Stan Laurel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

227

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

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Saps at Sea

    Saps at Sea

  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    A-Haunting We Will Go

  • The Pest

    The Pest

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Seeing the World

    Seeing the World

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • The Rogue Song

    The Rogue Song

  • Flying Elephants

    Flying Elephants

  • Radiomanía

    Radiomanía

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

    The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

  • Their First Mistake

    Their First Mistake

  • Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • Liberty

    Liberty

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • The Chimp

    The Chimp

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Helpmates

    Helpmates

  • Great Guns

    Great Guns

  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • What's the World Coming To?

    What's the World Coming To?

  • Under Two Jags

    Under Two Jags

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

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

  • Twice Two

    Twice Two

  • Haunted at Midnight

    Haunted at Midnight

  • Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

  • Night of Goblins

    Night of Goblins

  • Eve's Love Letters

    Eve's Love Letters

  • The Music Box

    The Music Box

  • Should Married Men Go Home?

    Should Married Men Go Home?

  • The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

    The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

  • Jitterbugs

    Jitterbugs

  • Scram!

    Scram!

  • Rupert of Hee-Haw

    Rupert of Hee-Haw

  • Below Zero

    Below Zero

  • The Egg

    The Egg

  • Shivering and Shaking

    Shivering and Shaking

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

    Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

  • Wrong Again

    Wrong Again

  • Oliver the Eighth

    Oliver the Eighth

  • Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

    Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

  • Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

  • Night Owls

    Night Owls

  • The Whole Truth

    The Whole Truth

  • Detained

    Detained

  • Unaccustomed as We Are

    Unaccustomed as We Are

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Sailors, Beware!

    Sailors, Beware!

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year One

    Laurel & Hardy: Year One

  • White Wings

    White Wings

  • The Flying Deuces

    The Flying Deuces

  • Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

    Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

  • Me and My Pal

    Me and My Pal

  • Them Thar Hills

    Them Thar Hills

  • Salute to Stan Laurel

    Salute to Stan Laurel

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • Their Purple Moment

    Their Purple Moment

  • The Soilers

    The Soilers

  • Way Out West

    Way Out West

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Putting Pants on Philip

    Putting Pants on Philip

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Wild Poses

    Wild Poses

  • Blotto

    Blotto

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

  • Dance of the Cookoos

    Dance of the Cookoos

  • The Battle of the Century

    The Battle of the Century

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • The Lucky Dog

    The Lucky Dog

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • Pardon Us

    Pardon Us

  • A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

  • Just Rambling Along

    Just Rambling Along

  • The Second 100 Years

    The Second 100 Years

  • The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

    The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

  • Dick und Doof

    Dick und Doof

  • Berth Marks

    Berth Marks

  • On the Loose

    On the Loose

  • The Bohemian Girl

    The Bohemian Girl

  • Chickens Come Home

    Chickens Come Home

  • The Night Life

    The Night Life

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Scorching Sands

    Scorching Sands

  • County Hospital

    County Hospital

  • On the Front Page

    On the Front Page

  • Short Kilts

    Short Kilts

  • The Golden Age of Comedy

    The Golden Age of Comedy

  • Short Orders

    Short Orders

  • Hog Wild

    Hog Wild

  • Roughest Africa

    Roughest Africa

  • With Love and Hisses

    With Love and Hisses

  • 4 Clowns

    4 Clowns

  • Brothers Under the Chin

    Brothers Under the Chin

  • The Chiselers

    The Chiselers

  • Men O' War

    Men O' War

  • The Bullfighters

    The Bullfighters

  • Bears and Bad Men

    Bears and Bad Men

  • Postage Due

    Postage Due

  • A Man About Town

    A Man About Town

  • Towed in a Hole

    Towed in a Hole

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • Block-Heads

    Block-Heads

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • The Sleuth

    The Sleuth

  • Air Raid Wardens

    Air Raid Wardens

  • Zeb vs. Paprika

    Zeb vs. Paprika

  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

  • Habeas Corpus

    Habeas Corpus

  • Bacon Grabbers

    Bacon Grabbers

  • Do You Love Your Wife?

    Do You Love Your Wife?

  • When Knights Were Cold

    When Knights Were Cold

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces

  • Be Big!

    Be Big!

