Stan Laurel
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Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, the deep comic gravity, and the nonsensical understatement. His performances polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. He was a member of "Fred Karno's Army", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe. Laurel began his film career in 1917 and made his final appearance in 1951. From 1928 onwards he appeared exclusively with Hardy, and Laurel officially retired from the screen following his comedy partner's death in 1957. In 1961 Laurel was given a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his pioneering work in comedy, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. In 2009, a bronze statue of the Laurel and Hardy duo was unveiled in Laurel's hometown of Ulverston, England.
Known for
Credits
Playing at Politics (1931)
as Stan
Pardon Us (1931)
as Stan
The Flying Deuces (1939)
as Stan
Babes in Toyland (1934)
as Stannie Dum
Sons of the Desert (1933)
as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
Block-Heads (1938)
as Stan
Way Out West (1937)
as Stan
The Chiselers (1931)
as M. Laurel
Perfect Day (1929)
as Stan
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
as Stanley MacLaurel
Our Relations (1936)
as Stan / Alf Laurel
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
as Stan
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Our Wife (1931)
as Stan
Towed in a Hole (1932)
as Stan
Beau Hunks (1931)
as Stan
Great Guns (1941)
as Stan
Angora Love (1929)
as Stan
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
as Stan
The Devil's Brother (1933)
as Stanlio
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
as Stan
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Another Fine Mess (1930)
as Stan
Busy Bodies (1933)
as Stan
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
as Stan
Two Tars (1928)
as Stan
Berth Marks (1929)
as Stan
Laughing Gravy (1931)
as Stan
Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025)
as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(archive footage)
Saps at Sea (1940)
as Stan
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
as Stan
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Party (1934)
as Stan
Them Thar Hills (1934)
as Stan
Silent Clowns (2006)
as Self - Stan(archive footage)
The Battle of the Century (1927)
as Prize Fighter
Scorching Sands (1923)
as Stan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Double Whoopee (1929)
as Stan
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
as Stan
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
The Music Box (1932)
as Stan
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
as Stan (archive footage)
Tit for Tat (1935)
as Stan
One Good Turn (1931)
as Stan
Jitterbugs (1943)
as Stan
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
as Stan
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Pie-Eyed (1925)
as Drunk
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
as Brittle's lawyer
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
as Asylum Inmate
Thieves (1930)
Actor
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
as Self
Swiss Miss (1938)
as Stan
Below Zero (1930)
as Stan
Mixed Nuts (1922)
as Book salesman
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as archive footage
The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Policeman
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
as Stan
Robinson Crusoeland (1951)
as Stan
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Come Clean (1931)
as Stan
Frozen Hearts (1923)
as Olaf - A peasant
Hustling for Health (1919)
as The Man
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
as Philip
Pick a Star (1937)
as Stan Laurel
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thicker Than Water (1935)
as Stan
Slipping Wives (1927)
as Handyman
Big Business (1929)
as Stan
Brats (1930)
as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
Twice Two (1933)
as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
The Dancing Masters (1943)
as Stan
County Hospital (1932)
as Stan
The Skulls (1931)
as Señor Laurel
The Bullfighters (1945)
as Stanley
Scram! (1932)
as Stan
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
as Stan
Me and My Pal (1933)
as Stan
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
as Willie Brisling
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (archive footage)
Night Owls (1930)
as Stan
Hog Wild (1930)
as Stan
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
Their First Mistake (1932)
as Stan
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three (2025)
Actor
Roughest Africa (1923)
as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
Shivering and Shaking (1930)
as Stan
Duck Soup (1927)
as Hives
We Faw Down (1928)
as Stan
The Big Noise (1944)
as Stan
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
as Stan
Oliver the Eighth (1934)
as Stan
Chickens Come Home (1931)
as Mr. Laurel
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
as Himself (archive footage)
The Live Ghost (1934)
as Stan
White Wings (1923)
as Street Cleaner
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
as Ferdinand Finkleberry
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
as Stan
Dirty Work (1933)
as Stan
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
as Officer Stanley Laurel
Any Old Port! (1932)
as Stan
The Rogue Song (1930)
as Ali-Bek
The Chimp (1932)
as Stan
Wrong Again (1929)
as Stan
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
as Mr. Laurel
The Finishing Touch (1928)
as Stan
