Biography
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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.
Filmography
all 290
Movies 288
self 32
Writer 8
TV Shows 2
Schauspieler

Dick & Doof - Best of (2010)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Girl 27 (2007)
Movie
Ollie (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

I Know A Riddle (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
Movie
(archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Movie
Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Movie
(archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
Movie
(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

4 Clowns (1970)
Movie
Ollie (1986)

Dick und Doof (1970)
TV
ArchiveFootage

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Movie
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party'

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

30 Years of Fun (1963)
Movie
Edited from 'Big Business'

When Comedy Was King (1960)
Movie
Ollie

Utopia (1951)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
Movie
Sucker (uncredited)

Riding High (1950)
Movie
Willie Paine

The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Movie
Oliver Hardy

Nothing But Trouble (1944)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

Good Old Corn (1943)
Movie
Oliver

Great Guns (1941)
Movie
Oliver Hardy

A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Movie
10
Doc Tibbett

Zenobia (1939)
Movie
Oliver Hardy

Pick a Star (1937)
Movie
Ollie / Writer

Way Out West (1937)
Movie
10
Ollie / Bert Hardy

Our Relations (1936)
Movie
10
Hitchhiker

On the Wrong Trek (1936)
Movie
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Movie
6
Ollie Dee

Babes in Toyland (1934)
Movie
8
Mr. Hardy

Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Movie
6.5
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy / Writer

Sons of the Desert (1933)
Movie
10
Ollie / Writer

Busy Bodies (1933)
Movie
9
Officer Oliver Hardy / Writer

The Midnight Patrol (1933)
Movie
9
Ollie / Writer

Me and My Pal (1933)
Movie
8
Ollie / Mrs. Laurel / Writer

Twice Two (1933)
Movie
9
Mr. Hardy

Scram! (1932)
Movie
9
Himself

Stan and Olly (1932)
Movie
Mr. Hardy

The Chimp (1932)
Movie
9
Ollie / Writer

The Music Box (1932)
Movie
10
Oliver Hardy

Any Old Port! (1932)
Movie
9
New Suitor

On the Loose (1931)
Movie
Señor Hardy

The Skulls (1931)
Movie
Police Driver

The Stolen Jools (1931)
Movie
6
Mr. Oliver Hardy

Chickens Come Home (1931)
Movie
5.5
M. Hardy

The Chiselers (1931)
Movie
Ollie

Be Big! (1931)
Movie
Oliver Hardy

Night of Goblins (1930)
Movie
Oliver Hardy

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Movie
9
Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr. / Writer

Brats (1930)
Movie
10
Ollie

Blotto (1930)
Movie
10
Murza-Bek

The Rogue Song (1930)
Movie
Ollie

Thieves (1930)
Movie
Oliver (process server)

Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Movie
10
Oliver Hardy

Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
Movie
10
Ollie

Liberty (1929)
Movie
8
Ollie, French horn player

You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
Movie
Hired butler

From Soup to Nuts (1928)
Movie
Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13

Galloping Ghosts (1928)
Movie
Mighty Giant

Flying Elephants (1928)
Movie
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
Movie
Sherlock Pinkham

Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Movie
'Happy' Hopey

Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927)
Movie
Ollie

Hats Off (1927)
Movie
Asylum Inmate

Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
Movie
Big Goofy

The Second Hundred Years (1927)
Movie
Policeman

Now I'll Tell One (1927)
Movie
Purser Cryder

Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Movie
5
Brittle's butler

Sugar Daddies (1927)
Movie
Top Sergeant Banner

With Love and Hisses (1927)
Movie
First Mate

Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
Movie
Ice Man

Baby Brother (1927)
Movie
Big Bill

Fluttering Hearts (1927)
Movie
Judge Chigger

Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Movie
Gordon Bagley

Crazy to Act (1927)
Movie
Sharkey Nye

No Man's Law (1927)
Movie
The Butler

The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
Movie
Jarvis - the Butler

Slipping Wives (1927)
Movie
Maltravers

Duck Soup (1927)
Movie
Policeman

Why Girls Say No (1927)
Movie
Party Guest at Punch Bowl

Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
Movie
The Cop

Two-Time Mama (1927)
Movie
Hotel Detective

45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
Movie
Jazz band drummer

The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Movie
Oswald Schwartzkopple

Be Your Age (1926)
Movie
Cab Driver

Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Movie
Charley's Victim

Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Movie
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband

