Oliver Hardy
Jan 18, 1892 - Aug 07, 1957 (65 years old) in Harlem, Georgia, USA
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
Omnibus
Self
Saps at Sea
Ollie
This Is Your Life
Self
A-Haunting We Will Go
Ollie
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
The Chief Cook
Babe (as Babe Hardy)
Thundering Fleas
Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Ollie
Cocoon
Self - film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Their First Mistake
Ollie
Credits
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★ 6 -
Archive Footage★ NR -
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★ 7.4 -
(archive footage) (uncredited)★ NR -
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.5 -
Himself (archive footage)★ 9 -
Schauspieler★ NR -
Oliver★ 8.7 -
Hardy★ NR -
Ollie (archive footage)★ 7.6 -
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ NR -
★ 8.5 -
Ollie★ NR -
Ollie★ NR -
Chaplin's Goliath 1996Self (archive footage)★ 6.5 -
(archive footage)★ 7 -
Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)★ 6.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ NR
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Classic Comedy Teams 1986Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Cocoon 1985Self - film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
(archive footage)★ 10 -
Dance of the Cookoos 1982★ NR -
The Hollywood Clowns 1979(archive footage)★ NR -
Ollie★ NR -
(archive footage)★ 6.9 -
Hooray for Hollywood 1976Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.1 -
Himself (archive footage)★ NR
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4 Clowns 1970(archive footage)★ 7.5 -
Dick und Doof 1970Oliver★ 7 -
Ollie / Bert (archive footage)★ NR
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Omnibus 1967Self★ 7.2 -
Self (archive footage)★ NR
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Ollie (archive footage)★ 7.9 -
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)★ 6.3 -
30 Years of Fun 1963(archive footage)★ 3 -
Self (archive footage)★ 5.5 -
When Comedy Was King 1960edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)★ 6.7 -
archive footage★ 6.9 -
This Is Your Life 1952Self★ 6.4 -
Utopia 1951Ollie★ 5.6 -
(archive footage)★ NR -
Riding High 1950Sucker (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Willie Paine★ 5.9 -
Self★ NR -
The Bullfighters 1945Ollie★ 5.8 -
Nothing But Trouble 1944Oliver★ 6 -
The Big Noise 1944Ollie★ 6 -
The Dancing Masters 1943Ollie★ 6 -
Jitterbugs 1943Ollie★ 5.8 -
Air Raid Wardens 1943Ollie★ 7.1 -
Ollie★ 4.9 -
Ollie★ 6 -
Great Guns 1941Oliver★ 5.9 -
Saps at Sea 1940Ollie★ 6.8 -
A Chump at Oxford 1940Ollie★ 6.9 -
The Flying Deuces 1939Ollie★ 6.4 -
Zenobia 1939Dr. Henry Tibbett★ 4.6 -
Block-Heads 1938Ollie★ 7 -
Hollywood Handicap 1938Himself★ 4.5 -
Swiss Miss 1938Ollie★ 6.2 -
Pick a Star 1937Oliver Hardy★ 4.8 -
Way Out West 1937Ollie★ 7.1 -
That's That! 1937Himself★ 4.4 -
Our Relations 1936Ollie / Bert Hardy★ 7 -
On the Wrong Trek 1936Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)★ 5.8 -
The Bohemian Girl 1936Ollie★ 6.1 -
MGM 1935 Promo Reel 1935Cleaner★ 6
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Bonnie Scotland 1935Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy★ 6.6 -
Thicker Than Water 1935Ollie★ 7.2 -
Mr. Hardy★ 6
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The Fixer Uppers 1935Ollie★ 6.8 -
Tit for Tat 1935Ollie★ 6.8 -
Babes in Toyland 1934Ollie Dee★ 6.3 -
The Live Ghost 1934Ollie★ 7.1 -
Them Thar Hills 1934Ollie★ 7.5 -
Going Bye-Bye! 1934Mr. Hardy★ 7.4 -
Hollywood Party 1934Ollie★ 5.8 -
Oliver the Eighth 1934Ollie★ 7.1 -
Sons of the Desert 1933Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy★ 7 -
Dirty Work 1933Ollie★ 6.9 -
Wild Poses 1933Baby★ 7.5 -
Busy Bodies 1933Ollie★ 7.3 -
The Midnight Patrol 1933Officer Oliver Hardy★ 6.5 -
The Devil's Brother 1933Ollio★ 6.7 -
Me and My Pal 1933Ollie★ 6.4 -
Twice Two 1933Ollie / Mrs. Laurel★ 6.7 -
Towed in a Hole 1932Ollie★ 7 -
Their First Mistake 1932Ollie★ 6.4 -
Ollie★ 6.7 -
Scram! 1932Ollie★ 7.1 -
Stan and Olly 1932Himself★ NR
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Himself★ NR
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Himself★ NR
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County Hospital 1932Ollie★ 6.8 -
