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Oliver Hardy

Acting

Born: January 18, 1892Harlem, Georgia, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three

Laurel & Hardy: Year Three

2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!

Nash the Slash Rises Again!

Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)

2025
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

Archive Footage

2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

(archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

(archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

2020
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Self (archive footage)

2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

Self (archive footage)

2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Himself (archive footage)

2011
Dick & Doof - Best of

Dick & Doof - Best of

Schauspieler

2010

The Parrott Chase

Himself - archival footage

2009
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

Oliver

2006
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

Hardy

2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Ollie (archive footage)

2004
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

Ollie

2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

Ollie

1999
Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath

Self (archive footage)

1996
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

1992

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

Self (archive footage)

1990
Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

Self (archive footage)

1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1984
Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

1982
The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

1979
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

Ollie

1978
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

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

Self (archive footage)

1974
4 Clowns

4 Clowns

(archive footage)

1970

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Ollie / Bert (archive footage)

1968
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Salute to Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

Ollie (archive footage)

1965
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

1964
30 Years of Fun

30 Years of Fun

(archive footage)

1963
Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Self (archive footage)

1961
When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

1960
The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

archive footage

1957
Robinson Crusoeland

Robinson Crusoeland

Ollie

1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

(archive footage)

1951
Riding High

Riding High

Sucker (uncredited)

1950
The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian

Willie Paine

1949
Performers Arrive in Hampshire

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

Self

1947
The Bullfighters

The Bullfighters

Ollie

1945
Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble

Oliver

1944
The Big Noise

The Big Noise

Ollie

1944
The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters

Ollie

1943
Jitterbugs

Jitterbugs

Ollie

1943
Air Raid Wardens

Air Raid Wardens

Ollie

1943
The Tree in a Test Tube

The Tree in a Test Tube

Ollie

1942
A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

Ollie

1942
Great Guns

Great Guns

Oliver

1941
Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

Ollie

1940
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

Ollie

1940
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

Ollie

1939
Zenobia

Zenobia

Dr. Henry Tibbett

1939
Block-Heads

Block-Heads

Ollie

1938
That's That!

That's That!

Himself

1938
Hollywood Handicap

Hollywood Handicap

Himself

1938
Swiss Miss

Swiss Miss

Ollie

1938
Pick a Star

Pick a Star

Oliver Hardy

1937
Way Out West

Way Out West

Ollie

1937
Our Relations

Our Relations

Ollie / Bert Hardy

1936
On the Wrong Trek

On the Wrong Trek

Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

1936
The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl

Ollie

1936

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

Cleaner

1935
Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

1935
Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

Ollie

1935

Their Night Out - Screen Test

Mr. Hardy

1935
The Fixer Uppers

The Fixer Uppers

Ollie

1935
Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat

Ollie

1935
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Ollie Dee

1934
The Live Ghost

The Live Ghost

Ollie

1934
Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills

Ollie

1934
Going Bye-Bye!

Going Bye-Bye!

Mr. Hardy

1934
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

Ollie

1934
Oliver the Eighth

Oliver the Eighth

Ollie

1934
Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

1933
Dirty Work

Dirty Work

Ollie

1933
Wild Poses

Wild Poses

Baby

1933
Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

Ollie

1933
The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

Officer Oliver Hardy

1933
The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

Ollio

1933
Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

Ollie

1933
Twice Two

Twice Two

Ollie / Mrs. Laurel

1933
Towed in a Hole

Towed in a Hole

Ollie

1932
Their First Mistake

Their First Mistake

Ollie

1932
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

Ollie

1932
Scram!

Scram!

Ollie

1932

Stan and Olly

Himself

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

Himself

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

Himself

1932
County Hospital

County Hospital

Ollie

1932
The Chimp

The Chimp

Ollie

1932
Hinter Schloss und Riegel

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

Ollie

1932
The Music Box

The Music Box

Ollie

1932
Any Old Port!

Any Old Port!

Ollie

1932
Helpmates

Helpmates

Ollie

1932
On the Loose

On the Loose

New Suitor (uncredited)

1931
Beau Hunks

Beau Hunks

Ollie

1931
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

Ollie

1931
Come Clean

Come Clean

Ollie

1931
Pardon Us

Pardon Us

Ollie

1931
Haunted at Midnight

Haunted at Midnight

Ollie

1931
Our Wife

Our Wife

Ollie

1931
Playing at Politics

Playing at Politics

Oliver

1931
The Skulls

The Skulls

Señor Hardy

1931
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

Police Driver

1931
Laughing Gravy

Laughing Gravy

Ollie

1931
Chickens Come Home

Chickens Come Home

Mr. Oliver Hardy

1931
The Chiselers

The Chiselers

M. Hardy

1931
Be Big!

Be Big!

