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
2018
- Stan & Ollie ... (Thanks)
2011
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
2010
- Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
2009
- The Parrott Chase as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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)
- 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
- Salute to Stan Laurel as Self (archive footage)
- Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's as Stan (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
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
- The Dancing Masters as Stan
- Air Raid Wardens as Stan
- Jitterbugs as Stan
1942
- The Tree in a Test Tube as Stan
- A-Haunting We Will Go 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
- Swiss Miss as Stan
- Block-Heads as Stan
- Songs and Bullets ... (Executive Producer)
- That's That! as Himself
- Knight of the Plains ... (Executive Producer)
1937
- Way Out West as Stan
- Pick a Star as Stan Laurel
1936
- Our Relations as Stan / Alf Laurel
- The Bohemian Girl as Stan
- On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
1935
- Bonnie Scotland as Stanley MacLaurel
- Tit for Tat as Stan
- Thicker Than Water as Stan
- The Fixer Uppers as Stan
- MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
1934
- Babes in Toyland as Stannie Dum
- Hollywood Party as Stan
- Going Bye-Bye! as Mr. Laurel
- Them Thar Hills as Stan
- The Live Ghost as Stan
- Oliver the Eighth as Stan
1933
- Busy Bodies as Stan
- Sons of the Desert as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
- The Devil's Brother as Stanlio
- Twice Two as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
- Dirty Work as Stan
- The Midnight Patrol as Officer Stanley Laurel
- Wild Poses as Baby
- Me and My Pal as Stan
1932
- Scram! as Stan
- The Music Box as Stan
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Stan
- Any Old Port! as Stan
- Towed in a Hole as Stan
- County Hospital as Stan
- The Chimp as Stan
- Their First Mistake 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 Edinburgh as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1931
- Come Clean as Stan
- The Stolen Jools as Policeman
- Pardon Us as Stan
- Beau Hunks as Stan
- Laughing Gravy as Stan
- One Good Turn as Stan
- Be Big! as Stan
- Our Wife as Stan
- On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- Chickens Come Home as Mr. Laurel
- Playing at Politics as Stan
- Haunted at Midnight as Stan
- The Chiselers as M. Laurel
- The Skulls as Señor Laurel
1930
- Hog Wild as Stan
- The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Stan
- Blotto as Stan
- Another Fine Mess as Stan
- Shivering and Shaking as Stan
- Brats as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
- The Rogue Song as Ali-Bek
- Below Zero as Stan
- Night Owls as Stan
- Night of Goblins as Stan
- Thieves
- The Night Life as Stan
- Radiomanía as Stan
- MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
1929
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- Big Business as Stan
- Angora Love as Stan
- Berth Marks as Stan
- Wrong Again as Stan
- They Go Boom! as Stan
- Perfect Day as Stan
- Bacon Grabbers as Stan
- Men O' War as Stan
- The Hoose-Gow as Stan
- Liberty as Stan
- Unaccustomed as We Are as Stan
- Double Whoopee as Stan
- That's My Wife as Stan
1928
- Habeas Corpus as Stan
- Two Tars as Stan
- Early to Bed as Stan
- From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- We Faw Down as Stan
- You're Darn Tootin' as Stanley, clarinet player
- Should Married Men Go Home? as Stan
- Leave 'Em Laughing as Stan
- Flying Elephants as Little Twinkle Star
- The Finishing Touch as Stan
- Should Tall Men Marry? as Texas Tommy
- Their Purple Moment as Mr. Pincher
1927
- Jewish Prudence ... (Writer)
- The Battle of the Century as Prize Fighter
- Putting Pants on Philip as Philip
- Slipping Wives as Handyman
- The Second 100 Years as Little Goofy
- Sugar Daddies as Brittle's lawyer
- Do Detectives Think? as Ferdinand Finkleberry
- Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- Duck Soup as Hives
- Why Girls Love Sailors as Willie Brisling
- Sailors, Beware! as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
- Love 'Em and Weep as Romaine Ricketts
- Eve's Love Letters as Anatole, the butler
- Hats Off as Stan
- Now I'll Tell One as Lawyer
- The Honorable Mr. Buggs ... (Writer)
- Seeing the World as English pedestrian
- Flaming Fathers ... (Director)
- With Love and Hisses as Cuthbert Hope
- Why Girls Say No ... (Writer)
1926
- Along Came Auntie ... (Writer)
- Wandering Papas ... (Director)
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Guest
- On the Front Page as Dangerfield
- The Nickel-Hopper ... (Writer)
- Charley My Boy! ... (Writer)
- Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes ... (Director)
- Madame Mystery ... (Writer)
- Wife Tamers ... (Writer)
- What's the World Coming To? as The Man in the Window
- Get 'Em Young as Summers, the butler
- Don Key (Son of Burro) ... (Writer)
- Raggedy Rose ... (Writer)
1925
- Yes, Yes, Nanette ... (Director)
- Chasing the Chaser ... (Director)
- The Snow Hawk as Mountie
- Twins as Stan / his twin
- Book Bozo ... (Director)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
- Navy Blue Days as Stan
- Pie-Eyed as Drunk
- Somewhere In Wrong as A tramp
- Half a Man as Winchell McSweeney
- Moonlight and Noses ... (Writer)
- The Sleuth as Webster Dingle
- Unfriendly Enemies ... (Director)
1924
- Wide Open Spaces as Gabriel Goober
- Detained as A convict
- Smithy as Smithy
- West of Hot Dog as Stan, a Tenderfoot
- Zeb vs. Paprika as Dippy Donawho
- Near Dublin as Con
- Rupert of Hee-Haw as King / Rudolph Razz
- Mandarin Mix-Up as Sum Sap
- Short Kilts as McPherson's Son
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Postage Due as Willy Worst
1923
- Oranges and Lemons as Sunkist
- When Knights Were Cold as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
- Short Orders as Waiter
- Roughest Africa as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
- The Soilers as Bob Canister
- A Man About Town as A Man About Town
- Frozen Hearts as Olaf - A peasant
- The Handy Man as The handy man
- Collars and Cuffs as Laundry Worker
- The Noon Whistle
- Gas and Air as Phillup McCann
- The Whole Truth as The husband
- Scorching Sands as Stan
- Mother's Joy as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
- White Wings as Street Cleaner
- Save The Ship as Husband
- Kill or Cure
- Pick and Shovel as Miner
- Under Two Jags
1922
- Mud and Sand as Rhubarb Vaselino
- The Weak-End Party as The Gardener
- The Pest as Jimmy Smith
- The Egg as Humpty Dumpty
- Mixed Nuts as Book salesman
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
- Huns and Hyphens as Gang member
- Bears and Bad Men as Pete
- Frauds and Frenzies as Simp, Second Prisoner
- Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926