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

This Is Your Life

Dick und Doof

Babes in Toyland

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

That's Entertainment, Part II

Great Guns

Way Out West

All Movies (231)

• Laurel & Hardy: Year Three2025
• Nash the Slash Rises Again!2025 · as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(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)
• Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty2020 · as archive footage
• Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations2020 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition2020
• The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas2019 · as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)
• Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies2019 · as Stanlio
• 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 - Stan(archive footage)
• Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts2006 · as Stan
• Laurel & Hardy - Best of III2005 · as Stan
• Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Laurel & Hardy - Highlights2002
• Laurel & Hardy - Best of II2001 · as Stan
• Laurel & Hardy - Best of1999 · as Stan
• That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992 · as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (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 Self (archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons1978 · as Stan
• 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 Stan / Alf (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 Stan (archive footage)
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (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 Stan
• The Slappiest Days of Our Lives1951 · as (archive footage)
• Swim Meet1951 · as Self
• Performers Arrive in Hampshire1947 · as Self
• The Bullfighters1945 · as Stanley
• Nothing But Trouble1944 · as Stan
• The Big Noise1944 · as Stan
• The Dancing Masters1943 · as Stan
• Jitterbugs1943 · as Stan
• Air Raid Wardens1943 · as Stan
• The Tree in a Test Tube1942 · as Stan
• A-Haunting We Will Go1942 · as Stan
• Great Guns1941 · as Stan
• Saps at Sea1940 · as Stan
• A Chump at Oxford1940 · as Stan
• The Flying Deuces1939 · as Stan
• Block-Heads1938 · as Stan
• That's That!1938 · as Himself
• Swiss Miss1938 · as Stan
• Pick a Star1937 · as Stan Laurel
• Way Out West1937 · as Stan
• Our Relations1936 · as Stan / Alf Laurel
• On the Wrong Trek1936 · as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
• The Bohemian Girl1936 · as Stan
• MGM 1935 Promo Reel1935 · as Cleaner
• Bonnie Scotland1935 · as Stanley MacLaurel
• Thicker Than Water1935 · as Stan
• The Fixer Uppers1935 · as Stan
• Tit for Tat1935 · as Stan
• Babes in Toyland1934 · as Stannie Dum
• The Live Ghost1934 · as Stan
• Them Thar Hills1934 · as Stan
• Going Bye-Bye!1934 · as Mr. Laurel
• Hollywood Party1934 · as Stan
• Oliver the Eighth1934 · as Stan
• Sons of the Desert1933 · as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
• Dirty Work1933 · as Stan
• Wild Poses1933 · as Baby
• Busy Bodies1933 · as Stan
• The Midnight Patrol1933 · as Officer Stanley Laurel
• The Devil's Brother1933 · as Stanlio
• Me and My Pal1933 · as Stan
• Twice Two1933 · as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
• Towed in a Hole1932 · as Stan
• Their First Mistake1932 · as Stan
• Pack Up Your Troubles1932 · as Stan
• Scram!1932 · as Stan
• Stan and Olly1932 · as Himself
• Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh1932 · as Himself
• Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth1932 · as Himself
• County Hospital1932 · as Stan
• Laurel and Hardy in the UK1932
• The Chimp1932 · as Stan
• Hinter Schloss und Riegel1932 · as Stan
• The Music Box1932 · as Stan
• Any Old Port!1932 · as Stan
• Helpmates1932 · as Stan
• On the Loose1931 · as New Suitor (uncredited)
• Beau Hunks1931 · as Stan
• One Good Turn1931 · as Stan
• Come Clean1931 · as Stan
• Pardon Us1931 · as Stan
• Haunted at Midnight1931 · as Stan
• Our Wife1931 · as Stan
• Playing at Politics1931 · as Stan
• The Skulls1931 · as Señor Laurel
• De Bote en Bote1931 · as Stan
• Laughing Gravy1931 · as Stan
• The Stolen Jools1931 · as Policeman
• Chickens Come Home1931 · as Mr. Laurel
• Be Big!1931 · as Stan
• The Chiselers1931 · as M. Laurel
• Another Fine Mess1930 · as Stan
• Night of Goblins1930 · as Stan
• MGM Convention 1930 Announcement1930 · as Himself
