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Oliver Hardy

Known for That's Entertainment, Part II · That's Entertainment! III · This Is Your Life

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…

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Born
Jan 18, 1892
Died
Aug 7, 1957
Birthplace
Harlem, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

MOVIEThat's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) · 1976
★ 7.0
MOVIEThat's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994
★ 7.1
TVThis Is Your Life
This Is Your LifeSelf · 1952
★ 6.5
TVOmnibus
OmnibusSelf · 1967
★ 7.2
MOVIEBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) · 1975
★ 6.3
MOVIEThe Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of ComedyOliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) · 1964
★ 7.2
MOVIEGoing Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage) · 1984
★ 9.0

Filmography

Movies

MC
Magazine Cooking
1914
Making Auntie WelcomeGrocery Boy
1914
Mother's Baby BoyPercival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
1914
The Servant Girl's LegacyCy (as Babe Hardy)
1914
A Lucky StrikeBill Myers
1915
An Expensive VisitJack
1915
Avenging BillBill, the Grocer's Boy
1915
Babe's School DaysIkie Ikestein
1915
IM
It May Be YouPaul Simmons
1915
Something in Her EyeThe Grocer
1915
The Haunted Hat
1915
The Lilac SplashBurglar (as O.N. Hardy)
1915
They Looked AlikePedestrian
1915
Ups and DownsShifty Mike
1915
AB
Aunt BillPlump
1916
Hungry HeartsPlump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
Love and DutyPvt. Plump
1916
OH
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
1916
One Too ManyPlump
1916
The Battle RoyalPlump
1916
The Candy TrailPlump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
The Guilty OnesBabe
1916
The Guilty OnesDirector
1916
The Lottery ManMaggie Murphy
1916
The SerenadePlump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
BS
Back StageBabe
1917
Cupid's RivalPoor Artist
1917
Little NellLittle Nell
1917
The Candy KidRival Proprietor
1917
The Chief CookBabe (as Babe Hardy)
1917
The HeroThe Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
1917
The HoboHarold (as Babe Hardy)
1917
The Pest
1917
The VillainNell
1917
Bright and EarlyThe Boss
1918
He's In AgainHead Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
1918
Hello TroubleA devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
1918
His Day OutOllie
1918
PL
Painless LoveDr. Hurts
1918
P
Playmates
1918
TK
The King of the KitchenA German customer
1918
The RogueCafe Owner
1918
The ScholarThe Superintendent
1918
The StrangerOliver, the saloonkeeper
1918
BA
Bungs and BunglersAl K. Hall
1919
Dull CareA Janitor
1919
HT
Hop to It, BellhopSolomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
1919
The Head WaiterA cop (as Babe Hardy)
1919
Distilled LoveMr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
1920
His Jonah DayThe Life Saver
1920
Married to OrderHer Father (as Babe Hardy)
1920
SpringtimeThe Commissioner
1920
Squeaks and Squawks
1920
The BackyardThug - The ruffian
1920
The DecoratorBabe, a millionaire
1920
The Stage HandAudience member (uncredited)
1920
The Trouble HunterThe Bouncer
1920
The BakeryForeman (as Babe Hardy)
1921
The Bell HopHotel manager
1921
The Fall GuyGentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
1921
The Lucky DogMasked bandit who confronts Laurel
1921
The Rent CollectorThe Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
1921
A Pair of KingsGeneral Alarm
1922
GolfThe neighbor
1922
Little Wildcat'Bull' Mulligan
1922
TC
The Counter JumperGaston Gilligan
1922
The SawmillThe Foreman
1922
The ShowStage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
1922
HorseshoesDynamite Duffy
1923
Lightning LoveOliver, the Other Suitor
1923
NW
No Wedding BellsThe Girl's Father
1923
QuicksandsWriter
1923
QuicksandsAssistant Director
1923
The BarnyardFarm Hand
1923
The Gown ShopStore manager
1923
The Midnight CabaretOliver, an Impetuous Suitor
1923
Her Boy FriendKiller Kid
1924
Kid SpeedDangerous Dan McGraw
1924
Roaring Lions at Home
1924
The Girl in the LimousineFreddie
1924
TP
The Perfect Lady(unconfirmed)
1924
Trouble BrewingBootlegger
1924
Fiddlin' AroundTheatre manager
1925
Fiddlin' AroundTheatre Manager
1925
HT
