Oliver Hardy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

290

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-01-18

Day of death

1957-08-07 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, Georgia, USA

Oliver Hardy

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.

Known For

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • Love 'em and Feed 'em

    Love 'em and Feed 'em

  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    A-Haunting We Will Go

  • Night Owls

    Night Owls

  • Laughing Ladies

    Laughing Ladies

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • Scram!

    Scram!

  • Hats Off

    Hats Off

  • Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Thundering Fleas

    Thundering Fleas

  • Busy Bodies

    Busy Bodies

  • Madame Mystery

    Madame Mystery

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • Sailors, Beware!

    Sailors, Beware!

  • Wandering Papas

    Wandering Papas

  • Pardon Us

    Pardon Us

  • Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

  • Hog Wild

    Hog Wild

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • Liberty

    Liberty

  • Wrong Again

    Wrong Again

  • County Hospital

    County Hospital

  • Kid Speed

    Kid Speed

  • Bonnie Scotland

    Bonnie Scotland

  • Below Zero

    Below Zero

  • The Show

    The Show

  • Block-Heads

    Block-Heads

  • Jitterbugs

    Jitterbugs

  • Blotto

    Blotto

  • The Chimp

    The Chimp

  • Swiss Miss

    Swiss Miss

  • Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

  • Distilled Love

    Distilled Love

  • Berth Marks

    Berth Marks

  • Helpmates

    Helpmates

  • Be Big!

    Be Big!

  • Radiomanía

    Radiomanía

  • Angora Love

    Angora Love

  • Two Tars

    Two Tars

  • Great Guns

    Great Guns

  • Bacon Grabbers

    Bacon Grabbers

  • Playmates

    Playmates

  • Should Men Walk Home?

    Should Men Walk Home?

  • Galloping Ghosts

    Galloping Ghosts

  • Twice Two

    Twice Two

  • The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

  • The Pest

    The Pest

  • Saps at Sea

    Saps at Sea

  • The Scholar

    The Scholar

  • The Barnyard

    The Barnyard

  • Habeas Corpus

    Habeas Corpus

  • Dull Care

    Dull Care

  • Zenobia

    Zenobia

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

  • The Bullfighters

    The Bullfighters

  • The Hobo

    The Hobo

  • The Villain

    The Villain

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

    The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

  • The Bakery

    The Bakery

  • Fluttering Hearts

    Fluttering Hearts

  • Our Wife

    Our Wife

  • The Flying Deuces

    The Flying Deuces

  • Thieves

    Thieves

  • Laughing Gravy

    Laughing Gravy

  • The Hero

    The Hero

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • The Lucky Dog

    The Lucky Dog

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

    Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

  • The Fighting Kentuckian

    The Fighting Kentuckian

  • Way Out West

    Way Out West

  • A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

  • Sugar Daddies

    Sugar Daddies

  • The Nickel-Hopper

    The Nickel-Hopper

  • Sons of the Desert

    Sons of the Desert

  • The Battle of the Century

    The Battle of the Century

  • Air Raid Wardens

    Air Raid Wardens

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • The Golden Age of Comedy

    The Golden Age of Comedy

  • Dance of the Cookoos

    Dance of the Cookoos

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • The Second 100 Years

    The Second 100 Years

  • That's My Wife

    That's My Wife

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Leave 'Em Laughing

    Leave 'Em Laughing

  • The Music Box

    The Music Box

  • Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks

  • Me and My Pal

    Me and My Pal

  • Come Clean

    Come Clean

  • The Gentle Cyclone

    The Gentle Cyclone

  • With Love and Hisses

    With Love and Hisses

  • Say It with Babies

    Say It with Babies

  • Towed in a Hole

    Towed in a Hole

  • Putting Pants on Philip

    Putting Pants on Philip

  • Be Your Age

    Be Your Age

  • Another Fine Mess

    Another Fine Mess

  • Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

    Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

  • Oliver the Eighth

    Oliver the Eighth

  • Salute to Stan Laurel

    Salute to Stan Laurel

  • Yes, Yes, Nanette

    Yes, Yes, Nanette

  • Should Married Men Go Home?

