Oliver Hardy
Born: 1892-01-18 in Harlem, Georgia, USA
Died: 1957-08-07
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
- Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures as Archive Footage
2024
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
- The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
- Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2018
- Stan & Ollie ... (Thanks)
2011
- A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
2009
- The Parrott Chase as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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)
- Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
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)
1990
- The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
1986
- Classic Comedy Teams as Self (archive footage)
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)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy as Self (archive footage)
- 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 Self (archive footage)
1970
- Dick und Doof as Oliver
- 4 Clowns as (archive footage)
1968
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
1965
- Salute to Stan Laurel as Self (archive footage)
- 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
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1951
- Robinson Crusoeland as Ollie
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
1950
- Riding High as Sucker (uncredited)
1949
- The Fighting Kentuckian as Willie Paine
1947
- Performers Arrive in Hampshire as Self
1945
- The Bullfighters as Ollie
1944
- Nothing But Trouble as Oliver
- The Big Noise as Ollie
1943
- Jitterbugs as Ollie
- Air Raid Wardens as Ollie
- The Dancing Masters as Ollie
1942
- A-Haunting We Will Go as Ollie
- The Tree in a Test Tube as Ollie
1941
- Great Guns as Oliver
1940
- A Chump at Oxford as Ollie
- Saps at Sea as Ollie
1939
- The Flying Deuces as Ollie
- Zenobia as Dr. Henry Tibbett
1938
- Swiss Miss as Ollie
- Block-Heads as Ollie
- Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- That's That! as Himself
1937
- Way Out West as Ollie
- Pick a Star as Oliver Hardy
1936
- Our Relations as Ollie / Bert Hardy
- The Bohemian Girl as Ollie
- On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
1935
- Bonnie Scotland as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- Tit for Tat as Ollie
- Thicker Than Water as Ollie
- The Fixer Uppers as Ollie
- Their Night Out - Screen Test as Mr. Hardy
- MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
1934
- Babes in Toyland as Ollie Dee
- Hollywood Party as Ollie
- Them Thar Hills as Ollie
- Going Bye-Bye! as Mr. Hardy
- The Live Ghost as Ollie
- Oliver the Eighth as Ollie
1933
- Sons of the Desert as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- Busy Bodies as Ollie
- Twice Two as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
- The Devil's Brother as Ollio
- Dirty Work as Ollie
- The Midnight Patrol as Officer Oliver Hardy
- Wild Poses as Baby
- Me and My Pal as Ollie
1932
- Scram! as Ollie
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Ollie
- The Music Box as Ollie
- Any Old Port! as Ollie
- Towed in a Hole as Ollie
- County Hospital as Ollie
- The Chimp as Ollie
- Their First Mistake as Ollie
- Helpmates as Ollie
- Stan and Olly as Himself
- Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Ollie
- Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1931
- Come Clean as Ollie
- The Stolen Jools as Police Driver
- Laughing Gravy as Ollie
- Beau Hunks as Ollie
- Pardon Us as Ollie
- Our Wife as Ollie
- One Good Turn as Ollie
- Chickens Come Home as Mr. Oliver Hardy
- On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- Be Big! as Ollie
- Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- Playing at Politics as Oliver
- The Chiselers as M. Hardy
- The Skulls as Señor Hardy
1930
- Blotto as Ollie
- Hog Wild as Ollie
- The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Ollie
- Brats as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
- Another Fine Mess as Ollie
- The Rogue Song as Murza-Bek
- Below Zero as Ollie
- Shivering and Shaking as Ollie
- Night of Goblins as Ollie
- Radiomanía as Ollie
- The Night Life as Ollie
- Night Owls as Ollie
- Thieves
- MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
1929
- Wrong Again as Ollie
- Big Business as Ollie
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- Berth Marks as Ollie
- The Hoose-Gow as Ollie
- Angora Love as Ollie
- Bacon Grabbers as Oliver
- Perfect Day as Ollie
- Men O' War as Ollie
- That's My Wife as Ollie
- Liberty as Ollie
- Unaccustomed as We Are as Oliver Hardy
- They Go Boom! as Ollie
- Double Whoopee as Ollie
1928
- Habeas Corpus as Ollie
- From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- Early to Bed as Ollie
- Should Married Men Go Home? as Ollie
- Two Tars as Ollie
- Leave 'Em Laughing as Ollie
- We Faw Down as Ollie
- The Finishing Touch as Ollie
- You're Darn Tootin' as Ollie, French horn player
- Flying Elephants as Mighty Giant
- Galloping Ghosts as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
- Their Purple Moment as Ollie
1927
- Putting Pants on Philip as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
- The Battle of the Century as Manager
- The Second 100 Years as Big Goofy
- Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- Slipping Wives as Butler
- Love 'Em and Weep as Judge Chigger
- Duck Soup as Maltravers
- Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- Do Detectives Think? as Sherlock Pinkham
- Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- Fluttering Hearts as Big Bill
- Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- Should Men Walk Home? as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
- The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- No Man's Law as Sharkey Nye
- With Love and Hisses as Top Sergeant Banner
- Hats Off as Ollie
- Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- Two-Time Mama as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
- Why Girls Say No as Policeman
- Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- Baby Brother as Ice Man
1926
- Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- Crazy Like a Fox as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
- Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Detective
- Madame Mystery as Captain Schmaltz
- Bromo and Juliet as Cab Driver
- Long Fliv the King as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- Be Your Age as Oswald Schwartzkopple
- The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- Say It with Babies as Hector - the Floorwalker
1925
- The Wizard of Oz as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
- Isn't Life Terrible? as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
- The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- Laughing Ladies as Policeman
- Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- Rivals as The Rival
- The Joke's on You as Wilbert Perkins
- Stick Around as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
- Fiddlin' Around as Theatre Manager
- Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- They All Fall as The boss
- Hey, Taxi! as A Rival Taxi Driver
- Fiddlin' Around as Theatre manager
1924
- Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- Roaring Lions at Home
- Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
1923
- The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- Quicksands ... (Writer)
- Lightning Love as Oliver, the Other Suitor
- The Midnight Cabaret as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
- Horseshoes as Dynamite Duffy
- No Wedding Bells as The Girl's Father
- The Gown Shop as Store manager
1922
- The Sawmill as The Foreman
- The Show as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
- Golf as The neighbor
- A Pair of Kings as General Alarm
- Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- The Counter Jumper as Gaston Gilligan
1921
- The Lucky Dog as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
- The Bakery as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- The Rent Collector as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
- The Fall Guy as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
- The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
1920
- Squeaks and Squawks
- The Decorator as Babe, a millionaire
- The Stage Hand as Audience member (uncredited)
- His Jonah Day as The Life Saver
- Springtime as The Commissioner
- Distilled Love as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
- The Backyard as Thug - The ruffian
- Married to Order as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
- The Trouble Hunter as The Bouncer
1919
- Bungs and Bunglers as Al K. Hall
- Hop to It, Bellhop as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
- The Head Waiter as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
- Dull Care as A Janitor
1918
- The Scholar as The Superintendent
- The Stranger as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- Playmates
- He's In Again as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
- Hello Trouble as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
- The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- Bright and Early as The Boss
- His Day Out as Ollie
- The Rogue as Cafe Owner
- Painless Love as Dr. Hurts
1917
- The Hero as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
- The Hobo as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- The Villain as Nell
- The Chief Cook as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
- Little Nell as Little Nell
- The Candy Kid as Rival Proprietor
- Cupid's Rival as Poor Artist
- The Pest
- Back Stage as Babe
1916
- The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- The Battle Royal as Plump
- Love and Duty as Pvt. Plump
- The Guilty Ones as Babe
- Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- One Too Many as Plump
- The Candy Trail as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- The Lottery Man as Maggie Murphy
- Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
- Aunt Bill as Plump
1915
- Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- A Lucky Strike as Bill Myers
- They Looked Alike as Pedestrian
- The Haunted Hat
- It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike
- An Expensive Visit as Jack
- Babe's School Days as Ikie Ikestein
1914
- Mother's Baby Boy as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
- The Servant Girl's Legacy as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
- Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy
- Magazine Cooking