Oliver Hardy

Born: 1892-01-17

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.


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The Music Box

as Ollie
Released: 1932-04-16

The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a...

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Babes in Toyland

as Ollie Dee
Released: 1934-12-14

Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the...

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Sons of the Desert

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Released: 1933-12-29

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise...

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Way Out West

as Ollie
Released: 1937-04-16

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead...

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Block-Heads

as Ollie
Released: 1938-08-19

It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France,...

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Pack Up Your Troubles

as Ollie
Released: 1932-09-16

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World...

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The Flying Deuces

as Ollie
Released: 1939-11-03

Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully...

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Tit for Tat

as Ollie
Released: 1935-01-05

Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the...

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Ollie (archive footage)
Released: 2004-07-28

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop...

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Swiss Miss

as Ollie
Released: 1938-05-20

Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen hoping for better business in Switzerland, with Stan's...

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That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)
Released: 1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...

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A Chump at Oxford

as Ollie
Released: 1940-01-25

The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in...

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The Fighting Kentuckian

as Willie Paine
Released: 1949-09-15

John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De...

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The Wizard of Oz

as Farmhand
Released: 1925-02-12

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

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Bonnie Scotland

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Released: 1935-08-23

Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things...

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Another Fine Mess

as Ollie
Released: 1930-11-29

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective...

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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

as Ollie
Released: 1930-08-08

The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich...

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Busy Bodies

as Ollie
Released: 1933-10-07

In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and...

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Putting Pants on Philip

as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Released: 1927-12-03

Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is...

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Them Thar Hills

as Ollie
Released: 1934-07-21

Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well...

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Kid Speed

as Dangerous Dan McGraw
Released: 1924-11-16

Avery DuPoys is a wealthy businessman, organising a race. He meets one of the competitors of the...

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Pardon Us

as Ollie
Released: 1931-08-15

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer...

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That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)
Released: 1994-07-01

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...

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Big Business

as Ollie
Released: 1929-04-20

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into...

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Saps at Sea

as Ollie
Released: 1940-04-29

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a...

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Utopia

as Ollie
Released: 1951-10-17

Stan and Ollie are marooned on an atoll. This was their last film together.

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Come Clean

as Ollie
Released: 1931-09-02

The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels...

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The Stolen Jools

as Police Driver
Released: 1931-04-04

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...

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Below Zero

as Ollie
Released: 1930-04-26

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad...

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Helpmates

as Ollie
Released: 1932-01-23

Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram...

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Blotto

as Ollie
Released: 1930-02-08

Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his...

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Hollywood Party

as Ollie
Released: 1934-05-24

Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake...

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Love 'Em and Weep

as Judge Chigger
Released: 1927-06-12

Titus Tillsbury is a successful businessman who is visited by a blackmailing old flame. He...

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Our Relations

as Ollie / Bert Hardy
Released: 1936-09-15

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and...

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The Chimp

as Ollie
Released: 1932-05-21

Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into...

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A-Haunting We Will Go

as Ollie
Released: 1942-08-07

Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable...

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Hog Wild

as Ollie
Released: 1930-05-31

First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

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Zenobia

as Dr. Henry Tibbett
Released: 1939-04-21

A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming...

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County Hospital

as Ollie
Released: 1932-06-25

Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1985-03-03

Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

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The Live Ghost

as Ollie
Released: 1934-12-08

Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at...

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The Big Noise

as Ollie
Released: 1944-09-22

During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric...

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The Fixer Uppers

as Ollie
Released: 1935-02-09

Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless...

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Any Old Port!

as Ollie
Released: 1932-03-05

Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the...

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Jitterbugs

as Ollie
Released: 1943-06-05

The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for "gasolene pills"...

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The Second Hundred Years

as Big Goofy
Released: 1927-10-08

Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

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Chickens Come Home

as Mr. Oliver Hardy
Released: 1931-02-21

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

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The Devil's Brother

as Ollio
Released: 1933-05-05

Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra...

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From Soup to Nuts

as Hired butler
Released: 1928-03-24

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

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Towed in a Hole

as Ollie
Released: 1932-12-31

Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen...

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No Man's Law

as Sharkey Nye
Released: 1927-05-01

A wild stallion (Rex the Wonder Horse) becomes the protector of a prospector and his foster...

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Laughing Gravy

as Ollie
Released: 1931-04-04

Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered...

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Beau Hunks

as Ollie
Released: 1931-12-02

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

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The Finishing Touch

as Ollie
Released: 1928-02-25

Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on...

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Brats

as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Released: 1930-03-22

Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics...

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Oliver the Eighth

as Ollie
Released: 1934-01-13

Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for...

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Angora Love

as Ollie
Released: 1929-12-14

Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of...

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Great Guns

as Oliver
Released: 1941-10-10

Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer, (Dick...

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Why Girls Love Sailors

as First Mate
Released: 1927-07-17

Stan is a sailor whose girl gets kidnapped by a rough sea captain. Stan dresses in drag and...

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The Dancing Masters

as Ollie
Released: 1943-11-19

The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running...

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Dirty Work

as Ollie
Released: 1933-11-25

Stan and Ollie are chimney sweeps working at the home of mad scientist Professor Noodle.

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Duck Soup

as Maltravers
Released: 1927-03-13

Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they...

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Going Bye-Bye!

as Mr. Hardy
Released: 1934-06-23

In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence...

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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-12-28

The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the...

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Unaccustomed as We Are

as Oliver Hardy
Released: 1929-05-04

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

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Riding High

as Sucker (uncredited)
Released: 1950-04-12

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win...

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Be Big!

as Ollie
Released: 1931-02-07

Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call...

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The Bohemian Girl

as Ollie
Released: 1936-02-14

Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.

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The Hoose-Gow

as Ollie
Released: 1929-11-16

Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid,...

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The Rogue Song

as Murza-Bek
Released: 1930-01-17

In czarist Russia, a princess falls for a dashing bandit leader, but their romance proves a...

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Yes, Yes, Nanette

as Her former sweetheart
Released: 1925-07-19

Nanette sends a letter to her family telling of her new husband, Hillory. When Hillory arrives...

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Two Tars

as Ollie
Released: 1928-11-03

Two sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved...

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Perfect Day

as Ollie
Released: 1929-08-10

Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with...

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The Bullfighters

as Ollie
Released: 1945-05-01

Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the...

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Squeaks and Squawks

as uncredited
Released: 1920-03-28

A repairman falls in love with a blacksmith's daughter, who's having trouble with their greedy...

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Men O'War

as Ollie
Released: 1929-06-29

Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they...

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Pick a Star

as Oliver Hardy
Released: 1937-05-21

A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom...

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They Go Boom!

as Ollie
Released: 1929-09-21

Stan and Ollie try to sleep in a room-for-rent. Ollie, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently,...

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45 Minutes from Hollywood

as Hotel Detective
Released: 1926-12-26

A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery...

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The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage
Released: 1957-12-26

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy,...

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Thicker Than Water

as Ollie
Released: 1935-03-16

Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the...

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Do Detectives Think?

as Sherlock Pinkham
Released: 1927-11-20

An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to...

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1975-08-06

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...

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The Lucky Dog

as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
Released: 1921-10-01

In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a...

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Their First Mistake

as Ollie
Released: 1932-11-05

Mrs Hardy is annoyed that her husband Oliver seems to spend more time with his friend Stanley...

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The Battle of the Century

as Manager
Released: 1927-12-31

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to...

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Double Whoopee

as Ollie
Released: 1929-05-18

Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman...

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Scram!

as Ollie
Released: 1932-09-10

Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk...

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4 Clowns

as (archive footage)
Released: 1970-09-01

Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era....

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Berth Marks

as Ollie
Released: 1929-06-01

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

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Bright and Early

as The Boss
Released: 1918-05-14

Billy West as does fairly random series of gags as a bellboy in a rather poor hotel run by...

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The Midnight Patrol

as Officer Oliver Hardy
Released: 1933-08-03

Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

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We Faw Down

as Ollie
Released: 1928-12-29

Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get...

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That's My Wife

as Ollie
Released: 1929-03-23

Oliver stands to inherit a large fortune from his rich Uncle Bernal, with the condition that he...

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Liberty

as Ollie
Released: 1929-01-26

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each...

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Bacon Grabbers

as Oliver
Released: 1929-10-19

Laurel and Hardy are debt collectors trying to repossess a console radio.

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Night of Goblins

as Ollie
Released: 1930-10-16

Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.

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Air Raid Wardens

as Ollie
Released: 1943-04-04

Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi...

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You're Darn Tootin'

as Ollie, French horn player
Released: 1928-04-21

Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead,...

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The Tree in a Test Tube

as Ollie
Released: 1942-11-19

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the...

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Night Owls

as Ollie
Released: 1930-01-04

Policeman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have...

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Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
Released: 1992-04-05

Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of...

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Crazy Like a Fox

as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Released: 1926-08-26

Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She...

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Twice Two

as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
Released: 1933-02-25

A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in...

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Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate
Released: 1927-10-15

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

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Our Wife

as Ollie
Released: 1931-05-16

Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans...

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With Love and Hisses

as Top Sergeant Banner
Released: 1927-08-28

Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant...

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One Good Turn

as Ollie
Released: 1931-10-31

Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with...

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Nothing But Trouble

as Oliver
Released: 1944-12-06

Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal for visiting...

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Habeas Corpus

as Ollie
Released: 1928-12-01

Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead...

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The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self
Released: 1929-11-23

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

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On the Loose

as New Suitor (uncredited)
Released: 1931-12-26

Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island....

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Wrong Again

as Ollie
Released: 1929-02-23

Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear...

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Their Purple Moment

as Ollie
Released: 1928-05-19

The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery...

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Hollywood Handicap

as Himself
Released: 1938-05-28

A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They...

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Leave 'Em Laughing

as Ollie
Released: 1928-01-28

Stan complains of a toothache and he and Ollie visit the dentist. Ollie gets his teeth pulled by...

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Wandering Papas

as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1926-02-21

A cook for bridge constructors is told to collect food for dinner-Ritz style trout, Palmer house...

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The Sawmill

as The Foreman
Released: 1922-01-01

A bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of...

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The Perfect Clown

as Babe Mulligan
Released: 1925-12-14

A clerk is given $10,000 to deposit at the bank, but the bank is closed for the night so he...

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When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
Released: 1960-03-29

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles...

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The Bakery

as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1921-06-19

Well-meaning but accident-prone bakery employee Larry is involved in numerous slapstick mishaps...

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On the Wrong Trek

as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Released: 1936-04-18

Charlie tells his co-workers about his event-filled vacation to California, including his run in...

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Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1961-03-21

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century...

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The Show

as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1922-03-19

A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters...

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Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

as Ollie (archive footage)
Released: 1965-11-17

A compilation of primarly Laurel and Hardy shorts---From Soup to Nuts, Wrong Again, Putting the...

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Me and My Pal

as Ollie
Released: 1933-04-22

On the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw...

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Sailors, Beware!

as Purser Cryder
Released: 1927-09-25

A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2011-04-03

Among the pieces featured in Fragments are the final reel of John Ford's The Village Blacksmith...

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Sugar Daddies

as Brittle's butler
Released: 1927-09-10

After a night of carousing, a rich oil tycoon awakes to find that he was married the night...

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The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)
Released: 1951-03-23

Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson....

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Fluttering Hearts

as Big Bill
Released: 1927-06-19

Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a...

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Be Your Age

as Oswald Schwartzkopple
Released: 1926-11-13

Charley needs $10,000 right away. Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million from her late...

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Along Came Auntie

as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Released: 1926-07-25

A divorced couple try to pretend they are still happily married in order to get $100,000 from...

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The Big Parade of Comedy

as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Released: 1964-09-02

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

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Should Men Walk Home?

as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Released: 1927-01-29

Mabel plays an out-and-out crook, a "Girl Bandit," no less. And she quickly hooks up with a male...

