Oliver Hardy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 18, 1892 (134 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, Georgia, USA
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
| 2025 | Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire AdventuresArchive Footage | |
| 2025 | Nash the Slash Rises Again!Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage) | |
| 2025 | Laurel & Hardy: Year Three | |
| 2024 | Laurel & Hardy: Year Two(archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2020 | Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition | |
| 2020 | Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations(archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Laurel & HardySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Dick & Doof - Best ofSchauspieler | |
| 2009 | The Parrott ChaseHimself - archival footage | |
| 2006 | Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comicheOliver | |
| 2005 | Laurel & Hardy - Best of IIIHardy | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfOllie (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | Laurel & Hardy - Highlights | |
| 2001 | Laurel & Hardy - Best of IIOllie | |
| 1999 | Laurel & Hardy - Best ofOllie | |
| 1996 | Chaplin's GoliathSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the BoysOllie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate RememberenceSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy TeamsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Dance of the Cookoos | |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage) | |
| 1978 | Laurel and Hardy LaughtoonsOllie | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) | |
| 1976 | Hooray for HollywoodSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. HardySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | 4 Clowns(archive footage) | |
| 1970 | Dick und DoofOliver | |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and HardyOllie / Bert (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | |
| 1967 | The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy | |
| 1967 | OmnibusSelf | |
| 1965 | Salute to Stan LaurelSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20'sOllie (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyOliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) | |
| 1963 | 30 Years of Fun(archive footage) | |
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was Kingedited from 'Big Business' (archive footage) | |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedyarchive footage | |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSelf | |
| 1951 | Robinson CrusoelandOllie | |
| 1951 | The Slappiest Days of Our Lives(archive footage) | |
| 1950 | Riding HighSucker (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The Fighting KentuckianWillie Paine | |
| 1947 | Performers Arrive in HampshireSelf | |
| 1945 | The BullfightersOllie | |
| 1944 | Nothing But TroubleOliver | |
| 1944 | The Big NoiseOllie | |
| 1943 | Air Raid WardensOllie | |
| 1943 | The Dancing MastersOllie | |
| 1943 | JitterbugsOllie | |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will GoOllie | |
| 1942 | The Tree in a Test TubeOllie | |
| 1941 | Great GunsOliver | |
| 1940 | A Chump at OxfordOllie | |
| 1940 | Saps at SeaOllie | |
| 1939 | The Flying DeucesOllie | |
| 1939 | ZenobiaDr. Henry Tibbett | |
| 1938 | Block-HeadsOllie | |
| 1938 | Hollywood HandicapHimself | |
| 1938 | Swiss MissOllie | |
| 1938 | That's That!Himself | |
| 1937 | Way Out WestOllie | |
| 1937 | Pick a StarOliver Hardy | |
