Oliver Hardy
January 18, 1892 (133 years old) in Harlem, Georgia, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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)
- 1970 · Dick und Doof as Oliver
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1965 · Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's as Ollie (archive footage)
- 1961 · Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1951 · Robinson Crusoeland as Ollie
- 1951 · 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
- 1943 · The Dancing Masters as Ollie
- 1943 · Jitterbugs as Ollie
- 1941 · Great Guns as Oliver
- 1940 · Saps at Sea as Ollie
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Ollie
- 1939 · Zenobia as Dr. Henry Tibbett
- 1938 · Block-Heads as Ollie
- 1937 · Way Out West as Ollie
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- 1935 · Their Night Out - Screen Test as Mr. Hardy
- 1934 · Babes in Toyland as Ollie Dee
- 1934 · Them Thar Hills as Ollie
- 1934 · Hollywood Party as Ollie
- 1933 · Dirty Work as Ollie
- 1933 · Busy Bodies as Ollie
- 1933 · Twice Two as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
- 1932 · Scram! as Ollie
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ollie
- 1932 · Helpmates as Ollie
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Ollie
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- 1931 · Our Wife as Ollie
- 1931 · The Skulls as Señor Hardy
- 1931 · Be Big! as Ollie
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Ollie
- 1930 · Radiomanía as Ollie
- 1930 · Hog Wild as Ollie
- 1930 · Below Zero as Ollie
- 1930 · Blotto as Ollie
- 1930 · Night Owls as Ollie
- 1929 · Bacon Grabbers as Oliver
- 1929 · Perfect Day as Ollie
- 1929 · Men O' War as Ollie
- 1929 · Berth Marks as Ollie
- 1929 · Double Whoopee as Ollie
- 1929 · Big Business as Ollie
- 1929 · That's My Wife as Ollie
- 1929 · Wrong Again as Ollie
- 1929 · Liberty as Ollie
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
- 1928 · The Finishing Touch as Ollie
- 1927 · Putting Pants on Philip as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
- 1927 · Hats Off as Ollie
- 1927 · Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Big Bill
- 1926 · 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Detective
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Hey, Taxi! as A Rival Taxi Driver
- 1924 · Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- 1923 · The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- 1922 · The Sawmill as The Foreman
- 1920 · The Backyard as Thug - The ruffian
- 1920 · Distilled Love as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · Dull Care as A Janitor
- 1918 · The Scholar as The Superintendent
- 1917 · Back Stage as Babe
- 1915 · The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 as
- 2025 · Nash the Slash Rises Again! as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Chaplin's Goliath as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1937 · Pick a Star as Oliver Hardy
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Ollie
- 1931 · Come Clean as Ollie
- 1931 · The Stolen Jools as Police Driver
- 1930 · Night of Goblins as Ollie
- 1930 · The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Ollie
- 1930 · Shivering and Shaking as Ollie
- 1930 · Brats as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
- 1929 · The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Ollie
- 1928 · We Faw Down as Ollie
- 1927 · The Battle of the Century as Manager
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Sherlock Pinkham
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre Manager
- 1924 · The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- 1922 · The Counter Jumper as Gaston Gilligan
- 1922 · Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- 1920 · Married to Order as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · The Head Waiter as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Pest as
- 1917 · The Hobo as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · Little Nell as Little Nell
- 1916 · Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Battle Royal as Plump
- 1915 · It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- 1915 · A Lucky Strike as Bill Myers
- 1915 · They Looked Alike as Pedestrian
- 1914 · The Servant Girl's Legacy as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 2025 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Three as
- 2025 · 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)
- 2020 · Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition as
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2010 · Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
- 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)
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 2001 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of II as Ollie
- 1999 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of as Ollie
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1986 · Classic Comedy Teams as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as
- 1978 · Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons as Ollie
- 1976 · Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · 4 Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1965 · Salute to Stan Laurel as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
- 1963 · 30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1960 · When Comedy Was King as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
- 1957 · The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
- 1944 · Nothing But Trouble as Oliver
- 1944 · The Big Noise as Ollie
- 1943 · Air Raid Wardens as Ollie
- 1942 · The Tree in a Test Tube as Ollie
- 1942 · A-Haunting We Will Go as Ollie
- 1939 · The Flying Deuces as Ollie
- 1938 · Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1938 · Swiss Miss as Ollie
- 1937 · That's That! as Himself
- 1936 · Our Relations as Ollie / Bert Hardy
- 1936 · On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- 1936 · The Bohemian Girl as Ollie
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Ollie
- 1935 · The Fixer Uppers as Ollie
- 1935 · Tit for Tat as Ollie
- 1934 · The Live Ghost as Ollie