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A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-10-25

Documentary about Laurel & Hardy

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)
Released: 1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...

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The Fall Guy

as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1921-07-15

Larry falls afoul of wanted criminal Gentleman Joe, who runs a saloon full of tough guys and...

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The Barnyard

as Farm Hand
Released: 1923-06-11

Lay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmer's daughter. There is oil on the...

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The Chief Cook

as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1917-09-30

The film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is...

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The Girl in the Limousine

as Freddie
Released: 1924-07-20

Tony and Freddie, who have been rivals all their lives, vie for the hand in marriage of their...

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The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)
Released: 1979-03-23

Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

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The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-01

Film historian Robert Youngson presents a feature-length anthology of rarely seen silent films...

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The Nickel-Hopper

as Jazz band drummer
Released: 1926-12-04

Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a...

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Long Fliv the King

as The Prime Minister's Assistant
Released: 1926-06-13

This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who...

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Shivering and Shaking

as Ollie
Released: 1930-04-28

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad...

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Haunted at Midnight

as Ollie
Released: 1931-05-21

Long lost German language version of the Laurel & Hardy film "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case". ...

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The Villain

as Nell
Released: 1917-07-14

In The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but...

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The Rent Collector

as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1921-05-22

The Rent Collector is a 1921 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

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Flying Elephants

as Mighty Giant
Released: 1928-02-12

Cavemen Stan and Ollie vie for the affections of a stone-age beauty.

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Two-Time Mama

as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1927-01-29

The story involves various misunderstandings and entanglements that occur between two married...

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Bromo and Juliet

as Cab Driver
Released: 1926-09-19

A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on...

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Something in Her Eye

as The Grocer
Released: 1915-11-09

A woman passes a construction site and gets dirt in her eye, which causes her to wink...

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Should Married Men Go Home?

as Ollie
Released: 1928-09-08

Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a...

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Slipping Wives

as Butler
Released: 1927-04-03

Neglected by her husband, our heroine decides to make him jealous by getting the handyman to...

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Isn't Life Terrible?

as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Released: 1925-07-05

Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he...

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Cupid's Rival

as Poor Artist
Released: 1917-07-01

A bumbling janitor in a fleabag hotel drives the residents crazy, and a poor artist believes...

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Early to Bed

as Ollie
Released: 1928-10-06

Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally...

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Girl 27

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-07-27

The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the...

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The Skulls

as Señor Hardy
Released: 1931-04-18

This Spanish language film was produced simultaneously with the filming of the two English...

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Now I'll Tell One

as Policeman
Released: 1927-10-04

This film was presumed lost for a long time, until the second reel of this movie showed up again...

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The Serenade

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1916-03-02

Plump and Runt are street musicians who are rivals for Florence's affection.

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Wild Poses

as Baby
Released: 1933-10-28

Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.

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The Lilac Splash

as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
Released: 1915-11-01

A 1915 silent comedy.

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The Night Life

as Ollie
Released: 1930-04-19

Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot...

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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2002-02-05

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were...

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Baby Brother

as Ice Man
Released: 1927-06-26

Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other...

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Should Sailors Marry?

as Doctor
Released: 1925-11-08

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The Midnight Cabaret

as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
Released: 1923-05-09

The Midnight Cabaret is a 1923 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy.

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Hats Off

as Ollie
Released: 1927-11-05

Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after...

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Why Girls Say No

as Policeman
Released: 1927-02-21

A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.

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The Battle Royal

as Plump
Released: 1916-04-12

Plump and Runt are on opposite sides of a mountain feud. Then government revenue agents arrive...

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Laughing Ladies

as Policeman
Released: 1925-01-01

Lucien Littlefield is a dentist who believes in giving generous doses of laughing gas to the...

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Little Wildcat

as 'Bull' Mulligan
Released: 1922-11-12

Robert Ware takes it upon himself to tame wild girl, Mag, to prove to his doubting friend...

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Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

as uncredited
Released: 2002-01-22

Experience Stan and Ollie in their funniest scenes: whether they build a house as construction...

