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