| 1936 | Our RelationsOllie / Bert Hardy | |
| 1936 | On the Wrong TrekCameo appearance (hitchhiker) | |
| 1936 | The Bohemian GirlOllie | |
| 1935 | Bonnie ScotlandOliver 'Ollie' Hardy | |
| 1935 | The Fixer UppersOllie | |
| 1935 | Thicker Than WaterOllie | |
| 1935 | Tit for TatOllie | |
| 1935 | Their Night Out - Screen TestMr. Hardy | |
| 1935 | MGM 1935 Promo ReelCleaner | |
| 1934 | Babes in ToylandOllie Dee | |
| 1934 | Oliver the EighthOllie | |
| 1934 | Going Bye-Bye!Mr. Hardy | |
| 1934 | The Live GhostOllie | |
| 1934 | Them Thar HillsOllie | |
| 1934 | Hollywood PartyOllie | |
| 1933 | Busy BodiesOllie | |
| 1933 | Sons of the DesertOliver 'Ollie' Hardy | |
| 1933 | The Midnight PatrolOfficer Oliver Hardy | |
| 1933 | Dirty WorkOllie | |
| 1933 | Me and My PalOllie | |
| 1933 | Twice TwoOllie / Mrs. Laurel | |
| 1933 | The Devil's BrotherOllio | |
| 1933 | Wild PosesBaby | |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your TroublesOllie | |
| 1932 | Any Old Port!Ollie | |
| 1932 | The Music BoxOllie | |
| 1932 | County HospitalOllie | |
| 1932 | The ChimpOllie | |
| 1932 | Scram!Ollie | |
| 1932 | Towed in a HoleOllie | |
| 1932 | Their First MistakeOllie | |
| 1932 | HelpmatesOllie | |
| 1932 | Laurel and Hardy in TynemouthHimself | |
| 1932 | Laurel and Hardy in EdinburghHimself | |
| 1932 | Stan and OllyHimself | |
| 1932 | Hinter Schloss und RiegelOllie | |
| 1931 | Our WifeOllie | |
| 1931 | One Good TurnOllie | |
| 1931 | Be Big!Ollie | |
| 1931 | On the LooseNew Suitor (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Beau HunksOllie | |
| 1931 | Come CleanOllie | |
| 1931 | Laughing GravyOllie | |
| 1931 | Chickens Come HomeMr. Oliver Hardy | |
| 1931 | The Stolen JoolsPolice Driver | |
| 1931 | Playing at PoliticsOliver | |
| 1931 | The ChiselersM. Hardy | |
| 1931 | The SkullsSeñor Hardy | |
| 1931 | Pardon UsOllie | |
| 1931 | Haunted at MidnightOllie | |
| 1930 | Night OwlsOllie | |
| 1930 | Below ZeroOllie | |
| 1930 | The Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseOllie | |
| 1930 | BratsOllie Sr. / Oliver Jr. | |
| 1930 | Another Fine MessOllie | |
| 1930 | BlottoOllie | |
| 1930 | Hog WildOllie | |
| 1930 | Night of GoblinsOllie | |
| 1930 | Thieves | |
| 1930 | The Rogue SongMurza-Bek | |
| 1930 | The Night LifeOllie | |
| 1930 | Shivering and ShakingOllie | |
| 1930 | RadiomaníaOllie | |
| 1930 | MGM Convention 1930 AnnouncementHimself | |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929Self | |
| 1929 | Men O' WarOllie | |
| 1929 | Big BusinessOllie | |
| 1929 | LibertyOllie | |
| 1929 | Perfect DayOllie | |
| 1929 | Double WhoopeeOllie | |
| 1929 | Angora LoveOllie | |
| 1929 | Bacon GrabbersOliver | |
| 1929 | Berth MarksOllie | |
| 1929 | The Hoose-GowOllie | |
| 1929 | They Go Boom!Ollie | |
| 1929 | That's My WifeOllie | |
| 1929 | Unaccustomed as We AreOliver Hardy | |
| 1929 | Wrong AgainOllie | |
| 1928 | Their Purple MomentOllie | |
| 1928 | Should Married Men Go Home?Ollie | |
| 1928 | The Finishing TouchOllie | |
| 1928 | Flying ElephantsMighty Giant | |
| 1928 | Leave 'Em LaughingOllie | |
| 1928 | Early to BedOllie | |
| 1928 | Two TarsOllie | |
| 1928 | You're Darn Tootin'Ollie, French horn player | |
| 1928 | We Faw DownOllie | |
| 1928 | Habeas CorpusOllie | |
| 1928 | From Soup to NutsHired butler | |
| 1928 | Galloping GhostsMeadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13 | |
| 1927 | The Honorable Mr. BuggsThe Butler | |
| 1927 | Sugar DaddiesBrittle's butler | |
| 1927 | Fluttering HeartsBig Bill | |
| 1927 | The Battle of the CenturyManager | |