- 1934 · Going Bye-Bye! as Mr. Hardy
- 1934 · Oliver the Eighth as Ollie
- 1933 · Sons of the Desert as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- 1933 · Wild Poses as Baby
- 1933 · The Midnight Patrol as Officer Oliver Hardy
- 1933 · The Devil's Brother as Ollio
- 1932 · Towed in a Hole as Ollie
- 1932 · Their First Mistake as Ollie
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as Ollie
- 1932 · Stan and Olly as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- 1932 · County Hospital as Ollie
- 1932 · Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Ollie
- 1932 · The Music Box as Ollie
- 1932 · Any Old Port! as Ollie
- 1931 · On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- 1931 · Beau Hunks as Ollie
- 1931 · One Good Turn as Ollie
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Oliver
- 1931 · Laughing Gravy as Ollie
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Mr. Oliver Hardy
- 1931 · The Chiselers as M. Hardy
- 1930 · MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
- 1930 · The Night Life as Ollie
- 1930 · The Rogue Song as Murza-Bek
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · Angora Love as Ollie
- 1929 · They Go Boom! as Ollie
- 1929 · Unaccustomed as We Are as Oliver Hardy
- 1928 · Habeas Corpus as Ollie
- 1928 · Two Tars as Ollie
- 1928 · Early to Bed as Ollie
- 1928 · Should Married Men Go Home? as Ollie
- 1928 · Their Purple Moment as Ollie
- 1928 · You're Darn Tootin' as Ollie, French horn player
- 1928 · From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Mighty Giant
- 1928 · Leave 'Em Laughing as Ollie
- 1927 · Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Big Goofy
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Top Sergeant Banner
- 1927 · Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- 1927 · Baby Brother as Ice Man
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Judge Chigger
- 1927 · Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Sharkey Nye
- 1927 · Slipping Wives as Butler
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Maltravers
- 1927 · Why Girls Say No as Policeman
- 1927 · Should Men Walk Home? as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
- 1927 · Two-Time Mama as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · Be Your Age as Oswald Schwartzkopple
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as Cab Driver
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
- 1926 · Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 1926 · The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- 1926 · Long Fliv the King as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Hector - the Floorwalker
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Captain Schmaltz
- 1926 · A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- 1925 · The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- 1925 · Laughing Ladies as Policeman
- 1924 · Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- 1920 · His Jonah Day as The Life Saver
- 1917 · The Candy Kid as Rival Proprietor
- Future · Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili as
- 1925 · Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- 1925 · They All Fall as The boss
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
- 1925 · Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre manager
- 1925 · The Joke's on You as Wilbert Perkins
- 1925 · Rivals as The Rival
- 1925 · Stick Around as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · The Wizard of Oz as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
- 1924 · Roaring Lions at Home as
- 1924 · Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
- 1923 · Horseshoes as Dynamite Duffy
- 1923 · Lightning Love as Oliver, the Other Suitor
- 1923 · The Gown Shop as Store manager
- 1923 · The Midnight Cabaret as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
- 1923 · No Wedding Bells as The Girl's Father
- 1922 · Golf as The neighbor
- 1922 · A Pair of Kings as General Alarm
- 1922 · The Show as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
- 1921 · The Lucky Dog as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
- 1921 · The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
- 1921 · The Fall Guy as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
- 1921 · The Bakery as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1921 · The Rent Collector as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · The Trouble Hunter as The Bouncer
- 1920 · The Stage Hand as Audience member (uncredited)
- 1920 · The Decorator as Babe, a millionaire
- 1920 · Springtime as The Commissioner
- 1920 · Squeaks and Squawks as
- 1919 · Bungs and Bunglers as Al K. Hall
- 1919 · Hop to It, Bellhop as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · He's In Again as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- 1918 · Hello Trouble as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · Playmates as
- 1918 · Bright and Early as The Boss
- 1918 · The Rogue as Cafe Owner
- 1918 · His Day Out as Ollie
- 1918 · The Stranger as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- 1917 · The Chief Cook as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Villain as Nell
- 1917 · Cupid's Rival as Poor Artist
- 1917 · The Hero as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Guilty Ones as Babe
- 1916 · The Candy Trail as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · Love and Duty as Pvt. Plump
- 1916 · Aunt Bill as Plump
- 1916 · The Lottery Man as Maggie Murphy
- 1916 · The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · One Too Many as Plump
- 1915 · Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- 1915 · Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- 1915 · An Expensive Visit as Jack
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 as
- 1916 · Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 as
- 1915 · Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike
- 1915 · The Haunted Hat as
- 1915 · Babe's School Days as Ikie Ikestein
- 1914 · Mother's Baby Boy as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
- 1914 · Magazine Cooking as
- 1914 · Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy