Oliver Hardy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-01-18
Day of Death
1957-08-07 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, Georgia, USA
Oliver Hardy
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
as Archive Footage
(2024)
(2023)
(2021)
(2020)
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2020)
(2011)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
(2011)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler
(2006)
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
as Oliver
(2005)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
as Hardy
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Ollie (archive footage)
(2002)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2002)
(2001)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
as Ollie
(1999)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
as Ollie
(1996)
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1992)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
(1990)
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
Classic Comedy Teams
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
Cocoon
as Self - film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1982)
(1979)
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1978)
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
as Ollie
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
as Himself (archive footage)
(1970)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1968)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
(1967)
(1967)
(1965)
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (archive footage)
(1965)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Ollie (archive footage)
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
(1963)
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
(1961)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1960)
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
(1957)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
(1951)
Utopia
as Ollie
(1951)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
(1950)
Riding High
as Sucker (uncredited)
(1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Willie Paine
(1947)
(1945)
The Bullfighters
as Ollie
(1944)
The Big Noise
as Ollie
(1944)
Nothing But Trouble
as Oliver
(1943)
Jitterbugs
as Ollie
(1943)
Air Raid Wardens
as Ollie
(1943)
The Dancing Masters
as Ollie
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Ollie
(1942)
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Ollie
(1941)
Great Guns
as Oliver
(1940)
Saps at Sea
as Ollie
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Ollie
(1939)
The Flying Deuces
as Ollie
(1939)
Zenobia
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
(1938)
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
(1938)
Swiss Miss
as Ollie
(1938)
Block-Heads
as Ollie
(1937)
Way Out West
as Ollie
(1937)
Pick a Star
as Oliver Hardy
(1937)
That's That!
as Himself
(1936)
Our Relations
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
(1936)
The Bohemian Girl
as Ollie
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
(1935)
The Fixer Uppers
as Ollie
(1935)
Their Night Out - Screen Test
as Mr. Hardy
(1935)
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Ollie
(1935)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
(1934)
Hollywood Party
as Ollie
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
as Ollie
(1934)
Oliver the Eighth
as Ollie
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
(1934)
The Live Ghost
as Ollie
(1934)
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Hardy
(1933)
Twice Two
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
(1933)
Dirty Work
as Ollie
(1933)
Wild Poses
as Baby
(1933)
Busy Bodies
as Ollie
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Ollie
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Ollio
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Oliver Hardy
(1932)
Scram!
as Ollie
(1932)
Helpmates
as Ollie
(1932)
The Chimp
as Ollie
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ollie
(1932)
Their First Mistake
as Ollie
(1932)
The Music Box
as Ollie
(1932)
Any Old Port!
as Ollie
(1932)
County Hospital
as Ollie
(1932)
Towed in a Hole
as Ollie
(1932)
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Ollie
(1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself
(1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself
(1932)
Stan and Olly
as Himself
(1931)
Haunted at Midnight
as Ollie
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
(1931)
The Chiselers
as M. Hardy
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Police Driver
(1931)
Be Big!
as Ollie
(1931)
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
(1931)
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Ollie
(1931)
One Good Turn
as Ollie
(1931)
Come Clean
as Ollie
(1931)
Our Wife
as Ollie
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Oliver
(1931)
Beau Hunks
as Ollie
(1931)
Laughing Gravy
as Ollie
(1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Ollie
(1930)
Below Zero
as Ollie
(1930)
Radiomanía
as Ollie
(1930)
The Rogue Song
as Murza-Bek
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Ollie
(1930)
Shivering and Shaking
as Ollie
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Ollie
(1930)
Night Owls
as Ollie
(1930)
Blotto
as Ollie
(1930)
Hog Wild
as Ollie
(1930)
The Night Life
as Ollie
(1930)
Brats
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
(1930)
(1929)
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Oliver Hardy
(1929)
Berth Marks
as Ollie
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Ollie
(1929)
Liberty
as Ollie
(1929)
Big Business
as Ollie
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
(1929)
Perfect Day
as Ollie
(1929)
Men O' War
as Ollie
(1929)
That's My Wife
as Ollie
(1929)
Double Whoopee
as Ollie
(1929)
Bacon Grabbers
as Oliver
(1929)
Angora Love
as Ollie
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Ollie
(1929)
They Go Boom!
as Ollie
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Mighty Giant
(1928)
Early to Bed
as Ollie
(1928)
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
(1928)
Their Purple Moment
as Ollie
(1928)
Galloping Ghosts
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Ollie
(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Ollie
(1928)
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
(1928)
We Faw Down
as Ollie
(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Ollie, French horn player
(1928)
Two Tars
as Ollie
(1928)
The Finishing Touch
as Ollie
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Big Goofy
(1927)
Should Men Walk Home?
