Oliver Hardy
Acting1892Harlem, Georgia, USA
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
Acting History
2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
as Archive Footage
2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler
2009
The Parrott Chase
as Himself - archival footage
2006
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
as Oliver
2005
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
as Hardy
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Ollie (archive footage)
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
as Ollie
1999
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
as Ollie
1996
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
1990
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Classic Comedy Teams
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1979
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1978
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
as Ollie
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
Omnibus
TVas Self• 1 eps
1970
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
Dick und Doof
TVas Oliver
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Ollie (archive footage)
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (archive footage)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
1963
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
1960
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
1957
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1954
This Is Your Life
TVas Self• 1 eps
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
Robinson Crusoeland
as Ollie
1950
Riding High
as Sucker (uncredited)
1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Willie Paine
1947
1945
The Bullfighters
as Ollie
1944
The Big Noise
as Ollie
Nothing But Trouble
as Oliver
1943
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Ollie
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Ollie
1941
Great Guns
as Oliver
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Ollie
Saps at Sea
as Ollie
1939
The Flying Deuces
as Ollie
Zenobia
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
1938
1937
1936
The Bohemian Girl
as Ollie
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Our Relations
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
1935
The Fixer Uppers
as Ollie
Thicker Than Water
as Ollie
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
Their Night Out - Screen Test
as Mr. Hardy
1934
Hollywood Party
as Ollie
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
The Live Ghost
as Ollie
Oliver the Eighth
as Ollie
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Hardy
Them Thar Hills
as Ollie
1933
Dirty Work
as Ollie
Busy Bodies
as Ollie
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Oliver Hardy
Me and My Pal
as Ollie
Twice Two
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
The Devil's Brother
as Ollio
Wild Poses
as Baby
Sons of the Desert
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Busy Bodies
Writer
The Midnight Patrol
Writer
Me and My Pal
Writer
Twice Two
Writer
Sons of the Desert
Writer
1932
Helpmates
as Ollie
Any Old Port!
as Ollie
The Chimp
as Ollie
County Hospital
as Ollie
Scram!
as Ollie
The Music Box
as Ollie
Their First Mistake
as Ollie
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ollie
Towed in a Hole
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself
Stan and Olly
as Himself
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Ollie
Helpmates
Writer
The Music Box
Writer
The Chimp
Writer
County Hospital
Writer
Scram!
Writer
Their First Mistake
Writer
Towed in a Hole
Writer
1931
Be Big!
as Ollie
The Stolen Jools
as Police Driver
Beau Hunks
as Ollie
Come Clean
as Ollie
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
One Good Turn
as Ollie
Our Wife
as Ollie
Laughing Gravy
as Ollie
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
The Chiselers
as M. Hardy
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
Playing at Politics
as Oliver
Haunted at Midnight
as Ollie
Pardon Us
as Ollie
Come Clean
Writer
1930
Blotto
as Ollie
Another Fine Mess
as Ollie
Night Owls
as Ollie
Hog Wild
as Ollie
Night of Goblins
as Ollie
Radiomanía
as Ollie
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Ollie
Brats
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
The Night Life
as Ollie
Below Zero
as Ollie
The Rogue Song
as Murza-Bek
Shivering and Shaking
as Ollie
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
as Himself
Hog Wild
Writer
Brats
Writer
1929
Wrong Again
as Ollie
Big Business
as Ollie
Berth Marks
as Ollie
Perfect Day
as Ollie
Double Whoopee
as Ollie
Men O' War
as Ollie
Angora Love
as Ollie
Bacon Grabbers
as Oliver
The Hoose-Gow
as Ollie
That's My Wife
as Ollie
They Go Boom!
as Ollie
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Oliver Hardy
Liberty
as Ollie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
1928
We Faw Down
as Ollie
You're Darn Tootin'
as Ollie, French horn player
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Ollie
The Finishing Touch
as Ollie
Flying Elephants
as Mighty Giant
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Ollie
Their Purple Moment
as Ollie
Two Tars
as Ollie
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
Galloping Ghosts
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
Early to Bed
as Ollie
1927
Baby Brother
as Ice Man
Putting Pants on Philip
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Sailors, Beware!
as Purser Cryder
Hats Off
as Ollie
No Man's Law
as Sharkey Nye
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's butler
The Battle of the Century
as Manager
Do Detectives Think?
as Sherlock Pinkham
Slipping Wives
as Butler
The Second 100 Years
as Big Goofy
Why Girls Love Sailors
as First Mate
Love 'Em and Weep
as Judge Chigger
With Love and Hisses
as Top Sergeant Banner
Duck Soup
as Maltravers
Crazy to Act
as Gordon Bagley
Now I'll Tell One
as Policeman
Should Men Walk Home?
