Oliver Hardy

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.

Cast

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

The Flying Deuces

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Nothing But Trouble

Babes in Toyland

A Chump at Oxford

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

Sons of the Desert

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

The Fighting Kentuckian

Air Raid Wardens

A-Haunting We Will Go

Bonnie Scotland

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Pack Up Your Troubles

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

Along Came Auntie

Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband

Ollie / Bert Hardy

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

The Perfect Lady

The Midnight Patrol

Officer Oliver Hardy

The Wizard of Oz

Tin Woodsman / Farmhand

Oliver the Eighth

On the Wrong Trek

Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

Brittle's butler

The Golden Age of Comedy

archive footage

County Hospital

Should Married Men Go Home?

Their Purple Moment

New Suitor (uncredited)

The Finishing Touch

Fluttering Hearts

Flying Elephants

Leave 'Em Laughing

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Fixer Uppers

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.

The Dancing Masters

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

45 Minutes from Hollywood

Hotel Detective

Another Fine Mess

The Battle of the Century

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

Chickens Come Home

Mr. Oliver Hardy

Do Detectives Think?

Sherlock Pinkham

Call of the Cuckoo

Sailors, Beware!

Putting Pants on Philip

J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

The Second 100 Years

Their First Mistake

Love 'Em and Weep

You're Darn Tootin'

Ollie, French horn player

Ollie / Mrs. Laurel

Them Thar Hills

Towed in a Hole

Thicker Than Water

Thundering Fleas

Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)

Unaccustomed as We Are

With Love and Hisses

Top Sergeant Banner

Why Girls Love Sailors

Hollywood Handicap

The Gentle Cyclone

Robinson Crusoeland

The Bohemian Girl

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Ollie (archive footage)

Masked bandit who confronts Laurel

From Soup to Nuts

The Stolen Jools

Bromo and Juliet

The Devil's Brother

The Bullfighters

Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)

A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)

Making Auntie Welcome

The Guilty Ones

Wandering Papas

Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

Dangerous Dan McGraw

The Tree in a Test Tube

Yes, Yes, Nanette

Her former sweetheart

When Comedy Was King

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

Sucker (uncredited)

Dr. Henry Tibbett

Bill, the Grocer's Boy

The Haunted Hat

(archive footage)

Night of Goblins

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

(archive footage)

The Perfect Clown

Long Fliv the King

The Prime Minister's Assistant

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Nickel-Hopper

Jazz band drummer

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

The Servant Girl's Legacy

Cy (as Babe Hardy)

Something in Her Eye

The Battle Royal

Harold (as Babe Hardy)

Rival Proprietor

The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

Bright and Early

The Lottery Man

Oswald Schwartzkopple

The Counter Jumper

Gaston Gilligan

A Pair of Kings

Should Men Walk Home?

Party Guest at Punch Bowl

Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)

Now I'll Tell One

Oliver, the Other Suitor

No Wedding Bells

The Girl's Father

The Midnight Cabaret

Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor

Hollywood Party

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

The Taxi Driver

Say It with Babies

Hector - the Floorwalker

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Why Girls Say No

Playing at Politics

Their Night Out - Screen Test

Roaring Lions at Home

Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

'Bull' Mulligan

Isn't Life Terrible?

Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)

Hop to It, Bellhop

Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)

An Expensive Visit

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Himself (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath

Self (archive footage)

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

Self (archive footage)

Shivering and Shaking

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

Fiddlin' Around

Theatre manager

The Joke's on You

Wilbert Perkins

Squeaks and Squawks

The Cop (as Babe Hardy)

The King of the Kitchen

A German customer

Babe (as Babe Hardy)

They Looked Alike

Babe, a millionaire

Babe's School Days

The Rent Collector

The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

The Head Waiter

A cop (as Babe Hardy)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Self (archive footage)

Bungs and Bunglers

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Married to Order

Her Father (as Babe Hardy)

Oliver, the saloonkeeper

Love 'em and Feed 'em

Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

The Big Parade of Comedy

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Ollie / Bert (archive footage)

Captain Schmaltz

Laughing Ladies

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

A Rival Taxi Driver

Crazy Like a Fox

Charley's Victim (uncredited)

Fiddlin' Around

Theatre Manager

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

The Superintendent

Haunted at Midnight

Thug - The ruffian

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Self (archive footage)

Mother's Baby Boy

Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)

Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

Salute to Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Should Sailors Marry?

Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Self (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

Ollie (archive footage)

Dick & Doof - Best of

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

30 Years of Fun

(archive footage)

Trouble Brewing

Audience member (uncredited)

Dance of the Cookoos

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

The Candy Trail

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

The Lilac Splash

Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)

A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

The Girl in the Limousine

Galloping Ghosts

Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

Archive Footage

The Trouble Hunter

The Commissioner

Magazine Cooking

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

Self (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams

Self (archive footage)

Nash the Slash Rises Again!

Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)

MGM Convention 1930 Announcement

Laurel & Hardy: Year Three

The Parrott Chase

Himself - archival footage

Crew

The Guilty Ones

Writer, Assistant Director

Sons of the Desert

County Hospital

Towed in a Hole

Their First Mistake

The Midnight Patrol