Hey, Taxi!A Rival Taxi Driver
1925
Hop to It!A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
1925
Isn't Life Terrible?Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
1925
Laughing LadiesPoliceman
1925
RivalsThe Rival
1925
Should Sailors Marry?Doctor
1925
Stick AroundPaperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
1925
The Joke's on YouWilbert Perkins
1925
The Perfect ClownBabe Mulligan
1925
The Wizard of OzTin Woodsman / Farmhand
1925
TA
They All FallThe boss
1925
Yes, Yes, NanetteHer former sweetheart
1925
45 Minutes from HollywoodHotel Detective
1926
AB
A Bankrupt HoneymoonThe Taxi Driver
1926
Along Came AuntieMr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
1926
Be Your AgeOswald Schwartzkopple
1926
Bromo and JulietCab Driver
1926
Crazy Like a FoxCharley's Victim (uncredited)
1926
Long Fliv the KingThe Prime Minister's Assistant
1926
Madame MysteryCaptain Schmaltz
1926
Say It with BabiesHector - the Floorwalker
1926
The Gentle CycloneSheriff Bill
1926
The Nickel-HopperJazz band drummer
1926
Thundering FleasOfficer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
1926
Wandering PapasCamp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
1926
Baby BrotherIce Man
1927
Call of the CuckooAsylum Inmate
1927
Crazy to ActGordon Bagley
1927
Do Detectives Think?Sherlock Pinkham
1927
Duck SoupMaltravers
1927
Fluttering HeartsBig Bill
1927
Hats OffOllie
1927
L'
Love 'em and Feed 'em'Happy' Hopey
1927
Love 'Em and WeepJudge Chigger
1927
No Man's LawSharkey Nye
1927
Now I'll Tell OnePoliceman
1927
Putting Pants on PhilipJ. Piedmont Mumblethunder
1927
Sailors, Beware!Purser Cryder
1927
Should Men Walk Home?Party Guest at Punch Bowl
1927
Slipping WivesButler
1927
Sugar DaddiesBrittle's butler
1927
The Battle of the CenturyManager
1927
The Honorable Mr. BuggsThe Butler
1927
The Second 100 YearsBig Goofy
1927
Two-Time MamaThe Cop (as Babe Hardy)
1927
Why Girls Love SailorsFirst Mate
1927
Why Girls Say NoPoliceman
1927
With Love and HissesTop Sergeant Banner
1927
Early to BedOllie
1928
Flying ElephantsMighty Giant
1928
From Soup to NutsHired butler
1928
Galloping GhostsMeadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
1928
Habeas CorpusOllie
1928
Leave 'Em LaughingOllie
1928
Should Married Men Go Home?Ollie
1928
The Finishing TouchOllie
1928
Their Purple MomentOllie
1928
Two TarsOllie
1928
We Faw DownOllie
1928
You're Darn Tootin'Ollie, French horn player
1928
Angora LoveOllie
1929
Bacon GrabbersOliver
1929
Berth MarksOllie
1929
Big BusinessOllie
1929
Double WhoopeeOllie
1929
LibertyOllie
1929
Men O' WarOllie
1929
Perfect DayOllie
1929
That's My WifeOllie
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929Self
1929
The Hoose-GowOllie
1929
They Go Boom!Ollie
1929
Unaccustomed as We AreOliver Hardy
1929
Wrong AgainOllie
1929
Another Fine MessOllie
1930
Below ZeroOllie
1930
BlottoOllie
1930
BratsOllie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
1930
BratsWriter
1930
Hog WildOllie
1930
Hog WildWriter
1930
MC
MGM Convention 1930 AnnouncementHimself
1930
Night of GoblinsOllie
1930
Night OwlsOllie
1930
RadiomaníaOllie
1930
Shivering and ShakingOllie
1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseOllie
1930
The Night LifeOllie
1930
The Rogue SongMurza-Bek
1930
Thieves
1930
Be Big!Ollie
1931
Beau HunksOllie
1931
Chickens Come HomeMr. Oliver Hardy
1931
Come CleanOllie
1931
Come CleanWriter
1931
De Bote en BoteOllie
1931
Haunted at MidnightOllie
1931
Laughing GravyOllie
1931
On the LooseNew Suitor (uncredited)
1931
One Good TurnOllie
1931
Our WifeOllie
1931
Pardon UsOllie
1931
Playing at PoliticsOliver
1931
The ChiselersM. Hardy
1931
The SkullsSeñor Hardy
1931
The Stolen JoolsPolice Driver
1931
Any Old Port!Ollie
1932
County HospitalOllie
1932
County HospitalWriter
1932
HelpmatesOllie
1932
HelpmatesWriter
1932
Hinter Schloss und RiegelOllie
1932
LA
Laurel and Hardy in EdinburghHimself
1932
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
LA
Laurel and Hardy in TynemouthHimself
1932
Pack Up Your TroublesOllie
1932
Scram!Ollie
1932
Scram!Writer
1932
SA
Stan and OllyHimself
1932
The ChimpOllie
1932
The ChimpWriter
1932
The Music BoxOllie
1932
The Music BoxWriter
1932
Their First MistakeOllie
1932
Their First MistakeWriter
1932
Towed in a HoleOllie
1932
