Oliver Hardy
Born
January 18, 1892 (age 65)
Died
August 7, 1957
Birthplace
Harlem, Georgia, USA

Oliver Hardy

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.

Movies

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
2025
Archive Footage
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024 ★ 10.0
Laurel & Hardy: Year One
Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023 ★ 10.0
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
2020
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
Dick & Doof - Best of
Dick & Doof - Best of
2010
Schauspieler
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
2006 ★ 8.7
Oliver
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
Hardy
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 ★ 7.6
Ollie (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002 ★ 8.5
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
2001
Ollie
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
Ollie
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 ★ 7.0
(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 ★ 6.7
Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 ★ 10.0
(archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
Ollie
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 ★ 6.9
(archive footage)
4 Clowns
4 Clowns
1970 ★ 7.5
(archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967 ★ 6.0
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965 ★ 7.9
Ollie (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 ★ 6.3
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun
1963 ★ 3.0
(archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King
1960 ★ 6.7
edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 ★ 6.9
archive footage
Utopia
Utopia
1951 ★ 5.6
Ollie
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
(archive footage)
Riding High
Riding High
1950 ★ 5.8
Sucker (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949 ★ 5.9
Willie Paine
The Bullfighters
The Bullfighters
1945 ★ 5.8
Ollie
Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
1944 ★ 6.0
Oliver
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1944 ★ 6.0
Ollie
The Dancing Masters
The Dancing Masters
1943 ★ 6.2
Ollie
Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs
1943 ★ 5.8
Ollie
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens
1943 ★ 7.1
Ollie
The Tree in a Test Tube
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942 ★ 4.9
Ollie
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 ★ 6.0
Ollie
Great Guns
Great Guns
1941 ★ 5.9
Oliver
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
1940 ★ 6.8
Ollie
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
1940 ★ 6.8
Ollie
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
1939 ★ 6.4
Ollie
Zenobia
Zenobia
1939 ★ 4.6
Dr. Henry Tibbett
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
1938 ★ 7.0
Ollie
Swiss Miss
Swiss Miss
1938 ★ 6.2
Ollie
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 ★ 4.5
Oliver Hardy
Way Out West
Way Out West
1937 ★ 7.1
Ollie
Our Relations
Our Relations
1936 ★ 7.0
Ollie / Bert Hardy
On the Wrong Trek
On the Wrong Trek
1936 ★ 5.8
Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl
1936 ★ 6.2
Ollie
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935 ★ 6.0
Cleaner
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
1935 ★ 6.6
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
1935 ★ 7.2
Ollie
Their Night Out - Screen Test
Their Night Out - Screen Test
1935 ★ 6.0
Mr. Hardy
The Fixer Uppers
The Fixer Uppers
1935 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Tit for Tat
Tit for Tat
1935 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland
1934 ★ 6.3
Ollie Dee
The Live Ghost
The Live Ghost
1934 ★ 7.1
Ollie
Them Thar Hills
Them Thar Hills
1934 ★ 7.5
Ollie
Going Bye-Bye!
Going Bye-Bye!
1934 ★ 7.4
Mr. Hardy
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party
1934 ★ 5.8
Ollie
Oliver the Eighth
Oliver the Eighth
1934 ★ 7.1
Ollie
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
1933 ★ 7.0
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Dirty Work
Dirty Work
1933 ★ 6.9
Ollie
Wild Poses
Wild Poses
1933 ★ 7.5
Baby
Busy Bodies
Busy Bodies
1933 ★ 7.3
Ollie
The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol
1933 ★ 6.5
Officer Oliver Hardy
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
1933 ★ 6.7
Ollio
Me and My Pal
Me and My Pal
1933 ★ 6.4
Ollie
Twice Two
Twice Two
1933 ★ 6.7
Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
Towed in a Hole
Towed in a Hole
1932 ★ 7.0
Ollie
Their First Mistake
Their First Mistake
1932 ★ 6.3
Ollie
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Scram!
Scram!
1932 ★ 7.2
Ollie
County Hospital
County Hospital
1932 ★ 6.8
Ollie
The Chimp
The Chimp
1932 ★ 6.5
Ollie
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932 ★ 7.0
Ollie
The Music Box
The Music Box
1932 ★ 7.5
Ollie
Any Old Port!
Any Old Port!