    Should Married Men Go Home?

  • Pick a Star

    Pick a Star

  • Double Whoopee

    Double Whoopee

  • Unaccustomed as We Are

    Unaccustomed as We Are

  • Men O' War

    Men O' War

  • Along Came Auntie

    Along Came Auntie

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • The Perfect Clown

    The Perfect Clown

  • Should Sailors Marry?

    Should Sailors Marry?

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Chickens Come Home

    Chickens Come Home

  • Why Girls Love Sailors

    Why Girls Love Sailors

  • The Backyard

    The Backyard

  • The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

    The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

  • The Bohemian Girl

    The Bohemian Girl

  • We Faw Down

    We Faw Down

  • Slipping Wives

    Slipping Wives

  • The Girl in the Limousine

    The Girl in the Limousine

  • Golf

    Golf

  • Haunted at Midnight

    Haunted at Midnight

  • The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

    The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

  • The Head Waiter

    The Head Waiter

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

  • The Tree in a Test Tube

    The Tree in a Test Tube

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • A Bankrupt Honeymoon

    A Bankrupt Honeymoon

  • Their First Mistake

    Their First Mistake

  • The Rent Collector

    The Rent Collector

  • The Stage Hand

    The Stage Hand

  • Do Detectives Think?

    Do Detectives Think?

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • 30 Years of Fun

    30 Years of Fun

  • Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

    Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • On the Loose

    On the Loose

  • The Joke's on You

    The Joke's on You

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

    Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

  • Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

    Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

  • Dick und Doof

    Dick und Doof

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Night of Goblins

    Night of Goblins

  • Their Purple Moment

    Their Purple Moment

  • Rivals

    Rivals

  • Chaplin's Goliath

    Chaplin's Goliath

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • Back Stage

    Back Stage

  • The Rogue Song

    The Rogue Song

  • They All Fall

    They All Fall

  • The Bell Hop

    The Bell Hop

  • Fiddlin' Around

    Fiddlin' Around

  • Stick Around

    Stick Around

  • The Lottery Man

    The Lottery Man

  • Hey, Taxi!

    Hey, Taxi!

  • Little Nell

    Little Nell

  • No Man's Law

    No Man's Law

  • Any Old Port!

    Any Old Port!

  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

  • The Rogue

    The Rogue

  • A Pair of Kings

    A Pair of Kings

  • Fiddlin' Around

    Fiddlin' Around

  • The Finishing Touch

    The Finishing Touch

  • Long Fliv the King

    Long Fliv the King

  • Cupid's Rival

    Cupid's Rival

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • The Fixer Uppers

    The Fixer Uppers

  • Bromo and Juliet

    Bromo and Juliet

  • Roaring Lions at Home

    Roaring Lions at Home

  • Why Girls Say No

    Why Girls Say No

  • Tit for Tat

    Tit for Tat

  • He's In Again

    He's In Again

  • The Night Life

    The Night Life

  • Crazy Like a Fox

    Crazy Like a Fox

  • Them Thar Hills

    Them Thar Hills

  • Little Wildcat

    Little Wildcat

  • The Candy Kid

    The Candy Kid

  • You're Darn Tootin'

    You're Darn Tootin'

  • The Dancing Masters

    The Dancing Masters

  • The Lilac Splash

    The Lilac Splash

  • Hop to It!

    Hop to It!

  • The Devil's Brother

    The Devil's Brother

  • On the Wrong Trek

    On the Wrong Trek

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • The King of the Kitchen

    The King of the Kitchen

  • The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

    The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

  • The Midnight Cabaret

    The Midnight Cabaret

  • Married to Order

    Married to Order

  • Squeaks and Squawks

    Squeaks and Squawks

  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

    The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

  • Isn't Life Terrible?

