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

This Is Your Life

Dick und Doof

Babes in Toyland

The Wizard of Oz

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

The Fighting Kentuckian

That's Entertainment, Part II

All Movies (293)

• Laurel & Hardy: Year Three2025
• Nash the Slash Rises Again!2025 · as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures2025 · as Archive Footage
• Laurel & Hardy: Year Two2024 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Real Charlie Chaplin2021 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations2020 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition2020
• Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies2019 · as Ollio
• Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films2011 · as Himself (archive footage)
• Dick & Doof - Best of2010 · as Schauspieler
• The Parrott Chase2009 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Silent Clowns2006 · as Self(archive footage)
• Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts2006 · as Oliver
• Laurel & Hardy - Best of III2005 · as Hardy
• Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Laurel & Hardy - Highlights2002
• Laurel & Hardy - Best of II2001 · as Ollie
• Laurel & Hardy - Best of1999 · as Ollie
• Chaplin's Goliath1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992 · as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
• The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Classic Comedy Teams1986 · as Self (archive footage)
• Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · as (archive footage)
• Dance of the Cookoos1982
• The Hollywood Clowns1979 · as (archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons1978 · as Ollie
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• Hooray for Hollywood1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• 4 Clowns1970 · as (archive footage)
• The Best of Laurel and Hardy1968 · as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
• The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy1967
• The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy1967
• Salute to Stan Laurel1965 · as Self (archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's1965 · as Ollie (archive footage)
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
• 30 Years of Fun1963 · as (archive footage)
• Days of Thrills and Laughter1961 · as Self (archive footage)
• When Comedy Was King1960 · as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
• The Golden Age of Comedy1957 · as archive footage
• Robinson Crusoeland1951 · as Ollie
• The Slappiest Days of Our Lives1951 · as (archive footage)
• Riding High1950 · as Sucker (uncredited)
• The Fighting Kentuckian1949 · as Willie Paine
• Performers Arrive in Hampshire1947 · as Self
• The Bullfighters1945 · as Ollie
• Nothing But Trouble1944 · as Oliver
• The Big Noise1944 · as Ollie
• The Dancing Masters1943 · as Ollie
• Jitterbugs1943 · as Ollie
• Air Raid Wardens1943 · as Ollie
• The Tree in a Test Tube1942 · as Ollie
• A-Haunting We Will Go1942 · as Ollie
• Great Guns1941 · as Oliver
• Saps at Sea1940 · as Ollie
• A Chump at Oxford1940 · as Ollie
• The Flying Deuces1939 · as Ollie
• Zenobia1939 · as Dr. Henry Tibbett
• Block-Heads1938 · as Ollie
• That's That!1938 · as Himself
• Hollywood Handicap1938 · as Himself
• Swiss Miss1938 · as Ollie
• Pick a Star1937 · as Oliver Hardy
• Way Out West1937 · as Ollie
• Our Relations1936 · as Ollie / Bert Hardy
• On the Wrong Trek1936 · as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
• The Bohemian Girl1936 · as Ollie
• MGM 1935 Promo Reel1935 · as Cleaner
• Bonnie Scotland1935 · as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
• Thicker Than Water1935 · as Ollie
• Their Night Out - Screen Test1935 · as Mr. Hardy
• The Fixer Uppers1935 · as Ollie
• Tit for Tat1935 · as Ollie
• Babes in Toyland1934 · as Ollie Dee
• The Live Ghost1934 · as Ollie
• Them Thar Hills1934 · as Ollie
• Going Bye-Bye!1934 · as Mr. Hardy
• Hollywood Party1934 · as Ollie
• Oliver the Eighth1934 · as Ollie
• Sons of the Desert1933 · as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
• Dirty Work1933 · as Ollie
• Wild Poses1933 · as Baby
• Busy Bodies1933 · as Ollie
• The Midnight Patrol1933 · as Officer Oliver Hardy
• The Devil's Brother1933 · as Ollio
• Me and My Pal1933 · as Ollie
• Twice Two1933 · as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
• Towed in a Hole1932 · as Ollie
• Their First Mistake1932 · as Ollie
• Pack Up Your Troubles1932 · as Ollie
• Scram!1932 · as Ollie
