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Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, 16 June 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.
Filmography
all 245
Movies 243
self 32
Writer 13
Director 9
TV Shows 2
Producer 2
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations (2020)
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition (2020)
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011)
Laurel & Hardy The Essential Collection (2011)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
Dick & Doof - Best of (2010)
Girl 27 (2007)
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche (2006)
Laurel & Hardy: Hats Off (2005)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III (2005)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
I Know A Riddle (2004)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II (2001)
Laurel & Hardy - Best of (1999)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
4 Clowns (1970)
Dick und Doof (1970)
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
The Great Race (1965)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
30 Years of Fun (1963)
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
When Comedy Was King (1960)
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
This Is Your Life (1952)
Utopia (1951)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
Performers arrive in Hampshire (1947)
The Bullfighters (1945)
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
The Big Noise (1944)
The Dancing Masters (1943)
Jitterbugs (1943)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Great Guns (1941)
Saps at Sea (1940)
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Block-Heads (1938)
Swiss Miss (1938)
Songs and Bullets (1938)
Knight of the Plains (1938)
Pick a Star (1937)
Way Out West (1937)
That's That (1937)
Our Relations (1936)
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel (1935)
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Thicker Than Water (1935)
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Tit for Tat (1935)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
The Live Ghost (1934)
Them Thar Hills (1934)
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Hollywood Party (1934)
Oliver the Eighth (1934)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Dirty Work (1933)
Wild Poses (1933)
Busy Bodies (1933)
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Me and My Pal (1933)
Twice Two (1933)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
Their First Mistake (1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Scram! (1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh (1932)
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth (1932)
County Hospital (1932)
The Chimp (1932)
The Music Box (1932)
Any Old Port! (1932)
Helpmates (1932)
On the Loose (1931)
Beau Hunks (1931)
One Good Turn (1931)
Come Clean (1931)
Pardon Us (1931)
Haunted at Midnight (1931)
Our Wife (1931)
Playing at Politics (1931)
The Skulls (1931)
The Stolen Jools (1931)
Chickens Come Home (1931)
The Chiselers (1931)
Be Big! (1931)
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Laughing Gravy (1930)
Night of Goblins (1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Hog Wild (1930)
Shivering and Shaking (1930)
Below Zero (1930)
The Night Life (1930)
Brats (1930)
Blotto (1930)
The Rogue Song (1930)
Thieves (1930)
Night Owls (1930)
Angora Love (1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
They Go Boom! (1929)
Perfect Day (1929)
Men O'War (1929)
Berth Marks (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
Big Business (1929)
That's My Wife (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
Liberty (1929)
We Faw Down (1928)
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Two Tars (1928)
Early to Bed (1928)
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Their Purple Moment (1928)
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
Flying Elephants (1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
The Battle of the Century (1927)
Flaming Fathers (1927)
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Hats Off (1927)
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
The Second Hundred Years (1927)
Now I'll Tell One (1927)
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
With Love and Hisses (1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Eve's Love Letters (1927)
Jewish Prudence (1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
Slipping Wives (1927)
Duck Soup (1927)
Why Girls Say No (1927)
Seeing the World (1927)
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
On the Front Page (1926)
Raggedy Rose (1926)
Get 'Em Young (1926)
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926)
Rex the Devil Horse (1926)
Along Came Auntie (1926)
Wife Tamers (1926)
Dizzy Daddies (1926)
Madame Mystery (1926)
Wandering Papas (1926)
Charley My Boy! (1926)
What's the world coming to? (1926)
Starvation Blues (1925)
Moonlight and Noses (1925)
Unfriendly Enemies (1925)
Half a Man (1925)
Book Bozo (1925)
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Chasing the Chaser (1925)
The Sleuth (1925)
Navy Blue Days (1925)
The Snow Hawk (1925)
Pie-Eyed (1925)
Twins (1925)
Somewhere In Wrong (1925)
West of Hot Dog (1924)
Detained (1924)
Mandarin Mix-Up (1924)
Short Kilts (1924)
Wide Open Spaces (1924)
Rupert of Hee-Haw (1924)
Near Dublin (1924)
Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
Postage Due (1924)
Smithy (1924)
Mother's Joy (1923)
Scorching Sands (1923)
The Soilers (1923)
Save The Ship (1923)
The Whole Truth (1923)
Frozen Hearts (1923)
Roughest Africa (1923)
A Man About Town (1923)
Short Orders (1923)
Oranges and Lemons (1923)
Gas and Air (1923)
Kill or Cure (1923)
Collars and Cuffs (1923)
Pick and Shovel (1923)
Under Two Jags (1923)
White Wings (1923)
The Noon Whistle (1923)
The Handy Man (1923)
When Knights Were Cold (1923)
The Pest (1922)
Mud and Sand (1922)
The Weak-End Party (1922)
The Egg (1922)
Mixed Nuts (1922)
The Lucky Dog (1921)
Hustling for Health (1919)
Do You Love Your Wife? (1919)
Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
Just Rambling Along (1918)
Bears and Bad Men (1918)
Huns and Hyphens (1918)
Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926 (1918)
The Laurel and Hardy Collector's Classic
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 3
Swim Meet
Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Paul Merton's Heroes of Comedy
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1890-06-16
Deathday1965-02-23 (74 years old)
Birth NameArthur Stanley Jefferson
Birth PlaceUlverston, United Kingdom
RelationshipsRuth Rogers (1941-01-01 - 1946-01-01), Lois Neilson (1926-08-13 - 1934-10-11), Vera Ivanova Shuvalova (1938-01-01 - 1940-01-01), Ida K. Laurel (1946-05-06 - 1965-02-23), Mae Dahlberg (1919-01-01 - 1925-01-01)
FatherArthur J. Jefferson
SiblingsEdward Jefferson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsArthur Stanley Jefferson, Stan Jefferson, Stanley Laurel, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel & Hardy, Laurel
AwardsScreen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Academy Honorary Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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