| 1927 | Do Detectives Think?Sherlock Pinkham | |
| 1927 | Call of the CuckooAsylum Inmate | |
| 1927 | The Second 100 YearsBig Goofy | |
| 1927 | Putting Pants on PhilipJ. Piedmont Mumblethunder | |
| 1927 | Duck SoupMaltravers | |
| 1927 | Sailors, Beware!Purser Cryder | |
| 1927 | Slipping WivesButler | |
| 1927 | With Love and HissesTop Sergeant Banner | |
| 1927 | Love 'Em and WeepJudge Chigger | |
| 1927 | Why Girls Love SailorsFirst Mate | |
| 1927 | Crazy to ActGordon Bagley | |
| 1927 | Now I'll Tell OnePoliceman | |
| 1927 | Should Men Walk Home?Party Guest at Punch Bowl | |
| 1927 | No Man's LawSharkey Nye | |
| 1927 | Baby BrotherIce Man | |
| 1927 | Why Girls Say NoPoliceman | |
| 1927 | Two-Time MamaThe Cop (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1927 | Love 'em and Feed 'em'Happy' Hopey | |
| 1927 | Hats OffOllie | |
| 1926 | Along Came AuntieMr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband | |
| 1926 | 45 Minutes from HollywoodHotel Detective | |
| 1926 | Thundering FleasOfficer (as Oliver Babe Hardy) | |
| 1926 | The Gentle CycloneSheriff Bill | |
| 1926 | Bromo and JulietCab Driver | |
| 1926 | Wandering PapasCamp Foreman (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1926 | Long Fliv the KingThe Prime Minister's Assistant | |
| 1926 | The Nickel-HopperJazz band drummer | |
| 1926 | Be Your AgeOswald Schwartzkopple | |
| 1926 | Say It with BabiesHector - the Floorwalker | |
| 1926 | A Bankrupt HoneymoonThe Taxi Driver | |
| 1926 | Madame MysteryCaptain Schmaltz | |
| 1926 | Crazy Like a FoxCharley's Victim (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Wizard of OzTin Woodsman / Farmhand | |
| 1925 | Stick AroundPaperhanger (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1925 | Hop to It!A bellhop (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1925 | Yes, Yes, NanetteHer former sweetheart | |
| 1925 | They All FallThe boss | |
| 1925 | The Perfect ClownBabe Mulligan | |
| 1925 | Isn't Life Terrible?Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy) | |
| 1925 | The Joke's on YouWilbert Perkins | |
| 1925 | Fiddlin' AroundTheatre manager | |
| 1925 | Laughing LadiesPoliceman | |
| 1925 | Hey, Taxi!A Rival Taxi Driver | |
| 1925 | Fiddlin' AroundTheatre Manager | |
| 1925 | Should Sailors Marry?Doctor | |
| 1925 | RivalsThe Rival | |
| 1924 | The Perfect Lady(unconfirmed) | |
| 1924 | Kid SpeedDangerous Dan McGraw | |
| 1924 | Her Boy FriendKiller Kid | |
| 1924 | Roaring Lions at Home | |
| 1924 | Trouble BrewingBootlegger | |
| 1924 | The Girl in the LimousineFreddie | |
| 1923 | HorseshoesDynamite Duffy | |
| 1923 | The Midnight CabaretOliver, an Impetuous Suitor | |
| 1923 | No Wedding BellsThe Girl's Father | |
| 1923 | The Gown ShopStore manager | |
| 1923 | Lightning LoveOliver, the Other Suitor | |
| 1923 | The BarnyardFarm Hand | |
| 1922 | The SawmillThe Foreman | |
| 1922 | GolfThe neighbor | |
| 1922 | A Pair of KingsGeneral Alarm | |
| 1922 | The Counter JumperGaston Gilligan | |
| 1922 | Little Wildcat'Bull' Mulligan | |
| 1922 | The ShowStage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1921 | The Lucky DogMasked bandit who confronts Laurel | |
| 1921 | The Fall GuyGentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1921 | The BakeryForeman (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1921 | The Bell HopHotel manager | |
| 1921 | The Rent CollectorThe Big Boss (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1920 | Squeaks and Squawks | |
| 1920 | His Jonah DayThe Life Saver | |
| 1920 | The DecoratorBabe, a millionaire | |
