Oliver Hardy
January 17, 1892 (132 years old) in Harlem, Georgia, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
- 2020 · Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition as
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
- 1965 · Salute to Stan Laurel as Self (archive footage)
- 1963 · 30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1942 · The Tree in a Test Tube as Ollie
- 1938 · Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1933 · Wild Poses as Baby
- 1928 · We Faw Down as Ollie
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- 1927 · Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Big Bill
- 1927 · Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- 1927 · Slipping Wives as Butler
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Maltravers
- 1926 · Be Your Age as Oswald Schwartzkopple
- 1926 · Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 1924 · The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- 1923 · The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- 1922 · The Show as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
- 1921 · The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
- 1921 · The Rent Collector as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · The Decorator as Babe, a millionaire
- 1920 · Distilled Love as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · Bungs and Bunglers as Al K. Hall
- 1918 · Playmates as
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1918 · Hello Trouble as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Hero as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Candy Trail as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · Love and Duty as Pvt. Plump
- 1915 · A Lucky Strike as Bill Myers
- 1914 · The Servant Girl's Legacy as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
- Future · Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili as
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of II as Ollie
- 1999 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of as Ollie
- 1992 · Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
- 1970 · 4 Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1961 · Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Oliver
- 1931 · The Skulls as Señor Hardy
- 1931 · The Chiselers as M. Hardy
- 1930 · Radiomanía as Ollie
- 1930 · The Rogue Song as Murza-Bek
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1928 · Should Married Men Go Home? as Ollie
- 1927 · Baby Brother as Ice Man
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Captain Schmaltz
- 1925 · The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre manager
- 1925 · Stick Around as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
- 1924 · Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
- 1923 · Lightning Love as Oliver, the Other Suitor
- 1922 · The Counter Jumper as Gaston Gilligan
- 1920 · The Stage Hand as Audience member (uncredited)
- 1918 · The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- 1918 · The Rogue as Cafe Owner
- 1918 · His Day Out as Ollie
- 1917 · The Pest as
- 1917 · The Villain as Nell
- 1916 · The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 as
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy The Essential Collection as
- 1996 · Chaplin's Goliath as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1937 · That's That! as Himself
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- 1927 · Hats Off as Ollie
- 1927 · The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- 1927 · Why Girls Say No as Policeman
- 1927 · Two-Time Mama as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Hector - the Floorwalker
- 1925 · Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · The Joke's on You as Wilbert Perkins
- 1925 · Hey, Taxi! as A Rival Taxi Driver
- 1923 · Horseshoes as Dynamite Duffy
- 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 · A Pair of Kings as General Alarm
- 1921 · The Bakery as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · His Jonah Day as The Life Saver
- 1919 · Dull Care as A Janitor
- 1918 · The Stranger as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- 1917 · The Chief Cook as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · Little Nell as Little Nell
- 1916 · The Lottery Man as Maggie Murphy
- 1916 · Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Battle Royal as Plump
- 1916 · One Too Many as Plump
- 1915 · The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- 1915 · Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- 1915 · Babe's School Days as
- 1914 · Mother's Baby Boy as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
- Future · Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike
- 2020 · Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations as
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2010 · Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
- 2007 · Girl 27 as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as
- 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)
- 1974 · Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Himself (archive footage)
- 1970 · Dick und Doof as Oliver
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 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
- 1947 · Performers arrive in Hampshire as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Their Night Out - Screen Test as Mr. Hardy
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Ollie
- 1930 · Night of Goblins 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 · The Night Life as Ollie
- 1930 · Brats as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
- 1930 · Blotto as Ollie
- 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 · That's My Wife as Ollie
- 1929 · Wrong Again as Ollie
- 1929 · Liberty as Ollie
- 1928 · Habeas Corpus as Ollie
- 1928 · Two Tars as Ollie
- 1928 · Early to Bed 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 · 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 · Do Detectives Think? as Sherlock Pinkham
- 1927 · Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- 1927 · The Second Hundred Years as Big Goofy
- 1927 · Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- 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 · 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 · The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- 1926 · Long Fliv the King as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- 1926 · Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- 1925 · Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- 1925 · They All Fall as
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as
- 1925 · Rivals as The Rival
- 1925 · The Wizard of Oz as Farmhand
- 1925 · Laughing Ladies as Policeman
- 1924 · Roaring Lions at Home as
- 1924 · Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- 1924 · Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- 1922 · Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- 1922 · Golf as The neighbor
- 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)
- 1920 · The Backyard as Thug
- 1920 · Married to Order as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · Squeaks and Squawks as
- 1919 · The Head Waiter as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · Hop to It, Bellhop as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · He's In Again as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · Bright and Early as The Boss
- 1918 · The Scholar as The Superintendent
- 1917 · The Hobo as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Candy Kid as Rival Proprietor
- 1917 · Cupid's Rival as Poor Artist
- 1916 · The Guilty Ones as Babe
- 1916 · Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 as
- 1915 · Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- 1915 · The Haunted Hat as
- 1915 · It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- 1915 · An Expensive Visit as Jack
- 1915 · They Looked Alike as Pedestrian
- 1914 · Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 as