Biography
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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.
Filmography
all 278
Movies 276
self 36
TV Shows 2
Writer 2
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations (2020)
Movie
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition (2020)
Movie
Thanks
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Movie
6.33
Self
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011)
Movie
Self
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011)
Movie
Laurel & Hardy The Essential Collection (2011)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
Movie
Schauspieler
Dick & Doof - Best of (2010)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Girl 27 (2007)
Movie
Oliver
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche (2006)
Movie
Self / Various roles
Laurel & Hardy: Hats Off (2005)
Movie
Hardy
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III (2005)
Movie
Ollie (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
I Know A Riddle (2004)
Movie
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
Movie
Ollie
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II (2001)
Movie
Ollie
Laurel & Hardy - Best of (1999)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Movie
Ollie / Fanny / Bert
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
Movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Movie
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Movie
Self
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Self
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
4 Clowns (1970)
Movie
Oliver
Dick und Doof (1970)
TV
ArchiveFootage
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
Movie
Ollie
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
Movie
Thanks
The Great Race (1965)
Movie
6.38
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
30 Years of Fun (1963)
Movie
Self
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
Movie
Edited from 'Big Business'
When Comedy Was King (1960)
Movie
Ollie
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
Movie
Self
This Is Your Life (1952)
TV
Ollie
Utopia (1951)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
Movie
Sucker (uncredited)
Riding High (1950)
Movie
Willie Paine
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Movie
Self
Performers arrive in Hampshire (1947)
Movie
Ollie
The Bullfighters (1945)
Movie
9
Oliver Hardy
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
Movie
Ollie
The Big Noise (1944)
Movie
6
Ollie
The Dancing Masters (1943)
Movie
6
ArchiveFootage
Good Old Corn (1943)
Movie
Ollie
Jitterbugs (1943)
Movie
8
Oliver Hardy
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Movie
7
Ollie
The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
Movie
Ollie
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Movie
8
Oliver
Great Guns (1941)
Movie
Ollie
Saps at Sea (1940)
Movie
10
Oliver Hardy
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Movie
10
Ollie
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Movie
9
Doc Tibbett
Zenobia (1939)
Movie
Ollie
Block-Heads (1938)
Movie
9
Himself
Hollywood Handicap (1938)
Movie
Oliver Hardy
Swiss Miss (1938)
Movie
9
Writer
Pick a Star (1937)
Movie
Oliver Hardy
Way Out West (1937)
Movie
10
Ollie
That's That (1937)
Movie
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy / Bert Hardy
Our Relations (1936)
Movie
10
Hitchhiker
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
Movie
Ollie
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Movie
9
Cleaner
MGM 1935 Promo Reel (1935)
Movie
Oliver Hardy
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Movie
6
Ollie
Thicker Than Water (1935)
Movie
9
Mr. Hardy
Their Night Out - Screen Test (1935)
Movie
Ollie
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Movie
8
Ollie
Tit for Tat (1935)
Movie
9
Ollie Dee
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Movie
8
Ollie
The Live Ghost (1934)
Movie
10
Ollie
Them Thar Hills (1934)
Movie
9
Mr. Hardy
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Movie
6.5
Ollie
Hollywood Party (1934)
Movie
Oliver
Oliver the Eighth (1934)
Movie
9
Oliver Hardy
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Movie
10
Ollie
Dirty Work (1933)
Movie
9
Baby
Wild Poses (1933)
Movie
Ollie
Busy Bodies (1933)
Movie
9
Officer Oliver Hardy
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
Movie
9
Ollio
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Movie
Oliver Hardy
Me and My Pal (1933)
Movie
8
Oliver Hardy / Mrs. Fanny Laurel
Twice Two (1933)
Movie
9
Ollie
Towed in a Hole (1932)
Movie
9
Ollie
Their First Mistake (1932)
Movie
10
Ollie
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Movie
10
Mr. Hardy
Scram! (1932)
