Oliver Hardy
January 18, 1892 (133 years old) in Harlem, Georgia, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy) 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 and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures as Archive Footage
- 2024 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as
- 2021 · The Real Charlie Chaplin as
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Girl 27 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Ollie (archive footage)
- 2002 · Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1985 · Cocoon as Self - film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (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 Himself (archive footage)
- 1970 · 4 Clowns as (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 · Salute to Stan Laurel as Self (archive footage)
- 1965 · Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's as Ollie (archive footage)
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (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 · Utopia as Ollie
- 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 · 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 · The Live Ghost as Ollie
- 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 · 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 · The Stolen Jools as Police Driver
- 1931 · Laughing Gravy as Ollie
- 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 · The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Ollie
- 1930 · Hog Wild as Ollie
- 1930 · Shivering and Shaking as Ollie
- 1930 · Below Zero 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 · 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
- 1928 · We Faw Down as Ollie
- 1928 · Habeas Corpus as Ollie
- 1928 · Two Tars 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 · The Finishing Touch as Ollie
- 1928 · Leave 'Em Laughing as Ollie
- 1927 · The Battle of the Century as Manager
- 1927 · Putting Pants on Philip as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Sherlock Pinkham
- 1927 · Hats Off as Ollie
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Big Goofy
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- 1927 · Baby Brother as Ice Man
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Maltravers
- 1927 · Two-Time Mama as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1927 · Should Men Walk Home? as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
- 1926 · 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Detective
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as Cab Driver
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Hector - the Floorwalker
- 1926 · Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
- 1925 · The Wizard of Oz as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
- 1923 · The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- 1923 · No Wedding Bells as The Girl's Father
- 1922 · The Sawmill as The Foreman
- 1921 · The Lucky Dog as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
- 1921 · The Fall Guy as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
- 1921 · The Bakery as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · The Trouble Hunter as The Bouncer
- 1918 · Hello Trouble as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · His Day Out as Ollie
- Future · Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike
- 2023 · Laurel & Hardy: Year One as
- 2020 · Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition as
- 2011 · Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2006 · Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche as Oliver
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 2001 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of II as Ollie
- 1996 · Chaplin's Goliath as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1947 · Performers arrive in Hampshire as Self
- 1936 · On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Oliver
- 1931 · The Skulls as Señor Hardy
- 1930 · Radiomanía as Ollie
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Ollie
- 1929 · They Go Boom! as Ollie
- 1929 · That's My Wife as Ollie
- 1929 · Liberty as Ollie
- 1928 · Early to Bed as Ollie
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Mighty Giant
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- 1927 · Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Top Sergeant Banner
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Judge Chigger
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Sharkey Nye
- 1927 · Slipping Wives as Butler
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- 1926 · Be Your Age as Oswald Schwartzkopple
- 1926 · Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- 1926 · Long Fliv the King as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Captain Schmaltz
- 1926 · A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- 1925 · Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- 1925 · Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · The Joke's on You as Wilbert Perkins
- 1925 · Rivals as The Rival
- 1925 · Stick Around as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Laughing Ladies as Policeman
- 1924 · Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- 1924 · The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- 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
- 1922 · The Counter Jumper as Gaston Gilligan
- 1922 · Golf as The neighbor
- 1922 · A Pair of Kings as General Alarm
- 1921 · The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
- 1921 · The Rent Collector as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · The Backyard as Thug - The ruffian
- 1919 · Dull Care as A Janitor
- 1918 · The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- 1918 · The Scholar as The Superintendent
- 1917 · The Hobo as Harold (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)
- 1917 · Back Stage as Babe
- 1916 · One Too Many as Plump
- 1915 · Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- 1915 · It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- 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
- 2005 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of III as Hardy
- 1999 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of as Ollie
- 1978 · Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons as Ollie
- 1963 · 30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1961 · Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
- 1937 · That's That! as Himself
- 1935 · Their Night Out - Screen Test as Mr. Hardy
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- 1932 · Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Ollie
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- 1930 · Night of Goblins as Ollie
- 1930 · The Night Life as Ollie
- 1929 · Bacon Grabbers as Oliver
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
- 1927 · Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- 1927 · Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Big Bill
- 1927 · Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- 1927 · The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- 1927 · Why Girls Say No as Policeman
- 1925 · They All Fall as The boss
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre manager
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre Manager
- 1925 · Hey, Taxi! as A Rival Taxi Driver
- 1924 · Roaring Lions at Home as
- 1924 · Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- 1924 · Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
- 1922 · Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- 1922 · The Show as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · His Jonah Day as The Life Saver
- 1920 · Married to Order as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
- 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
- 1920 · Distilled Love as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
- 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 · 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 · Little Nell as Little Nell
- 1916 · The Guilty Ones as Babe
- 1916 · The Candy Trail as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · Love and Duty as Pvt. Plump
- 1916 · The Lottery Man as Maggie Murphy
- 1916 · Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Battle Royal as Plump
- 1916 · The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 as
- 1915 · Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- 1915 · The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- 1915 · The Haunted Hat as
- 1915 · A Lucky Strike as Bill Myers
- 1915 · An Expensive Visit as Jack
- 1915 · They Looked Alike as Pedestrian
- 1915 · Babe's School Days as Ikie Ikestein
- 1914 · Mother's Baby Boy as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
- 1914 · Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 as
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 as