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
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (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)
- Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy 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
- Swim Meet as Self
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
1947
- Performers Arrive in Hampshire as Self
1945
- The Bullfighters as Stanley
1944
- The Big Noise as Stan
- Nothing But Trouble as Stan
1943
- Jitterbugs as Stan
- Air Raid Wardens 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
- Thicker Than Water as Stan
- The Fixer Uppers as Stan
- MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
1934
- Babes in Toyland as Stannie Dum
- Them Thar Hills as Stan
- Hollywood Party 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
- Twice Two as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
- Me and My Pal as Stan
- Busy Bodies as Stan
- Dirty Work as Stan
- Wild Poses as Baby
1932
- The Music Box as Stan
- Towed in a Hole as Stan
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Stan
- County Hospital as Stan
- Scram! as Stan
- Their First Mistake as Stan
- Helpmates as Stan
- Any Old Port! as Stan
- The Chimp as Stan
- Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Stan
- Laurel and Hardy in the UK
- Stan and Olly as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
1931
- Laughing Gravy as Stan
- Beau Hunks as Stan
- The Stolen Jools as Policeman
- Playing at Politics as Stan
- Pardon Us as Stan
- One Good Turn as Stan
- Our Wife as Stan
- Come Clean as Stan
- Chickens Come Home as Mr. Laurel
- The Skulls as Señor Laurel
- Be Big! as Stan
- On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- The Chiselers as M. Laurel
- Haunted at Midnight as Stan
- De Bote en Bote as Stan
1930
- Below Zero as Stan
- The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Stan
- Thieves
- Hog Wild as Stan
- Night Owls as Stan
- Another Fine Mess as Stan
- Brats as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
- Blotto as Stan
- Shivering and Shaking as Stan
- The Rogue Song as Ali-Bek
- Radiomanía as Stan
- The Night Life as Stan
- Night of Goblins as Stan
- MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
1929
- Angora Love as Stan
- Perfect Day as Stan
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- Double Whoopee as Stan
- Bacon Grabbers as Stan
- The Hoose-Gow as Stan
- Liberty as Stan
- Wrong Again as Stan
- They Go Boom! as Stan
- Men O' War as Stan
- Big Business as Stan
- Berth Marks as Stan
- Unaccustomed as We Are as Stan
- That's My Wife as Stan
1928
- Two Tars as Stan
- Their Purple Moment as Mr. Pincher
- You're Darn Tootin' as Stanley, clarinet player
- Should Married Men Go Home? as Stan
- Habeas Corpus 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
- Early to Bed as Stan
- We Faw Down as Stan
- From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
1927
- Slipping Wives as Handyman
- Duck Soup as Hives
- Putting Pants on Philip as Philip
- The Second 100 Years as Little Goofy
- Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- The Battle of the Century as Prize Fighter
- Jewish Prudence ... (Writer)
- Sugar Daddies as Brittle's lawyer
- Now I'll Tell One as Lawyer
- Do Detectives Think? as Ferdinand Finkleberry
- Love 'Em and Weep as Romaine Ricketts
- Sailors, Beware! as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
- Why Girls Love Sailors as Willie Brisling
- Why Girls Say No ... (Writer)
- The Honorable Mr. Buggs ... (Writer)
- Flaming Fathers ... (Director)
- Eve's Love Letters as Anatole, the butler
- With Love and Hisses as Cuthbert Hope
- Hats Off as Stan
- Seeing the World as English pedestrian
1926
- Wife Tamers ... (Writer)
- Along Came Auntie ... (Writer)
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Guest
- Charley My Boy! ... (Writer)
- Don Key (Son of Burro) ... (Writer)
- Madame Mystery ... (Writer)
- Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes ... (Director)
- What's the World Coming To? as The Man in the Window
- Get 'Em Young as Summers, the butler
- The Nickel-Hopper ... (Writer)
- Raggedy Rose ... (Writer)
- On the Front Page as Dangerfield
- Wandering Papas ... (Director)
1925
- Unfriendly Enemies ... (Director)
- Twins as Stan / his twin
- Book Bozo ... (Director)
- Pie-Eyed as Drunk
- Navy Blue Days as Stan
- The Snow Hawk as Mountie
- Half a Man as Winchell McSweeney
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
- Somewhere In Wrong as A tramp
- Moonlight and Noses ... (Writer)
- Chasing the Chaser ... (Director)
- Yes, Yes, Nanette ... (Director)
- The Sleuth as Webster Dingle
1924
- Mandarin Mix-Up as Sum Sap
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Postage Due as Willy Worst
- West of Hot Dog as Stan, a Tenderfoot
- Smithy as Smithy
- Zeb vs. Paprika as Dippy Donawho
- Wide Open Spaces as Gabriel Goober
- Rupert of Hee-Haw as King / Rudolph Razz
- Short Kilts as McPherson's Son
- Detained as A convict
- Near Dublin as Con
1923
- Roughest Africa as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
- Frozen Hearts as Olaf - A peasant
- Scorching Sands as Stan
- Oranges and Lemons as Sunkist
- White Wings as Street Cleaner
- Collars and Cuffs as Laundry Worker
- The Soilers as Bob Canister
- A Man About Town as A Man About Town
- Pick and Shovel as Miner
- Gas and Air as Phillup McCann
- Short Orders as Waiter
- The Noon Whistle
- Kill or Cure
- When Knights Were Cold as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
- Mother's Joy as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
- The Handy Man as The handy man
- The Whole Truth as The husband
- Save The Ship as Husband
- Under Two Jags
1922
- Mixed Nuts as Book salesman
- The Weak-End Party as The Gardener
- Mud and Sand as Rhubarb Vaselino
- 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
- Frauds and Frenzies as Simp, Second Prisoner
- Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
- Huns and Hyphens as Gang member
- Bears and Bad Men as Pete
- Just Rambling Along as Nervy Young Man