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The Hobo

as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1917-11-01

Billy is a hobo who hangs around the train station. He creates disruption in the ticket office,...

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His Jonah Day

as The Life Saver
Released: 1920-11-26

Jimmy Aubrey comedy produced by Vitagraph.

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The Gentle Cyclone

as Sheriff Bill
Released: 1926-06-27

The story is motivated by a long-standing feud, which comes to a head when each of the warring...

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That's That!

as Himself
Released: 1937-01-01

The rarest of Laurel and Hardy films this side of The Rogue Song (1930), That's That is a gag...

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The Stage Hand

as Audience member (uncredited)
Released: 1920-09-20

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MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Cleaner
Released: 1935-12-09

Promo for MGM's upcoming 1935-36 releases hosted by Laurel & Hardy and Jimmy Finlayson. Brief...

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A Pair of Kings

as General Alarm
Released: 1922-06-10

A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

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Lightning Love

as Oliver, the Other Suitor
Released: 1923-10-22

The storm, which takes up most of the second reel, is a trial run for the storm sequence in The...

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Chaplin's Goliath

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-01-01

A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for...

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Her Boy Friend

as Killer Kid
Released: 1924-09-27

Young and beautiful Iva Method is spying for the police at the Dropem Inn, a sleazy club that...

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Married to Order

as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1920-10-29

Boy meets girl. Father hates boy. Girl dresses up as her brother to get out of the house to...

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Madame Mystery

as Captain Schmaltz
Released: 1926-03-12

A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the...

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The Candy Kid

as Rival Proprietor
Released: 1917-10-14

A Fake Chaplin movie with Billy West as the tramp.

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Thundering Fleas

as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
Released: 1926-07-18

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea...

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Mother's Baby Boy

as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1914-11-24

Percival is a spoiled mama's boy. When two toughs make time with his girlfriend he sends a...

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They Looked Alike

as Pedestrian
Released: 1915-01-05

Two tramps look so much alike that they can outfox the police time after time. When one of them...

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The Servant Girl's Legacy

as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1914-11-27

A serving girl receives a telegram that she has come into an inheritance. The family she works...

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One Too Many

as Plump
Released: 1916-02-16

When his uncle arrives for a visit, Plump has to find a wife and baby in a hurry. With the help...

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The Bell Hop

as Hotel manager
Released: 1921-09-17

A government official staying in a hotel puts some important secret papers in the hotel safe. A...

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The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-21

A compilation of clips from various Laurel and Hardy films

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The Decorator

as Babe, a millionaire
Released: 1920-09-03

Jimmy Aubrey and Oliver Hardy comedy produced by Vitagraph.

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The Pest

as uncredited
Released: 1917-11-15

The Pest (aka The Freeloader) is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy and starring...

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An Expensive Visit

as Jack
Released: 1915-03-22

At college, Jack is spending his dad's money and not studying. When dad comes for a visit, Jack...

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Making Auntie Welcome

as Grocery Boy
Released: 1914-08-22

Jack pretends to be crazy to get his aunt to cut her visit short. The maid sees him practicing...

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30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)
Released: 1963-02-10

Three decades of fun packed into one convenient package with this compilation of classic...

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The Backyard

as Thug
Released: 1920-11-01

Jimmy Aubrey lets the kids in the alley shoot arrows at him. After he grows tired of this, he...

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Laurel & Hardy The Essential Collection

as uncredited
Released: 2011-10-25

Laurel & Hardy were one of the most critically acclaimed comedy teams of early American cinema....

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Hungry Hearts

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1916-06-16

Plump and Runt are starving artists who are both in love with their pretty model. Runt chooses...

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Stick Around

as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1925-03-01

A paperhanger and his helper arrive at a sanitarium to do a job. The chubby paperhanger leaves...

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Thieves

as uncredited
Released: 1930-01-07

Police officer Edgar Kennedy is warned by his police chief to make arrests to stop a burglary...

