Stan Laurel

ActorCrewDirectorWriterProducer Jun 16 (died age 74) Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK 1918–2025 (107 year career)

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Biography

Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) 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 his ski…

Known For

Film

Stan & Ollie

Thanks

Film

The Music Box

Stan

Film

Sons of the Desert

Stanley 'Stan' Laurel

Film

Way Out West

Stan

Film

Block-Heads

Stan

Film

Our Relations

Stan / Alf Laurel

Film

Busy Bodies

Stan

Film

The Flying Deuces

Stan

Filmography

Acting (229)

Movies (226)

Nash the Slash Rises Again!

2025

as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(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

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as archive footage

7.8

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 Stan

8.7

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

2005

as Stan

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Stan (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 Stan

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

1999

as Stan

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (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 Self (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

1978

as Stan

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

Hooray for Hollywood

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 Stan / Alf (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 Stan (archive footage)

7.9

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

as Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

6.3

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 Stan

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Swim Meet

1951

as Self

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

1947

as Self

The Bullfighters

as Stanley

Nothing But Trouble

as Stan

The Big Noise

as Stan

The Dancing Masters

as Stan

Air Raid Wardens

as Stan

Jitterbugs

as Stan

The Tree in a Test Tube

1942

as Stan

4.9

A-Haunting We Will Go

as Stan

Great Guns

as Stan

Saps at Sea

as Stan

A Chump at Oxford

as Stan

The Flying Deuces

as Stan

Block-Heads

as Stan

Swiss Miss

as Stan

Way Out West

as Stan

Pick a Star

as Stan Laurel

That's That!

as Himself

Our Relations

as Stan / Alf Laurel

The Bohemian Girl

as Stan

On the Wrong Trek

as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

Bonnie Scotland

as Stanley MacLaurel

Tit for Tat

as Stan

The Fixer Uppers

as Stan

Thicker Than Water

as Stan

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Cleaner

Babes in Toyland

as Stannie Dum

Them Thar Hills

as Stan

Hollywood Party

as Stan

Oliver the Eighth

as Stan

The Live Ghost

as Stan

Going Bye-Bye!

as Mr. Laurel

Busy Bodies

as Stan

Sons of the Desert

as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel

Dirty Work

as Stan

The Midnight Patrol

as Officer Stanley Laurel

The Devil's Brother

as Stanlio

Twice Two

as Stan / Mrs. Hardy

Me and My Pal

as Stan

Wild Poses

as Baby

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

1932

as Himself

Scram!

as Stan

Towed in a Hole

as Stan

The Music Box

as Stan

County Hospital

as Stan

Any Old Port!

as Stan

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Stan

6.7

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

as Stan

The Chimp

as Stan

Helpmates

as Stan

Their First Mistake

as Stan

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

1932

as Himself

Stan and Olly

1932

as Himself

Haunted at Midnight

as Stan

Our Wife

as Stan

On the Loose

as New Suitor (uncredited)

Pardon Us

as Stan

The Skulls

as Señor Laurel

Laughing Gravy

as Stan

The Chiselers

as M. Laurel

Beau Hunks

as Stan

One Good Turn

as Stan

Playing at Politics

as Stan

Chickens Come Home

as Mr. Laurel

The Stolen Jools

as Policeman

Be Big!

as Stan

Come Clean

as Stan

Another Fine Mess

as Stan

Hog Wild

as Stan

Blotto

as Stan

The Rogue Song

as Ali-Bek

Radiomanía

as Stan

Thieves

Below Zero

as Stan

Night of Goblins

as Stan

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

as Stan

6.8

Shivering and Shaking

as Stan

Night Owls

as Stan

Brats

as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.

6.8

The Night Life

1930

as Stan

7.2

MGM Convention 1930 Announcement

1930

as Himself

Perfect Day

as Stan

Berth Marks

as Stan

Liberty

as Stan

Men O' War

as Stan

Bacon Grabbers

as Stan

That's My Wife

as Stan

Double Whoopee

as Stan

Angora Love

as Stan

They Go Boom!

as Stan

Big Business

as Stan

Wrong Again

as Stan

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self

The Hoose-Gow

as Stan

Unaccustomed as We Are

as Stan

The Finishing Touch

as Stan

Two Tars

as Stan

Their Purple Moment

as Mr. Pincher

Habeas Corpus

as Stan

We Faw Down

as Stan

Flying Elephants

as Little Twinkle Star

5.7

Early to Bed

1928

as Stan

6.1

Should Married Men Go Home?

as Stan

Leave 'Em Laughing

as Stan

You're Darn Tootin'

as Stanley, clarinet player

5.8

Should Tall Men Marry?

as Texas Tommy

From Soup to Nuts

as Hired butler

Hats Off

as Stan

Duck Soup

as Hives

Sugar Daddies

as Brittle's lawyer

Seeing the World

as English pedestrian

6.1

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

as Willie Brisling

5.3

Putting Pants on Philip

as Philip

Now I'll Tell One

as Lawyer

The Second 100 Years

as Little Goofy

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

Slipping Wives

as Handyman

With Love and Hisses

as Cuthbert Hope

The Battle of the Century

1927

as Prize Fighter

6.8

Do Detectives Think?

