Stan Laurel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

228

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-06-16

Day of death

1965-02-23 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK

Stan Laurel

Biography

Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, the deep comic gravity, and the nonsensical understatement. His performances polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. He was a member of "Fred Karno's Army", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe. Laurel began his film career in 1917 and made his final appearance in 1951. From 1928 onwards he appeared exclusively with Hardy, and Laurel officially retired from the screen following his comedy partner's death in 1957. In 1961 Laurel was given a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his pioneering work in comedy, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. In 2009, a bronze statue of the Laurel and Hardy duo was unveiled in Laurel's hometown of Ulverston, England.

Known For

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    A-Haunting We Will Go

  • Night Owls

    Night Owls

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Short Orders

    Short Orders

  • The Soilers

    The Soilers

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • Scram!

    Scram!

  • Hats Off

    Hats Off

  • Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Busy Bodies

    Busy Bodies

  • The Pest

    The Pest

  • Sailors, Beware!

    Sailors, Beware!

  • Short Kilts

    Short Kilts

  • 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

  • Bonnie Scotland

    Bonnie Scotland

  • Below Zero

    Below Zero

  • Block-Heads

    Block-Heads

  • Jitterbugs

    Jitterbugs

  • Blotto

    Blotto

  • The Chimp

    The Chimp

  • Swiss Miss

    Swiss Miss

  • Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

  • Berth Marks

    Berth Marks

  • Helpmates

    Helpmates

  • Be Big!

    Be Big!

  • Radiomanía

    Radiomanía

  • Roughest Africa

    Roughest Africa

  • Angora Love

    Angora Love

  • Two Tars

    Two Tars

  • Great Guns

    Great Guns

  • Bacon Grabbers

    Bacon Grabbers

  • Scorching Sands

    Scorching Sands

  • Twice Two

    Twice Two

  • Saps at Sea

    Saps at Sea

  • Habeas Corpus

    Habeas Corpus

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

  • The Bullfighters

    The Bullfighters

  • Pie-Eyed

    Pie-Eyed

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

    The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

  • Our Wife

    Our Wife

  • The Flying Deuces

    The Flying Deuces

  • Thieves

    Thieves

  • Laughing Gravy

    Laughing Gravy

  • What's the World Coming To?

    What's the World Coming To?

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • The Lucky Dog

    The Lucky Dog

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • The Sleuth

    The Sleuth

  • Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

    Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

  • Way Out West

    Way Out West

  • A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

  • Sugar Daddies

    Sugar Daddies

  • Sons of the Desert

    Sons of the Desert

  • Twins

    Twins

  • 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

  • Postage Due

    Postage Due

  • The Music Box

    The Music Box

  • The Handy Man

    The Handy Man

  • Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks

  • Me and My Pal

    Me and My Pal

  • Come Clean

    Come Clean

  • Rupert of Hee-Haw

    Rupert of Hee-Haw

  • With Love and Hisses

    With Love and Hisses

  • Towed in a Hole

    Towed in a Hole

  • Putting Pants on Philip

    Putting Pants on Philip

  • 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

  • On the Front Page

    On the Front Page

  • Should Tall Men Marry?

    Should Tall Men Marry?

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

    The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

  • The Bohemian Girl

    The Bohemian Girl

  • Seeing the World

    Seeing the World

  • We Faw Down

    We Faw Down

  • Slipping Wives

    Slipping Wives

  • Brothers Under the Chin

    Brothers Under the Chin

  • A Man About Town

    A Man About Town

  • Haunted at Midnight

    Haunted at Midnight

  • The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

    The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

  • The Weak-End Party

    The Weak-End Party

  • 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

  • Their First Mistake

    Their First Mistake

  • The Whole Truth

    The Whole Truth

  • Just Rambling Along

    Just Rambling Along

  • Bears and Bad Men

    Bears and Bad Men

  • Do Detectives Think?

    Do Detectives Think?

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Oranges and Lemons

    Oranges and Lemons

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

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

  • When Knights Were Cold

    When Knights Were Cold

  • On the Loose

    On the Loose

  • 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

  • Zeb vs. Paprika

    Zeb vs. Paprika

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Night of Goblins

    Night of Goblins

  • Their Purple Moment

    Their Purple Moment

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • The Rogue Song

    The Rogue Song

  • Mud and Sand

    Mud and Sand

  • Any Old Port!

    Any Old Port!

  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

  • The Finishing Touch

    The Finishing Touch

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • The Fixer Uppers

    The Fixer Uppers

  • Hustling for Health

    Hustling for Health

  • Tit for Tat

    Tit for Tat

  • The Night Life

    The Night Life

  • Them Thar Hills

    Them Thar Hills

  • You're Darn Tootin'

    You're Darn Tootin'

  • The Dancing Masters

    The Dancing Masters

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces

  • Under Two Jags

    Under Two Jags

  • Do You Love Your Wife?

    Do You Love Your Wife?

  • The Devil's Brother

    The Devil's Brother

  • Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

    Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

  • On the Wrong Trek

    On the Wrong Trek

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • Eve's Love Letters

    Eve's Love Letters

  • The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

    The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

    The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

  • Going Bye-Bye!

    Going Bye-Bye!

  • The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost

  • Get 'Em Young

    Get 'Em Young

  • Call of the Cuckoo

    Call of the Cuckoo

  • 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

  • Hinter Schloss und Riegel

    Hinter Schloss und Riegel

  • Brats

    Brats

  • Playing at Politics

    Playing at Politics

  • Collars and Cuffs

    Collars and Cuffs

  • They Go Boom!

    They Go Boom!

  • Mandarin Mix-Up

    Mandarin Mix-Up

  • Gas and Air

    Gas and Air

  • Shivering and Shaking

    Shivering and Shaking

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

    Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

  • The Egg

    The Egg

  • MGM 1935 Promo Reel

    MGM 1935 Promo Reel

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year One

    Laurel & Hardy: Year One

  • Flying Elephants

    Flying Elephants

  • Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

    Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • Detained

    Detained

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • Somewhere In Wrong

    Somewhere In Wrong

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Save The Ship

    Save The Ship

  • Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

    Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

  • Wild Poses

    Wild Poses

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

  • Pick and Shovel

    Pick and Shovel

  • 4 Clowns

    4 Clowns

  • The Chiselers

    The Chiselers

  • Half a Man

    Half a Man

  • Kill or Cure

    Kill or Cure

  • Frozen Hearts

    Frozen Hearts

  • The Snow Hawk

    The Snow Hawk

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • The Skulls

    The Skulls

  • Mother's Joy

    Mother's Joy

  • Smithy

    Smithy

  • West of Hot Dog

    West of Hot Dog

  • The Noon Whistle

    The Noon Whistle

  • Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

    Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

  • 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

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of

  • Now I'll Tell One

    Now I'll Tell One

  • Stan and Olly

    Stan and Olly

  • Near Dublin

    Near Dublin

  • Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

    Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

  • Frauds and Frenzies

    Frauds and Frenzies

  • White Wings

    White Wings

  • Navy Blue Days

    Navy Blue Days

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

  • Huns and Hyphens

    Huns and Hyphens

  • A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

    A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

  • That's That!

    That's That!

  • 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

  • Swim Meet

    Swim Meet

  • Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

    Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

  • Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926

    Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926

  • Nash the Slash Rises Again!

    Nash the Slash Rises Again!