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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Harlem, Georgia, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892-01-17 |
| Died | 1957-08-07 |
Movies
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
2011
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler
2010
Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
as Oliver
2006
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
as Hardy
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Ollie (archive footage)
2004
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
as Ollie
2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
as Ollie
1999
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
1996
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
1992
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
1982
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
as Himself (archive footage)
1974
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
1970
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (archive footage)
1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Ollie (archive footage)
1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
1964
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
1963
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
1961
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
1960
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1957
Utopia
as Ollie
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
1951
Riding High
as Sucker (uncredited)
1950
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Willie Paine
1949
Performers arrive in Hampshire
as Self
1947
The Bullfighters
as Ollie
1945
Nothing But Trouble
as Oliver
1944
The Big Noise
as Ollie
1944
The Dancing Masters
as Ollie
1943
Jitterbugs
as Ollie
1943
Air Raid Wardens
as Ollie
1943
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Ollie
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Ollie
1942
Great Guns
as Oliver
1941
Saps at Sea
as Ollie
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Ollie
1940
The Flying Deuces
as Ollie
1939
Zenobia
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
1939
Block-Heads
as Ollie
1938
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
1938
Swiss Miss
as Ollie
1938
Pick a Star
as Oliver Hardy
1937
Way Out West
as Ollie
1937
That's That!
as Himself
1937
Our Relations
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
1936
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
1936
The Bohemian Girl
as Ollie
1936
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner
1935
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1935
Thicker Than Water
as Ollie
1935
Their Night Out - Screen Test
as Mr. Hardy
1935
The Fixer Uppers
as Ollie
1935
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
1935
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
1934
The Live Ghost
as Ollie
1934
Them Thar Hills
as Ollie
1934
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Hardy
1934
Hollywood Party
as Ollie
1934
Oliver the Eighth
as Ollie
1934
Sons of the Desert
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1933
Dirty Work
as Ollie
1933
Wild Poses
as Baby
1933
Busy Bodies
as Ollie
1933
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Oliver Hardy
1933
The Devil's Brother
as Ollio
1933
Me and My Pal
as Ollie
1933
Twice Two
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
1933
Towed in a Hole
as Ollie
1932
Their First Mistake
as Ollie
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ollie
1932
Scram!
as Ollie
1932
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself
1932
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself
1932
County Hospital
as Ollie
1932
The Chimp
as Ollie
1932
The Music Box
as Ollie
1932
Any Old Port!
as Ollie
1932
Helpmates
as Ollie
1932
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited)
1931
Beau Hunks
as Ollie
1931
One Good Turn
as Ollie
1931
Come Clean
as Ollie
1931
Pardon Us
as Ollie
1931
Haunted at Midnight
as Ollie
1931
Our Wife
as Ollie
1931
Playing at Politics
as Oliver
1931
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
1931
The Stolen Jools
as Police Driver
1931
Laughing Gravy
as Ollie
1931
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
1931
The Chiselers
as M. Hardy
1931
Be Big!
as Ollie
1931
Another Fine Mess
as Ollie
1930
Night of Goblins
as Ollie
1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Ollie
1930
Hog Wild
as Ollie
1930
Shivering and Shaking
as Ollie
1930
Below Zero
as Ollie
1930
The Night Life
as Ollie
1930
Brats
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
1930
Blotto
as Ollie
1930
The Rogue Song
as Murza-Bek
1930
1930
Night Owls
as Ollie
1930
Angora Love
as Ollie
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
1929
The Hoose-Gow
as Ollie
1929
Bacon Grabbers
as Oliver
1929
They Go Boom!
as Ollie
1929
Perfect Day
as Ollie
1929
Men O'War
as Ollie
1929
Berth Marks
as Ollie
1929
Double Whoopee
as Ollie
1929
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Oliver Hardy
1929
Big Business
as Ollie
1929
That's My Wife
as Ollie
1929
Wrong Again
as Ollie
1929
Liberty
as Ollie
1929
We Faw Down
as Ollie
1928
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
1928
Two Tars
as Ollie
1928
Early to Bed
as Ollie
1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Ollie
1928
Their Purple Moment
as Ollie
1928
You're Darn Tootin'
as Ollie, French horn player
1928
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler
1928
The Finishing Touch
as Ollie
1928
Flying Elephants
as Mighty Giant
1928
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Ollie
1928
The Battle of the Century
as Manager
1927
Putting Pants on Philip
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
1927
Do Detectives Think?
as Sherlock Pinkham
1927
Love 'em and Feed 'em
as 'Happy' Hopey
1927
Hats Off
as Ollie
1927
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
1927
The Second Hundred Years
as Big Goofy
1927
Now I'll Tell One
as Policeman
1927
Sailors, Beware!
as Purser Cryder
1927
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's butler
1927
With Love and Hisses
as Top Sergeant Banner
1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
as First Mate
1927
Baby Brother
as Ice Man
1927
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
1927
Love 'Em and Weep
as Judge Chigger
1927
Crazy to Act
as Gordon Bagley
1927
No Man's Law
as Sharkey Nye
1927
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
as The Butler
1927
Slipping Wives
as Butler
1927
Duck Soup
as Maltravers
1927
Why Girls Say No
as Policeman
1927
Two-Time Mama
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
1927
Should Men Walk Home?
