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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 250
Movies 248
self 33
Writer 21
Director 8
Producer 4
TV Shows 2

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)

Dick & Doof - Best of (2010)

Girl 27 (2007)

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

I Know A Riddle (2004)

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

The Hollywood Clowns (1979)

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

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)

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

30 Years of Fun (1963)

When Comedy Was King (1960)

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)

The Bullfighters (1945)

Nothing But Trouble (1944)

A Chump at Oxford (1940)

Swiss Miss (1938)

Songs and Bullets (1938)

Knight of the Plains (1938)

Pick a Star (1937)

Way Out West (1937)

Our Relations (1936)

On the Wrong Trek (1936)

Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Thicker Than Water (1935)

Babes in Toyland (1934)

Going Bye-Bye! (1934)

Sons of the Desert (1933)

Busy Bodies (1933)

The Midnight Patrol (1933)

Me and My Pal (1933)

Twice Two (1933)

Scram! (1932)

The Chimp (1932)

The Music Box (1932)

Any Old Port! (1932)

On the Loose (1931)

Pardon Us (1931)

The Skulls (1931)

The Stolen Jools (1931)

Chickens Come Home (1931)

The Chiselers (1931)

Night of Goblins (1930)

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)

Brats (1930)

Blotto (1930)

The Rogue Song (1930)

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Bacon Grabbers (1929)

Their Purple Moment (1928)

You're Darn Tootin' (1928)

From Soup to Nuts (1928)

The Finishing Touch (1928)

Flying Elephants (1928)

Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)

The Battle of the Century (1927)

Flaming Fathers (1927)

Do Detectives Think? (1927)

Call of the Cuckoo (1927)

The Second Hundred Years (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)

Slipping Wives (1927)

Duck Soup (1927)

Seeing the World (1927)

45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)

On the Front Page (1926)

Raggedy Rose (1926)

Get 'Em Young (1926)

Wife Tamers (1926)

Wandering Papas (1926)

What's the World Coming To? (1926)

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)

The Snow Hawk (1925)

Pie-Eyed (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)

Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)

Smithy (1924)

Mother's Joy (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)

Gas and Air (1923)

Kill or Cure (1923)

Collars and Cuffs (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)

Do You Love Your Wife? (1919)

Frauds and Frenzies (1918)

Just Rambling Along (1918)

Huns and Hyphens (1918)

Britains Greatest Comedian

Nash the Slash Rises Again!
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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 - 1946), Lois Neilson (1926 - 1934), Vera Ivanova Shuvalova (1938 - 1940), Ida K. Laurel (1946 - 1965), Mae Dahlberg (1919 - 1925)
FatherArthur J. Jefferson
SiblingsEdward Jefferson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsArthur Stanley Jefferson, Stan Jefferson, Stanley Laurel, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel & Hardy, Laurel
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Academy Honorary Award
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