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
Why Girls Say No
as Policeman
Two-Time Mama
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as 'Happy' Hopey
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Butler
1926
Thundering Fleas
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
as The Taxi Driver
Along Came Auntie
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Wandering Papas
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Detective
Bromo and Juliet
as Cab Driver
The Nickel-Hopper
as Jazz band drummer
Crazy Like a Fox
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Be Your Age
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
Long Fliv the King
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
Say It with Babies
as Hector - the Floorwalker
The Gentle Cyclone
as Sheriff Bill
Madame Mystery
as Captain Schmaltz
1925
Rivals
as The Rival
Stick Around
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
Hop to It!
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Should Sailors Marry?
as Doctor
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Her former sweetheart
They All Fall
as The boss
The Perfect Clown
as Babe Mulligan
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre manager
The Joke's on You
as Wilbert Perkins
Hey, Taxi!
as A Rival Taxi Driver
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre Manager
Laughing Ladies
as Policeman
The Wizard of Oz
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
1924
Kid Speed
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
Her Boy Friend
as Killer Kid
Trouble Brewing
as Bootlegger
The Perfect Lady
as (unconfirmed)
The Girl in the Limousine
as Freddie
1923
The Barnyard
as Farm Hand
The Midnight Cabaret
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
No Wedding Bells
as The Girl's Father
Horseshoes
as Dynamite Duffy
The Gown Shop
as Store manager
Lightning Love
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
Quicksands
Writer
Quicksands
Assistant Director
1922
The Show
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
The Sawmill
as The Foreman
Golf
as The neighbor
The Counter Jumper
as Gaston Gilligan
A Pair of Kings
as General Alarm
Little Wildcat
as 'Bull' Mulligan
1921
The Rent Collector
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
The Bakery
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
The Bell Hop
as Hotel manager
The Fall Guy
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
The Lucky Dog
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
1920
The Decorator
as Babe, a millionaire
The Backyard
as Thug - The ruffian
His Jonah Day
as The Life Saver
Married to Order
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
Distilled Love
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
The Stage Hand
as Audience member (uncredited)
Springtime
as The Commissioner
The Trouble Hunter
as The Bouncer
1919
The Head Waiter
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Dull Care
as A Janitor
Bungs and Bunglers
as Al K. Hall
Hop to It, Bellhop
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
1918
The Scholar
as The Superintendent
The Rogue
as Cafe Owner
Bright and Early
as The Boss
His Day Out
as Ollie
He's In Again
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
The King of the Kitchen
as A German customer
The Stranger
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
Hello Trouble
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
1917
The Hobo
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Kid
as Rival Proprietor
The Hero
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
The Villain
as Nell
Cupid's Rival
as Poor Artist
The Chief Cook
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
Little Nell
as Little Nell
Back Stage
as Babe
1916
One Too Many
as Plump
The Battle Royal
as Plump
The Lottery Man
as Maggie Murphy
Hungry Hearts
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Love and Duty
as Pvt. Plump
The Serenade
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Trail
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Guilty Ones
as Babe
Aunt Bill
as Plump
The Guilty Ones
Director
1915
It May Be You
as Paul Simmons
Something in Her Eye
as The Grocer
An Expensive Visit
as Jack
They Looked Alike
as Pedestrian
A Lucky Strike
as Bill Myers
The Lilac Splash
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
Avenging Bill
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Babe's School Days
as Ikie Ikestein
Ups and Downs
as Shifty Mike
1914
Mother's Baby Boy
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
The Servant Girl's Legacy
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Making Auntie Welcome
as Grocery Boy