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Oliver Hardy

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Oliver Hardy

Born January 18, 1892 in Harlem, Georgia, USADied August 7, 1957249 films

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".

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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.

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The Music Box posterFirst watchThe Music Box19327.5as OllieThe Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Sons of the Desert poster7.1Sons of the Desert1933Way Out West poster7.1Way Out West1937Block-Heads poster7.0Block-Heads1938Our Relations poster7.0Our Relations1936Busy Bodies poster7.3Busy Bodies1933The Flying Deuces poster6.4The Flying Deuces1939Them Thar Hills poster7.5Them Thar Hills1934A Chump at Oxford poster6.9A Chump at Oxford1940

Filmography

249 films as actor
  1. TBALaurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
  2. TBALaurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
  3. TBAThe World of Laurel and Hardy
  4. 2025Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
  5. 2020Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
  6. 2019Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable ComediesOllio
  7. 2010Dick & Doof - Best ofSchauspieler
  8. 2006Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic ShortsOliver
  9. 2005Laurel & Hardy - Best of IIIHardy
  10. 2002Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
  11. 2001Laurel & Hardy - Best of IIOllie
  12. 1999Laurel & Hardy - Best ofOllie
  13. 1982Dance of the Cookoos
  14. 1978Laurel and Hardy LaughtoonsOllie
  15. 1967The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
  16. 1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
  17. 1951Robinson CrusoelandOllie
  18. 1950Riding HighSucker (uncredited)
  19. 1949The Fighting KentuckianWillie Paine
  20. 1945The BullfightersOllie
  21. 1944Nothing But TroubleOliver
  22. 1944The Big NoiseOllie
  23. 1943The Dancing MastersOllie
  24. 1943JitterbugsOllie
  25. 1943Air Raid WardensOllie
  26. 1942A-Haunting We Will GoOllie
  27. 1941Great GunsOliver
  28. 1940Saps at SeaOllie
  29. 1940A Chump at OxfordOllie
  30. 1939The Flying DeucesOllie
  31. 1939ZenobiaDr. Henry Tibbett
  32. 1938Block-HeadsOllie
  33. 1938Swiss MissOllie
  34. 1937Pick a StarOliver Hardy
  35. 1937Way Out WestOllie
  36. 1936Our RelationsOllie / Bert Hardy
  37. 1936On the Wrong TrekCameo appearance (hitchhiker)
  38. 1936The Bohemian GirlOllie
  39. 1935Bonnie ScotlandOliver 'Ollie' Hardy
  40. 1935Thicker Than WaterOllie
  41. 1935Their Night Out - Screen TestMr. Hardy
  42. 1935The Fixer UppersOllie
  43. 1935Tit for TatOllie
  44. 1934Babes in ToylandOllie Dee
  45. 1934The Live GhostOllie
  46. 1934Them Thar HillsOllie
  47. 1934Going Bye-Bye!Mr. Hardy
  48. 1934Hollywood PartyOllie
  49. 1934Oliver the EighthOllie
  50. 1933Sons of the DesertOliver 'Ollie' Hardy
  51. 1933Dirty WorkOllie
  52. 1933Wild PosesBaby
  53. 1933Busy BodiesOllie
  54. 1933The Midnight PatrolOfficer Oliver Hardy
  55. 1933The Devil's BrotherOllio
  56. 1933Me and My PalOllie
  57. 1933Twice TwoOllie / Mrs. Laurel
  58. 1932Towed in a HoleOllie
  59. 1932Their First MistakeOllie
  60. 1932Pack Up Your TroublesOllie
  61. 1932Scram!Ollie
  62. 1932County HospitalOllie
  63. 1932The ChimpOllie
  64. 1932Hinter Schloss und RiegelOllie
  65. 1932The Music BoxOllie
  66. 1932Any Old Port!Ollie
  67. 1932HelpmatesOllie
  68. 1931On the LooseNew Suitor (uncredited)
  69. 1931Beau HunksOllie
  70. 1931One Good TurnOllie
  71. 1931Come CleanOllie
  72. 1931Pardon UsOllie
  73. 1931Haunted at MidnightOllie
  74. 1931Our WifeOllie
  75. 1931Playing at PoliticsOliver
  76. 1931The SkullsSeñor Hardy
  77. 1931De Bote en BoteOllie
  78. 1931Laughing GravyOllie
  79. 1931The Stolen JoolsPolice Driver
  80. 1931Chickens Come HomeMr. Oliver Hardy
  81. 1931Be Big!Ollie
  82. 1931The ChiselersM. Hardy
  83. 1930Another Fine MessOllie
  84. 1930Night of GoblinsOllie
  85. 1930The Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseOllie
  86. 1930RadiomaníaOllie
  87. 1930Hog WildOllie
  88. 1930Shivering and ShakingOllie
  89. 1930Below ZeroOllie
  90. 1930The Night LifeOllie
  91. 1930BratsOllie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
  92. 1930BlottoOllie
  93. 1930The Rogue SongMurza-Bek
  94. 1930Thieves
  95. 1930Night OwlsOllie
  96. 1929Angora LoveOllie
  97. 1929The Hoose-GowOllie
  98. 1929Bacon GrabbersOliver
  99. 1929They Go Boom!Ollie
  100. 1929Perfect DayOllie
  101. 1929Men O' WarOllie
  102. 1929Berth MarksOllie
  103. 1929Double WhoopeeOllie
  104. 1929Unaccustomed as We AreOliver Hardy
  105. 1929Big BusinessOllie
  106. 1929That's My WifeOllie
  107. 1929Wrong AgainOllie
  108. 1929LibertyOllie
  109. 1928We Faw DownOllie
  110. 1928Habeas CorpusOllie
  111. 1928Two TarsOllie
  112. 1928Early to BedOllie
  113. 1928Should Married Men Go Home?Ollie
  114. 1928Their Purple MomentOllie
  115. 1928You're Darn Tootin'Ollie, French horn player
  116. 1928From Soup to NutsHired butler
  117. 1928Galloping GhostsMeadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
  118. 1928The Finishing TouchOllie
  119. 1928Flying ElephantsMighty Giant
  120. 1928Leave 'Em LaughingOllie