Stan Laurel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1890-06-16
Day of Death
1965-02-23 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK
Stan Laurel
Biography
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles.
Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, the deep comic gravity, and the nonsensical understatement. His performances polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. He was a member of "Fred Karno's Army", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe.
Laurel began his film career in 1917 and made his final appearance in 1951. From 1928 onwards he appeared exclusively with Hardy, and Laurel officially retired from the screen following his comedy partner's death in 1957.
In 1961 Laurel was given a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his pioneering work in comedy, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
In 2009, a bronze statue of the Laurel and Hardy duo was unveiled in Laurel's hometown of Ulverston, England.
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)
(2005)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
as Stan
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Stan (archive footage)
(2002)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2002)
(2001)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
as Stan
(1999)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
as Stan
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1992)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (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 Stanley in film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1982)
(1979)
The Hollywood Clowns
as Self (archive footage)
(1978)
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
as Stan
(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 Stan / Alf (archive footage)
(1967)
(1967)
(1965)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Stan (archive footage)
(1965)
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (archive footage)
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (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 Stan
(1951)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
(1951)
Swim Meet
as Self
(1947)
(1945)
The Bullfighters
as Stanley
(1944)
The Big Noise
as Stan
(1944)
Nothing But Trouble
as Stan
(1943)
Jitterbugs
as Stan
(1943)
Air Raid Wardens
as Stan
(1943)
The Dancing Masters
as Stan
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Stan
(1942)
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Stan
(1941)
Great Guns
as Stan
(1940)
Saps at Sea
as Stan
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Stan
(1939)
The Flying Deuces
as Stan
(1938)
Swiss Miss
as Stan
(1938)
Block-Heads
as Stan
(1937)
Way Out West
as Stan
(1937)
Pick a Star
as Stan Laurel
(1937)
That's That!
as Himself
(1936)
Our Relations
as Stan / Alf Laurel
(1936)
The Bohemian Girl
as Stan
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Stanley MacLaurel
(1935)
The Fixer Uppers
as Stan
(1935)
Tit for Tat
as Stan
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Stan
(1935)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
(1934)
Hollywood Party
as Stan
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
as Stan
(1934)
Oliver the Eighth
as Stan
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Stannie Dum
(1934)
The Live Ghost
as Stan
(1934)
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Laurel
(1933)
Twice Two
as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
(1933)
Dirty Work
as Stan
(1933)
Wild Poses
as Baby
(1933)
Busy Bodies
as Stan
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Stanlio
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Stan
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Stanley Laurel
(1932)
Scram!
as Stan
(1932)
The Chimp
as Stan
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Stan
(1932)
Helpmates
as Stan
(1932)
Their First Mistake
as Stan
(1932)
The Music Box
as Stan
(1932)
County Hospital
as Stan
(1932)
Any Old Port!
as Stan
(1932)
Towed in a Hole
as Stan
(1932)
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Stan
(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 Stan
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Laurel
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
(1931)
The Chiselers
as M. Laurel
(1931)
Be Big!
as Stan
(1931)
The Skulls
as Señor Laurel
(1931)
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Stan
(1931)
One Good Turn
as Stan
(1931)
Come Clean
as Stan
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Stan
(1931)
Laughing Gravy
as Stan
(1931)
Beau Hunks
as Stan
(1931)
Our Wife
as Stan
(1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Stan
(1930)
Below Zero
as Stan
(1930)
Radiomanía
as Stan
(1930)
The Rogue Song
as Ali-Bek
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Stan
(1930)
Shivering and Shaking
as Stan
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Stan
(1930)
Night Owls
as Stan
(1930)
The Night Life
as Stan
(1930)
Blotto
as Stan
(1930)
Hog Wild
as Stan
(1930)
Brats
as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
(1930)
(1929)
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Stan
(1929)
Berth Marks
as Stan
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Stan
(1929)
Liberty
as Stan
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
(1929)
Big Business
as Stan
(1929)
Perfect Day
as Stan
(1929)
Men O' War
as Stan
(1929)
That's My Wife
as Stan
(1929)
Bacon Grabbers
as Stan
(1929)
Double Whoopee
as Stan
(1929)
Angora Love
as Stan
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Stan
(1929)
They Go Boom!
as Stan
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Little Twinkle Star
(1928)
Early to Bed
as Stan
(1928)
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
(1928)
Their Purple Moment
as Mr. Pincher
(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Stan
(1928)
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Texas Tommy
(1928)
We Faw Down
as Stan
(1928)
Habeas Corpus
as Stan
(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Stan
(1928)
The Finishing Touch
as Stan
(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Stanley, clarinet player
(1928)
Two Tars
as Stan
(1927)
Seeing the World
as English pedestrian
(1927)
Eve's Love Letters
as Anatole, the butler
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Little Goofy
(1927)
The Battle of the Century
as Prize Fighter
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Cuthbert Hope
(1927)
Sailors, Beware!
