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 · Nash the Slash Rises Again! as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
- 2024 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009 · The Parrott Chase as Himself - archival footage
- 2006 · Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche as Oliver
- 2002 · Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1986 · Classic Comedy Teams as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · 4 Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
- 1965 · Salute to Stan Laurel as Self (archive footage)
- 1961 · Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
- 1947 · Performers Arrive in Hampshire as Self
- 1934 · The Live Ghost as Ollie
- 1934 · Going Bye-Bye! as Mr. Hardy
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Ollie
- 1933 · Twice Two as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ollie
- 1930 · Shivering and Shaking as Ollie
- 1930 · The Night Life as Ollie
- 1928 · The Finishing Touch as Ollie
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Mighty Giant
- 1927 · Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- 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 · Long Fliv the King as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Captain Schmaltz
- 1926 · Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1924 · Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- 1922 · Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- 1919 · Hop to It, Bellhop as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1963 · 30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1942 · The Tree in a Test Tube as Ollie
- 1938 · That's That! as Himself
- 1931 · One Good Turn as Ollie
- 1929 · They Go Boom! as Ollie
- 1929 · Wrong Again as Ollie
- 1928 · From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- 1927 · Hats Off as Ollie
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- 1927 · Why Girls Say No as Policeman
- 1926 · The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Hector - the Floorwalker
- 1926 · A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- 1925 · The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
- 1925 · Hey, Taxi! as A Rival Taxi Driver
- 1925 · Laughing Ladies as Policeman
- 1924 · Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- 1923 · Lightning Love as Oliver, the Other Suitor
- 1923 · The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- Future · Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili as
- 2025 · Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures as Archive Footage
- 2020 · Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition as
- 2011 · Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2010 · Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
- 2005 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of III as Hardy
- 1990 · The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- 1930 · Night of Goblins as Ollie
- 1930 · Radiomanía as Ollie
- 1928 · Early to Bed as Ollie
- 1927 · Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- 1927 · Baby Brother as Ice Man
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Sharkey Nye
- 1927 · The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- 1925 · Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- 1925 · They All Fall as The boss
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
- 1922 · The Sawmill as The Foreman
- 1921 · The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
- 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 Decorator as Babe, a millionaire
- 1920 · Squeaks and Squawks as
- 1919 · Dull Care as A Janitor
- 1918 · The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- 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
- 1915 · The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- 1915 · It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- 1915 · A Lucky Strike as Bill Myers
- 1914 · The Servant Girl's Legacy as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
- 1914 · Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 as
- 2025 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Three as
- 2021 · The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Ollie (archive footage)
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 2001 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of II as Ollie
- 1999 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of as Ollie
- 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)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons as Ollie
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · Dick und Doof as Oliver
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
- 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 · Them Thar Hills as Ollie
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 1932 · Helpmates as Ollie
- 1931 · On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- 1931 · Beau Hunks as Ollie
- 1931 · Come Clean as Ollie
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Ollie
- 1931 · Our Wife as Ollie
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Oliver
- 1931 · The Skulls as Señor Hardy
- 1931 · The Stolen Jools as Police Driver
- 1931 · Laughing Gravy as Ollie
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Mr. Oliver Hardy
- 1931 · The Chiselers as M. Hardy
- 1931 · Be Big! as Ollie
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess 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 · Brats as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
- 1930 · Blotto as Ollie
- 1930 · The Rogue Song as Murza-Bek
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 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 · 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 · Liberty 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 · Galloping Ghosts as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
- 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 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Big Goofy
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Top Sergeant Banner
- 1927 · Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Big Bill
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Judge Chigger
- 1927 · Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- 1927 · Slipping Wives as Butler
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Maltravers
- 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 · Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- 1925 · Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre Manager
- 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 · Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- 1924 · The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- 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 · 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 Lucky Dog as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
- 1921 · The Fall Guy as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (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 Stage Hand as Audience member (uncredited)
- 1920 · Springtime as The Commissioner
- 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
- 1918 · He's In Again as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · Hello Trouble as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · Playmates as
- 1918 · Bright and Early as The Boss
- 1918 · The Scholar as The Superintendent
- 1918 · The Rogue as Cafe Owner
- 1918 · His Day Out as Ollie
- 1918 · The Stranger as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- 1917 · The Pest as
- 1917 · The Hobo as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Candy Kid as Rival Proprietor
- 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)
- 1917 · Little Nell as Little Nell
- 1917 · Back Stage as Babe
- 1916 · Aunt Bill as Plump
- 1916 · Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · One Too Many as Plump
- 1915 · Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 as
- 1916 · The Battle Royal as Plump
- 1916 · Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 as
- 1915 · Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike
- 1915 · Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- 1915 · The Haunted Hat as
- 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 · Magazine Cooking as