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