Oliver Hardy
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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
Credits
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as (archive footage)
The Devil's Brother (1933)
as Ollio
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
as Officer Oliver Hardy
An Expensive Visit (1915)
as Jack
Playing at Politics (1931)
as Oliver
Babes in Toyland (1934)
as Ollie Dee
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Block-Heads (1938)
as Ollie
Two Tars (1928)
as Ollie
Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025)
as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Thicker Than Water (1935)
as Ollie
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
as Willie Paine
Pardon Us (1931)
as Ollie
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
as Oliver
Tit for Tat (1935)
as Ollie
Zenobia (1939)
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
Angora Love (1929)
as Ollie
Our Wife (1931)
as Ollie
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
as Asylum Inmate
Way Out West (1937)
as Ollie
Fluttering Hearts (1927)
as Big Bill
Towed in a Hole (1932)
as Ollie
Sugar Daddies (1927)
as Brittle's butler
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
as Ollie
Saps at Sea (1940)
as Ollie
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Golf (1922)
as The neighbor
Sons of the Desert (1933)
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
as Ollie
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
as Ollie
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
as Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Them Thar Hills (1934)
as Ollie
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
as Ollie, French horn player
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
as Sherlock Pinkham
Double Whoopee (1929)
as Ollie
The Flying Deuces (1939)
as Ollie
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
as Ollie
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
as Ollie
Beau Hunks (1931)
as Ollie
Perfect Day (1929)
as Ollie
Laughing Gravy (1931)
as Ollie
The Skulls (1931)
as Señor Hardy
Hollywood Party (1934)
as Ollie
Thieves (1930)
Actor
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
as The Butler
Lightning Love (1923)
as Oliver, the Other Suitor
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Playmates (1918)
Actor
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Slipping Wives (1927)
as Butler
Back Stage (1917)
as Babe
Aunt Bill (1916)
as Plump
One Good Turn (1931)
as Ollie
Hinter Schloss und Riegel (1932)
as Ollie
Avenging Bill (1915)
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Our Relations (1936)
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
Hollywood Handicap (1938)
as Himself
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
as Ollie
Long Fliv the King (1926)
as The Prime Minister's Assistant
The Chiselers (1931)
as M. Hardy
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Robinson Crusoeland (1951)
as Ollie
30 Years of Fun (1963)
as (archive footage)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
as Ollie
Distilled Love (1920)
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
Painless Love (1918)
as Dr. Hurts
Swiss Miss (1938)
as Ollie
Hungry Hearts (1916)
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Music Box (1932)
as Ollie
Me and My Pal (1933)
as Ollie
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Laurel and Hardy (—)
Actor
The Live Ghost (1934)
as Ollie
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Be Your Age (1926)
as Oswald Schwartzkopple
Shivering and Shaking (1930)
as Ollie
The Serenade (1916)
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
as First Mate
Magazine Cooking (1914)
Actor
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
as Himself (archive footage)
Oliver the Eighth (1934)
as Ollie
Great Guns (1941)
as Oliver
They Go Boom! (1929)
as Ollie
The Second 100 Years (1927)
as Big Goofy
Stick Around (1925)
as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
as Hotel Detective
Below Zero (1930)
as Ollie
Now I'll Tell One (1927)
as Policeman
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Servant Girl's Legacy (1914)
as Cy (as Babe Hardy)
With Love and Hisses (1927)
as Top Sergeant Banner
The Scholar (1918)
as The Superintendent
Mother's Baby Boy (1914)
as Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
The Hero (1917)
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Actor
Hello Trouble (1918)
as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
Busy Bodies (1933)
as Ollie
The Parrott Chase (2009)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pick a Star (1937)
as Oliver Hardy
Their Purple Moment (1928)
as Ollie
He's In Again (1918)
as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
as Ollie
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
as Ollie
Chickens Come Home (1931)
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
as Ollie
Big Business (1929)
as Ollie
The Battle of the Century (1927)
as Manager
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
We Faw Down (1928)
as Ollie
County Hospital (1932)
as Ollie
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
as Hired butler
Fiddlin' Around (1925)
as Theatre Manager
Riding High (1950)
as Sucker (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
as Cab Driver
The Villain (1917)
as Nell
Jitterbugs (1943)
as Ollie
The Big Noise (1944)
as Ollie
Duck Soup (1927)
as Maltravers
The Bullfighters (1945)
as Ollie
Little Wildcat (1922)
as 'Bull' Mulligan
The Perfect Clown (1925)
as Babe Mulligan
Say It with Babies (1926)
as Hector - the Floorwalker
They Looked Alike (1915)
as Pedestrian
That's My Wife (1929)
as Ollie
One Too Many (1916)
as Plump
MGM 1935 Promo Reel (1935)
as Cleaner
Hog Wild (1930)
as Ollie
The Bakery (1921)
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
The Pest (1917)
Actor
Be Big! (1931)
as Ollie
The Counter Jumper (1922)
as Gaston Gilligan
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
as (archive footage)
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
as Judge Chigger
Twice Two (1933)
as Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
Berth Marks (1929)
as Ollie
Brats (1930)
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roaring Lions at Home (1924)
Actor
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three (2025)
Actor
Another Fine Mess (1930)
as Ollie
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
Come Clean (1931)
as Ollie
It May Be You (1915)
as Paul Simmons
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
