Oliver Hardy
January 18, 1892 (134 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
- 2025 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Three as
- 2025 · Nash the Slash Rises Again! as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
- 2024 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 · The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2006 · Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche as Oliver
- 1999 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of as Ollie
- 1990 · The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Classic Comedy Teams as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as
- 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)
- 1965 · Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's as Ollie (archive footage)
- 1963 · 30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1947 · Performers Arrive in Hampshire as Self
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
- 1935 · Their Night Out - Screen Test as Mr. Hardy
- 1934 · The Live Ghost as Ollie
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- 1931 · The Skulls as Señor Hardy
- 1930 · Radiomanía as Ollie
- 1930 · Shivering and Shaking as Ollie
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · That's My Wife as Ollie
- 1928 · You're Darn Tootin' as Ollie, French horn player
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Sherlock Pinkham
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- 1927 · Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Top Sergeant Banner
- 1927 · Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- 1927 · Slipping Wives as Butler
- 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 · 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Detective
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as Cab Driver
- 1926 · The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- 1926 · A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- 1925 · The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- 1925 · Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- 1925 · They All Fall as The boss
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
- 1925 · Stick Around as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Laughing Ladies as Policeman
- 1924 · Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- 1924 · Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- 1924 · Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- 1923 · Horseshoes as Dynamite Duffy
- 1923 · Lightning Love as Oliver, the Other Suitor
- 1923 · The Midnight Cabaret as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
- 1922 · The Counter Jumper as Gaston Gilligan
- 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 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 · His Jonah Day as The Life Saver
- 1920 · The Backyard as Thug - The ruffian
- 1920 · Married to Order as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · The Trouble Hunter as The Bouncer
- 1920 · The Stage Hand as Audience member (uncredited)
- 1918 · The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- 1917 · The Hobo as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Villain as Nell
- 1916 · The Lottery Man as Maggie Murphy
- 1916 · The Battle Royal as Plump
- 1916 · One Too Many as Plump
- 1915 · The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- 1915 · It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 2025 · Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures as Archive Footage
- 2020 · Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition as
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 2001 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of II as Ollie
- 1938 · That's That! as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- 1927 · The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- 1925 · Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1923 · The Gown Shop as Store manager
- 1923 · The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- 1923 · No Wedding Bells as The Girl's Father
- 1922 · Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- 1920 · The Decorator as Babe, a millionaire
- 1920 · Springtime as The Commissioner
- 1920 · Squeaks and Squawks as
- 1920 · Distilled Love as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · Dull Care as A Janitor
- 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 · The Stranger as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- 1917 · The Pest as
- 1917 · The Candy Kid as Rival Proprietor
- 1917 · The Chief Cook as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · Cupid's Rival as Poor Artist
- 1917 · The Hero as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Candy Trail as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1915 · Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- 1915 · The Haunted Hat as
- 1915 · Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- 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 · Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili as
- 2020 · Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2010 · Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
- 2009 · The Parrott Chase as Himself - archival footage
- 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)
- 1996 · Chaplin's Goliath as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1992 · Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons as Ollie
- 1976 · Bob Hope's World of Comedy as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1976 · 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 Oliver
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Oliver 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 Ollie
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1950 · Riding High as Sucker (uncredited)
- 1949 · The Fighting Kentuckian as Willie Paine