The Chimp 1932Ollie★ 6.5 -
Ollie★ 7 -
The Music Box 1932Ollie★ 7.5 -
Any Old Port! 1932Ollie★ 6.9 -
Helpmates 1932Ollie★ 7.2 -
On the Loose 1931New Suitor (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Beau Hunks 1931Ollie★ 6.8 -
One Good Turn 1931Ollie★ 7 -
Come Clean 1931Ollie★ 7.1 -
Pardon Us 1931Ollie★ 6.5 -
Haunted at Midnight 1931Ollie★ 8.5 -
Our Wife 1931Ollie★ 7.1 -
Playing at Politics 1931Oliver★ 6.9 -
The Skulls 1931Señor Hardy★ 6.1 -
Laughing Gravy 1931Ollie★ 7.2 -
The Stolen Jools 1931Police Driver★ 5.6 -
Chickens Come Home 1931Mr. Oliver Hardy★ 6.6 -
Be Big! 1931Ollie★ 6.7 -
The Chiselers 1931M. Hardy★ 6.6 -
Another Fine Mess 1930Ollie★ 6.8 -
Night of Goblins 1930Ollie★ 6 -
Ollie★ 6.7 -
Radiomanía 1930Ollie★ NR -
Hog Wild 1930Ollie★ 6.8 -
Ollie★ 6.8 -
Below Zero 1930Ollie★ 6.5 -
The Night Life 1930Ollie★ 7.2 -
Brats 1930Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.★ 6.8 -
Blotto 1930Ollie★ 7.2 -
The Rogue Song 1930Murza-Bek★ 5.8 -
Thieves 1930★ 6.9 -
Night Owls 1930Ollie★ 7.4 -
Angora Love 1929Ollie★ 6.4 -
Self★ 5.6 -
The Hoose-Gow 1929Ollie★ 6.6 -
Bacon Grabbers 1929Oliver★ 6.3 -
They Go Boom! 1929Ollie★ 6.8 -
Perfect Day 1929Ollie★ 6.9 -
Men O' War 1929Ollie★ 6.7 -
Berth Marks 1929Ollie★ 6.7 -
Double Whoopee 1929Ollie★ 6.7 -
Oliver Hardy★ 6.9 -
Big Business 1929Ollie★ 6.6 -
That's My Wife 1929Ollie★ 6.6 -
Wrong Again 1929Ollie★ 6.6 -
Liberty 1929Ollie★ 6.8 -
We Faw Down 1928Ollie★ 5.9 -
Habeas Corpus 1928Ollie★ 6.6 -
Two Tars 1928Ollie★ 6.6 -
Early to Bed 1928Ollie★ 6.1 -
Ollie★ 6.4 -
Their Purple Moment 1928Ollie★ 6.6 -
You're Darn Tootin' 1928Ollie, French horn player★ 5.8 -
From Soup to Nuts 1928Hired butler★ 6.5 -
Galloping Ghosts 1928Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13★ NR -
The Finishing Touch 1928Ollie★ 6.8 -
Flying Elephants 1928Mighty Giant★ 5.7 -
Leave 'Em Laughing 1928Ollie★ 5.9 -
Manager★ 6.8 -
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder★ 6.3 -
Do Detectives Think? 1927Sherlock Pinkham★ 6.2 -
'Happy' Hopey★ 6
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Hats Off 1927Ollie★ 6.3 -
Call of the Cuckoo 1927Asylum Inmate★ 5.7 -
The Second 100 Years 1927Big Goofy★ 6.2 -
Now I'll Tell One 1927Policeman★ 5.8 -
Sailors, Beware! 1927Purser Cryder★ 6.7 -
Sugar Daddies 1927Brittle's butler★ 5.9 -
With Love and Hisses 1927Top Sergeant Banner★ 6.1 -
First Mate★ 5.6 -
Baby Brother 1927Ice Man★ 6.4 -
Fluttering Hearts 1927Big Bill★ 5.1 -
Love 'Em and Weep 1927Judge Chigger★ 5.8 -
Crazy to Act 1927Gordon Bagley★ 5.5 -
No Man's Law 1927Sharkey Nye★ 6 -
The Butler★ 6 -
Slipping Wives 1927Butler★ 5.1 -
Duck Soup 1927Maltravers★ 6.2 -
Why Girls Say No 1927Policeman★ 6.3 -
Party Guest at Punch Bowl★ 7.1 -
Two-Time Mama 1927The Cop (as Babe Hardy)★ 6 -
Hotel Detective★ 5.2 -
The Nickel-Hopper 1926Jazz band drummer★ 7 -
Be Your Age 1926Oswald Schwartzkopple★ 5.1 -
Bromo and Juliet 1926Cab Driver★ 5.6 -
Crazy Like a Fox 1926Charley's Victim (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Along Came Auntie 1926Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband★ 6.1 -
Thundering Fleas 1926Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)★ 5.6 -
The Gentle Cyclone 1926Sheriff Bill★ 5 -
Long Fliv the King 1926The Prime Minister's Assistant★ 5.6 -
Say It with Babies 1926Hector - the Floorwalker★ 5 -
Madame Mystery 1926Captain Schmaltz★ 5.6 -
Wandering Papas 1926Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)★ 5.1 -
A Bankrupt Honeymoon 1926The Taxi Driver★ 6
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The Perfect Clown 1925Babe Mulligan★ 6.2 -
Doctor★ 5.4 -
They All Fall 1925The boss★ 5
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Yes, Yes, Nanette 1925Her former sweetheart★ 5.3 -
Isn't Life Terrible? 1925Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)★ 5.8 -
Hop to It! 1925A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)★ 5.4 -
The Joke's on You 1925Wilbert Perkins★ 4.8
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Fiddlin' Around 1925Theatre manager★ 5
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Rivals 1925The Rival★ 6
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Hey, Taxi! 1925A Rival Taxi Driver★ 6