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The Lottery Man

as Maggie Murphy
Released: 1916-06-25

A young man proposes a lottery with himself as the prize in marriage. However he finds himself...

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Playing at Politics

as Oliver
Released: 1931-05-01

Ollie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.

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Performers arrive in Hampshire

as Self
Released: 1947-12-12

Movie stars are interviewed on a boat in 1947 in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

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The Chiselers

as M. Hardy
Released: 1931-02-07

Having been kicked out by their wives on a wintry night they attempt to smuggle their little dog...

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The Scholar

as The Superintendent
Released: 1918-03-15

Short King Bee Studios slapstick comedy featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy

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His Day Out

as Ollie
Released: 1918-01-14

In this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver...

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Hop to It!

as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1925-07-01

Two nutty bellhops raise havoc at a posh hotel.

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Golf

as The neighbor
Released: 1922-09-03

Comedy on the golf links.

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Love and Duty

as Pvt. Plump
Released: 1916-09-21

Ollie is a love-struck private who is drilled by his unsympathetic lieutenant at reveille. The...

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Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

as uncredited
Released: 2020-06-30

New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic...

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Trouble Brewing

as Bootlegger
Released: 1924-03-12

This film, with Larry as a dry agent, pokes fun at the situations which the Prohibition Act...

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Avenging Bill

as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Released: 1915-08-31

Lucy works for the Grouch family, and is used to being overworked and abused. But when Mr....

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The Guilty Ones

as Babe
Released: 1916-12-16

The Guilty Ones is a 1916 Oliver Hardy film.

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Horseshoes

as Dynamite Duffy
Released: 1923-12-09

A boxer offers $50 to anyone who can stay in the ring with him for an entire minute. Larry,...

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Distilled Love

as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1920-02-01

Alice Howell is a simple milkmaid in love with color-blind artist Dick Smith. Oliver Hardy is a...

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Fiddlin' Around

as uncredited
Released: 1925-06-14

A clumsy fiddler plays at an audition with a grouchy teathrical impresario, played by Oliver Hardy.

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Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

as Ollie
Released: 2001-01-16

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He's In Again

as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1918-12-15

A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it....

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The Rogue

as Cafe Owner
Released: 1918-02-14

'The Rogue' casts West as the slavey in a boarding-house (not a very Chaplinesque role) overseen...

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The Stranger

as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
Released: 1918-01-01

After a luckless prospecting trip, Billy starts homeward across the desert, mounted on his...

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Babe's School Days

as uncredited
Released: 1915-01-01

Ikie is always abused by the other schoolboys. Finally he and his father get even.

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The Haunted Hat

as uncredited
Released: 1915-08-31

A cat gets caught under a hat and walks around, frightening everyone in town.

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Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

as Oliver
Released: 2006-01-01

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Crazy to Act

as Gordon Bagley
Released: 1927-05-15

Millionaire film producer Gordon Bagley wants to marry Ethel St. John, the leading lady in his...

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Dick & Doof - Best of

as Schauspieler
Released: 2010-01-01

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Hello Trouble

as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1918-09-25

A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their...

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Ups and Downs

as Shifty Mike
Released:

Shifty Mike attempts to force his attentions on Jabbs' daughter, but is thwarted. Vowing...

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A Lucky Strike

as Bill Myers
Released: 1915-05-18

Bill is a rich miner but wants a wife. He advertises in an Eastern paper and receives a response...

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Laurel & Hardy - Best of

as Ollie
Released: 1999-03-17

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The Head Waiter

as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Released: 1919-12-01

The headwaiter does tricks with spaghetti that the greatest spaghetti handlers in the world...

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The Honorable Mr. Buggs

as The Butler
Released: 1927-04-24

Mr. Buggs is an insect collector. A beautiful and mysterious Asian woman (the lovely Anna May...

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Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

as Hardy
Released: 2005-01-01

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This Is Your Life

as Self
First aired: 1952-10-01

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...

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Dick und Doof

as Oliver
First aired: 1970-07-17

A series of feature-length and classic short films by the legendary comedy team.

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