1932 ★ 6.9
Ollie
Helpmates
Helpmates
1932 ★ 7.2
Ollie
On the Loose
On the Loose
1931 ★ 6.8
New Suitor (uncredited)
Beau Hunks
Beau Hunks
1931 ★ 6.8
Ollie
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
1931 ★ 7.0
Ollie
Come Clean
Come Clean
1931 ★ 7.1
Ollie
Pardon Us
Pardon Us
1931 ★ 6.4
Ollie
Haunted at Midnight
Haunted at Midnight
1931 ★ 7.8
Ollie
Our Wife
Our Wife
1931 ★ 7.1
Ollie
Playing at Politics
Playing at Politics
1931 ★ 6.9
Oliver
The Skulls
The Skulls
1931 ★ 6.1
Señor Hardy
Laughing Gravy
Laughing Gravy
1931 ★ 7.2
Ollie
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
1931 ★ 5.6
Police Driver
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home
1931 ★ 6.5
Mr. Oliver Hardy
Be Big!
Be Big!
1931 ★ 6.7
Ollie
The Chiselers
The Chiselers
1931 ★ 6.6
M. Hardy
Another Fine Mess
Another Fine Mess
1930 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Night of Goblins
Night of Goblins
1930 ★ 6.0
Ollie
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Radiomanía
Radiomanía
1930
Ollie
Hog Wild
Hog Wild
1930 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Shivering and Shaking
Shivering and Shaking
1930 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Below Zero
Below Zero
1930 ★ 6.5
Ollie
The Night Life
The Night Life
1930 ★ 7.2
Ollie
Brats
Brats
1930 ★ 6.8
Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Blotto
Blotto
1930 ★ 7.2
Ollie
The Rogue Song
The Rogue Song
1930 ★ 5.8
Murza-Bek
Thieves
Thieves
1930 ★ 6.9
Night Owls
Night Owls
1930 ★ 7.4
Ollie
Angora Love
Angora Love
1929 ★ 6.4
Ollie
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow
1929 ★ 6.6
Ollie
Bacon Grabbers
Bacon Grabbers
1929 ★ 6.3
Oliver
They Go Boom!
They Go Boom!
1929 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Perfect Day
Perfect Day
1929 ★ 6.9
Ollie
Men O' War
Men O' War
1929 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Berth Marks
Berth Marks
1929 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Double Whoopee
Double Whoopee
1929 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929 ★ 6.9
Oliver Hardy
Big Business
Big Business
1929 ★ 6.6
Ollie
That's My Wife
That's My Wife
1929 ★ 6.6
Ollie
Wrong Again
Wrong Again
1929 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Liberty
Liberty
1929 ★ 6.9
Ollie
We Faw Down
We Faw Down
1928 ★ 5.9
Ollie
Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus
1928 ★ 6.6
Ollie
Two Tars
Two Tars
1928 ★ 6.7
Ollie
Early to Bed
Early to Bed
1928 ★ 6.1
Ollie
Should Married Men Go Home?
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928 ★ 6.4
Ollie
Their Purple Moment
Their Purple Moment
1928 ★ 6.6
Ollie
You're Darn Tootin'
You're Darn Tootin'
1928 ★ 5.8
Ollie, French horn player
From Soup to Nuts
From Soup to Nuts
1928 ★ 6.5
Hired butler
Galloping Ghosts
Galloping Ghosts
1928
Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
The Finishing Touch
The Finishing Touch
1928 ★ 6.8
Ollie
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants
1928 ★ 5.7
Mighty Giant
Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928 ★ 5.9
Ollie
The Battle of the Century
The Battle of the Century
1927 ★ 6.8
Manager
Putting Pants on Philip
Putting Pants on Philip
1927 ★ 6.3
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
1927 ★ 6.3
Sherlock Pinkham
Love 'em and Feed 'em
Love 'em and Feed 'em
1927 ★ 6.0
'Happy' Hopey
Hats Off
Hats Off
1927 ★ 6.3
Ollie
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 ★ 5.7
Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years
1927 ★ 6.2
Big Goofy
Now I'll Tell One
Now I'll Tell One
1927 ★ 5.8
Policeman
Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware!
