
Oliver Hardy
January 18, 1892 (133 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
- 2024 · Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as
- 2023 · Laurel & Hardy: Year One as
- 2021 · The Real Charlie Chaplin as
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2006 · Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche as Oliver
- 2002 · Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1999 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of as Ollie
- 1996 · Chaplin's Goliath as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (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
- 1947 · Performers arrive in Hampshire as Self
- 1942 · A-Haunting We Will Go as Ollie
- 1937 · That's That! as Himself
- 1936 · On the Wrong Trek as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Cleaner
- 1935 · Their Night Out - Screen Test as Mr. Hardy
- 1933 · The Midnight Patrol as Officer Oliver Hardy
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Ollie
- 1931 · The Skulls as Señor Hardy
- 1930 · Night of Goblins as Ollie
- 1930 · Radiomanía as Ollie
- 1930 · Shivering and Shaking as Ollie
- 1930 · The Night Life as Ollie
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · Wrong Again as Ollie
- 1928 · Two Tars as Ollie
- 1928 · Early to Bed as Ollie
- 1928 · Their Purple Moment as Ollie
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Policeman
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Top Sergeant Banner
- 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 · The Honorable Mr. Buggs as The Butler
- 1927 · Slipping Wives as Butler
- 1927 · Why Girls Say No as Policeman
- 1926 · 45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Detective
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as Cab Driver
- 1926 · Along Came Auntie as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Captain Schmaltz
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Her former sweetheart
- 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 · Roaring Lions at Home as
- 1924 · Kid Speed as Dangerous Dan McGraw
- 1924 · Her Boy Friend as Killer Kid
- 1924 · The Girl in the Limousine as Freddie
- 1923 · Lightning Love as Oliver, the Other Suitor
- 1923 · The Barnyard as Farm Hand
- 1923 · The Midnight Cabaret as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
- 1922 · Golf as The neighbor
- 1921 · The Bell Hop as Hotel manager
- 1921 · The Bakery as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · Married to Order as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · The King of the Kitchen as A German customer
- 1918 · Bright and Early as The Boss
- 1918 · The Rogue as Cafe Owner
- 1918 · His Day Out as Ollie
- 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)
- 1917 · Back Stage as Babe
- 1916 · The Battle Royal as Plump
- 1915 · Something in Her Eye as The Grocer
- 1915 · A Lucky Strike as Bill Myers
- Future · Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili as
- 2025 · Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures as Archive Footage
- 2020 · Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 1963 · 30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1960 · When Comedy Was King as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh as Himself
- 1932 · Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth as Himself
- 1932 · Hinter Schloss und Riegel as Ollie
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
- 1927 · Love 'em and Feed 'em as 'Happy' Hopey
- 1926 · Long Fliv the King as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- 1926 · A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Taxi Driver
- 1925 · The Perfect Clown as Babe Mulligan
- 1925 · Should Sailors Marry? as Doctor
- 1925 · Fiddlin' Around as Theatre Manager
- 1923 · Horseshoes as Dynamite Duffy
- 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 Rent Collector as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920 · The Backyard as Thug
- 1920 · The Decorator as Babe, a millionaire
- 1920 · Squeaks and Squawks as
- 1920 · Distilled Love as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · Bungs and Bunglers as Al K. Hall
- 1918 · He's In Again as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · Playmates as
- 1918 · The Scholar as The Superintendent
- 1918 · The Stranger as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- 1917 · Little Nell as Little Nell
- 1916 · Love and Duty as Pvt. Plump
- 1916 · Hungry Hearts as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1915 · They Looked Alike as Pedestrian
- 1914 · Mother's Baby Boy as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 as
- Future · Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 as
- 2020 · Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition as
- 2010 · Dick & Doof - Best of as Schauspieler
- 2007 · Girl 27 as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of III as Hardy