Movie
9
Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth (1932)
Movie
Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh (1932)
Movie
Ollie
County Hospital (1932)
Movie
10
Mr. Hardy
The Chimp (1932)
Movie
9
Ollie Hardy
The Music Box (1932)
Movie
10
Oliver Hardy
Any Old Port! (1932)
Movie
9
Ollie
Helpmates (1932)
Movie
8
New Suitor
On the Loose (1931)
Movie
Ollie
Beau Hunks (1931)
Movie
10
Ollie
One Good Turn (1931)
Movie
10
Ollie
Come Clean (1931)
Movie
10
Oliver Hardy
Pardon Us (1931)
Movie
9
Ollie
Haunted at Midnight (1931)
Movie
Ollie
Our Wife (1931)
Movie
10
Oliver
Playing at Politics (1931)
Movie
Señor Hardy
The Skulls (1931)
Movie
Police Driver
The Stolen Jools (1931)
Movie
6
Mr. Oliver Hardy
Chickens Come Home (1931)
Movie
5.5
M. Hardy
The Chiselers (1931)
Movie
Ollie
Be Big! (1931)
Movie
Ollie
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Movie
6.33
Ollie
Laughing Gravy (1930)
Movie
10
Oliver Hardy
Night of Goblins (1930)
Movie
Oliver Hardy
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Movie
9
Ollie
Hog Wild (1930)
Movie
8
Ollie
Shivering and Shaking (1930)
Movie
Ollie
Below Zero (1930)
Movie
9
Ollie
The Night Life (1930)
Movie
Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Brats (1930)
Movie
10
Ollie
Blotto (1930)
Movie
10
Murza-Bek
The Rogue Song (1930)
Movie
Ollie
Thieves (1930)
Movie
Mr. Hardy
Night Owls (1930)
Movie
9
Ollie
Angora Love (1929)
Movie
Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Movie
6
Ollie
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Movie
10
Oliver (process server)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Movie
10
Ollie
They Go Boom! (1929)
Movie
8
Ollie
Perfect Day (1929)
Movie
10
Ollie
Men O'War (1929)
Movie
9
Ollie
Berth Marks (1929)
Movie
9
Ollie
Double Whoopee (1929)
Movie
Oliver Hardy
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
Movie
10
Ollie
Big Business (1929)
Movie
9
Ollie
That's My Wife (1929)
Movie
9
Ollie
Wrong Again (1929)
Movie
Ollie
Liberty (1929)
Movie
8
Ollie
We Faw Down (1928)
Movie
Ollie
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Movie
Ollie
Two Tars (1928)
Movie
9
Ollie
Early to Bed (1928)
Movie
Mr. Hardy
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Movie
Ollie
Their Purple Moment (1928)
Movie
Ollie - French Horn Player
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
Movie
Mr. Hardy
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
Movie
Ollie
The Finishing Touch (1928)
Movie
Mighty Giant
Flying Elephants (1928)
Movie
Ollie
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
Movie
Manager
The Battle of the Century (1927)
Movie
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
Movie
Sherlock Pinkham
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Movie
'Happy' Hopey
Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927)
Movie
Ollie
Hats Off (1927)
Movie
Asylum Inmate
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
Movie
Big Goofy
The Second Hundred Years (1927)
Movie
Policeman
Now I'll Tell One (1927)
Movie
Purser Cryder
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Movie
5
Brittle's Butler
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Movie
Top Sergeant Banner
With Love and Hisses (1927)
Movie
First Mate
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
Movie
Ice Man
Baby Brother (1927)
Movie
Big Bill
Fluttering Hearts (1927)
Movie
Judge Chigger
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Movie
Gordon Bagley
Crazy to Act (1927)
Movie
Sharkey Nye
No Man's Law (1927)
Movie
The Butler
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
Movie
Jarvis - the Butler
Slipping Wives (1927)
Movie
Oliver Hardy aka Colonel Buckshot
Duck Soup (1927)
Movie
Policeman
Why Girls Say No (1927)
Movie
Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
Movie
The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
Two-Time Mama (1927)
Movie
Hotel Detective
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
Movie
Jazz band drummer
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Movie
Oswald Schwartzkopple
Be Your Age (1926)
Movie
Cab Driver
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Movie
Charley's Victim
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Movie
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Along Came Auntie (1926)
Movie
Police Officer
Thundering Fleas (1926)
Movie
Sheriff Bill
The Gentle Cyclone (1926)
Movie
The Prime Minister's Assistant
Long Fliv the King (1926)
Movie
Arlington Kimmel - the Floorwalker
Say It with Babies (1926)
Movie
Captain Schmaltz
Madame Mystery (1926)
Movie
Camp Foreman
Wandering Papas (1926)
Movie
The Taxi Driver
A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)
Movie
Babe Mulligan