Towed in a HoleWriter
1932
Busy BodiesOllie
1933
Busy BodiesWriter
1933
Dirty WorkOllie
1933
Me and My PalOllie
1933
Me and My PalWriter
1933
Sons of the DesertOliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1933
Sons of the DesertWriter
1933
The Devil's BrotherOllio
1933
The Midnight PatrolOfficer Oliver Hardy
1933
The Midnight PatrolWriter
1933
Twice TwoOllie / Mrs. Laurel
1933
Twice TwoWriter
1933
Wild PosesBaby
1933
Babes in ToylandOllie Dee
1934
Going Bye-Bye!Mr. Hardy
1934
Hollywood PartyOllie
1934
Oliver the EighthOllie
1934
The Live GhostOllie
1934
Them Thar HillsOllie
1934
Bonnie ScotlandOliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1935
M1
MGM 1935 Promo ReelCleaner
1935
The Fixer UppersOllie
1935
TN
Their Night Out - Screen TestMr. Hardy
1935
Thicker Than WaterOllie
1935
Tit for TatOllie
1935
On the Wrong TrekCameo appearance (hitchhiker)
1936
Our RelationsOllie / Bert Hardy
1936
The Bohemian GirlOllie
1936
Pick a StarOliver Hardy
1937
Way Out WestOllie
1937
Way Out WestWriter
1937
Block-HeadsOllie
1938
Hollywood HandicapHimself
1938
Swiss MissOllie
1938
That's That!Himself
1938
The Flying DeucesOllie
1939
ZenobiaDr. Henry Tibbett
1939
A Chump at OxfordOllie
1940
Saps at SeaOllie
1940
Great GunsOliver
1941
A-Haunting We Will GoOllie
1942
The Tree in a Test TubeOllie
1942
Air Raid WardensOllie
1943
JitterbugsOllie
1943
The Dancing MastersOllie
1943
Nothing But TroubleOliver
1944
The Big NoiseOllie
1944
The BullfightersOllie
1945
Performers Arrive in HampshireSelf
1947
The Fighting KentuckianWillie Paine
1949
Riding HighSucker (uncredited)
1950
Robinson CrusoelandOllie
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives(archive footage)
1951
The Golden Age of Comedyarchive footage
1957
When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)
1961
30 Years of Fun(archive footage)
1963
The Big Parade of ComedyOliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
1964
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20'sOllie (archive footage)
1965
ST
Salute to Stan LaurelSelf (archive footage)
1965
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
TB
The Best of Laurel and HardyOllie / Bert (archive footage)
1968
4 Clowns(archive footage)
1970
Another Nice MessHardy (archive footage)
1972
O-
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. HardySelf (archive footage)
1974
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1975
BH
Bob Hope's World of Comedy(archive footage)
1976
Hooray for HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976
Laurel and Hardy LaughtoonsOllie
1978
The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
1979
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1984
Classic Comedy TeamsSelf (archive footage)
1986
TL
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate RememberenceSelf (archive footage)
1990
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the BoysOllie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
1992
That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Chaplin's GoliathSelf (archive footage)
1996
Laurel & Hardy - Best ofOllie
1999
Laurel & Hardy - Best of IIOllie
2001
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of IIIHardy
2005
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic ShortsOliver
2006
TP
The Parrott Chase(archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Dick & Doof - Best ofSchauspieler
2010
A Tribute to Laurel & HardySelf (archive footage)
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage)
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicSelf (archive footage)
2011
Stan & OllieThanks
2018
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable ComediesOllio
2019
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations(archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two(archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire AdventuresArchive Footage
2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
2025
L&
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
L&
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
The World of Laurel and Hardy

Television

Laurel & HardyOliver · 114 eps
1921
This Is Your LifeSelf · 1 eps
1952
OmnibusSelf · 1 eps
1967

Photos

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