| 1920 | Married to OrderHer Father (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1920 | The BackyardThug - The ruffian | |
| 1920 | Distilled LoveMr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1920 | The Stage HandAudience member (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | The Trouble HunterThe Bouncer | |
| 1920 | SpringtimeThe Commissioner | |
| 1919 | Dull CareA Janitor | |
| 1919 | Hop to It, BellhopSolomon Soop(as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1919 | The Head WaiterA cop (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1919 | Bungs and BunglersAl K. Hall | |
| 1918 | Playmates | |
| 1918 | Bright and EarlyThe Boss | |
| 1918 | The RogueCafe Owner | |
| 1918 | His Day OutOllie | |
| 1918 | He's In AgainHead Waiter (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1918 | The King of the KitchenA German customer | |
| 1918 | The StrangerOliver, the saloonkeeper | |
| 1918 | The ScholarThe Superintendent | |
| 1918 | Hello TroubleA devoted husband (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1918 | Painless LoveDr. Hurts | |
| 1917 | The HeroThe Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1917 | The Candy KidRival Proprietor | |
| 1917 | The HoboHarold (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1917 | The VillainNell | |
| 1917 | Cupid's RivalPoor Artist | |
| 1917 | The Chief CookBabe (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1917 | The Pest | |
| 1917 | Little NellLittle Nell | |
| 1917 | Back StageBabe | |
| 1916 | The Guilty OnesBabe | |
| 1916 | The Battle RoyalPlump | |
| 1916 | One Too ManyPlump | |
| 1916 | The Lottery ManMaggie Murphy | |
| 1916 | Hungry HeartsPlump (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1916 | Love and DutyPvt. Plump | |
| 1916 | Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 | |
| 1916 | The SerenadePlump (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1916 | The Candy TrailPlump (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1916 | Aunt BillPlump | |
| 1915 | The Haunted Hat | |
| 1915 | Avenging BillBill, the Grocer's Boy | |
| 1915 | Something in Her EyeThe Grocer | |
| 1915 | An Expensive VisitJack | |
| 1915 | They Looked AlikePedestrian | |
| 1915 | Babe's School DaysIkie Ikestein | |
| 1915 | It May Be YouPaul Simmons | |
| 1915 | Ups and DownsShifty Mike | |
| 1915 | A Lucky StrikeBill Myers | |
| 1915 | The Lilac SplashBurglar (as O.N. Hardy) | |
| 1914 | Making Auntie WelcomeGrocery Boy | |
| 1914 | The Servant Girl's LegacyCy (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1914 | Mother's Baby BoyPercival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy) | |
| 1914 | Magazine Cooking | |
| - | Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 | |
| - | Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 | |
| - | The World of Laurel and Hardy | |
| - | Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili |
| 1923 | QuicksandsAssistant Director | |
| 1916 | The Guilty OnesDirector |
| 1937 | Way Out WestWriter | |
| 1933 | Sons of the DesertWriter | |
| 1933 | Me and My PalWriter | |
| 1933 | Twice TwoWriter | |
| 1933 | Busy BodiesWriter | |
| 1933 | The Midnight PatrolWriter | |
| 1932 | HelpmatesWriter | |
| 1932 | The ChimpWriter | |
| 1932 | The Music BoxWriter | |
| 1932 | County HospitalWriter | |
| 1932 | Scram!Writer | |
| 1932 | Their First MistakeWriter | |
| 1932 | Towed in a HoleWriter | |
| 1931 | Come CleanWriter | |
| 1930 | BratsWriter | |
| 1930 | Hog WildWriter | |
| 1923 | QuicksandsWriter |
| 2018 | Stan & OllieThanks |