Stan Laurel
Born: 1890-06-16 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: 1965-02-23
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(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
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty as archive footage
- Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2019
- The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)
- Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies as Stanlio
2018
- Stan & Ollie ... (Thanks)
2011
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
2009
- The Parrott Chase as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
- Silent Clowns as Self - Stan(archive footage)
- Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts as Stan
2005
- Laurel & Hardy - Best of III as Stan
2002
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
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)
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
- 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 Stan
- 4 Clowns as (archive footage)
1968
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Stan / Alf (archive footage)
1965
- Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's as Stan (archive footage)
- 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 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
- The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1951
- Robinson Crusoeland as Stan
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- Swim Meet as Self
1947
- Performers Arrive in Hampshire as Self
1945
- The Bullfighters as Stanley
1944
- Nothing But Trouble as Stan
- The Big Noise as Stan
1943
- Air Raid Wardens as Stan
- Jitterbugs as Stan
- The Dancing Masters as Stan
1942
- A-Haunting We Will Go as Stan
- The Tree in a Test Tube as Stan
1941
- Great Guns as Stan
1940
- Saps at Sea as Stan
- A Chump at Oxford as Stan
1939
- The Flying Deuces as Stan
1938
- Block-Heads as Stan
- Swiss Miss as Stan
- Knight of the Plains ... (Executive Producer)
- Songs and Bullets ... (Executive Producer)
- That's That! as Himself
1937
- Way Out West as Stan
- Pick a Star as Stan Laurel
1936
- The Bohemian Girl as Stan
- Our Relations as Stan / Alf Laurel
- On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
1935
- Bonnie Scotland as Stanley MacLaurel
- Tit for Tat as Stan
- The Fixer Uppers as Stan
- Thicker Than Water as Stan
- MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
1934
- Babes in Toyland as Stannie Dum
- Hollywood Party as Stan
- Them Thar Hills as Stan
- Oliver the Eighth as Stan
- The Live Ghost as Stan
- Going Bye-Bye! as Mr. Laurel
1933
- Sons of the Desert as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
- The Devil's Brother as Stanlio
- The Midnight Patrol as Officer Stanley Laurel
- Busy Bodies as Stan
- Twice Two as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
- Dirty Work as Stan
- Wild Poses as Baby
- Me and My Pal as Stan
1932
- The Music Box as Stan
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Stan
- County Hospital as Stan
- Towed in a Hole as Stan
- Any Old Port! as Stan
- Their First Mistake as Stan
- The Chimp as Stan
- Scram! as Stan
- Helpmates as Stan
- Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Stan
- Stan and Olly as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in the UK
- Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
1931
- Playing at Politics as Stan
- The Chiselers as M. Laurel
- Our Wife as Stan
- Pardon Us as Stan
- Beau Hunks as Stan
- Laughing Gravy as Stan
- The Skulls as Señor Laurel
- The Stolen Jools as Policeman
- Come Clean as Stan
- One Good Turn as Stan
- Chickens Come Home as Mr. Laurel
- Haunted at Midnight as Stan
- Be Big! as Stan
- On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- De Bote en Bote as Stan
1930
- Another Fine Mess as Stan
- Thieves
- Hog Wild as Stan
- Night Owls as Stan
- Blotto as Stan
- Brats as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
- Below Zero as Stan
- The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Stan
- Shivering and Shaking as Stan
- Night of Goblins as Stan
- The Night Life as Stan
- The Rogue Song as Ali-Bek