The Perfect Clown (1925)
Movie
Doctor
Should Sailors Marry? (1925)
Movie
The boss
They All Fall (1925)
Movie
Her former sweetheart
Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Movie
Remington - the Brother-in-Law
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
Movie
A bellhop
Hop to It! (1925)
Movie
Wilbert Perkins
The Joke's on You (1925)
Movie
Theatre Manager
Fiddlin' Around (1925)
Movie
The Rival
Rivals (1925)
Movie
A Rival Taxi Driver
Hey, Taxi! (1925)
Movie
Paperhanger
Stick Around (1925)
Movie
Woodsman / Knight of the Garter / Farmhand
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Movie
Actor
Roaring Lions at Home (1924)
Movie
Dangerous Dan McGraw
Kid Speed (1924)
Movie
Killer Kid
Her Boy Friend (1924)
Movie
Bootlegger
Trouble Brewing (1924)
Movie
Actor
The Perfect Lady (1924)
Movie
Dynamite Duffy
Horseshoes (1923)
Movie
Oliver, the Other Suitor
Lightning Love (1923)
Movie
Store manager
The Gown Shop (1923)
Movie
Farm Hand
The Barnyard (1923)
Movie
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
The Midnight Cabaret (1923)
Movie
Writer
Quicksands (1923)
Movie
The Girl's Father
No Wedding Bells (1923)
Movie
Gaston Gilligan
The Counter Jumper (1922)
Movie
'Bull' Mulligan
Little Wildcat (1922)
Movie
The neighbor
Golf (1922)
Movie
General Alarm
A Pair of Kings (1922)
Movie
Stage Manager / Audience Member
The Show (1922)
Movie
The foreman
The Sawmill (1922)
Movie
Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
The Lucky Dog (1921)
Movie
Hotel manager
The Bell Hop (1921)
Movie
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart
The Fall Guy (1921)
Movie
Foreman
The Bakery (1921)
Movie
The Big Boss
The Rent Collector (1921)
Movie
The Life Saver
His Jonah Day (1920)
Movie
The ruffian
The Backyard (1920)
Movie
Her Father
Married to Order (1920)
Movie
Audience member (uncredited)
The Stage Hand (1920)
Movie
Babe, a millionaire
The Decorator (1920)
Movie
The Landlord
Squeaks and Squawks (1920)
Movie
Mr. Peeble Ford
Distilled Love (1920)
Movie
Al K. Hall
Bungs and Bunglers (1919)
Movie
A Janitor
Dull Care (1919)
Movie
Solomon Soop
Hop To It, Bellhop (1919)
Movie
Head Waiter
He's In Again (1918)
Movie
A German Customer
The King of the Kitchen (1918)
Movie
A devoted husband
Hello Trouble (1918)
Movie
Kid
Playmates (1918)
Movie
The Boss
Bright and Early (1918)
Movie
School Superintendent
The Scholar (1918)
Movie
Cafe Owner
The Rogue (1918)
Movie
Ollie
His Day Out (1918)
Movie
Oliver - The Saloonkeeper
The Stranger (1918)
Movie
Newlywed
The Pest (1917)
Movie
Harold
The Hobo (1917)
Movie
Actor
The Candy Kid (1917)
Movie
Babe
The Chief Cook (1917)
Movie
Babe
The Villain (1917)
Movie
Poor Artist
Cupid's Rival (1917)
Movie
The Hero's Rival
The Hero (1917)
Movie
Actor
Little Nell (1917)
Movie
Actor
Back Stage (1917)
Movie
Babe
The Guilty Ones (1916)
Movie
Plump
The Candy Trail (1916)
Movie
Pvt. Plump
Love and Duty (1916)
Movie
Maggie Murphy
The Lottery Man (1916)
Movie
Plump
Hungry Hearts (1916)
Movie
Plump
The Battle Royal (1916)
Movie
Plump
The Serenade (1916)
Movie
Plump
One Too Many (1916)
Movie
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 (1916)
Movie
The Grocer
Something in Her Eye (1915)
Movie
Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
The Lilac Splash (1915)
Movie
Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Avenging Bill (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Haunted Hat (1915)
Movie
Paul Simmons
It May Be You (1915)
Movie
Bill Myers
A Lucky Strike (1915)
Movie
Jack
An Expensive Visit (1915)
Movie
Pedestrian
They Looked Alike (1915)
Movie
Ikie Ikestein
Babe's School Days (1915)
Movie
Cy (as Babe Hardy)
The Servant Girl's Legacy (1914)
Movie
Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Mother's Baby Boy (1914)
Movie
Grocery Boy
Making Auntie Welcome (1914)
Movie
Self
Funny Business
Movie
Ollie
Paul Merton's Heroes of Comedy
Movie
Sherlock Pinkham
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Movie
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Movie
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 3
Movie
Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili
Movie
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
Self
The Laurel and Hardy Collector's Classic
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-01-17
Deathday1957-08-07 (65 years old)
Birth NameOliver Norvell Hardy
Birth PlaceHarlem, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsOliver Norvell Hardy, Oliver N. Hardy, O.N. Hardy, Babe Hardy, 'Babe' Hardy, Cupid Hardy, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel & Hardy, Hardy, Norvell Hardy, Ollie, Оливер Харди
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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