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
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy) 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.
Acting
Ups and Downs
as Shifty Mike
(2025)
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
as Archive Footage
(2024)
(2023)
(2021)
(2020)
(2020)
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2011)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
(2011)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler
(2007)
Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
(1985)
Cocoon
as Self - film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1985)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (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)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (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)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Ollie (archive footage)
(1965)
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (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)
The Dancing Masters
as Ollie
(1943)
Air Raid Wardens
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)
Swiss Miss
as Ollie
(1938)
Block-Heads
as Ollie
(1938)
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
(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)
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
(1936)
The Bohemian Girl
as Ollie
(1935)
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Ollie
(1935)
The Fixer Uppers
as Ollie
(1935)
Their Night Out - Screen Test
as Mr. Hardy
(1935)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
as Ollie
(1934)
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Hardy
(1934)
Hollywood Party
as Ollie
(1934)
The Live Ghost
as Ollie
(1934)
Oliver the Eighth
as Ollie
(1933)
Twice Two
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
(1933)
Busy Bodies
as Ollie
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Ollio
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Ollie
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Oliver Hardy
(1933)
Dirty Work
as Ollie
(1933)
Wild Poses
as Baby
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ollie
(1932)
Scram!
as Ollie
(1932)
The Music Box
as Ollie
(1932)
Towed in a Hole
as Ollie
(1932)
Helpmates
as Ollie
(1932)
County Hospital
as Ollie
(1932)
The Chimp
as Ollie
(1932)
Their First Mistake
as Ollie
(1932)
Any Old Port!
as Ollie
(1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself
(1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself
(1932)
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Ollie
(1932)
Stan and Olly
as Himself
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Police Driver
(1931)
The Chiselers
as M. Hardy
(1931)
Laughing Gravy
as Ollie
(1931)
Our Wife
as Ollie
(1931)
Be Big!
as Ollie
(1931)
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
(1931)
Beau Hunks
as Ollie
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Ollie
(1931)
One Good Turn
as Ollie
(1931)
Haunted at Midnight
as Ollie
(1931)
Come Clean
as Ollie
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Oliver
(1931)
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
(1930)
Below Zero
as Ollie
(1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Ollie
(1930)
Brats
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
(1930)
The Rogue Song
as Murza-Bek
(1930)
Hog Wild
as Ollie
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Ollie
(1930)
Night Owls
as Ollie
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Ollie
(1930)
Blotto
as Ollie
(1930)
Shivering and Shaking
as Ollie
(1930)
(1930)
The Night Life
as Ollie
(1930)
Radiomanía
as Ollie
(1929)
Perfect Day
as Ollie
(1929)
They Go Boom!
as Ollie
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
(1929)
Men O' War
as Ollie
(1929)
Berth Marks
as Ollie
(1929)
That's My Wife
as Ollie
(1929)
Double Whoopee
as Ollie
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Ollie
(1929)
Big Business
as Ollie
(1929)
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Oliver Hardy
(1929)
Bacon Grabbers
as Oliver
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Ollie
(1929)
Angora Love
as Ollie
(1929)
Liberty
as Ollie
(1928)
Early to Bed
as Ollie
(1928)
Two Tars
as Ollie
(1928)
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Mighty Giant
(1928)
We Faw Down
as Ollie
(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Ollie
(1928)
Their Purple Moment
as Ollie
(1928)
The Finishing Touch
as Ollie
(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Ollie
(1928)
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Ollie, French horn player
(1928)
Galloping Ghosts
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's butler
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
Sailors, Beware!
as Purser Cryder
(1927)
The Battle of the Century
as Manager
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Top Sergeant Banner
(1927)
Slipping Wives
as Butler
(1927)
Duck Soup
as Maltravers
(1927)
Putting Pants on Philip
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
(1927)
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Big Goofy
(1927)
Now I'll Tell One
as Policeman
(1927)
Baby Brother
as Ice Man
(1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors
as First Mate
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Sherlock Pinkham
(1927)
Should Men Walk Home?