1927 ★ 6.7
Purser Cryder
Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies
1927 ★ 5.9
Brittle's butler
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses
1927 ★ 6.1
Top Sergeant Banner
Why Girls Love Sailors
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927 ★ 5.4
First Mate
Baby Brother
Baby Brother
1927 ★ 6.4
Ice Man
Fluttering Hearts
Fluttering Hearts
1927 ★ 5.3
Big Bill
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
1927 ★ 5.5
Judge Chigger
Crazy to Act
Crazy to Act
1927 ★ 5.5
Gordon Bagley
No Man's Law
No Man's Law
1927 ★ 6.0
Sharkey Nye
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927 ★ 6.0
The Butler
Slipping Wives
Slipping Wives
1927 ★ 4.9
Butler
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1927 ★ 6.4
Maltravers
Why Girls Say No
Why Girls Say No
1927 ★ 6.3
Policeman
Should Men Walk Home?
Should Men Walk Home?
1927 ★ 7.0
Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Two-Time Mama
Two-Time Mama
1927 ★ 6.0
The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926 ★ 5.2
Hotel Detective
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper
1926 ★ 7.0
Jazz band drummer
Be Your Age
Be Your Age
1926 ★ 5.2
Oswald Schwartzkopple
Bromo and Juliet
Bromo and Juliet
1926 ★ 5.6
Cab Driver
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox
1926 ★ 6.2
Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Along Came Auntie
Along Came Auntie
1926 ★ 6.1
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas
1926 ★ 5.6
Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
The Gentle Cyclone
The Gentle Cyclone
1926 ★ 5.0
Sheriff Bill
Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King
1926 ★ 5.6
The Prime Minister's Assistant
Say It with Babies
Say It with Babies
1926 ★ 5.0
Hector - the Floorwalker
Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery
1926 ★ 5.6
Captain Schmaltz
Wandering Papas
Wandering Papas
1926 ★ 5.1
Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
1926 ★ 6.0
The Taxi Driver
The Perfect Clown
The Perfect Clown
1925 ★ 6.2
Babe Mulligan
Should Sailors Marry?
Should Sailors Marry?
1925 ★ 5.4
Doctor
They All Fall
They All Fall
1925 ★ 5.0
The boss
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925 ★ 5.3
Her former sweetheart
Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925 ★ 5.8
Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Hop to It!
Hop to It!
1925 ★ 5.4
A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Fiddlin' Around
Fiddlin' Around
1925 ★ 5.0
Theatre manager
The Joke's on You
The Joke's on You
1925 ★ 4.8
Wilbert Perkins
Fiddlin' Around
Fiddlin' Around
1925 ★ 5.5
Theatre Manager
Rivals
Rivals
1925 ★ 6.0
The Rival
Hey, Taxi!
Hey, Taxi!
1925 ★ 6.0
A Rival Taxi Driver
Stick Around
Stick Around
1925 ★ 6.1
Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
1925 ★ 5.4
Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Laughing Ladies
Laughing Ladies
1925
Policeman
Roaring Lions at Home
Roaring Lions at Home
1924
Kid Speed
Kid Speed
1924 ★ 5.2
Dangerous Dan McGraw
Her Boy Friend
Her Boy Friend
1924 ★ 5.5
Killer Kid
The Girl in the Limousine
The Girl in the Limousine
1924 ★ 6.0
Freddie
Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing
1924 ★ 6.0
Bootlegger
The Perfect Lady
The Perfect Lady
1924
(unconfirmed)
Horseshoes
Horseshoes
1923 ★ 4.6
Dynamite Duffy
Lightning Love
Lightning Love
1923 ★ 6.0
Oliver, the Other Suitor
The Gown Shop
The Gown Shop
1923 ★ 4.0
Store manager
The Barnyard
The Barnyard
1923 ★ 5.5
Farm Hand
The Midnight Cabaret
The Midnight Cabaret
1923 ★ 6.0
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
No Wedding Bells
No Wedding Bells
1923 ★ 3.8
The Girl's Father
The Counter Jumper
The Counter Jumper
1922 ★ 5.3
Gaston Gilligan
Little Wildcat
Little Wildcat
1922 ★ 6.0
'Bull' Mulligan
Golf
Golf
1922 ★ 5.8
The neighbor
A Pair of Kings
A Pair of Kings
1922 ★ 4.0
General Alarm
The Show
The Show
1922 ★ 6.8
Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
The Sawmill
The Sawmill
1922 ★ 5.2
The Foreman
The Lucky Dog
The Lucky Dog
