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Oliver Hardy
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Biography
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.
BODY OF WORK
Oliver Hardy's Filmography
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Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
as Archive Footage
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
as Ollio
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler
No Poster
The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
as Oliver
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
as Hardy
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
as Ollie
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
as Ollie
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
No Poster
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
as Ollie
No Poster
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
Another Nice Mess
as Hardy (archive footage)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
No Poster
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
No Poster
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Ollie (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
Robinson Crusoeland
as Ollie
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
Riding High
as Sucker (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Willie Paine
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
as Self
The Bullfighters
as Ollie
Nothing But Trouble
as Oliver
The Big Noise
as Ollie
The Dancing Masters
as Ollie
Jitterbugs
as Ollie
Air Raid Wardens
as Ollie
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Ollie
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Ollie
Great Guns
as Oliver
Saps at Sea
as Ollie
A Chump at Oxford
as Ollie
The Flying Deuces
as Ollie
Zenobia
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
Block-Heads
as Ollie
That's That!
as Himself
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
Swiss Miss
as Ollie
Pick a Star
as Oliver Hardy
Way Out West
as Ollie
Our Relations
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
The Bohemian Girl
as Ollie
No Poster
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Thicker Than Water
as Ollie
No Poster
Their Night Out - Screen Test
as Mr. Hardy
The Fixer Uppers
as Ollie
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
The Live Ghost
as Ollie
Them Thar Hills
as Ollie
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Hardy
Hollywood Party
as Ollie
Oliver the Eighth
as Ollie
Sons of the Desert
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Dirty Work
as Ollie
Wild Poses
as Baby
Busy Bodies
as Ollie
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Oliver Hardy
The Devil's Brother
as Ollio
Me and My Pal
as Ollie
Twice Two
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
Towed in a Hole
as Ollie
Their First Mistake
as Ollie
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ollie
Scram!
as Ollie
No Poster
Stan and Olly
as Himself
No Poster
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself
No Poster
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself
County Hospital
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
The Chimp
as Ollie
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Ollie
The Music Box
as Ollie
Any Old Port!
as Ollie
Helpmates
as Ollie
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
Beau Hunks
as Ollie
One Good Turn
as Ollie
Come Clean
as Ollie
Pardon Us
as Ollie
Haunted at Midnight
as Ollie
Our Wife
as Ollie
Playing at Politics
as Oliver
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
De Bote en Bote
as Ollie
Laughing Gravy
as Ollie
The Stolen Jools
as Police Driver
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
The Chiselers
as M. Hardy
Be Big!
as Ollie
Another Fine Mess
as Ollie
Night of Goblins
as Ollie
No Poster
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
as Himself
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Ollie
Radiomanía
as Ollie
Hog Wild
as Ollie
Shivering and Shaking
as Ollie
Below Zero
as Ollie
The Night Life
as Ollie
Brats
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Blotto
as Ollie
The Rogue Song
as Murza-Bek
Thieves
Night Owls
as Ollie
Angora Love
as Ollie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
The Hoose-Gow
as Ollie
Bacon Grabbers
as Oliver
They Go Boom!
as Ollie
Perfect Day
as Ollie
Men O' War
as Ollie
Berth Marks
as Ollie
Double Whoopee
as Ollie
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Oliver Hardy
Big Business
as Ollie
That's My Wife
as Ollie
Wrong Again
as Ollie
Liberty
as Ollie
We Faw Down
as Ollie
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
Two Tars
as Ollie
Early to Bed
as Ollie
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Ollie
Their Purple Moment
as Ollie
You're Darn Tootin'
as Ollie, French horn player
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
Galloping Ghosts
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
The Finishing Touch
as Ollie
Flying Elephants
as Mighty Giant
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Ollie
The Battle of the Century
as Manager
Putting Pants on Philip
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Do Detectives Think?
as Sherlock Pinkham
No Poster
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as 'Happy' Hopey
Hats Off
as Ollie
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
as Big Goofy
Now I'll Tell One
as Policeman
Sailors, Beware!
as Purser Cryder
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's butler
With Love and Hisses
as Top Sergeant Banner
Why Girls Love Sailors
as First Mate
Baby Brother
as Ice Man
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
Love 'Em and Weep
as Judge Chigger
Crazy to Act
as Gordon Bagley
No Man's Law
as Sharkey Nye
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Butler
Slipping Wives
as Butler
Duck Soup
as Maltravers
Why Girls Say No
as Policeman
Should Men Walk Home?
