Oliver Hardy
Acting
Born January 18, 1892 — Died August 7, 1957
From Harlem, Georgia, USA
Also known as Oliver Norvell Hardy, Oliver N. Hardy, O.N. 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 film...
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
202510.0
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
2025
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Archive Footage
2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
202410.0
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
20217.6
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
Ollio
20196.0
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
20117.7
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self (archive footage)
20117.5
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
20119.0
Dick & Doof - Best of
Schauspieler
2010
—
The Parrott Chase
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Silent Clowns
Self(archive footage)
2006
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
Oliver
20068.7
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Hardy
2005
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
20027.0
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
20028.5
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Ollie
2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
Ollie
1999
Chaplin's Goliath
Self (archive footage)
19966.6
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
19947.0
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
19927.0
—
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Self (archive footage)
1990
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
19867.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
19849.0
Dance of the Cookoos
198210.0
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
1979
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Ollie
1978
—
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
19767.0
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
19768.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
19756.3
—
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self (archive footage)
1974
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
19707.2
—
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
19688.0
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
19677.0
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
19677.0
—
Salute to Stan Laurel
Self (archive footage)
19658.0
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
Ollie (archive footage)
19657.9
The Big Parade of Comedy
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
19647.2
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
19635.3
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
19616.0
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
19606.5
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
19577.1
Robinson Crusoeland
Ollie
19515.6
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
1951
Riding High
Sucker (uncredited)
19506.1
The Fighting Kentuckian
Willie Paine
19495.9
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
1947
The Bullfighters
Ollie
19455.9
Nothing But Trouble
Oliver
19446.3
The Big Noise
Ollie
19446.1
The Dancing Masters
Ollie
19436.3
Jitterbugs
Ollie
19435.9
Air Raid Wardens
Ollie
19437.1
The Tree in a Test Tube
Ollie
19425.2
A-Haunting We Will Go
Ollie
19426.2
Great Guns
Oliver
19415.9
Saps at Sea
Ollie
19406.8
A Chump at Oxford
Ollie
19406.9
The Flying Deuces
Ollie
19396.4
Zenobia
Dr. Henry Tibbett
19395.0
Block-Heads
Ollie
19386.9
That's That!
Himself
19384.4
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
19384.8
Swiss Miss
Ollie
19386.2
Pick a Star
Oliver Hardy
19374.8
Way Out West
Ollie
19377.1
Our Relations
Ollie / Bert Hardy
19367.0
On the Wrong Trek
Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
19365.9
The Bohemian Girl
Ollie
19366.1
—
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Cleaner
19356.0
Bonnie Scotland
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
19356.6
Thicker Than Water
Ollie
19357.3
—
Their Night Out - Screen Test
Mr. Hardy
19356.0
The Fixer Uppers
Ollie
19356.8
Tit for Tat
Ollie
19356.9
Babes in Toyland
Ollie Dee
19346.3
The Live Ghost
Ollie
19347.2
Them Thar Hills
Ollie
19347.5
Going Bye-Bye!
Mr. Hardy
19347.4
Hollywood Party
Ollie
19345.7
Oliver the Eighth
Ollie
19347.0
Sons of the Desert
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
19337.1
Dirty Work
Ollie
19336.9
Wild Poses
Baby
19337.4
Busy Bodies
Ollie
19337.3
The Midnight Patrol
Officer Oliver Hardy
19336.6
The Devil's Brother
Ollio
19336.8
Me and My Pal
Ollie
19336.5
Twice Two
Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
19336.7
Towed in a Hole
Ollie
19327.0
Their First Mistake
Ollie
19326.4
Pack Up Your Troubles
Ollie
19326.8
Scram!
Ollie
19327.1
—
Stan and Olly
Himself
1932
—
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
Himself
1932
—
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
Himself
1932
County Hospital
Ollie
19326.8
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
The Chimp
Ollie
19326.5
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Ollie
19327.3
The Music Box
Ollie
19327.5
Any Old Port!
