterDirectingDirector Jan 18 (died age 65) Harlem, Georgia, USA 1914–2025 (111 year career)

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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

Film

Stan & Ollie

Thanks

Film

The Music Box

Ollie

Film

Sons of the Desert

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Film

Way Out West

Ollie

Film

Block-Heads

Ollie

Film

Our Relations

Ollie / Bert Hardy

Film

Busy Bodies

Ollie

Film

The Flying Deuces

Ollie

Filmography

Acting (293)

Movies (290)

Nash the Slash Rises Again!

2025

as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

2025

as Archive Footage

Laurel & Hardy: Year Three

2025

10.0

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

10.0

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.5

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

2020

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

2020

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

as Himself (archive footage)

9.0

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Dick & Doof - Best of

2010

as Schauspieler

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

2006

as Oliver

8.7

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

2005

as Hardy

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Ollie (archive footage)

7.6

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

8.5

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

2001

as Ollie

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

1999

as Ollie

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

6.7

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

1978

as Ollie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

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)

6.1

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

1974

as Self (archive footage)

4 Clowns

1970

as (archive footage)

7.0

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

6.0

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

1965

as Ollie (archive footage)

7.9

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

as Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

6.3

30 Years of Fun

1963

as (archive footage)

3.0

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

When Comedy Was King

1960

as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

6.7

The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

Robinson Crusoeland

as Ollie

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Riding High

1950

as Sucker (uncredited)

5.8

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

as Willie Paine

5.9

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

1947

as Self

The Bullfighters

as Ollie

Nothing But Trouble

as Oliver

The Big Noise

as Ollie

The Dancing Masters

as Ollie

Air Raid Wardens

as Ollie

Jitterbugs

as Ollie

The Tree in a Test Tube

1942

as Ollie

4.9

A-Haunting We Will Go

as Ollie

Great Guns

as Oliver

Saps at Sea

as Ollie

A Chump at Oxford

as Ollie

Zenobia

as Dr. Henry Tibbett

The Flying Deuces

as Ollie

Block-Heads

as Ollie

Hollywood Handicap

as Himself

Swiss Miss

as Ollie

Pick a Star

as Oliver Hardy

Way Out West

as Ollie

That's That!

as Himself

Our Relations

as Ollie / Bert Hardy

The Bohemian Girl

as Ollie

On the Wrong Trek

as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

5.8

Their Night Out - Screen Test

1935

as Mr. Hardy

6.0

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Tit for Tat

as Ollie

The Fixer Uppers

as Ollie

Thicker Than Water

as Ollie

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Cleaner

Babes in Toyland

as Ollie Dee

Them Thar Hills

as Ollie

Hollywood Party

as Ollie

Oliver the Eighth

as Ollie

Going Bye-Bye!

as Mr. Hardy

The Live Ghost

as Ollie

Sons of the Desert

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Dirty Work

as Ollie

Busy Bodies

as Ollie

The Midnight Patrol

as Officer Oliver Hardy

The Devil's Brother

as Ollio

Twice Two

as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel

Me and My Pal

as Ollie

Wild Poses

as Baby

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

1932

as Himself

Scram!

as Ollie

Towed in a Hole

as Ollie

The Music Box

as Ollie

County Hospital

as Ollie

Pack Up Your Troubles

as Ollie

Any Old Port!

as Ollie

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

as Ollie

The Chimp

as Ollie

Helpmates

as Ollie

Their First Mistake

as Ollie

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

1932

as Himself

Stan and Olly

1932

as Himself

Haunted at Midnight

1931

as Ollie

7.8

On the Loose

1931

as New Suitor (uncredited)

Pardon Us

as Ollie

The Skulls

as Señor Hardy

Laughing Gravy

as Ollie

The Chiselers

as M. Hardy

One Good Turn

as Ollie

Playing at Politics

as Oliver

Chickens Come Home

as Mr. Oliver Hardy

Beau Hunks

as Ollie

Our Wife

as Ollie

The Stolen Jools

as Police Driver

Be Big!

as Ollie

Come Clean

as Ollie

Another Fine Mess

as Ollie

The Rogue Song

as Murza-Bek

Radiomanía

as Ollie

Blotto

as Ollie

Thieves

Hog Wild

as Ollie

Below Zero

as Ollie

Night of Goblins

as Ollie

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

as Ollie

6.8

Shivering and Shaking

as Ollie

Night Owls

as Ollie

Brats

as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.

6.8

The Night Life

1930

as Ollie

7.2

MGM Convention 1930 Announcement

1930

as Himself

Liberty

as Ollie

Men O' War

as Ollie

Bacon Grabbers

as Oliver

Perfect Day

as Ollie

That's My Wife

as Ollie

Double Whoopee

as Ollie

Angora Love

as Ollie

They Go Boom!

as Ollie

Big Business

as Ollie

Berth Marks

as Ollie

Wrong Again

as Ollie

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self

The Hoose-Gow

as Ollie

Unaccustomed as We Are

as Oliver Hardy

The Finishing Touch

as Ollie

Two Tars

as Ollie

Their Purple Moment

as Ollie

Habeas Corpus

as Ollie

We Faw Down

as Ollie

Flying Elephants

as Mighty Giant

Early to Bed

as Ollie

Should Married Men Go Home?

as Ollie

Leave 'Em Laughing

as Ollie

Galloping Ghosts

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

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

as Ollie, French horn player

From Soup to Nuts

as Hired butler

Duck Soup

as Maltravers

Sugar Daddies

as Brittle's butler

The Battle of the Century

1927

as Manager

6.9

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

as First Mate

5.3

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

6.3

Should Men Walk Home?