Along Came Auntie (1926)
Movie
Police Officer

Thundering Fleas (1926)
Movie
Sheriff Bill

The Gentle Cyclone (1926)
Movie
The Prime Minister's Assistant

Long Fliv the King (1926)
Movie
Arlington Kimmel - the Floorwalker

Say It with Babies (1926)
Movie
Captain Schmaltz

Madame Mystery (1926)
Movie
Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

Wandering Papas (1926)
Movie
The Taxi Driver

A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)
Movie
Babe Mulligan

The Perfect Clown (1925)
Movie
The boss

They All Fall (1925)
Movie
Her former sweetheart

Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Movie
Remington - the Brother-in-Law

Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
Movie
A bellhop

Hop to It! (1925)
Movie
Theatre Manager

Fiddlin' Around (1925)
Movie
Wilbert Perkins

The Joke's on You (1925)
Movie
Theatre Manager

Fiddlin' Around (1925)
Movie
The Model's Brother

Wild Papa (1925)
Movie
The Rival

Rivals (1925)
Movie
A Rival Taxi Driver

Hey, Taxi! (1925)
Movie
Paperhanger

Stick Around (1925)
Movie
Woodsman

The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Movie
Policeman

Laughing Ladies (1925)
Movie
Dangerous Dan McGraw

Kid Speed (1924)
Movie
Killer Kid

Her Boy Friend (1924)
Movie
Bootlegger

Trouble Brewing (1924)
Movie
Dynamite Duffy

Horseshoes (1923)
Movie
Oliver, the Other Suitor

Lightning Love (1923)
Movie
Store manager

The Gown Shop (1923)
Movie
Farm Hand

The Barnyard (1923)
Movie
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor

The Midnight Cabaret (1923)
Movie
Writer

Quicksands (1923)
Movie
The Girl's Father

No Wedding Bells (1923)
Movie
Gaston Gilligan

The Counter Jumper (1922)
Movie
'Bull' Mulligan

Little Wildcat (1922)
Movie
The neighbor

Golf (1922)
Movie
General Alarm

A Pair of Kings (1922)
Movie
Stage Manager

The Show (1922)
Movie
The foreman

The Sawmill (1922)
Movie
Masked bandit who confronts Laurel

The Lucky Dog (1921)
Movie
Hotel manager

The Bell Hop (1921)
Movie
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart

The Fall Guy (1921)
Movie
Foreman

The Bakery (1921)
Movie
The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)

The Rent Collector (1921)
Movie
The Life Saver

His Jonah Day (1920)
Movie
Her Father

Married to Order (1920)
Movie
Audience member

The Stage Hand (1920)
Movie
Babe, a millionaire

The Decorator (1920)
Movie
Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)

Distilled Love (1920)
Movie
Al K. Hall

Bungs and Bunglers (1919)
Movie
A Janitor

Dull Care (1919)
Movie
Solomon Soop

Hop to It, Bellhop (1919)
Movie
Head Waiter

He's In Again (1918)
Movie
A German Customer

The King of the Kitchen (1918)
Movie
A devoted husband

Hello Trouble (1918)
Movie
The Boss

Bright and Early (1918)
Movie
School Superintendent

The Scholar (1918)
Movie
Cafe Owner

The Rogue (1918)
Movie
Oliver - The Saloonkeeper

The Stranger (1918)
Movie
Newlywed

The Pest (1917)
Movie
Harold

The Hobo (1917)
Movie
Poor Artist

Cupid's Rival (1917)
Movie
The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

The Hero (1917)
Movie
Pvt. Plump

Love and Duty (1916)
Movie
Maggie Murphy

The Lottery Man (1916)
Movie
The Grocer

Something in Her Eye (1915)
Movie
Burglar

The Lilac Splash (1915)
Movie
Bill, the Grocer's Boy

Avenging Bill (1915)
Movie
Paul Simmons

It May Be You (1915)
Movie
Bill Myers

A Lucky Strike (1915)
Movie
Pedestrian

They Looked Alike (1915)
Movie
Ikie Ikestein

Babe's School Days (1915)
Movie
Percival Pilkins

Mother's Baby Boy (1914)
Movie
Grocery Boy

Making Auntie Welcome (1914)
Movie
Plump

Aunt Bill
Movie
Shifty Mike

Ups and Downs
Movie
Sherlock Pinkham

Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-01-18
Deathday1957-08-07 (65 years old)
Birth NameOliver Norvell Hardy
Birth PlaceHarlem, United States
MotherMary Emily Jackson
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsOliver Norvell Hardy, Oliver N. Hardy, O.N. Hardy, Babe Hardy, 'Babe' Hardy, Cupid Hardy, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel & Hardy, Hardy, Norvell Hardy, Ollie, Оливер Харди
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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