1927

as Ferdinand Finkleberry

6.3

Sailors, Beware!

1927

as Chester Chaste, cabdriver

Love 'Em and Weep

as Romaine Ricketts

Eve's Love Letters

as Anatole, the butler

6.0

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

as Hotel Guest

5.2

Get 'Em Young

1926

as Summers, the butler

5.0

What's the World Coming To?

1926

as The Man in the Window

4.0

On the Front Page

1926

as Dangerfield

5.7

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

1925

as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde

The Snow Hawk

as Mountie

The Sleuth

as Webster Dingle

Pie-Eyed

as Drunk

Navy Blue Days

as Stan

Twins

as Stan / his twin

Half a Man

as Winchell McSweeney

Somewhere In Wrong

as A tramp

Wide Open Spaces

as Gabriel Goober

Rupert of Hee-Haw

as King / Rudolph Razz

5.2

Brothers Under the Chin

Detained

as A convict

Postage Due

as Willy Worst

West of Hot Dog

as Stan, a Tenderfoot

Short Kilts

as McPherson's Son

Mandarin Mix-Up

as Sum Sap

Zeb vs. Paprika

as Dippy Donawho

Smithy

as Smithy

Near Dublin

as Con

The Handy Man

as The handy man

When Knights Were Cold

1923

as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight

The Whole Truth

as The husband

Under Two Jags

The Soilers

as Bob Canister

White Wings

as Street Cleaner

Roughest Africa

as Professor Stanilaus Laurello

Scorching Sands

as Stan

Pick and Shovel

as Miner

Collars and Cuffs

as Laundry Worker

Oranges and Lemons

as Sunkist

Short Orders

as Waiter

Frozen Hearts

as Olaf - A peasant

Kill or Cure

The Noon Whistle

A Man About Town

as A Man About Town

Gas and Air

as Phillup McCann

Mother's Joy

as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack

Save The Ship

as Husband

The Weak-End Party

as The Gardener

Mud and Sand

as Rhubarb Vaselino

Mixed Nuts

as Book salesman

The Pest

as Jimmy Smith

The Egg

as Humpty Dumpty

The Lucky Dog

as Brash young man accused of dognapping

5.8

Do You Love Your Wife?

1919

as Toby - the janitor

Hustling for Health

as The Man

Bears and Bad Men

as Pete

Frauds and Frenzies

as Simp, Second Prisoner

5.8

Huns and Hyphens

1918

as Gang member

5.9

Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926

1918

Just Rambling Along

1918

as Nervy Young Man

5.2

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 Stan

Omnibus

as Self

This Is Your Life

as Self

Crew (66)

Movies (66)

Stan & Ollie

Thanks

The Bullfighters

Director

The Bullfighters

Writer

Songs and Bullets

Executive Producer

Swiss Miss

Producer

Knight of the Plains

Executive Producer

Way Out West

Producer

Way Out West

Writer

Our Relations

Producer

The Bohemian Girl

Producer

Tit for Tat

Writer

Thicker Than Water

Story

Them Thar Hills

Writer

Going Bye-Bye!

Writer

Busy Bodies

Writer

Sons of the Desert

Writer

The Midnight Patrol

Writer

Twice Two

Writer

Me and My Pal

Writer

Scram!

Writer

Towed in a Hole

Writer

The Music Box

Writer

County Hospital

Writer

Pack Up Your Troubles

Writer

The Chimp

Writer

Helpmates

Writer

Their First Mistake

Writer

Our Wife

Writer

Pardon Us

Other

One Good Turn

Writer

Come Clean

Writer

Hog Wild

Story

Blotto

Writer

Brats

Writer

The Finishing Touch

Writer

Seeing the World

Assistant Director

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

Writer

Love 'Em and Weep

Writer

Eve's Love Letters

Screenplay

Flaming Fathers

Director

Jewish Prudence

Writer

Why Girls Say No

Writer

Raggedy Rose

Writer

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Director

Wandering Papas

Director

Wandering Papas

Writer

Wife Tamers

Writer

Along Came Auntie

Writer

Charley My Boy!

Writer

Madame Mystery

Assistant Director

Madame Mystery

Co-Director

Madame Mystery

Writer

The Nickel-Hopper

Writer

Get 'Em Young

Director

Get 'Em Young

Writer

What's the World Coming To?

1926

Writer

4.0

Don Key (Son of Burro)

Writer

On the Front Page

Writer

Moonlight and Noses

Director

Moonlight and Noses

Writer

Book Bozo

Director

Unfriendly Enemies

Director

Unfriendly Enemies

Writer

Yes, Yes, Nanette

Director

Chasing the Chaser

Director

Chasing the Chaser

Writer