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
(1927)
The Battle of the Century
as Manager
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Top Sergeant Banner
(1927)
Sailors, Beware!
as Purser Cryder
(1927)
Two-Time Mama
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
(1927)
Hats Off
as Ollie
(1927)
Duck Soup
as Maltravers
(1927)
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
(1927)
Putting Pants on Philip
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
(1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors
as First Mate
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Sherlock Pinkham
(1927)
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as 'Happy' Hopey
(1927)
No Man's Law
as Sharkey Nye
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
Slipping Wives
as Butler
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's butler
(1927)
Crazy to Act
as Gordon Bagley
(1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Butler
(1927)
Why Girls Say No
as Policeman
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Judge Chigger
(1927)
Baby Brother
as Ice Man
(1927)
Now I'll Tell One
as Policeman
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Jazz band drummer
(1926)
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
as The Taxi Driver
(1926)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Detective
(1926)
Say It with Babies
as Hector - the Floorwalker
(1926)
Madame Mystery
as Captain Schmaltz
(1926)
Wandering Papas
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Sheriff Bill
(1926)
Along Came Auntie
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
(1926)
Crazy Like a Fox
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
(1926)
Bromo and Juliet
as Cab Driver
(1926)
Be Your Age
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
(1926)
Long Fliv the King
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
(1925)
They All Fall
as The boss
(1925)
The Wizard of Oz
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
(1925)
The Joke's on You
as Wilbert Perkins
(1925)
Laughing Ladies
as Policeman
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Her former sweetheart
(1925)
Should Sailors Marry?
as Doctor
(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
(1925)
The Perfect Clown
as Babe Mulligan
(1925)
Rivals
as The Rival
(1925)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre Manager
(1925)
Hey, Taxi!
as A Rival Taxi Driver
(1925)
Stick Around
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
(1925)
Hop to It!
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
(1925)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre manager
(1924)
Kid Speed
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
(1924)
Trouble Brewing
as Bootlegger
(1924)
The Girl in the Limousine
as Freddie
(1924)
(1924)
The Perfect Lady
as (unconfirmed)
(1924)
Her Boy Friend
as Killer Kid
(1923)
The Midnight Cabaret
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
(1923)
The Barnyard
as Farm Hand
(1923)
No Wedding Bells
as The Girl's Father
(1923)
Horseshoes
as Dynamite Duffy
(1923)
Lightning Love
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
(1923)
The Gown Shop
as Store manager
(1922)
The Show
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
(1922)
The Sawmill
as The Foreman
(1922)
A Pair of Kings
as General Alarm
(1922)
Golf
as The neighbor
(1922)
Little Wildcat
as 'Bull' Mulligan
(1922)
The Counter Jumper
as Gaston Gilligan
(1921)
The Fall Guy
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Rent Collector
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Bell Hop
as Hotel manager
(1921)
The Bakery
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Lucky Dog
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
(1920)
The Stage Hand
as Audience member (uncredited)
(1920)
The Backyard
as Thug - The ruffian
(1920)
(1920)
The Decorator
as Babe, a millionaire
(1920)
Distilled Love
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
(1920)
Married to Order
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
(1920)
Springtime
as The Commissioner
(1920)
His Jonah Day
as The Life Saver
(1920)
The Trouble Hunter
as The Bouncer
(1919)
Dull Care
as A Janitor
(1919)
The Head Waiter
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
(1919)
Hop to It, Bellhop
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
(1919)
Bungs and Bunglers
as Al K. Hall
(1918)
His Day Out
as Ollie
(1918)
The Stranger
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
(1918)
(1918)
The Scholar
as The Superintendent
(1918)
The King of the Kitchen
as A German customer
(1918)
The Rogue
as Cafe Owner
(1918)
Bright and Early
as The Boss
(1918)
He's In Again
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
(1918)
Hello Trouble
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
The Chief Cook
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
(1917)
The Hobo
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
Cupid's Rival
as Poor Artist
(1917)
Back Stage
as Babe
(1917)
The Villain
as Nell
(1917)
The Candy Kid
as Rival Proprietor
(1917)
The Hero
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
Little Nell
as Little Nell
(1916)
The Lottery Man
as Maggie Murphy
(1916)
The Candy Trail
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Serenade
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
Love and Duty
as Pvt. Plump
(1916)
Hungry Hearts
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Guilty Ones
as Babe
(1916)
One Too Many
as Plump
(1916)
The Battle Royal
as Plump
(1916)
(1915)
The Lilac Splash
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
(1915)
It May Be You
as Paul Simmons
(1915)
Avenging Bill
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
(1915)
Ups and Downs
as Shifty Mike
(1915)
(1915)
An Expensive Visit
as Jack
(1915)
They Looked Alike
as Pedestrian
(1915)
Something in Her Eye
as The Grocer
(1915)
A Lucky Strike
as Bill Myers
(1915)
Babe's School Days
as Ikie Ikestein
(1914)
Mother's Baby Boy
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
(1914)
The Servant Girl's Legacy
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
(1914)
Making Auntie Welcome
as Grocery Boy
(1914)
Crew
(2018)
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
(1937)
Way Out West
Writer
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
Writer
(1933)
Twice Two
Writer
(1933)
Me and My Pal
Writer
(1933)
Busy Bodies
Writer
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
Writer
(1932)
Helpmates
Writer
(1932)
The Music Box
Writer
(1932)
The Chimp
Writer
(1932)
County Hospital
Writer
(1932)
Scram!
Writer
(1932)
Towed in a Hole
Writer
(1932)
Their First Mistake
Writer
(1931)
Come Clean
Writer
(1930)
Hog Wild
Writer
(1930)
Brats
Writer
(1923)
Quicksands
Writer
(1916)
The Guilty Ones
Director