  • Leave 'Em Laughing

    Leave 'Em Laughing

  • That's My Wife

    That's My Wife

  • Should Tall Men Marry?

    Should Tall Men Marry?

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • Swiss Miss

    Swiss Miss

  • We Faw Down

    We Faw Down

  • The Skulls

    The Skulls

  • The Weak-End Party

    The Weak-End Party

  • Hats Off

    Hats Off

  • The Handy Man

    The Handy Man

  • The Devil's Brother

    The Devil's Brother

  • Come Clean

    Come Clean

  • Double Whoopee

    Double Whoopee

  • Any Old Port!

    Any Old Port!

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Mud and Sand

    Mud and Sand

  • Do Detectives Think?

    Do Detectives Think?

  • Why Girls Love Sailors

    Why Girls Love Sailors

  • Sons of the Desert

    Sons of the Desert

  • Another Fine Mess

    Another Fine Mess

  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

    The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

  • Oranges and Lemons

    Oranges and Lemons

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • The Fixer Uppers

    The Fixer Uppers

  • Collars and Cuffs

    Collars and Cuffs

  • Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

    Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

  • Our Wife

    Our Wife

  • Bonnie Scotland

    Bonnie Scotland

  • The Finishing Touch

    The Finishing Touch

  • Call of the Cuckoo

    Call of the Cuckoo

  • Tit for Tat

    Tit for Tat

  • Pick a Star

    Pick a Star

  • Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

    Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

  • Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

    Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

  • You're Darn Tootin'

    You're Darn Tootin'

  • Hinter Schloss und Riegel

    Hinter Schloss und Riegel

  • Get 'Em Young

    Get 'Em Young

  • They Go Boom!

    They Go Boom!

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

  • The Tree in a Test Tube

    The Tree in a Test Tube

  • The Hoose-Gow

    The Hoose-Gow

  • Laughing Gravy

    Laughing Gravy

  • The Dancing Masters

    The Dancing Masters

  • Frauds and Frenzies

    Frauds and Frenzies

  • Sugar Daddies

    Sugar Daddies

  • Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

    Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

  • Swim Meet

    Swim Meet

  • Playing at Politics

    Playing at Politics

  • Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks

  • West of Hot Dog

    West of Hot Dog

  • Thieves

    Thieves

  • On the Wrong Trek

    On the Wrong Trek

  • Brats

    Brats

  • Slipping Wives

    Slipping Wives

  • Busy Bodies

    Busy Bodies

  • The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost

  • The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

    The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

  • Frozen Hearts

    Frozen Hearts

  • Two Tars

    Two Tars

  • Thicker Than Water

    Thicker Than Water

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Stan and Olly

    Stan and Olly

  • Angora Love

    Angora Love

  • Mandarin Mix-Up

    Mandarin Mix-Up

  • Pick and Shovel

    Pick and Shovel

  • Love 'Em and Weep

    Love 'Em and Weep

  • Gas and Air

    Gas and Air

  • Half a Man

    Half a Man

  • From Soup to Nuts

    From Soup to Nuts

  • Going Bye-Bye!

    Going Bye-Bye!

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • Mother's Joy

    Mother's Joy

  • Hustling for Health

    Hustling for Health

  • The Snow Hawk

    The Snow Hawk

  • Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

    Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

  • Navy Blue Days

    Navy Blue Days

  • Twins

    Twins

  • Somewhere In Wrong

    Somewhere In Wrong

  • Save The Ship

    Save The Ship

  • The Noon Whistle

    The Noon Whistle

  • Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

    Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

  • Huns and Hyphens

    Huns and Hyphens

  • Kill or Cure

    Kill or Cure

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • Smithy

    Smithy

  • A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

    A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

  • Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

    Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

  • Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

    Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

  • Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

    Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

  • Pie-Eyed

    Pie-Eyed

  • Now I'll Tell One

    Now I'll Tell One

  • The World of Laurel and Hardy

    The World of Laurel and Hardy

  • Near Dublin

    Near Dublin

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

    Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

  • That's That!

    That's That!

  • MGM 1935 Promo Reel

    MGM 1935 Promo Reel

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of

  • Dick & Doof - Best of

    Dick & Doof - Best of

  • Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

    Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

  • Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

    Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

    Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

  • Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926

    Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926