as Oliver
Crazy to Act (1927)
as Gordon Bagley
Men O' War (1929)
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
as Ollie (archive footage)
Horseshoes (1923)
as Dynamite Duffy
The Night Life (1930)
as Ollie
Night Owls (1930)
as Ollie
Helpmates (1932)
as Ollie
The King of the Kitchen (1918)
as A German customer
Why Girls Say No (1927)
as Policeman
Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Any Old Port! (1932)
as Ollie
De Bote en Bote (1931)
as Ollie
Something in Her Eye (1915)
as The Grocer
The Girl in the Limousine (1924)
as Freddie
Scram! (1932)
as Ollie
The Hobo (1917)
as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
The Dancing Masters (1943)
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures (2025)
as Archive Footage
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Police Driver
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
as Mr. Hardy
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations (2020)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ups and Downs (1915)
as Shifty Mike
Love and Duty (1916)
as Pvt. Plump
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
as Oliver Hardy
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Hop to It, Bellhop (1919)
as Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Making Auntie Welcome (1914)
as Grocery Boy
Babe's School Days (1915)
as Ikie Ikestein
Married to Order (1920)
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
as Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Hey, Taxi! (1925)
as A Rival Taxi Driver
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons (1978)
as Ollie
Stan and Olly (1932)
as Himself
Cupid's Rival (1917)
as Poor Artist
Two-Time Mama (1927)
as The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
as Her former sweetheart
Dick & Doof - Best of (2010)
as Schauspieler
Wild Poses (1933)
as Baby
The Rogue Song (1930)
as Murza-Bek
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition (2020)
Actor
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement (1930)
as Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh (1932)
as Himself
Laurel and Hardy in the UK (1932)
Actor
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
Actor
Along Came Auntie (1926)
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Blotto (1930)
as Ollie
Thundering Fleas (1926)
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
The Chimp (1932)
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth (1932)
as Himself
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III (2005)
as Hardy
A Lucky Strike (1915)
as Bill Myers
Laurel & Hardy - Best of (1999)
as Ollie
The Lottery Man (1916)
as Maggie Murphy
The Candy Kid (1917)
as Rival Proprietor
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 (—)
Actor
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts (2006)
as Oliver
Early to Bed (1928)
as Ollie
Dirty Work (1933)
as Ollie
The Battle Royal (1916)
as Plump
No Man's Law (1927)
as Sharkey Nye
Madame Mystery (1926)
as Captain Schmaltz
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II (2001)
as Ollie
Little Nell (1917)
as Little Nell
Flying Elephants (1928)
as Mighty Giant
Fiddlin' Around (1925)
as Theatre manager
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self (archive footage)
The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
as Ollie
On the Loose (1931)
as New Suitor (uncredited)
Wandering Papas (1926)
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Their First Mistake (1932)
as Ollie
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 (—)
Actor
The Joke's on You (1925)
as Wilbert Perkins
The Lucky Dog (1921)
as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
Hop to It! (1925)
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
as Purser Cryder
Wrong Again (1929)
as Ollie
The Candy Trail (1916)
as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
No Wedding Bells (1923)
as The Girl's Father
Habeas Corpus (1928)
as Ollie
They All Fall (1925)
as The boss
Trouble Brewing (1924)
as Bootlegger
The Stranger (1918)
as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
Liberty (1929)
as Ollie
Performers Arrive in Hampshire (1947)
as Self
The Bell Hop (1921)
as Hotel manager
The Show (1922)
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
Bungs and Bunglers (1919)
as Al K. Hall
Another Nice Mess (1972)
as Hardy (archive footage)
His Day Out (1918)
as Ollie
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
Actor
The Stage Hand (1920)
as Audience member (uncredited)
Radiomanía (1930)
as Ollie
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
That's That! (1938)
as Himself
Rivals (1925)
as The Rival
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies (2019)
as Ollio
The Guilty Ones (1916)
as Babe
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
as Ollie
The Rogue (1918)
as Cafe Owner
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Actor
Should Sailors Marry? (1925)
as Doctor
The Haunted Hat (1915)
Actor
The Gentle Cyclone (1926)
as Sheriff Bill
The Chief Cook (1917)
as Babe (as Babe Hardy)
A Pair of Kings (1922)
as General Alarm
Bright and Early (1918)
as The Boss
Their Night Out - Screen Test (1935)
as Mr. Hardy
The Head Waiter (1919)
as A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Laughing Ladies (1925)
as Policeman
Her Boy Friend (1924)
as Killer Kid
Hats Off (1927)
as Ollie
4 Clowns (1970)
as (archive footage)
Baby Brother (1927)
as Ice Man
The Rent Collector (1921)
as The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927)
as 'Happy' Hopey
The Perfect Lady (1924)
as (unconfirmed)
The Decorator (1920)
as Babe, a millionaire
Kid Speed (1924)
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
The Gown Shop (1923)
as Store manager
A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)
as The Taxi Driver
The Barnyard (1923)
as Farm Hand
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
as Jazz band drummer
The Backyard (1920)
as Thug - The ruffian
Night of Goblins (1930)
as Ollie
The Fall Guy (1921)
as Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927 (1916)
Actor
The Midnight Cabaret (1923)
as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
Haunted at Midnight (1931)
as Ollie
The Sawmill (1922)
as The Foreman
Springtime (1920)
as The Commissioner
His Jonah Day (1920)
as The Life Saver
The Lilac Splash (1915)
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
The Trouble Hunter (1920)
as The Bouncer
Squeaks and Squawks (1920)
Actor
Galloping Ghosts (1928)
as Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
Dull Care (1919)
as A Janitor