- Radiomanía as Stan
- MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
1929
- Perfect Day as Stan
- Bacon Grabbers as Stan
- Angora Love as Stan
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- Double Whoopee as Stan
- Big Business as Stan
- The Hoose-Gow as Stan
- Unaccustomed as We Are as Stan
- Berth Marks as Stan
- Men O' War as Stan
- They Go Boom! as Stan
- Liberty as Stan
- Wrong Again as Stan
- That's My Wife as Stan
1928
- Two Tars as Stan
- Their Purple Moment as Mr. Pincher
- The Finishing Touch as Stan
- Leave 'Em Laughing as Stan
- You're Darn Tootin' as Stanley, clarinet player
- Should Married Men Go Home? as Stan
- From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- Early to Bed as Stan
- Habeas Corpus as Stan
- We Faw Down as Stan
- Should Tall Men Marry? as Texas Tommy
- Flying Elephants as Little Twinkle Star
1927
- The Battle of the Century as Prize Fighter
- Sugar Daddies as Brittle's lawyer
- Putting Pants on Philip as Philip
- Eve's Love Letters as Anatole, the butler
- Do Detectives Think? as Ferdinand Finkleberry
- Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- Slipping Wives as Handyman
- Duck Soup as Hives
- The Second 100 Years as Little Goofy
- With Love and Hisses as Cuthbert Hope
- Why Girls Love Sailors as Willie Brisling
- Seeing the World as English pedestrian
- Why Girls Say No ... (Writer)
- Flaming Fathers ... (Director)
- Sailors, Beware! as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
- Now I'll Tell One as Lawyer
- The Honorable Mr. Buggs ... (Writer)
- Hats Off as Stan
- Love 'Em and Weep as Romaine Ricketts
- Jewish Prudence ... (Writer)
1926
- Wife Tamers ... (Writer)
- Don Key (Son of Burro) ... (Writer)
- On the Front Page as Dangerfield
- Madame Mystery ... (Writer)
- Along Came Auntie ... (Writer)
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Guest
- Wandering Papas ... (Director)
- Get 'Em Young as Summers, the butler
- Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes ... (Director)
- Charley My Boy! ... (Writer)
- Raggedy Rose ... (Writer)
- What's the World Coming To? as The Man in the Window
- The Nickel-Hopper ... (Writer)
1925
- Pie-Eyed as Drunk
- Unfriendly Enemies ... (Writer)
- Book Bozo ... (Director)
- Twins as Stan / his twin
- Yes, Yes, Nanette ... (Director)
- Chasing the Chaser ... (Director)
- Half a Man as Winchell McSweeney
- The Sleuth as Webster Dingle
- The Snow Hawk as Mountie
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
- Somewhere In Wrong as A tramp
- Moonlight and Noses ... (Writer)
- Navy Blue Days as Stan
1924
- Wide Open Spaces as Gabriel Goober
- Zeb vs. Paprika as Dippy Donawho
- West of Hot Dog as Stan, a Tenderfoot
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Postage Due as Willy Worst
- Short Kilts as McPherson's Son
- Mandarin Mix-Up as Sum Sap
- Rupert of Hee-Haw as King / Rudolph Razz
- Near Dublin as Con
- Smithy as Smithy
- Detained as A convict
1923
- Scorching Sands as Stan
- Frozen Hearts as Olaf - A peasant
- Roughest Africa as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
- Oranges and Lemons as Sunkist
- White Wings as Street Cleaner
- Short Orders as Waiter
- Mother's Joy as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
- A Man About Town as A Man About Town
- The Soilers as Bob Canister
- Save The Ship as Husband
- When Knights Were Cold as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
- The Whole Truth as The husband
- The Handy Man as The handy man
- Kill or Cure
- The Noon Whistle
- Pick and Shovel as Miner
- Collars and Cuffs as Laundry Worker
- Gas and Air as Phillup McCann
- Under Two Jags
1922
- Mixed Nuts as Book salesman
- Mud and Sand as Rhubarb Vaselino
- The Weak-End Party as The Gardener
- The Egg as Humpty Dumpty
- The Pest as Jimmy Smith
1921
- The Lucky Dog as Brash young man accused of dognapping
1919
- Hustling for Health as The Man
- Do You Love Your Wife? as Toby - the janitor
1918
- Just Rambling Along as Nervy Young Man
- Bears and Bad Men as Pete
- Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
- Huns and Hyphens as Gang member
- Frauds and Frenzies as Simp, Second Prisoner