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Two-Time Mama
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Detective
The Nickel-Hopper
as Jazz band drummer
Be Your Age
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
Bromo and Juliet
as Cab Driver
Crazy Like a Fox
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Along Came Auntie
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Thundering Fleas
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Sheriff Bill
Long Fliv the King
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
Say It with Babies
as Hector - the Floorwalker
Madame Mystery
as Captain Schmaltz
Wandering Papas
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
No Poster
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
as The Taxi Driver
The Perfect Clown
as Babe Mulligan
Should Sailors Marry?
as Doctor
No Poster
They All Fall
as The boss
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Her former sweetheart
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Hop to It!
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre Manager
The Joke's on You
as Wilbert Perkins
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre manager
Rivals
as The Rival
No Poster
Hey, Taxi!
as A Rival Taxi Driver
Stick Around
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
The Wizard of Oz
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Laughing Ladies
as Policeman
Roaring Lions at Home
Kid Speed
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
Her Boy Friend
as Killer Kid
The Girl in the Limousine
as Freddie
Trouble Brewing
as Bootlegger
No Poster
The Perfect Lady
as (unconfirmed)
Horseshoes
as Dynamite Duffy
Lightning Love
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
The Gown Shop
as Store manager
The Barnyard
as Farm Hand
The Midnight Cabaret
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
No Poster
No Wedding Bells
as The Girl's Father
No Poster
The Counter Jumper
as Gaston Gilligan
Little Wildcat
as 'Bull' Mulligan
Golf
as The neighbor
A Pair of Kings
as General Alarm
The Show
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
The Sawmill
as The Foreman
The Lucky Dog
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
The Bell Hop
as Hotel manager
The Fall Guy
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
The Bakery
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
The Rent Collector
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
His Jonah Day
as The Life Saver
The Backyard
as Thug - The ruffian
Married to Order
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
The Trouble Hunter
as The Bouncer
The Stage Hand
as Audience member (uncredited)
The Decorator
as Babe, a millionaire
Springtime
as The Commissioner
Squeaks and Squawks
Distilled Love
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
The Head Waiter
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
No Poster
Bungs and Bunglers
as Al K. Hall
Dull Care
as A Janitor
No Poster
Hop to It, Bellhop
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
He's In Again
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
No Poster
Painless Love
as Dr. Hurts
No Poster
The King of the Kitchen
as A German customer
Hello Trouble
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
No Poster
Playmates
Bright and Early
as The Boss
The Scholar
as The Superintendent
The Rogue
as Cafe Owner
His Day Out
as Ollie
The Stranger
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
The Pest
The Hobo
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Kid
as Rival Proprietor
The Chief Cook
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
The Villain
as Nell
Cupid's Rival
as Poor Artist
The Hero
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
Little Nell
as Little Nell
No Poster
Back Stage
as Babe
The Guilty Ones
as Babe
The Candy Trail
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Love and Duty
as Pvt. Plump
No Poster
Aunt Bill
as Plump
The Lottery Man
as Maggie Murphy
Hungry Hearts
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Battle Royal
as Plump
The Serenade
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
One Too Many
as Plump
No Poster
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
Ups and Downs
as Shifty Mike
Something in Her Eye
as The Grocer
The Lilac Splash
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
Avenging Bill
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
The Haunted Hat
No Poster
It May Be You
as Paul Simmons
A Lucky Strike
as Bill Myers
An Expensive Visit
as Jack
They Looked Alike
as Pedestrian
Babe's School Days
as Ikie Ikestein
The Servant Girl's Legacy
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Mother's Baby Boy
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
No Poster
Magazine Cooking
Making Auntie Welcome
as Grocery Boy
The World of Laurel and Hardy
No Poster
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
No Poster