Ollie
19327.0
Helpmates
Ollie
19327.2
On the Loose
New Suitor (uncredited)
19316.8
Beau Hunks
Ollie
19316.8
One Good Turn
Ollie
19316.9
Come Clean
Ollie
19317.2
Pardon Us
Ollie
19316.4
Haunted at Midnight
Ollie
19318.0
Our Wife
Ollie
19317.1
Playing at Politics
Oliver
19317.0
The Skulls
Señor Hardy
19316.2
De Bote en Bote
Ollie
1931
Laughing Gravy
Ollie
19317.2
The Stolen Jools
Police Driver
19315.6
Chickens Come Home
Mr. Oliver Hardy
19316.6
Be Big!
Ollie
19316.8
The Chiselers
M. Hardy
19316.8
Another Fine Mess
Ollie
19306.9
Night of Goblins
Ollie
19306.1
—
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
Himself
1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Ollie
19306.9
Radiomanía
Ollie
193010.0
Hog Wild
Ollie
19306.9
Shivering and Shaking
Ollie
19306.9
Below Zero
Ollie
19306.6
The Night Life
Ollie
19307.5
Brats
Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
19306.8
Blotto
Ollie
19307.2
The Rogue Song
Murza-Bek
19306.5
Thieves
19307.1
Night Owls
Ollie
19307.4
Angora Love
Ollie
19296.5
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
19295.9
The Hoose-Gow
Ollie
19296.7
Bacon Grabbers
Oliver
19296.4
They Go Boom!
Ollie
19296.8
Perfect Day
Ollie
19297.0
Men O' War
Ollie
19296.8
Berth Marks
Ollie
19296.8
Double Whoopee
Ollie
19296.8
Unaccustomed as We Are
Oliver Hardy
19296.9
Big Business
Ollie
19296.6
That's My Wife
Ollie
19296.6
Wrong Again
Ollie
19296.8
Liberty
Ollie
19296.9
We Faw Down
Ollie
19285.9
Habeas Corpus
Ollie
19286.7
Two Tars
Ollie
19286.8
Early to Bed
Ollie
19286.2
Should Married Men Go Home?
Ollie
19286.4
Their Purple Moment
Ollie
19286.6
You're Darn Tootin'
Ollie, French horn player
19285.8
From Soup to Nuts
Hired butler
19286.6
Galloping Ghosts
Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
19287.0
The Finishing Touch
Ollie
19286.9
Flying Elephants
Mighty Giant
19285.9
Leave 'Em Laughing
Ollie
19286.0
The Battle of the Century
Manager
19276.9
Putting Pants on Philip
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
19276.3
Do Detectives Think?
Sherlock Pinkham
19276.3
—
Love 'em and Feed 'em
'Happy' Hopey
19276.5
Hats Off
Ollie
19276.6
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
19275.8
The Second 100 Years
Big Goofy
19276.3
Now I'll Tell One
Policeman
19276.6
Sailors, Beware!
Purser Cryder
19276.9
Sugar Daddies
Brittle's butler
19276.0
With Love and Hisses
Top Sergeant Banner
19276.1
Why Girls Love Sailors
First Mate
19275.5
Baby Brother
Ice Man
19276.5
Fluttering Hearts
Big Bill
19275.6
Love 'Em and Weep
Judge Chigger
19275.7
Crazy to Act
Gordon Bagley
19276.7
No Man's Law
Sharkey Nye
19277.3
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
The Butler
19277.0
Slipping Wives
Butler
19275.2
Duck Soup
Maltravers
19276.4
Why Girls Say No
Policeman
19277.0
Should Men Walk Home?
Party Guest at Punch Bowl
19277.2
Two-Time Mama
The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
19277.5
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hotel Detective
19265.3
The Nickel-Hopper
Jazz band drummer
19267.5
Be Your Age
Oswald Schwartzkopple
19265.8
Bromo and Juliet
Cab Driver
19265.8
Crazy Like a Fox
Charley's Victim (uncredited)
19266.2
Along Came Auntie
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
19266.3
Thundering Fleas
Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
19266.0
The Gentle Cyclone
Sheriff Bill
19266.5
Long Fliv the King
The Prime Minister's Assistant
19266.3
Say It with Babies
Hector - the Floorwalker
19266.5
Madame Mystery
Captain Schmaltz
19266.5
Wandering Papas
Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
19265.4
—
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
The Taxi Driver
19266.5
The Perfect Clown
Babe Mulligan
19257.5
Should Sailors Marry?
Doctor
19255.8
—
They All Fall
The boss
19257.5
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Her former sweetheart
19255.5
Isn't Life Terrible?
Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
19256.1
Hop to It!
A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
19255.8
The Joke's on You
Wilbert Perkins
19255.5
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre manager
19256.5
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre Manager
19255.5
Rivals
The Rival
19256.3
—
Hey, Taxi!
A Rival Taxi Driver
19257.5
Stick Around
Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
19256.1
The Wizard of Oz
Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
19255.5
Laughing Ladies
Policeman
19258.0
Roaring Lions at Home
19249.0
Kid Speed
Dangerous Dan McGraw
19245.5
Her Boy Friend
Killer Kid
19245.8
The Girl in the Limousine
Freddie
19246.5
Trouble Brewing
Bootlegger
19247.5
—
The Perfect Lady
(unconfirmed)
192410.0
Horseshoes
Dynamite Duffy
19234.9
Lightning Love
Oliver, the Other Suitor
19236.4
The Gown Shop
Store manager
19235.5
The Barnyard
Farm Hand
19236.3
The Midnight Cabaret
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
19236.7
—
No Wedding Bells
The Girl's Father
19235.4
—
The Counter Jumper
Gaston Gilligan
19226.3
Little Wildcat
'Bull' Mulligan
19226.5
Golf
The neighbor
19226.4
A Pair of Kings
General Alarm
19225.5
The Show
Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
19227.0
The Sawmill
The Foreman
19225.4
The Lucky Dog
Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
19215.8
The Bell Hop
Hotel manager
19216.8
The Fall Guy
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
19214.9
The Bakery
Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
19214.7
The Rent Collector
The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
19216.7
His Jonah Day
The Life Saver
19207.0
The Backyard
Thug - The ruffian
19207.5
Married to Order
Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
19205.9
The Trouble Hunter
The Bouncer
19209.0
The Stage Hand
Audience member (uncredited)
19208.0
The Decorator
Babe, a millionaire
19206.3
Springtime
The Commissioner
192010.0
Squeaks and Squawks
19206.2
Distilled Love
Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
19207.0
The Head Waiter
A cop (as Babe Hardy)
19197.0
—
Bungs and Bunglers
Al K. Hall
19197.0
Dull Care
A Janitor
19196.5
—
Hop to It, Bellhop
Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
19197.5
He's In Again
Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
19185.7
—
Painless Love
Dr. Hurts
19189.0
—
The King of the Kitchen
A German customer
19186.0
Hello Trouble
A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
19186.0
—
Playmates
19186.0
Bright and Early
The Boss
19184.6
The Scholar
The Superintendent
19184.2
The Rogue
Cafe Owner
19184.1
His Day Out
Ollie
19183.9
The Stranger
Oliver, the saloonkeeper
19185.5
The Pest
19175.8
The Hobo
Harold (as Babe Hardy)
19174.8
The Candy Kid
Rival Proprietor
19175.6
The Chief Cook
Babe (as Babe Hardy)
19174.5
The Villain
Nell
19175.5
Cupid's Rival
Poor Artist
19175.0
The Hero
The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
19175.5
Little Nell
Little Nell
19175.4
—
Back Stage
Babe
19176.0
The Guilty Ones
Babe
19168.0
The Candy Trail
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
19165.5
Love and Duty
Pvt. Plump
19164.9
—
Aunt Bill
Plump
19168.0
The Lottery Man
Maggie Murphy
19164.7
Hungry Hearts
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
19164.6
The Battle Royal
Plump
19166.5
The Serenade
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
19165.3
One Too Many
Plump
19165.1
—
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
1916
Ups and Downs
Shifty Mike
1915
Something in Her Eye
The Grocer
19156.0
The Lilac Splash
Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
19156.0
The Haunted Hat
19156.5
Avenging Bill
Bill, the Grocer's Boy
19157.0
—
It May Be You
Paul Simmons
19156.5
A Lucky Strike
Bill Myers
19155.5
An Expensive Visit
Jack
19157.5
They Looked Alike
Pedestrian
19156.3
Babe's School Days
Ikie Ikestein
19156.0
The Servant Girl's Legacy
Cy (as Babe Hardy)
19145.6
Mother's Baby Boy
Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
19147.3
—
Magazine Cooking
1914
Making Auntie Welcome
Grocery Boy
19148.0
—
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
N/A
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Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
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The World of Laurel and Hardy
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