- 1945 · The Bullfighters as Ollie
- 1944 · Nothing But Trouble as Oliver
- 1944 · The Big Noise as Ollie
- 1943 · The Dancing Masters as Ollie
- 1943 · Jitterbugs 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
- 1941 · Great Guns as Oliver
- 1940 · Saps at Sea as Ollie
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Ollie
- 1939 · The Flying Deuces as Ollie
- 1939 · Zenobia as Dr. Henry Tibbett
- 1938 · Block-Heads as Ollie
- 1938 · Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1938 · Swiss Miss as Ollie
- 1937 · Pick a Star as Oliver Hardy
- 1937 · Way Out West as Ollie
- 1936 · Our Relations as Ollie / Bert Hardy
- 1936 · On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- 1936 · The Bohemian Girl as Ollie
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Ollie
- 1935 · The Fixer Uppers as Ollie
- 1935 · Tit for Tat as Ollie
- 1934 · Babes in Toyland as Ollie Dee
- 1934 · Them Thar Hills as Ollie
- 1934 · Going Bye-Bye! as Mr. Hardy
- 1934 · Hollywood Party as Ollie
- 1934 · Oliver the Eighth as Ollie
- 1933 · Sons of the Desert as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- 1933 · Dirty Work as Ollie
- 1933 · Wild Poses as Baby
- 1933 · Busy Bodies as Ollie
- 1933 · The Midnight Patrol as Officer Oliver Hardy
- 1933 · The Devil's Brother as Ollio
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Ollie
- 1933 · Twice Two as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
- 1932 · Towed in a Hole as Ollie
- 1932 · Their First Mistake as Ollie
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as Ollie
- 1932 · Scram! as Ollie
- 1932 · Stan and Olly as Himself
- 1932 · County Hospital as Ollie
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ollie
- 1932 · Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Ollie
- 1932 · The Music Box as Ollie
- 1932 · Any Old Port! as Ollie
- 1932 · Helpmates as Ollie
- 1931 · On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- 1931 · Beau Hunks as Ollie
- 1931 · One Good Turn as Ollie
- 1931 · Come Clean as Ollie
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Ollie
- 1931 · Our Wife as Ollie
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Oliver
- 1931 · Laughing Gravy as Ollie
- 1931 · The Stolen Jools as Police Driver
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Mr. Oliver Hardy
- 1931 · Be Big! as Ollie
- 1931 · The Chiselers as M. Hardy
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Ollie
- 1930 · Night of Goblins as Ollie
- 1930 · MGM Convention 1930 Announcement as Himself
- 1930 · The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Ollie
- 1930 · Hog Wild as Ollie
- 1930 · Below Zero as Ollie
- 1930 · The Night Life as Ollie
- 1930 · Brats as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
- 1930 · Blotto as Ollie
- 1930 · The Rogue Song as Murza-Bek
- 1930 · Night Owls as Ollie
- 1929 · Angora Love as Ollie
- 1929 · The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Ollie
- 1929 · Bacon Grabbers as Oliver
- 1929 · They Go Boom! as Ollie
- 1929 · Perfect Day as Ollie
- 1929 · Men O' War as Ollie
- 1929 · Berth Marks as Ollie
- 1929 · Double Whoopee as Ollie
- 1929 · Unaccustomed as We Are as Oliver Hardy
- 1929 · Big Business as Ollie
- 1929 · Wrong Again as Ollie
- 1929 · Liberty as Ollie
- 1928 · We Faw Down as Ollie
- 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 · From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- 1928 · The Finishing Touch as Ollie
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Mighty Giant
- 1928 · Leave 'Em Laughing as Ollie
- 1927 · The Battle of the Century as Manager
- 1927 · Putting Pants on Philip as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
- 1927 · Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- 1927 · Hats Off as Ollie
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Big Goofy
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- 1927 · Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- 1927 · Baby Brother as Ice Man
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Big Bill
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Judge Chigger
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Sharkey Nye
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Maltravers
- 1926 · Be Your Age as Oswald Schwartzkopple
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
- 1926 · Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- 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 · Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre manager
- 1925 · The Joke's on You as Wilbert Perkins
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre Manager
- 1925 · Rivals as The Rival
- 1925 · Hey, Taxi! as A Rival Taxi Driver
- 1925 · The Wizard of Oz as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
- 1924 · Roaring Lions at Home as
- 1924 · The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
- 1922 · The Sawmill as The Foreman
- 1921 · The Lucky Dog as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
- 1921 · The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
- 1919 · The Head Waiter as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 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 · Painless Love as Dr. Hurts
- 1918 · The Scholar as The Superintendent
- 1918 · His Day Out as Ollie
- 1917 · Little Nell as Little Nell
- 1917 · Back Stage as Babe
- 1916 · The Guilty Ones as Babe
- 1916 · Love and Duty as Pvt. Plump
- 1916 · Aunt Bill as Plump
- 1916 · The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 as
- 1915 · Babe's School Days as Ikie Ikestein
- 1914 · Mother's Baby Boy as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 as
- 1915 · Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike
- 1915 · An Expensive Visit as Jack
- 1914 · Magazine Cooking as
- 1914 · Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 as