• The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case1930 · as Stan
• Radiomanía1930 · as Stan
• Hog Wild1930 · as Stan
• Shivering and Shaking1930 · as Stan
• Below Zero1930 · as Stan
• The Night Life1930 · as Stan
• Brats1930 · as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
• Blotto1930 · as Stan
• The Rogue Song1930 · as Ali-Bek
• Thieves1930
• Night Owls1930 · as Stan
• Angora Love1929 · as Stan
• The Hollywood Revue of 19291929 · as Self
• The Hoose-Gow1929 · as Stan
• Bacon Grabbers1929 · as Stan
• They Go Boom!1929 · as Stan
• Perfect Day1929 · as Stan
• Men O' War1929 · as Stan
• Berth Marks1929 · as Stan
• Double Whoopee1929 · as Stan
• Unaccustomed as We Are1929 · as Stan
• Big Business1929 · as Stan
• That's My Wife1929 · as Stan
• Wrong Again1929 · as Stan
• Liberty1929 · as Stan
• We Faw Down1928 · as Stan
• Habeas Corpus1928 · as Stan
• Two Tars1928 · as Stan
• Early to Bed1928 · as Stan
• Should Married Men Go Home?1928 · as Stan
• Their Purple Moment1928 · as Mr. Pincher
• You're Darn Tootin'1928 · as Stanley, clarinet player
• From Soup to Nuts1928 · as Hired butler
• The Finishing Touch1928 · as Stan
• Flying Elephants1928 · as Little Twinkle Star
• Leave 'Em Laughing1928 · as Stan
• Should Tall Men Marry?1928 · as Texas Tommy
• The Battle of the Century1927 · as Prize Fighter
• Putting Pants on Philip1927 · as Philip
• Do Detectives Think?1927 · as Ferdinand Finkleberry
• Hats Off1927 · as Stan
• Call of the Cuckoo1927 · as Asylum Inmate
• The Second 100 Years1927 · as Little Goofy
• Now I'll Tell One1927 · as Lawyer
• Sailors, Beware!1927 · as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
• Sugar Daddies1927 · as Brittle's lawyer
• With Love and Hisses1927 · as Cuthbert Hope
• Why Girls Love Sailors1927 · as Willie Brisling
• Love 'Em and Weep1927 · as Romaine Ricketts
• Eve's Love Letters1927 · as Anatole, the butler
• Slipping Wives1927 · as Handyman
• Duck Soup1927 · as Hives
• Seeing the World1927 · as English pedestrian
• 45 Minutes from Hollywood1926 · as Hotel Guest
• On the Front Page1926 · as Dangerfield
• Get 'Em Young1926 · as Summers, the butler
• What's the World Coming To?1926 · as The Man in the Window
• Half a Man1925 · as Winchell McSweeney
• Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride1925 · as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
• The Sleuth1925 · as Webster Dingle
• Navy Blue Days1925 · as Stan
• The Snow Hawk1925 · as Mountie
• Pie-Eyed1925 · as Drunk
• Twins1925 · as Stan / his twin
• Somewhere In Wrong1925 · as A tramp
• West of Hot Dog1924 · as Stan, a Tenderfoot
• Detained1924 · as A convict
• Mandarin Mix-Up1924 · as Sum Sap
• Short Kilts1924 · as McPherson's Son
• Wide Open Spaces1924 · as Gabriel Goober
• Rupert of Hee-Haw1924 · as King / Rudolph Razz
• Near Dublin1924 · as Con
• Brothers Under the Chin1924
• Zeb vs. Paprika1924 · as Dippy Donawho
• Postage Due1924 · as Willy Worst
• Smithy1924 · as Smithy
• Mother's Joy1923 · as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
• Scorching Sands1923 · as Stan
• The Soilers1923 · as Bob Canister
• Save The Ship1923 · as Husband
• The Whole Truth1923 · as The husband
• Frozen Hearts1923 · as Olaf - A peasant
• Roughest Africa1923 · as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
• A Man About Town1923 · as A Man About Town
• Short Orders1923 · as Waiter
• Oranges and Lemons1923 · as Sunkist
• Gas and Air1923 · as Phillup McCann
• Kill or Cure1923
• Collars and Cuffs1923 · as Laundry Worker
• Pick and Shovel1923 · as Miner
• Under Two Jags1923
• White Wings1923 · as Street Cleaner
• The Noon Whistle1923
• The Handy Man1923 · as The handy man
• When Knights Were Cold1923 · as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
• The Pest1922 · as Jimmy Smith
• Mud and Sand1922 · as Rhubarb Vaselino
• The Weak-End Party1922 · as The Gardener
• The Egg1922 · as Humpty Dumpty
• Mixed Nuts1922 · as Book salesman
• The Lucky Dog1921 · as Brash young man accused of dognapping
• Hustling for Health1919 · as The Man
• Do You Love Your Wife?1919 · as Toby - the janitor
• Frauds and Frenzies1918 · as Simp, Second Prisoner
• Just Rambling Along1918 · as Nervy Young Man
• Bears and Bad Men1918 · as Pete
• Huns and Hyphens1918 · as Gang member
• Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-19261918
• 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 Stan
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self