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, 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
Ups and Downs
as Shifty Mike
(2020)
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2020)
(2011)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (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)
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)
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)
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)
A Chump at Oxford
as Ollie
(1940)
Saps at Sea
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)
The Bohemian Girl
as Ollie
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
(1935)
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
(1935)
The Fixer Uppers
as Ollie
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Ollie
(1935)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
(1935)
Their Night Out - Screen Test
as Mr. Hardy
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
(1934)
Hollywood Party
as Ollie
(1934)
The Live Ghost
as Ollie
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
as Ollie
(1934)
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Hardy
(1934)
Oliver the Eighth
as Ollie
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
(1933)
Dirty Work
as Ollie
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Ollio
(1933)
Busy Bodies
as Ollie
(1933)
Twice Two
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Oliver Hardy
(1933)
Wild Poses
as Baby
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Ollie
(1932)
The Music Box
as Ollie
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ollie
(1932)
Scram!
as Ollie
(1932)
The Chimp
as Ollie
(1932)
County Hospital
as Ollie
(1932)
Helpmates
as Ollie
(1932)
Any Old Port!
as Ollie
(1932)
Towed in a Hole
as Ollie
(1932)
Their First Mistake
as Ollie
(1932)
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Ollie
(1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself
(1932)
Stan and Olly
as Himself
(1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Ollie
(1931)
Come Clean
as Ollie
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Police Driver
(1931)
Our Wife
as Ollie
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
(1931)
Laughing Gravy
as Ollie
(1931)
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
(1931)
Be Big!
as Ollie
(1931)
Beau Hunks
as Ollie
(1931)
One Good Turn
as Ollie
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Oliver
(1931)
Haunted at Midnight
as Ollie
(1931)
The Chiselers
as M. Hardy
(1931)
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
(1930)
Blotto
as Ollie
(1930)
Brats
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
(1930)
Below Zero
as Ollie
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Ollie
(1930)
Night Owls
as Ollie
(1930)
Hog Wild
as Ollie
(1930)
Radiomanía
as Ollie
(1930)
The Rogue Song
as Murza-Bek
(1930)
The Night Life
as Ollie
(1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Ollie
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Ollie
(1930)
(1930)
Shivering and Shaking
as Ollie
(1929)
Liberty
as Ollie
(1929)
Big Business
as Ollie
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
(1929)
Double Whoopee
as Ollie
(1929)
Berth Marks
as Ollie
(1929)
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Oliver Hardy
(1929)
Men O' War
as Ollie
(1929)
Angora Love
as Ollie
(1929)
Bacon Grabbers
as Oliver
(1929)
They Go Boom!
as Ollie
(1929)
Perfect Day
as Ollie
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Ollie
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Ollie
(1929)
That's My Wife
as Ollie
(1928)
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
(1928)
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Ollie, French horn player
(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Ollie
(1928)
We Faw Down
as Ollie
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Mighty Giant
(1928)
Early to Bed
as Ollie
(1928)
Two Tars
as Ollie
(1928)
The Finishing Touch
as Ollie
(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Ollie
(1928)
Their Purple Moment
as Ollie
(1928)
Galloping Ghosts
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Big Goofy
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's butler
(1927)
The Battle of the Century
as Manager
(1927)
Putting Pants on Philip
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
(1927)
Duck Soup
as Maltravers
(1927)
Slipping Wives
as Butler
(1927)
Should Men Walk Home?
