Oliver Hardy
- Acting
- January 18, 1892 · Harlem, Georgia, USA
- August 7, 1957
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
Filmography
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! · Self
- Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures · Archive Footage
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Two · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Real Charlie Chaplin · Self
- Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
- Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies · Ollio
- Stan & Ollie · Thanks
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic · Self
- A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy · Self
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films · Self
- Dick & Doof - Best of · Schauspieler
- The Parrott Chase · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts · Oliver
- Laurel & Hardy - Best of III · Hardy
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story · Self
- Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
- Laurel & Hardy - Best of II · Ollie
- Laurel & Hardy - Best of · Ollie
- Chaplin's Goliath · Self
- That's Entertainment! III · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys · Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
- The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence · Self
- Classic Comedy Teams · Self
- Going Hollywood: The '30s · (archive footage)
- Dance of the Cookoos
- The Hollywood Clowns · (archive footage)
- Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons · Ollie
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy · (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II · (archive footage)
- Hooray for Hollywood · Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · Self
- Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy · Self
- Another Nice Mess · Hardy (archive footage)
- 4 Clowns · (archive footage)
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy · Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
- The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
- The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
- Omnibus · Self
- Salute to Stan Laurel · Self
- Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's · Ollie (archive footage)
- The Big Parade of Comedy · Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
- 30 Years of Fun · (archive footage)
- Days of Thrills and Laughter · Self
- When Comedy Was King · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Golden Age of Comedy · archive footage
- This Is Your Life · Self
- Robinson Crusoeland · Ollie
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives · (archive footage)
- Riding High · Sucker (uncredited)
- The Fighting Kentuckian · Willie Paine
- Performers Arrive in Hampshire · Self
- The Bullfighters · Ollie
- Nothing But Trouble · Oliver
- The Big Noise · Ollie
- The Dancing Masters · Ollie
- Jitterbugs · Ollie
- Air Raid Wardens · Ollie
- The Tree in a Test Tube · Ollie
- A-Haunting We Will Go · Ollie
- Great Guns · Oliver
- Saps at Sea · Ollie
- A Chump at Oxford · Ollie
- The Flying Deuces · Ollie
- Zenobia · Dr. Henry Tibbett
- Block-Heads · Ollie
- That's That! · Self
- Hollywood Handicap · Self
- Swiss Miss · Ollie
- Pick a Star · Oliver Hardy
- Way Out West · Ollie, Writer
- Our Relations · Ollie / Bert Hardy
- On the Wrong Trek · Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- The Bohemian Girl · Ollie
- MGM 1935 Promo Reel · Cleaner
- Bonnie Scotland · Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- Thicker Than Water · Ollie
- Their Night Out - Screen Test · Mr. Hardy
- The Fixer Uppers · Ollie