    Isn't Life Terrible?

  • Hop to It, Bellhop

    Hop to It, Bellhop

  • The Honorable Mr. Buggs

    The Honorable Mr. Buggs

  • Going Bye-Bye!

    Going Bye-Bye!

  • The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost

  • Her Boy Friend

    Her Boy Friend

  • Call of the Cuckoo

    Call of the Cuckoo

  • Baby Brother

    Baby Brother

  • The Hoose-Gow

    The Hoose-Gow

  • Love 'Em and Weep

    Love 'Em and Weep

  • Thicker Than Water

    Thicker Than Water

  • From Soup to Nuts

    From Soup to Nuts

  • It May Be You

    It May Be You

  • Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

  • Hinter Schloss und Riegel

    Hinter Schloss und Riegel

  • The Guilty Ones

    The Guilty Ones

  • Brats

    Brats

  • Hello Trouble

    Hello Trouble

  • Playing at Politics

    Playing at Politics

  • The Counter Jumper

    The Counter Jumper

  • They Go Boom!

    They Go Boom!

  • Lightning Love

    Lightning Love

  • Two-Time Mama

    Two-Time Mama

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Crazy to Act

    Crazy to Act

  • Springtime

    Springtime

  • The Battle Royal

    The Battle Royal

  • His Jonah Day

    His Jonah Day

  • The Chief Cook

    The Chief Cook

  • His Day Out

    His Day Out

  • Shivering and Shaking

    Shivering and Shaking

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

    Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

  • Bungs and Bunglers

    Bungs and Bunglers

  • MGM 1935 Promo Reel

    MGM 1935 Promo Reel

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year One

    Laurel & Hardy: Year One

  • Mother's Baby Boy

    Mother's Baby Boy

  • The Decorator

    The Decorator

  • Flying Elephants

    Flying Elephants

  • Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

    Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

  • Magazine Cooking

    Magazine Cooking

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Bright and Early

    Bright and Early

  • Ups and Downs

    Ups and Downs

  • Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

    Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

  • Wild Poses

    Wild Poses

  • The Servant Girl's Legacy

    The Servant Girl's Legacy

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

  • 4 Clowns

    4 Clowns

  • Horseshoes

    Horseshoes

  • The Chiselers

    The Chiselers

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • The Skulls

    The Skulls

  • Trouble Brewing

    Trouble Brewing

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • A Lucky Strike

    A Lucky Strike

  • An Expensive Visit

    An Expensive Visit

  • No Wedding Bells

    No Wedding Bells

  • Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

    Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

  • The Serenade

    The Serenade

  • Babe's School Days

    Babe's School Days

  • Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

    Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

  • Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

    Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

  • Dick & Doof - Best of

    Dick & Doof - Best of

  • Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

    Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

  • The Gown Shop

    The Gown Shop

  • Love and Duty

    Love and Duty

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of

  • Hungry Hearts

    Hungry Hearts

  • Now I'll Tell One

    Now I'll Tell One

  • Stan and Olly

    Stan and Olly

  • Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

    Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

  • The Candy Trail

    The Candy Trail

  • The Perfect Lady

    The Perfect Lady

  • Their Night Out - Screen Test

    Their Night Out - Screen Test

  • They Looked Alike

    They Looked Alike

  • The Trouble Hunter

    The Trouble Hunter

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

  • A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

    A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

  • That's That!

    That's That!

  • The Haunted Hat

    The Haunted Hat

  • Avenging Bill

    Avenging Bill

  • The World of Laurel and Hardy

    The World of Laurel and Hardy

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

  • Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

    Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

  • Something in Her Eye

    Something in Her Eye

  • Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

    Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

  • Nash the Slash Rises Again!

    Nash the Slash Rises Again!

  • Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

    Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

  • Making Auntie Welcome

    Making Auntie Welcome