• Stan and Olly1932 · as Himself
• Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh1932 · as Himself
• Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth1932 · as Himself
• County Hospital1932 · as Ollie
• Laurel and Hardy in the UK1932
• The Chimp1932 · as Ollie
• Hinter Schloss und Riegel1932 · as Ollie
• The Music Box1932 · as Ollie
• Any Old Port!1932 · as Ollie
• Helpmates1932 · as Ollie
• On the Loose1931 · as New Suitor (uncredited)
• Beau Hunks1931 · as Ollie
• One Good Turn1931 · as Ollie
• Come Clean1931 · as Ollie
• Pardon Us1931 · as Ollie
• Haunted at Midnight1931 · as Ollie
• Our Wife1931 · as Ollie
• Playing at Politics1931 · as Oliver
• The Skulls1931 · as Señor Hardy
• De Bote en Bote1931 · as Ollie
• Laughing Gravy1931 · as Ollie
• The Stolen Jools1931 · as Police Driver
• Chickens Come Home1931 · as Mr. Oliver Hardy
• Be Big!1931 · as Ollie
• The Chiselers1931 · as M. Hardy
• Another Fine Mess1930 · as Ollie
• Night of Goblins1930 · as Ollie
• MGM Convention 1930 Announcement1930 · as Himself
• The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case1930 · as Ollie
• Radiomanía1930 · as Ollie
• Hog Wild1930 · as Ollie
• Shivering and Shaking1930 · as Ollie
• Below Zero1930 · as Ollie
• The Night Life1930 · as Ollie
• Brats1930 · as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
• Blotto1930 · as Ollie
• The Rogue Song1930 · as Murza-Bek
• Thieves1930
• Night Owls1930 · as Ollie
• Angora Love1929 · as Ollie
• The Hollywood Revue of 19291929 · as Self
• The Hoose-Gow1929 · as Ollie
• Bacon Grabbers1929 · as Oliver
• They Go Boom!1929 · as Ollie
• Perfect Day1929 · as Ollie
• Men O' War1929 · as Ollie
• Berth Marks1929 · as Ollie
• Double Whoopee1929 · as Ollie
• Unaccustomed as We Are1929 · as Oliver Hardy
• Big Business1929 · as Ollie
• That's My Wife1929 · as Ollie
• Wrong Again1929 · as Ollie
• Liberty1929 · as Ollie
• We Faw Down1928 · as Ollie
• Habeas Corpus1928 · as Ollie
• Two Tars1928 · as Ollie
• Early to Bed1928 · as Ollie
• Should Married Men Go Home?1928 · as Ollie
• Their Purple Moment1928 · as Ollie
• You're Darn Tootin'1928 · as Ollie, French horn player
• From Soup to Nuts1928 · as Hired butler
• Galloping Ghosts1928 · as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
• The Finishing Touch1928 · as Ollie
• Flying Elephants1928 · as Mighty Giant
• Leave 'Em Laughing1928 · as Ollie
• The Battle of the Century1927 · as Manager
• Putting Pants on Philip1927 · as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
• Do Detectives Think?1927 · as Sherlock Pinkham
• Love 'em and Feed 'em1927 · as 'Happy' Hopey
• Hats Off1927 · as Ollie
• Call of the Cuckoo1927 · as Asylum Inmate
• The Second 100 Years1927 · as Big Goofy
• Now I'll Tell One1927 · as Policeman
• Sailors, Beware!1927 · as Purser Cryder
• Sugar Daddies1927 · as Brittle's butler
• With Love and Hisses1927 · as Top Sergeant Banner
• Why Girls Love Sailors1927 · as First Mate
• Baby Brother1927 · as Ice Man
• Fluttering Hearts1927 · as Big Bill
• Love 'Em and Weep1927 · as Judge Chigger
• Crazy to Act1927 · as Gordon Bagley
• No Man's Law1927 · as Sharkey Nye
• The Honorable Mr. Buggs1927 · as The Butler
• Slipping Wives1927 · as Butler
• Duck Soup1927 · as Maltravers
• Why Girls Say No1927 · as Policeman
• Should Men Walk Home?1927 · as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
• Two-Time Mama1927 · as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
• 45 Minutes from Hollywood1926 · as Hotel Detective
• The Nickel-Hopper1926 · as Jazz band drummer
• Be Your Age1926 · as Oswald Schwartzkopple
• Bromo and Juliet1926 · as Cab Driver
• Crazy Like a Fox1926 · as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
• Along Came Auntie1926 · as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
• Thundering Fleas1926 · as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
• The Gentle Cyclone1926 · as Sheriff Bill
• Long Fliv the King1926 · as The Prime Minister's Assistant
• Say It with Babies1926 · as Hector - the Floorwalker
• Madame Mystery1926 · as Captain Schmaltz
• Wandering Papas1926 · as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
• A Bankrupt Honeymoon1926 · as The Taxi Driver
• The Perfect Clown1925 · as Babe Mulligan
• Should Sailors Marry?1925 · as Doctor
• They All Fall1925 · as The boss
• Yes, Yes, Nanette1925 · as Her former sweetheart
• Isn't Life Terrible?1925 · as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
• Hop to It!1925 · as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
• Fiddlin' Around1925 · as Theatre manager
• The Joke's on You1925 · as Wilbert Perkins
• Fiddlin' Around1925 · as Theatre Manager
• Rivals1925 · as The Rival
• Hey, Taxi!1925 · as A Rival Taxi Driver
• Stick Around1925 · as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
• The Wizard of Oz1925 · as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
• Laughing Ladies1925 · as Policeman
• Roaring Lions at Home1924
• Kid Speed1924 · as Dangerous Dan McGraw
• Her Boy Friend1924 · as Killer Kid
• The Girl in the Limousine1924 · as Freddie
• Trouble Brewing1924 · as Bootlegger
• The Perfect Lady1924 · as (unconfirmed)
• Horseshoes1923 · as Dynamite Duffy
• Lightning Love1923 · as Oliver, the Other Suitor
• The Gown Shop1923 · as Store manager
• The Barnyard1923 · as Farm Hand
• The Midnight Cabaret1923 · as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
• No Wedding Bells1923 · as The Girl's Father
• The Counter Jumper1922 · as Gaston Gilligan
• Little Wildcat1922 · as 'Bull' Mulligan
• Golf1922 · as The neighbor
• A Pair of Kings1922 · as General Alarm
• The Show1922 · as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
• The Sawmill1922 · as The Foreman
• The Lucky Dog1921 · as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
• The Bell Hop1921 · as Hotel manager
• The Fall Guy1921 · as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
• The Bakery1921 · as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
• The Rent Collector1921 · as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
• His Jonah Day1920 · as The Life Saver
• The Backyard1920 · as Thug - The ruffian
• Married to Order1920 · as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
• The Trouble Hunter1920 · as The Bouncer
• The Stage Hand1920 · as Audience member (uncredited)
• The Decorator1920 · as Babe, a millionaire
• Springtime1920 · as The Commissioner
• Squeaks and Squawks1920
• Distilled Love1920 · as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
• The Head Waiter1919 · as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
• Bungs and Bunglers1919 · as Al K. Hall
• Dull Care1919 · as A Janitor
• Hop to It, Bellhop1919 · as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
• He's In Again1918 · as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
• Painless Love1918 · as Dr. Hurts
• The King of the Kitchen1918 · as A German customer
• Hello Trouble1918 · as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
• Playmates1918
• Bright and Early1918 · as The Boss
• The Scholar1918 · as The Superintendent
• The Rogue1918 · as Cafe Owner
• His Day Out1918 · as Ollie
• The Stranger1918 · as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
• The Pest1917
• The Hobo1917 · as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
• The Candy Kid1917 · as Rival Proprietor
• The Chief Cook1917 · as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
• The Villain1917 · as Nell
• Cupid's Rival1917 · as Poor Artist
• The Hero1917 · as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
• Little Nell1917 · as Little Nell
• Back Stage1917 · as Babe
• The Guilty Ones1916 · as Babe
• The Candy Trail1916 · as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
• Love and Duty1916 · as Pvt. Plump
• Aunt Bill1916 · as Plump
• The Lottery Man1916 · as Maggie Murphy
• Hungry Hearts1916 · as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
• The Battle Royal1916 · as Plump
• The Serenade1916 · as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
• One Too Many1916 · as Plump
• Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-19271916
• Ups and Downs1915 · as Shifty Mike
• Something in Her Eye1915 · as The Grocer
• The Lilac Splash1915 · as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
• Avenging Bill1915 · as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
• The Haunted Hat1915
• It May Be You1915 · as Paul Simmons
• A Lucky Strike1915 · as Bill Myers
• An Expensive Visit1915 · as Jack
• They Looked Alike1915 · as Pedestrian
• Babe's School Days1915 · as Ikie Ikestein
• The Servant Girl's Legacy1914 · as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
• Mother's Baby Boy1914 · as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
• Magazine Cooking1914
• Making Auntie Welcome1914 · as Grocery Boy
• Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1—
• Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2—
• The World of Laurel and Hardy—

All TV Shows (3)

• Dick und Doof1970 · as Oliver
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self