as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
(1927)
Hats Off
as Stan
(1927)
Duck Soup
as Hives
(1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors
as Willie Brisling
(1927)
Putting Pants on Philip
as Philip
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Ferdinand Finkleberry
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's lawyer
(1927)
Slipping Wives
as Handyman
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Romaine Ricketts
(1927)
Now I'll Tell One
as Lawyer
(1926)
What's the World Coming To?
as The Man in the Window
(1926)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Guest
(1926)
On the Front Page
as Dangerfield
(1926)
Get 'Em Young
as Summers, the butler
(1925)
The Sleuth
as Webster Dingle
(1925)
Twins
as Stan / his twin
(1925)
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
(1925)
Navy Blue Days
as Stan
(1925)
Pie-Eyed
as Drunk
(1925)
Half a Man
as Winchell McSweeney
(1925)
The Snow Hawk
as Mountie
(1925)
Somewhere In Wrong
as A tramp
(1924)
Near Dublin
as Con
(1924)
Short Kilts
as McPherson's Son
(1924)
Detained
as A convict
(1924)
Wide Open Spaces
as Gabriel Goober
(1924)
Rupert of Hee-Haw
as King / Rudolph Razz
(1924)
Zeb vs. Paprika
as Dippy Donawho
(1924)
(1924)
Postage Due
as Willy Worst
(1924)
West of Hot Dog
as Stan, a Tenderfoot
(1924)
Mandarin Mix-Up
as Sum Sap
(1924)
Smithy
as Smithy
(1923)
Mother's Joy
as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
(1923)
The Soilers
as Bob Canister
(1923)
(1923)
The Whole Truth
as The husband
(1923)
White Wings
as Street Cleaner
(1923)
Short Orders
as Waiter
(1923)
Roughest Africa
as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
(1923)
When Knights Were Cold
as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
(1923)
Scorching Sands
as Stan
(1923)
A Man About Town
as A Man About Town
(1923)
The Handy Man
as The handy man
(1923)
Oranges and Lemons
as Sunkist
(1923)
Pick and Shovel
as Miner
(1923)
Collars and Cuffs
as Laundry Worker
(1923)
Frozen Hearts
as Olaf - A peasant
(1923)
(1923)
Save The Ship
as Husband
(1923)
(1923)
Gas and Air
as Phillup McCann
(1922)
The Pest
as Jimmy Smith
(1922)
The Egg
as Humpty Dumpty
(1922)
The Weak-End Party
as The Gardener
(1922)
Mud and Sand
as Rhubarb Vaselino
(1922)
Mixed Nuts
as Book salesman
(1921)
The Lucky Dog
as Brash young man accused of dognapping
(1919)
Do You Love Your Wife?
as Toby - the janitor
(1919)
Hustling for Health
as The Man
(1918)
Bears and Bad Men
as Pete
(1918)
Just Rambling Along
as Nervy Young Man
(1918)
Huns and Hyphens
as Gang member
(1918)
Frauds and Frenzies
as Simp, Second Prisoner
(1918)
Crew
(2018)
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
(1945)
The Bullfighters
Writer
(1938)
Swiss Miss
Producer
(1938)
Knight of the Plains
Executive Producer
(1938)
Songs and Bullets
Executive Producer
(1937)
Way Out West
Writer, Producer
(1936)
The Bohemian Girl
Producer
(1936)
Our Relations
Producer
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
Story
(1935)
Tit for Tat
Writer
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
Writer
(1934)
Going Bye-Bye!
Writer
(1933)
Busy Bodies
Writer
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
Writer
(1933)
Twice Two
Writer
(1933)
Me and My Pal
Writer
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
Writer
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Writer
(1932)
Towed in a Hole
Writer
(1932)
Helpmates
Writer
(1932)
The Music Box
Writer
(1932)
The Chimp
Writer
(1932)
County Hospital
Writer
(1932)
Scram!
Writer
(1932)
Their First Mistake
Writer
(1931)
Our Wife
Writer
(1931)
One Good Turn
Writer
(1931)
Come Clean
Writer
(1931)
Pardon Us
Other
(1930)
Hog Wild
Story
(1930)
Blotto
Writer
(1930)
Brats
Writer
(1928)
The Finishing Touch
Writer
(1927)
Flaming Fathers
Director
(1927)
Why Girls Say No
Writer
(1927)
Jewish Prudence
Writer
(1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
Writer
(1927)
Seeing the World
Assistant Director
(1927)
Eve's Love Letters
Screenplay
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
Writer
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
Writer
(1926)
Along Came Auntie
Writer
(1926)
Wife Tamers
Writer
(1926)
Wandering Papas
Director, Writer
(1926)
Get 'Em Young
Director, Writer
(1926)
Charley My Boy!
Writer
(1926)
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Director
(1926)
(1926)
On the Front Page
Writer
(1926)
Madame Mystery
Director, Writer
(1926)
Raggedy Rose
Writer
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Director
(1925)
Chasing the Chaser
Director, Writer
(1925)
Book Bozo
Director
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
Director, Writer
(1925)
Moonlight and Noses
Writer, Director