Ollie

1931
Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

Ollie

1930
Night of Goblins

Night of Goblins

Ollie

1930

MGM Convention 1930 Announcement

Himself

1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

Ollie

1930
Radiomanía

Radiomanía

Ollie

1930
Hog Wild

Hog Wild

Ollie

1930
Shivering and Shaking

Shivering and Shaking

Ollie

1930
Below Zero

Below Zero

Ollie

1930
The Night Life

The Night Life

Ollie

1930
Brats

Brats

Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.

1930
Blotto

Blotto

Ollie

1930
The Rogue Song

The Rogue Song

Murza-Bek

1930
Thieves

Thieves

1930
Night Owls

Night Owls

Ollie

1930
Angora Love

Angora Love

Ollie

1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Self

1929
The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

Ollie

1929
Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers

Oliver

1929
They Go Boom!

They Go Boom!

Ollie

1929
Perfect Day

Perfect Day

Ollie

1929
Men O' War

Men O' War

Ollie

1929
Berth Marks

Berth Marks

Ollie

1929
Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

Ollie

1929
Unaccustomed as We Are

Unaccustomed as We Are

Oliver Hardy

1929
Big Business

Big Business

Ollie

1929
That's My Wife

That's My Wife

Ollie

1929
Wrong Again

Wrong Again

Ollie

1929
Liberty

Liberty

Ollie

1929
We Faw Down

We Faw Down

Ollie

1928
Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus

Ollie

1928
Two Tars

Two Tars

Ollie

1928
Early to Bed

Early to Bed

Ollie

1928
Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

Ollie

1928
Their Purple Moment

Their Purple Moment

Ollie

1928
You're Darn Tootin'

You're Darn Tootin'

Ollie, French horn player

1928
From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts

Hired butler

1928
Galloping Ghosts

Galloping Ghosts

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

1928
The Finishing Touch

The Finishing Touch

Ollie

1928
Flying Elephants

Flying Elephants

Mighty Giant

1928
Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

Ollie

1928
The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century

Manager

1927
Putting Pants on Philip

Putting Pants on Philip

J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

1927
Do Detectives Think?

Do Detectives Think?

Sherlock Pinkham

1927

Love 'em and Feed 'em

'Happy' Hopey

1927
Hats Off

Hats Off

Ollie

1927
Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

Asylum Inmate

1927
The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

Big Goofy

1927
Now I'll Tell One

Now I'll Tell One

Policeman

1927
Sailors, Beware!

Sailors, Beware!

Purser Cryder

1927
Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

Brittle's butler

1927
With Love and Hisses

With Love and Hisses

Top Sergeant Banner

1927
Why Girls Love Sailors

Why Girls Love Sailors

First Mate

1927
Baby Brother

Baby Brother

Ice Man

1927
Fluttering Hearts

Fluttering Hearts

Big Bill

1927
Love 'Em and Weep

Love 'Em and Weep

Judge Chigger

1927
Crazy to Act

Crazy to Act

Gordon Bagley

1927
No Man's Law

No Man's Law

Sharkey Nye

1927
The Honorable Mr. Buggs

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

The Butler

1927
Slipping Wives

Slipping Wives

Butler

1927
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

Maltravers

1927
Why Girls Say No

Why Girls Say No

Policeman

1927
Two-Time Mama

Two-Time Mama

The Cop (as Babe Hardy)

1927
Should Men Walk Home?

Should Men Walk Home?

Party Guest at Punch Bowl

1927
45 Minutes from Hollywood

45 Minutes from Hollywood

Hotel Detective

1926
The Nickel-Hopper

The Nickel-Hopper

Jazz band drummer

1926
Be Your Age

Be Your Age

Oswald Schwartzkopple

1926
Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet

Cab Driver

1926
Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

Charley's Victim (uncredited)

1926
Along Came Auntie

Along Came Auntie

Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband

1926
Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)

1926
The Gentle Cyclone

The Gentle Cyclone

Sheriff Bill

1926
Long Fliv the King

Long Fliv the King

The Prime Minister's Assistant

1926
Say It with Babies

Say It with Babies

Hector - the Floorwalker

1926
Madame Mystery

Madame Mystery

Captain Schmaltz

1926
Wandering Papas

Wandering Papas

Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

1926

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

The Taxi Driver

1926
The Perfect Clown

The Perfect Clown

Babe Mulligan

1925
Should Sailors Marry?

Should Sailors Marry?

Doctor

1925

They All Fall

The boss

1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette

Yes, Yes, Nanette

Her former sweetheart

1925
Isn't Life Terrible?

Isn't Life Terrible?

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

1925
Hop to It!

Hop to It!

A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)

1925
Fiddlin' Around

Fiddlin' Around

Theatre Manager

1925
The Joke's on You

The Joke's on You

Wilbert Perkins

1925
Fiddlin' Around

Fiddlin' Around

Theatre manager

1925
Rivals

Rivals

The Rival

1925

Hey, Taxi!