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1978 · Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons as Ollie
- 1961 · Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1944 · Nothing But Trouble as Oliver
- 1943 · The Dancing Masters as Ollie
- 1938 · Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1934 · The Live Ghost as Ollie
- 1933 · Wild Poses as Baby
- 1933 · Busy Bodies as Ollie
- 1932 · Any Old Port! as Ollie
- 1931 · On the Loose as New Suitor (uncredited)
- 1931 · Beau Hunks as Ollie
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Oliver
- 1930 · The Rogue Song as Murza-Bek
- 1930 · Night Owls 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 · Berth Marks as Ollie
- 1929 · Unaccustomed as We Are as Oliver Hardy
- 1929 · Liberty as Ollie
- 1928 · Should Married Men Go Home? as Ollie
- 1928 · The Finishing Touch as Ollie
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Mighty Giant
- 1928 · Leave 'Em Laughing as Ollie
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Sherlock Pinkham
- 1927 · Hats Off as Ollie
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Big Goofy
- 1927 · Why Girls Love Sailors as First Mate
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Maltravers
- 1927 · Two-Time Mama as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1918 · Hello Trouble as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Hobo as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Villain as Nell
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Ollie (archive footage)
- 2001 · Laurel & Hardy - Best of II as Ollie
- 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)
- 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 · 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)
- 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 · The Big Noise as Ollie
- 1943 · Jitterbugs as Ollie
- 1943 · Air Raid Wardens as Ollie
- 1942 · The Tree in a Test Tube 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 · 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 · 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 · Helpmates 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 · Below Zero as Ollie
- 1930 · Brats as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
- 1930 · Blotto as Ollie
- 1929 · Angora Love as Ollie
- 1929 · Perfect Day as Ollie
- 1929 · Men O' War as Ollie
- 1929 · Double Whoopee as Ollie
- 1929 · Big Business as Ollie
- 1929 · That's My Wife as Ollie
- 1928 · We Faw Down as Ollie
- 1928 · Habeas Corpus as Ollie
- 1928 · You're Darn Tootin' as Ollie, French horn player
- 1928 · From Soup to Nuts as Hired butler
- 1927 · The Battle of the Century as Manager
- 1927 · Putting Pants on Philip as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · Sailors, Beware! as Purser Cryder
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Brittle's butler
- 1927 · Crazy to Act as Gordon Bagley
- 1927 · Should Men Walk Home? as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Jazz band drummer
- 1926 · Be Your Age as Oswald Schwartzkopple
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
- 1926 · The Gentle Cyclone as Sheriff Bill
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Hector - the Floorwalker
- 1926 · Wandering Papas as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925 · They All Fall as The boss
- 1925 · Hop to It! as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
- 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 · Trouble Brewing as Bootlegger
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as (unconfirmed)
- 1923 · The Gown Shop as Store manager
- 1923 · No Wedding Bells as The Girl's Father
- 1922 · The Counter Jumper as Gaston Gilligan
- 1922 · Little Wildcat as 'Bull' Mulligan
- 1922 · The Sawmill as The Foreman
- 1921 · The Lucky Dog as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
- 1920 · His Jonah Day as The Life Saver
- 1920 · The Stage Hand as Audience member (uncredited)
- 1919 · The Head Waiter as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1919 · Dull Care as A Janitor
- 1919 · Hop to It, Bellhop as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
- 1917 · The Pest as
- 1916 · The Guilty Ones as Babe
- 1916 · The Candy Trail as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · The Lottery Man as Maggie Murphy
- 1916 · The Serenade as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- 1916 · One Too Many as Plump
- 1916 · Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 as
- 1915 · The Lilac Splash as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
- 1915 · Avenging Bill as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
- 1915 · The Haunted Hat as
- 1915 · It May Be You as Paul Simmons
- 1915 · An Expensive Visit as Jack
- 1915 · Babe's School Days as Ikie Ikestein
- 1914 · The Servant Girl's Legacy as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
- 1914 · Making Auntie Welcome as Grocery Boy
- Future · Ups and Downs as Shifty Mike