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase (2009)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
as Stanley, clarinet player
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
as Stan
The Second 100 Years (1927)
as Little Goofy
West of Hot Dog (1924)
as Stan, a Tenderfoot
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
as Hotel Guest
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self (archive footage)
The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas (2019)
as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)
Another Nice Mess (1972)
as Laurel (archive footage)
Half a Man (1925)
as Winchell McSweeney
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
as Stan
With Love and Hisses (1927)
as Cuthbert Hope
Be Big! (1931)
as Stan
Habeas Corpus (1928)
as Stan
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
as Hired butler
Stan and Olly (1932)
as Himself
Now I'll Tell One (1927)
as Lawyer
Men O' War (1929)
as Stan
Oranges and Lemons (1923)
as Sunkist
Blotto (1930)
as Stan
Wild Poses (1933)
as Baby
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Early to Bed (1928)
as Stan
Helpmates (1932)
as Stan
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
as Stan / Alf (archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
Actor
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as Self (archive footage)
They Go Boom! (1929)
as Stan
Flying Elephants (1928)
as Little Twinkle Star
Liberty (1929)
as Stan
Eve's Love Letters (1927)
as Anatole, the butler
Wide Open Spaces (1924)
as Gabriel Goober
Their Purple Moment (1928)
as Mr. Pincher
That's My Wife (1929)
as Stan
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
as Romaine Ricketts
Twins (1925)
as Stan / his twin
Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926 (1918)
Actor
The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
as Stan
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Night Life (1930)
as Stan
Mud and Sand (1922)
as Rhubarb Vaselino
4 Clowns (1970)
as (archive footage)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
as (archive footage)
Mandarin Mix-Up (1924)
as Sum Sap
The Soilers (1923)
as Bob Canister
Collars and Cuffs (1923)
as Laundry Worker
On the Front Page (1926)
as Dangerfield
The Lucky Dog (1921)
as Brash young man accused of dognapping
Night of Goblins (1930)
as Stan
Get 'Em Young (1926)
as Summers, the butler
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
as Dippy Donawho
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
Actor
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Actor
Short Orders (1923)
as Waiter
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Actor
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Haunted at Midnight (1931)
as Stan
Hats Off (1927)
as Stan
The Sleuth (1925)
as Webster Dingle
MGM 1935 Promo Reel (1935)
as Cleaner
Kill or Cure (1923)
Actor
Smithy (1924)
as Smithy
On the Loose (1931)
as New Suitor (uncredited)
The Snow Hawk (1925)
as Mountie
Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
Actor
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Postage Due (1924)
as Willy Worst
The Noon Whistle (1923)
Actor
Rupert of Hee-Haw (1924)
as King / Rudolph Razz
Pick and Shovel (1923)
as Miner
Navy Blue Days (1925)
as Stan
Mother's Joy (1923)
as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
as Texas Tommy
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures (2025)
as Archive Footage
Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
as Simp, Second Prisoner
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations (2020)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Short Kilts (1924)
as McPherson's Son
A Man About Town (1923)
as A Man About Town
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2 (—)
Actor
The Egg (1922)
as Humpty Dumpty
The Whole Truth (1923)
as The husband
Hinter Schloss und Riegel (1932)
as Stan
Radiomanía (1930)
as Stan
The World of Laurel and Hardy (—)
Actor
Just Rambling Along (1918)
as Nervy Young Man
What's the World Coming To? (1926)
as The Man in the Window
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons (1978)
as Stan
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925)
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
The Weak-End Party (1922)
as The Gardener
Somewhere In Wrong (1925)
as A tramp
That's That! (1938)
as Himself
Do You Love Your Wife? (1919)
as Toby - the janitor
Seeing the World (1927)
as English pedestrian
Performers Arrive in Hampshire (1947)
as Self
De Bote en Bote (1931)
as Stan
Swim Meet (1951)
as Self
Save The Ship (1923)
as Husband
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth (1932)
as Himself
Near Dublin (1924)
as Con
The Handy Man (1923)
as The handy man
Bears and Bad Men (1918)
as Pete
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement (1930)
as Himself
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II (2001)
as Stan
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies (2019)
as Stanlio
Under Two Jags (1923)
Actor
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh (1932)
as Himself
Laurel & Hardy - Best of (1999)
as Stan
Dick & Doof - Best of (2010)
as Schauspieler
Gas and Air (1923)
as Phillup McCann
The Pest (1922)
as Jimmy Smith
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III (2005)
as Stan
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition (2020)
Actor
Huns and Hyphens (1918)
as Gang member
Laurel and Hardy in the UK (1932)
Actor
When Knights Were Cold (1923)
as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 (—)
Actor
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts (2006)
as Stan
Detained (1924)
as A convict