1927

as Party Guest at Punch Bowl

Now I'll Tell One

as Policeman

The Second 100 Years

as Big Goofy

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

as The Butler

Crazy to Act

as Gordon Bagley

Hats Off

as Ollie

Fluttering Hearts

as Big Bill

Slipping Wives

as Butler

With Love and Hisses

as Top Sergeant Banner

No Man's Law

as Sharkey Nye

Do Detectives Think?

as Sherlock Pinkham

Sailors, Beware!

as Purser Cryder

Love 'Em and Weep

as Judge Chigger

Love 'em and Feed 'em

1927

as 'Happy' Hopey

6.0

Two-Time Mama

1927

as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)

Baby Brother

as Ice Man

Why Girls Say No

as Policeman

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

as Hotel Detective

5.2

Wandering Papas

1926

as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

5.1

Be Your Age

1926

as Oswald Schwartzkopple

5.2

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

as Charley's Victim (uncredited)

6.2

Along Came Auntie

1926

as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband

Bromo and Juliet

as Cab Driver

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

as The Taxi Driver

The Gentle Cyclone

as Sheriff Bill

Madame Mystery

as Captain Schmaltz

The Nickel-Hopper

as Jazz band drummer

Thundering Fleas

as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)

5.6

Long Fliv the King

1926

as The Prime Minister's Assistant

5.6

Say It with Babies

1926

as Hector - the Floorwalker

The Perfect Clown

as Babe Mulligan

Hey, Taxi!

as A Rival Taxi Driver

6.0

Hop to It!

1925

as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)

5.4

The Wizard of Oz

1925

as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand

5.5

Stick Around

1925

as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)

6.1

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

as Her former sweetheart

Fiddlin' Around

as Theatre Manager

Isn't Life Terrible?

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

Fiddlin' Around

as Theatre manager

Rivals

as The Rival

The Joke's on You

as Wilbert Perkins

Laughing Ladies

as Policeman

Should Sailors Marry?

as Doctor

They All Fall

as The boss

The Girl in the Limousine

1924

as Freddie

6.0

Kid Speed

1924

as Dangerous Dan McGraw

5.2

Roaring Lions at Home

1924

The Perfect Lady

1924

as (unconfirmed)

Her Boy Friend

as Killer Kid

Trouble Brewing

as Bootlegger

The Barnyard

as Farm Hand

The Midnight Cabaret

as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor

6.0

Lightning Love

1923

as Oliver, the Other Suitor

The Gown Shop

as Store manager

No Wedding Bells

as The Girl's Father

Horseshoes

as Dynamite Duffy

The Counter Jumper

as Gaston Gilligan

The Sawmill

as The Foreman

The Show

as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)

Little Wildcat

as 'Bull' Mulligan

Golf

as The neighbor

A Pair of Kings

as General Alarm

The Bell Hop

as Hotel manager

The Rent Collector

as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)

6.4

The Bakery

1921

as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

4.1

The Fall Guy

1921

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

4.2

The Lucky Dog

1921

as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel

5.8

The Backyard

1920

as Thug - The ruffian

6.0

Distilled Love

1920

as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)

5.0

Married to Order

1920

as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)

Squeaks and Squawks

The Trouble Hunter

as The Bouncer

His Jonah Day

1920

as The Life Saver

4.0

The Decorator

1920

as Babe, a millionaire

5.0

Springtime

1920

as The Commissioner

The Stage Hand

1920

as Audience member (uncredited)

6.0

The Head Waiter

1919

as A cop (as Babe Hardy)

Bungs and Bunglers

as Al K. Hall

Dull Care

as A Janitor

Hop to It, Bellhop

as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)

Playmates

The Scholar

as The Superintendent

4.2

Hello Trouble

1918

as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)

6.0

He's In Again

1918

as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)

5.0

The Rogue

1918

as Cafe Owner

4.1

The King of the Kitchen

as A German customer

Bright and Early

as The Boss

The Stranger

as Oliver, the saloonkeeper

His Day Out

as Ollie

Painless Love

as Dr. Hurts

Back Stage

1917

as Babe

6.0

The Hero

1917

as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

The Villain

as Nell

Little Nell

as Little Nell

The Hobo

as Harold (as Babe Hardy)

Cupid's Rival

as Poor Artist

The Pest

The Candy Kid

as Rival Proprietor

The Chief Cook

as Babe (as Babe Hardy)

The Guilty Ones

as Babe

The Lottery Man

as Maggie Murphy

The Candy Trail

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

The Battle Royal

as Plump

Love and Duty

as Pvt. Plump

Hungry Hearts

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

4.6

Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

1916

The Serenade

1916

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

One Too Many

as Plump

Aunt Bill

as Plump

The Lilac Splash

1915

as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)

6.0

Avenging Bill

1915

as Bill, the Grocer's Boy

It May Be You

as Paul Simmons

An Expensive Visit

as Jack

A Lucky Strike

as Bill Myers

The Haunted Hat

Ups and Downs

as Shifty Mike

They Looked Alike

as Pedestrian

Babe's School Days

as Ikie Ikestein

Something in Her Eye

as The Grocer

The Servant Girl's Legacy

1914

as Cy (as Babe Hardy)

4.8

Mother's Baby Boy

1914

as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)

7.0

Making Auntie Welcome

1914

as Grocery Boy

6.0

Magazine Cooking

1914

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

6.0

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

Television (3)

Dick und Doof

as Oliver

Omnibus

as Self

This Is Your Life

as Self

Oliver Hardy

Biography

Known For

Stan & Ollie

The Music Box

Sons of the Desert

Way Out West

Block-Heads

Our Relations

Busy Bodies

The Flying Deuces

Filmography

Acting (293)

Movies (290)

Television (3)

Crew (20)

Movies (20)