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
(1927)
Sailors, Beware!
as Purser Cryder
(1927)
Hats Off
as Ollie
(1927)
Baby Brother
as Ice Man
(1927)
No Man's Law
as Sharkey Nye
(1927)
Crazy to Act
as Gordon Bagley
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Sherlock Pinkham
(1927)
Why Girls Say No
as Policeman
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Judge Chigger
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Top Sergeant Banner
(1927)
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
(1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors
as First Mate
(1927)
Two-Time Mama
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
(1927)
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as 'Happy' Hopey
(1927)
Now I'll Tell One
as Policeman
(1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Butler
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
(1926)
Bromo and Juliet
as Cab Driver
(1926)
Along Came Auntie
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Jazz band drummer
(1926)
Say It with Babies
as Hector - the Floorwalker
(1926)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Detective
(1926)
Be Your Age
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
(1926)
Wandering Papas
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
(1926)
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
as The Taxi Driver
(1926)
Crazy Like a Fox
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Sheriff Bill
(1926)
Long Fliv the King
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
(1926)
Madame Mystery
as Captain Schmaltz
(1925)
The Wizard of Oz
as Farmhand
(1925)
Laughing Ladies
as Policeman
(1925)
Rivals
as The Rival
(1925)
Should Sailors Marry?
as Doctor
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Her former sweetheart
(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
(1925)
The Perfect Clown
as Babe Mulligan
(1925)
Hop to It!
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
(1925)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre Manager
(1925)
Hey, Taxi!
as A Rival Taxi Driver
(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
(1924)
Kid Speed
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
(1924)
The Girl in the Limousine
as Freddie
(1924)
(1924)
Her Boy Friend
as Killer Kid
(1924)
Trouble Brewing
as Bootlegger
(1924)
The Perfect Lady
as (unconfirmed)
(1923)
Lightning Love
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
(1923)
No Wedding Bells
as The Girl's Father
(1923)
Horseshoes
as Dynamite Duffy
(1923)
The Barnyard
as Farm Hand
(1923)
The Midnight Cabaret
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
(1923)
The Gown Shop
as Store manager
(1922)
Golf
as The neighbor
(1922)
The Show
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
(1922)
Little Wildcat
as 'Bull' Mulligan
(1922)
The Sawmill
as The Foreman
(1922)
The Counter Jumper
as Gaston Gilligan
(1922)
A Pair of Kings
as General Alarm
(1921)
The Lucky Dog
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
(1921)
The Bakery
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Rent Collector
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Fall Guy
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
(1921)
The Bell Hop
as Hotel manager
(1920)
Distilled Love
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
(1920)
The Decorator
as Babe, a millionaire
(1920)
The Stage Hand
as Audience member (uncredited)
(1920)
His Jonah Day
as The Life Saver
(1920)
The Backyard
as Thug
(1920)
(1920)
Married to Order
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
(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)
(1919)
Dull Care
as A Janitor
(1918)
Hello Trouble
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
(1918)
His Day Out
as Ollie
(1918)
(1918)
The Scholar
as The Superintendent
(1918)
Bright and Early
as The Boss
(1918)
The Rogue
as Cafe Owner
(1918)
He's In Again
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
(1918)
The King of the Kitchen
as A German customer
(1918)
The Stranger
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
(1917)
The Hobo
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
The Villain
as Nell
(1917)
The Hero
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
Back Stage
as Babe
(1917)
The Candy Kid
as Rival Proprietor
(1917)
The Chief Cook
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
(1917)
Cupid's Rival
as Poor Artist
(1917)
Little Nell
as Little Nell
(1917)
(1916)
The Lottery Man
as Maggie Murphy
(1916)
Love and Duty
as Pvt. Plump
(1916)
Hungry Hearts
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Battle Royal
as Plump
(1916)
The Serenade
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Candy Trail
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
(1916)
The Guilty Ones
as Babe
(1916)
One Too Many
as Plump
(1916)
(1915)
They Looked Alike
as Pedestrian
(1915)
A Lucky Strike
as Bill Myers
(1915)
Avenging Bill
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
(1915)
The Lilac Splash
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
(1915)
An Expensive Visit
as Jack
(1915)
Something in Her Eye
as The Grocer
(1915)
It May Be You
as Paul Simmons
(1915)
(1915)
Babe's School Days
as Ikie Ikestein
(1914)
Mother's Baby Boy
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
(1914)
Making Auntie Welcome
as Grocery Boy
(1914)
The Servant Girl's Legacy
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
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