A Rival Taxi Driver

1925
Stick Around

Stick Around

Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)

1925
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Tin Woodsman / Farmhand

1925
Laughing Ladies

Laughing Ladies

Policeman

1925
Roaring Lions at Home

Roaring Lions at Home

1924
Kid Speed

Kid Speed

Dangerous Dan McGraw

1924
Her Boy Friend

Her Boy Friend

Killer Kid

1924
The Girl in the Limousine

The Girl in the Limousine

Freddie

1924
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

Bootlegger

1924

The Perfect Lady

(unconfirmed)

1924
Horseshoes

Horseshoes

Dynamite Duffy

1923
Lightning Love

Lightning Love

Oliver, the Other Suitor

1923
The Gown Shop

The Gown Shop

Store manager

1923
The Barnyard

The Barnyard

Farm Hand

1923
The Midnight Cabaret

The Midnight Cabaret

Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor

1923

No Wedding Bells

The Girl's Father

1923

The Counter Jumper

Gaston Gilligan

1922
Little Wildcat

Little Wildcat

'Bull' Mulligan

1922
Golf

Golf

The neighbor

1922
A Pair of Kings

A Pair of Kings

General Alarm

1922
The Show

The Show

Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)

1922
The Sawmill

The Sawmill

The Foreman

1922
The Lucky Dog

The Lucky Dog

Masked bandit who confronts Laurel

1921
The Bell Hop

The Bell Hop

Hotel manager

1921
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)

1921
The Bakery

The Bakery

Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

1921
The Rent Collector

The Rent Collector

The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)

1921
His Jonah Day

His Jonah Day

The Life Saver

1920
The Backyard

The Backyard

Thug - The ruffian

1920
Married to Order

Married to Order

Her Father (as Babe Hardy)

1920
The Trouble Hunter

The Trouble Hunter

The Bouncer

1920
The Stage Hand

The Stage Hand

Audience member (uncredited)

1920
The Decorator

The Decorator

Babe, a millionaire

1920
Springtime

Springtime

The Commissioner

1920
Squeaks and Squawks

Squeaks and Squawks

1920
Distilled Love

Distilled Love

Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)

1920
The Head Waiter

The Head Waiter

A cop (as Babe Hardy)

1919

Bungs and Bunglers

Al K. Hall

1919
Dull Care

Dull Care

A Janitor

1919

Hop to It, Bellhop

Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)

1919
He's In Again

He's In Again

Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)

1918

Painless Love

Dr. Hurts

1918

The King of the Kitchen

A German customer

1918
Hello Trouble

Hello Trouble

A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)

1918

Playmates

1918
Bright and Early

Bright and Early

The Boss

1918
The Scholar

The Scholar

The Superintendent

1918
The Rogue

The Rogue

Cafe Owner

1918
His Day Out

His Day Out

Ollie

1918
The Stranger

The Stranger

Oliver, the saloonkeeper

1918
The Pest

The Pest

1917
The Hobo

The Hobo

Harold (as Babe Hardy)

1917
The Candy Kid

The Candy Kid

Rival Proprietor

1917
The Chief Cook

The Chief Cook

Babe (as Babe Hardy)

1917
The Villain

The Villain

Nell

1917
Cupid's Rival

Cupid's Rival

Poor Artist

1917
The Hero

The Hero

The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

1917
Little Nell

Little Nell

Little Nell

1917
Back Stage

Back Stage

Babe

1917
The Guilty Ones

The Guilty Ones

Babe

1916

The Candy Trail

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

1916
Love and Duty

Love and Duty

Pvt. Plump

1916

Aunt Bill

Plump

1916
The Lottery Man

The Lottery Man

Maggie Murphy

1916
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

1916
The Battle Royal

The Battle Royal

Plump

1916
The Serenade

The Serenade

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

1916
One Too Many

One Too Many

Plump

1916

Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

1916
Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

Shifty Mike

1915
Something in Her Eye

Something in Her Eye

The Grocer

1915
The Lilac Splash

The Lilac Splash

Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)

1915
The Haunted Hat

The Haunted Hat

1915
Avenging Bill

Avenging Bill

Bill, the Grocer's Boy

1915

It May Be You

Paul Simmons

1915
A Lucky Strike

A Lucky Strike

Bill Myers

1915
An Expensive Visit

An Expensive Visit

Jack

1915
They Looked Alike

They Looked Alike

Pedestrian

1915
Babe's School Days

Babe's School Days

Ikie Ikestein

1915
The Servant Girl's Legacy

The Servant Girl's Legacy

Cy (as Babe Hardy)

1914
Mother's Baby Boy

Mother's Baby Boy

Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)

1914

Magazine Cooking

1914
Making Auntie Welcome

Making Auntie Welcome

Grocery Boy

1914