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Judge Chigger
(1927)
Why Girls Say No
as Policeman
(1927)
No Man's Law
as Sharkey Nye
(1927)
Hats Off
as Ollie
(1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Butler
(1927)
Two-Time Mama
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
(1927)
Crazy to Act
as Gordon Bagley
(1927)
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as 'Happy' Hopey
(1926)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Detective
(1926)
Crazy Like a Fox
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
(1926)
Bromo and Juliet
as Cab Driver
(1926)
Wandering Papas
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
(1926)
Long Fliv the King
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Sheriff Bill
(1926)
Along Came Auntie
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
(1926)
Madame Mystery
as Captain Schmaltz
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Jazz band drummer
(1926)
Say It with Babies
as Hector - the Floorwalker
(1926)
Be Your Age
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
(1926)
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
as The Taxi Driver
(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
(1925)
The Wizard of Oz
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
(1925)
Should Sailors Marry?
as Doctor
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Her former sweetheart
(1925)
The Perfect Clown
as Babe Mulligan
(1925)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre Manager
(1925)
The Joke's on You
as Wilbert Perkins
(1925)
Stick Around
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
(1925)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre manager
(1925)
They All Fall
as The boss
(1925)
Rivals
as The Rival
(1925)
Hey, Taxi!
as A Rival Taxi Driver
(1925)
Hop to It!
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
(1925)
Laughing Ladies
as Policeman
(1924)
The Girl in the Limousine
as Freddie
(1924)
(1924)
Kid Speed
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
(1924)
The Perfect Lady
as (unconfirmed)
(1924)
Her Boy Friend
as Killer Kid
(1924)
Trouble Brewing
as Bootlegger
(1923)
No Wedding Bells
as The Girl's Father
(1923)
The Barnyard
as Farm Hand
(1923)
The Midnight Cabaret
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
(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)
Golf
as The neighbor
(1922)
A Pair of Kings
as General Alarm
(1922)
The Counter Jumper
as Gaston Gilligan
(1922)
Little Wildcat
as 'Bull' Mulligan
(1922)
The Sawmill
as The Foreman
(1921)
The Lucky Dog
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
(1921)
The Bell Hop
as Hotel manager
(1921)
The Bakery
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Fall Guy
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Rent Collector
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
(1920)
Distilled Love
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
(1920)
The Backyard
as Thug - The ruffian
(1920)
(1920)
The Decorator
as Babe, a millionaire
(1920)
Married to Order
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
(1920)
His Jonah Day
as The Life Saver
(1920)
The Stage Hand
as Audience member (uncredited)
(1920)
Springtime
as The Commissioner
(1920)
The Trouble Hunter
as The Bouncer
(1919)
Dull Care
as A Janitor
(1919)
Bungs and Bunglers
as Al K. Hall
(1919)
Hop to It, Bellhop
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
(1919)
The Head Waiter
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
(1918)
Bright and Early
as The Boss
(1918)
The Scholar
as The Superintendent
(1918)
(1918)
His Day Out
as Ollie
(1918)
Hello Trouble
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
(1918)
The Rogue
as Cafe Owner
(1918)
He's In Again
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
(1918)
The Stranger
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
(1918)
The King of the Kitchen
as A German customer
(1917)
Cupid's Rival
as Poor Artist
(1917)
The Chief Cook
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
The Hobo
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
Back Stage
as Babe
(1917)
The Hero
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
The Villain
as Nell
(1917)
The Candy Kid
as Rival Proprietor
(1917)
(1917)
Little Nell
as Little Nell
(1916)
The Serenade
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Lottery Man
as Maggie Murphy
(1916)
The Battle Royal
as Plump
(1916)
One Too Many
as Plump
(1916)
Hungry Hearts
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Candy Trail
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Guilty Ones
as Babe
(1916)
Love and Duty
as Pvt. Plump
(1916)
(1915)
They Looked Alike
as Pedestrian
(1915)
An Expensive Visit
as Jack
(1915)
It May Be You
as Paul Simmons
(1915)
The Lilac Splash
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
(1915)
Avenging Bill
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
(1915)
Babe's School Days
as Ikie Ikestein
(1915)
A Lucky Strike
as Bill Myers
(1915)
(1915)
Something in Her Eye
as The Grocer
(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
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