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Stick Around 1925Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)★ 6.1 -
The Wizard of Oz 1925Tin Woodsman / Farmhand★ 5.4 -
Laughing Ladies 1925Policeman★ NR -
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Kid Speed 1924Dangerous Dan McGraw★ 5.2 -
Her Boy Friend 1924Killer Kid★ 5.5 -
Freddie★ 6 -
Trouble Brewing 1924Bootlegger★ 6 -
The Perfect Lady 1924(unconfirmed)★ NR
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Horseshoes 1923Dynamite Duffy★ 5.1 -
Lightning Love 1923Oliver, the Other Suitor★ 6 -
The Gown Shop 1923Store manager★ 4 -
The Barnyard 1923Farm Hand★ 5.5 -
The Midnight Cabaret 1923Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor★ 6 -
No Wedding Bells 1923The Girl's Father★ 3.8
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The Counter Jumper 1922Gaston Gilligan★ 5.3
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Little Wildcat 1922'Bull' Mulligan★ 6 -
Golf 1922The neighbor★ 5.8 -
A Pair of Kings 1922General Alarm★ 4 -
The Show 1922Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)★ 6.8 -
The Sawmill 1922The Foreman★ 4.9 -
The Lucky Dog 1921Masked bandit who confronts Laurel★ 5.8 -
The Bell Hop 1921Hotel manager★ 6.8 -
The Fall Guy 1921Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)★ 4.2 -
The Bakery 1921Foreman (as Babe Hardy)★ 4.1 -
The Rent Collector 1921The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)★ 6.4 -
His Jonah Day 1920The Life Saver★ 4 -
The Backyard 1920Thug - The ruffian★ 6 -
Married to Order 1920Her Father (as Babe Hardy)★ 5.2 -
The Trouble Hunter 1920The Bouncer★ NR -
The Stage Hand 1920Audience member (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Decorator 1920Babe, a millionaire★ 5 -
Springtime 1920The Commissioner★ NR -
Squeaks and Squawks 1920★ 4.8 -
Distilled Love 1920Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)★ 5 -
The Head Waiter 1919A cop (as Babe Hardy)★ 6 -
Bungs and Bunglers 1919Al K. Hall★ 6
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Dull Care 1919A Janitor★ 5.7
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Hop to It, Bellhop 1919Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)★ 6
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He's In Again 1918Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)★ 5 -
A German customer★ 5
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Hello Trouble 1918A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)★ 6 -
Playmates 1918★ 6
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Bright and Early 1918The Boss★ 4.6 -
The Scholar 1918The Superintendent★ 4.2 -
The Rogue 1918Cafe Owner★ 4.1 -
His Day Out 1918Ollie★ 3.9 -
The Stranger 1918Oliver, the saloonkeeper★ 5.5 -
The Pest 1917★ 5.3 -
The Hobo 1917Harold (as Babe Hardy)★ 4 -
The Candy Kid 1917Rival Proprietor★ 4.5 -
The Chief Cook 1917Babe (as Babe Hardy)★ 4.5 -
The Villain 1917Nell★ 5.5 -
Cupid's Rival 1917Poor Artist★ 5 -
The Hero 1917The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)★ 5.5 -
Little Nell 1917Little Nell★ 4.2
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Back Stage 1917Babe★ 6 -
The Guilty Ones 1916Babe★ 6 -
The Candy Trail 1916Plump (as Babe Hardy)★ 5.5
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Love and Duty 1916Pvt. Plump★ 4.9 -
The Lottery Man 1916Maggie Murphy★ 4.7 -
Hungry Hearts 1916Plump (as Babe Hardy)★ 4.6 -
The Battle Royal 1916Plump★ 5.7 -
The Serenade 1916Plump (as Babe Hardy)★ 4.9 -
One Too Many 1916Plump★ 4.6 -
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Ups and Downs 1915Shifty Mike★ NR -
Something in Her Eye 1915The Grocer★ 5.3 -
The Lilac Splash 1915Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)★ 6 -
The Haunted Hat 1915★ 6 -
Avenging Bill 1915Bill, the Grocer's Boy★ 6
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It May Be You 1915Paul Simmons★ 6
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A Lucky Strike 1915Bill Myers★ 5.5 -
An Expensive Visit 1915Jack★ 6 -
They Looked Alike 1915Pedestrian★ 4.5 -
Babe's School Days 1915Ikie Ikestein★ 6 -
Cy (as Babe Hardy)★ 4.8 -
Mother's Baby Boy 1914Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)★ 7 -
Magazine Cooking 1914★ NR
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Grocery Boy★ 6
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