1921 ★ 5.9
Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
The Bell Hop
The Bell Hop
1921 ★ 6.8
Hotel manager
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
1921 ★ 4.2
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
The Bakery
The Bakery
1921 ★ 4.1
Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
The Rent Collector
The Rent Collector
1921 ★ 6.4
The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
His Jonah Day
His Jonah Day
1920 ★ 4.0
The Life Saver
The Backyard
The Backyard
1920 ★ 6.0
Thug - The ruffian
Married to Order
Married to Order
1920 ★ 5.2
Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
The Trouble Hunter
The Trouble Hunter
1920
The Bouncer
The Stage Hand
The Stage Hand
1920 ★ 6.0
Audience member (uncredited)
The Decorator
The Decorator
1920 ★ 5.0
Babe, a millionaire
Springtime
Springtime
1920
The Commissioner
Squeaks and Squawks
Squeaks and Squawks
1920 ★ 4.8
Distilled Love
Distilled Love
1920 ★ 5.0
Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
The Head Waiter
The Head Waiter
1919 ★ 6.0
A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Bungs and Bunglers
Bungs and Bunglers
1919 ★ 6.0
Al K. Hall
Dull Care
Dull Care
1919 ★ 5.7
A Janitor
Hop to It, Bellhop
Hop to It, Bellhop
1919 ★ 6.0
Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
He's In Again
He's In Again
1918 ★ 5.0
Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
The King of the Kitchen
The King of the Kitchen
1918 ★ 5.0
A German customer
Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble
1918 ★ 6.0
A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
Playmates
Playmates
1918 ★ 6.0
Bright and Early
Bright and Early
1918 ★ 4.6
The Boss
The Scholar
The Scholar
1918 ★ 4.2
The Superintendent
The Rogue
The Rogue
1918 ★ 4.1
Cafe Owner
His Day Out
His Day Out
1918 ★ 3.9
Ollie
The Stranger
The Stranger
1918 ★ 5.5
Oliver, the saloonkeeper
The Pest
The Pest
1917 ★ 5.3
The Hobo
The Hobo
1917 ★ 4.0
Harold (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Kid
The Candy Kid
1917 ★ 4.5
Rival Proprietor
The Chief Cook
The Chief Cook
1917 ★ 4.5
Babe (as Babe Hardy)
The Villain
The Villain
1917 ★ 5.5
Nell
Cupid's Rival
Cupid's Rival
1917 ★ 5.0
Poor Artist
The Hero
The Hero
1917 ★ 5.5
The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
Little Nell
Little Nell
1917 ★ 4.2
Little Nell
Back Stage
Back Stage
1917 ★ 6.0
Babe
The Guilty Ones
The Guilty Ones
1916 ★ 6.0
Babe
The Candy Trail
The Candy Trail
1916 ★ 5.5
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Love and Duty
Love and Duty
1916 ★ 4.9
Pvt. Plump
The Lottery Man
The Lottery Man
1916 ★ 4.7
Maggie Murphy
Hungry Hearts
Hungry Hearts
1916 ★ 4.6
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Battle Royal
The Battle Royal
1916 ★ 5.7
Plump
The Serenade
The Serenade
1916 ★ 4.9
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
One Too Many
One Too Many
1916 ★ 4.6
Plump
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
1916
Ups and Downs
Ups and Downs
1915
Shifty Mike
Something in Her Eye
Something in Her Eye
1915 ★ 5.3
The Grocer
The Lilac Splash
The Lilac Splash
1915 ★ 6.0
Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
The Haunted Hat
The Haunted Hat
1915 ★ 6.0
Avenging Bill
Avenging Bill
1915 ★ 6.0
Bill, the Grocer's Boy
It May Be You
It May Be You
1915 ★ 6.0
Paul Simmons
A Lucky Strike
A Lucky Strike
1915 ★ 5.5
Bill Myers
An Expensive Visit
An Expensive Visit
1915 ★ 6.0
Jack
They Looked Alike
They Looked Alike
1915 ★ 4.5
Pedestrian
Babe's School Days
Babe's School Days
1915 ★ 6.0
Ikie Ikestein
The Servant Girl's Legacy
The Servant Girl's Legacy
1914 ★ 4.8
Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Mother's Baby Boy
Mother's Baby Boy
1914 ★ 7.0
Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Magazine Cooking
Magazine Cooking
1914
Making Auntie Welcome
Making Auntie Welcome
1914 ★ 6.0
Grocery Boy
The World of Laurel and Hardy
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili
Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili
★ 6.0

TV Series