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 and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures as Archive Footage
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
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
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) (uncredited)
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
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy as (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)
1972
- Another Nice Mess as Laurel (archive footage)
1970
- 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 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
- The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1951
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- Robinson Crusoeland as Stan
- 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
- 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
- Knight of the Plains ... (Executive Producer)
- Swiss Miss as Stan
- Songs and Bullets ... (Executive Producer)
- That's That! as Himself
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
- The Fixer Uppers as Stan
- Thicker Than Water as Stan
- Tit for Tat 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
- Me and My Pal as Stan
- 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
1932
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Stan
- Towed in a Hole as Stan
- Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Stan
- The Music Box as Stan
- Scram! as Stan
- County Hospital as Stan
- Helpmates as Stan
- Any Old Port! as Stan
- Their First Mistake as Stan
- Laurel and Hardy in the UK
- Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- The Chimp as Stan
- Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- Stan and Olly as Himself
1931
- Playing at Politics as Stan
- Pardon Us as Stan
- Our Wife as Stan
- The Chiselers as M. Laurel
- Laughing Gravy as Stan
- Beau Hunks as Stan
- The Skulls as Señor Laurel
- One Good Turn as Stan
- Come Clean as Stan
- The Stolen Jools as Policeman
- Chickens Come Home as Mr. Laurel
- De Bote en Bote as Stan
- Be Big! as Stan
- On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- Haunted at Midnight as Stan
1930
- The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Stan
- Thieves
- Night Owls as Stan
- Another Fine Mess as Stan
- Hog Wild as Stan
- Below Zero as Stan
- Brats as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
- Blotto as Stan
- Shivering and Shaking as Stan
- The Rogue Song as Ali-Bek
- MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
- Radiomanía as Stan
- Night of Goblins as Stan
- The Night Life as Stan
1929
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- Bacon Grabbers as Stan
- Perfect Day as Stan
- Double Whoopee as Stan
- Unaccustomed as We Are as Stan
- Angora Love as Stan
- Big Business as Stan
- That's My Wife as Stan
- Wrong Again as Stan
- They Go Boom! as Stan
- The Hoose-Gow as Stan
- Men O' War as Stan
- Berth Marks as Stan
- Liberty as Stan
1928
- You're Darn Tootin' as Stanley, clarinet player
- Two Tars as Stan
- Should Married Men Go Home? as Stan
- From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- The Finishing Touch as Stan
- Should Tall Men Marry? as Texas Tommy
- Leave 'Em Laughing as Stan
- Their Purple Moment as Mr. Pincher
- We Faw Down as Stan
- Habeas Corpus as Stan
- Flying Elephants as Little Twinkle Star
- Early to Bed as Stan
1927
- The Battle of the Century as Prize Fighter
- Putting Pants on Philip as Philip
- With Love and Hisses as Cuthbert Hope
- Why Girls Say No ... (Writer)
- Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- The Second 100 Years as Little Goofy
- Sugar Daddies as Brittle's lawyer
- Slipping Wives as Handyman
- Now I'll Tell One as Lawyer
- Why Girls Love Sailors as Willie Brisling
- Eve's Love Letters as Anatole, the butler
- The Honorable Mr. Buggs ... (Writer)
- Do Detectives Think? as Ferdinand Finkleberry
- Duck Soup as Hives
- Love 'Em and Weep as Romaine Ricketts
- Jewish Prudence ... (Writer)
- Seeing the World as English pedestrian
- Sailors, Beware! as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
- Hats Off as Stan
- Flaming Fathers ... (Director)
1926
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Guest
- Wife Tamers ... (Writer)
- Don Key (Son of Burro) ... (Writer)
- On the Front Page as Dangerfield
- What's the World Coming To? as The Man in the Window
- Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes ... (Director)
- Wandering Papas ... (Director)
- Raggedy Rose ... (Writer)
- Madame Mystery ... (Writer)
- Along Came Auntie ... (Writer)
- The Nickel-Hopper ... (Writer)
- Charley My Boy! ... (Writer)
- Get 'Em Young as Summers, the butler
1925
- Book Bozo ... (Director)
- Pie-Eyed as Drunk
- Unfriendly Enemies ... (Director)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
- Twins as Stan / his twin
- Yes, Yes, Nanette ... (Director)
- Half a Man as Winchell McSweeney
- Navy Blue Days as Stan
- Chasing the Chaser ... (Director)
- Somewhere In Wrong as A tramp
- Moonlight and Noses ... (Writer)
- The Snow Hawk as Mountie
- The Sleuth as Webster Dingle
1924
- West of Hot Dog as Stan, a Tenderfoot
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Rupert of Hee-Haw as King / Rudolph Razz
- Postage Due as Willy Worst
- Wide Open Spaces as Gabriel Goober
- Mandarin Mix-Up as Sum Sap
- Zeb vs. Paprika as Dippy Donawho
- Short Kilts as McPherson's Son
- Smithy as Smithy
- Near Dublin as Con
- Detained as A convict
1923
- Scorching Sands as Stan
- Frozen Hearts as Olaf - A peasant
- Roughest Africa as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
- White Wings as Street Cleaner
- Pick and Shovel as Miner
- A Man About Town as A Man About Town
- Kill or Cure
- Oranges and Lemons as Sunkist
- The Soilers as Bob Canister
- When Knights Were Cold as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
- Mother's Joy as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
- Collars and Cuffs as Laundry Worker
- Short Orders as Waiter
- The Noon Whistle
- The Handy Man as The handy man
- Save The Ship as Husband
- Gas and Air as Phillup McCann
- The Whole Truth as The 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
- Laurel & Hardy as Stan
- The Lucky Dog as Brash young man accused of dognapping
1919
- Do You Love Your Wife? as Toby - the janitor
- Hustling for Health as The Man
1918
- Bears and Bad Men as Pete
- Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
- Just Rambling Along as Nervy Young Man
- Huns and Hyphens as Gang member
- Frauds and Frenzies as Simp, Second Prisoner