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