Oliver Hardy

Known for Acting

Oliver Hardy's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 18, 1892

Deathday: August 07, 1957

Place of birth: Harlem, Georgia, USA

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, 1957, at age 65. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 1500 Vine Street, Hollywood, California.

Actor

2025

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

2025

Nash the Slash Rises Again!

2025

Laurel & Hardy: Year Three

2024

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2020

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

2020

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2010

Dick & Doof - Best of

2009

The Parrott Chase

2006

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

2005

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2001

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

1999

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

1994

That's Entertainment! III

1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1990

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1986

Classic Comedy Teams

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1982

Dance of the Cookoos

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

1978

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1974

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

1970

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

1970

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

1970

The World of Laurel and Hardy

1970

4 Clowns

1970

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

1963

30 Years of Fun

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1960

When Comedy Was King

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

1951

Robinson Crusoeland

1951

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1950

Riding High

1949

The Fighting Kentuckian

1947

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

1945

The Bullfighters

1944

Nothing But Trouble

1944

The Big Noise

1943

Air Raid Wardens

1943

The Dancing Masters

1943

Jitterbugs

1942

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

The Tree in a Test Tube

1941

Great Guns

1940

A Chump at Oxford

1940

Saps at Sea

1939

The Flying Deuces

1939

Zenobia

1938

Block-Heads

1938

Hollywood Handicap

1938

Swiss Miss

1938

That's That!

1937

Way Out West

1937

Pick a Star

1936

Our Relations

1936

On the Wrong Trek

1936

The Bohemian Girl

1935

Bonnie Scotland

1935

The Fixer Uppers

1935

Thicker Than Water

1935

Tit for Tat

1935

Their Night Out - Screen Test

1935

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1934

Babes in Toyland

1934

Oliver the Eighth

1934

Going Bye-Bye!

1934

The Live Ghost

1934

Them Thar Hills

1934

Hollywood Party

1933

Busy Bodies

1933

Sons of the Desert

1933

The Midnight Patrol

1933

Dirty Work

1933

Me and My Pal

1933

Twice Two

1933

The Devil's Brother

1933

Wild Poses

1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

Any Old Port!

1932

The Music Box

1932

The Chimp

1932

County Hospital

1932

Scram!

1932

Their First Mistake

1932

Towed in a Hole

1932

Helpmates

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

1932

Stan and Olly

1932

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

1931

One Good Turn

1931

Our Wife

1931

Be Big!

1931

On the Loose

1931

Beau Hunks

1931

Come Clean

1931

Laughing Gravy

1931

Chickens Come Home

1931

The Stolen Jools

1931

Playing at Politics

1931

The Skulls

1931

The Chiselers

1931

Pardon Us

1931

Haunted at Midnight

1930

Night Owls

1930

Below Zero

1930

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

Brats

1930

Another Fine Mess

1930

Blotto

1930

Hog Wild

1930

Night of Goblins

1930

Thieves

1930

The Rogue Song

1930

The Night Life

1930

Shivering and Shaking

1930

Radiomanía

1930

MGM Convention 1930 Announcement

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

Men O' War

1929

Big Business

1929

Liberty

1929

Perfect Day

1929

Double Whoopee

1929

Angora Love

1929

Bacon Grabbers

1929

Berth Marks

1929

The Hoose-Gow

1929

That's My Wife

1929

They Go Boom!

1929

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

Wrong Again

1928

Their Purple Moment

1928

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

The Finishing Touch

1928

Flying Elephants

1928

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

Early to Bed

1928

Two Tars

1928

We Faw Down

1928

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

Habeas Corpus

1928

From Soup to Nuts

1928

Galloping Ghosts

1927

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

1927

Sugar Daddies

1927

Fluttering Hearts

1927

The Battle of the Century

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

Do Detectives Think?

1927

Duck Soup

1927

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

Sailors, Beware!

1927

The Second 100 Years

1927

Slipping Wives

1927

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

With Love and Hisses

1927

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

Crazy to Act

1927

Now I'll Tell One

1927

Should Men Walk Home?

1927

No Man's Law

1927

Baby Brother

1927

Why Girls Say No

1927

Two-Time Mama

1927

Love 'em and Feed 'em

1927

Hats Off

1926

Along Came Auntie

1926

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

Thundering Fleas

1926

The Gentle Cyclone

1926

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Wandering Papas

1926

Long Fliv the King

1926

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

Be Your Age

1926

Say It with Babies

1926

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

1926

Madame Mystery

1926

Crazy Like a Fox

1925

The Wizard of Oz

1925

Stick Around

1925

Hop to It!

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

They All Fall

1925

The Perfect Clown

1925

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

Fiddlin' Around

1925

The Joke's on You

1925

Laughing Ladies

1925

Hey, Taxi!

1925

Fiddlin' Around

1925

Should Sailors Marry?

1925

Rivals

1924

The Perfect Lady

1924

Kid Speed

1924

Her Boy Friend

1924

Roaring Lions at Home

1924

Trouble Brewing

1924

The Girl in the Limousine

1923

Lightning Love

1923

The Midnight Cabaret

1923

No Wedding Bells

1923

Horseshoes

1923

The Gown Shop

1923

The Barnyard

1922

The Sawmill

1922

Golf

1922

The Counter Jumper

1922

A Pair of Kings

1922

Little Wildcat

1922

The Show

1921

The Lucky Dog

1921

The Bakery

1921

The Bell Hop

1921

The Fall Guy

1921

The Rent Collector

1920

Squeaks and Squawks

1920

The Decorator

1920

His Jonah Day

1920

Married to Order

1920

The Backyard

1920

Distilled Love

1920

The Stage Hand

1920

The Trouble Hunter

1920

Springtime

1919

Dull Care

1919

Hop to It, Bellhop

1919

The Head Waiter

1919

Bungs and Bunglers

1918

Playmates

1918

Bright and Early

1918

The Rogue

1918

His Day Out

1918

He's In Again

1918

The King of the Kitchen

1918

The Stranger

1918

The Scholar

1918

Hello Trouble

1918

Painless Love

1917

The Candy Kid

1917

The Hobo

1917

The Hero

1917

The Villain

1917

Cupid's Rival

1917

The Chief Cook

1917

The Pest

1917

Little Nell

1917

Back Stage

1916

The Guilty Ones

1916

The Battle Royal

1916

One Too Many

1916

The Lottery Man

1916

Hungry Hearts

1916

Love and Duty

1916

Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

1916

The Serenade

1916

The Candy Trail

1916

Aunt Bill

1915

The Haunted Hat

1915

Avenging Bill

1915

Something in Her Eye

1915

An Expensive Visit

1915

They Looked Alike

1915

Babe's School Days

1915

It May Be You

1915

Ups and Downs

1915

A Lucky Strike

1915

The Lilac Splash

1914

Making Auntie Welcome

1914

The Servant Girl's Legacy

1914

Mother's Baby Boy

1914

Magazine Cooking

Director

1916

The Guilty Ones

Writer

1937

Way Out West

1933

Sons of the Desert

1933

Twice Two

1933

Me and My Pal

1933

The Midnight Patrol

1933

Busy Bodies

1932

Helpmates

1932

The Music Box

1932

The Chimp

1932

County Hospital

1932

Scram!

1932

Their First Mistake

1932

Towed in a Hole

1931

Come Clean

1930

Brats

1930

Hog Wild

1923

Quicksands