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
1927
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Detective
1926
The Nickel-Hopper
as Jazz band drummer
1926
Be Your Age
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
1926
Bromo and Juliet
as Cab Driver
1926
Crazy Like a Fox
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
1926
Along Came Auntie
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
1926
Thundering Fleas
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
1926
The Gentle Cyclone
as Sheriff Bill
1926
Long Fliv the King
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
1926
Say It with Babies
as Hector - the Floorwalker
1926
Madame Mystery
as Captain Schmaltz
1926
Wandering Papas
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
1926
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
as The Taxi Driver
1926
The Perfect Clown
as Babe Mulligan
1925
Should Sailors Marry?
as Doctor
1925
1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Her former sweetheart
1925
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
1925
Hop to It!
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
1925
1925
Fiddlin' Around
as Theatre manager
1925
The Joke's on You
as Wilbert Perkins
1925
Rivals
as The Rival
1925
Hey, Taxi!
as A Rival Taxi Driver
1925
Stick Around
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
1925
The Wizard of Oz
as Farmhand
1925
Kid Speed
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
1924
Her Boy Friend
as Killer Kid
1924
Trouble Brewing
as Bootlegger
1924
The Perfect Lady
as (unconfirmed)
1924
Horseshoes
as Dynamite Duffy
1923
Lightning Love
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
1923
The Gown Shop
as Store manager
1923
The Barnyard
as Farm Hand
1923
The Midnight Cabaret
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
1923
No Wedding Bells
as The Girl's Father
1923
The Counter Jumper
as Gaston Gilligan
1922
Little Wildcat
as 'Bull' Mulligan
1922
Golf
as The neighbor
1922
A Pair of Kings
as General Alarm
1922
The Show
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
1922
The Sawmill
as The Foreman
1922
The Lucky Dog
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
1921
The Bell Hop
as Hotel manager
1921
The Fall Guy
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
1921
The Bakery
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
1921
The Rent Collector
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
1921
His Jonah Day
as The Life Saver
1920
The Backyard
as Thug
1920
Married to Order
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
1920
The Stage Hand
as Audience member (uncredited)
1920
The Decorator
as Babe, a millionaire
1920
1920
Distilled Love
as Mr. Peeble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
1920
The Head Waiter
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
1919
Bungs and Bunglers
as Al K. Hall
1919
Dull Care
as A Janitor
1919
Hop To It, Bellhop
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
1919
He's In Again
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
1918
The King of the Kitchen
as A German customer
1918
Hello Trouble
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
1918
1918
Bright and Early
as The Boss
1918
The Scholar
as The Superintendent
1918
The Rogue
as Cafe Owner
1918
His Day Out
as Ollie
1918
The Stranger
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
1918
1917
The Hobo
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
1917
The Candy Kid
as Rival Proprietor
1917
The Chief Cook
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
1917
The Villain
as Nell
1917
Cupid's Rival
as Poor Artist
1917
1917
Little Nell
as Little Nell
1917
The Guilty Ones
as Babe
1916
The Candy Trail
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
Love and Duty
as Pvt. Plump
1916
The Lottery Man
as Maggie Murphy
1916
Hungry Hearts
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
The Battle Royal
as Plump
1916
The Serenade
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
One Too Many
as Plump
1916
Something in Her Eye
as The Grocer
1915
The Lilac Splash
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
1915
Avenging Bill
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
1915
1915
It May Be You
as Paul Simmons
1915
A Lucky Strike
as Bill Myers
1915
An Expensive Visit
as Jack
1915
They Looked Alike
as Pedestrian
1915
1915
The Servant Girl's Legacy
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
1914
Mother's Baby Boy
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
1914
Making Auntie Welcome
as Grocery Boy
1914
Movies
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
2018
The Great Race
Thanks
1965
Way Out West
Writer
1937
Sons of the Desert
Writer
1933
Busy Bodies
Writer
1933
The Midnight Patrol
Writer
1933
Me and My Pal
Writer
1933
Twice Two
Writer
1933
Towed in a Hole
Writer
1932
Their First Mistake
Writer
1932
Scram!
Writer
1932
County Hospital
Writer
1932
The Chimp
Writer
1932
The Music Box
Writer
1932
Helpmates
Writer
1932
Come Clean
Writer
1931
Hog Wild
Writer
1930
Brats
Writer
1930
Quicksands
Writer
1923
The Guilty Ones
Director
1916
