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 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
Character:
Release Date:11/11/2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Character:Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
Release Date:29/10/2025
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Character:Archive Footage
Release Date:02/05/2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/2024
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:19/11/2021
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/2020
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
Character:
Release Date:03/04/2020
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/12/2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/10/2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:03/04/2011
Dick & Doof - Best of
Character:Schauspieler
Release Date:01/01/2010
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
Character:Oliver
Release Date:01/01/2006
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Character:Hardy
Release Date:01/01/2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character:Ollie (archive footage)
Release Date:28/07/2004
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:05/02/2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Character:
Release Date:22/01/2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/01/2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
Character:Ollie
Release Date:17/03/1999
Chaplin's Goliath
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1996
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Character:Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/1992
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Classic Comedy Teams
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Dance of the Cookoos
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1982
The Hollywood Clowns
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:23/03/1979
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Character:Ollie
Release Date:01/01/1978
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/12/1974
4 Clowns
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/09/1970
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Character:Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
Release Date:14/12/1968
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
Character:
Release Date:21/12/1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1967
Salute to Stan Laurel
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/11/1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
Character:Ollie (archive footage)
Release Date:17/11/1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/1964
30 Years of Fun
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:10/02/1963
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/03/1961
When Comedy Was King
Character:edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
Release Date:29/03/1960
The Golden Age of Comedy
Character:archive footage
Release Date:26/12/1957
Robinson Crusoeland
Character:Ollie
Release Date:17/10/1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:23/03/1951
Riding High
Character:Sucker (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1950
The Fighting Kentuckian
Character:Willie Paine
Release Date:15/09/1949
Performers arrive in Hampshire
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1947
The Bullfighters
Character:Ollie
Release Date:01/05/1945
Nothing But Trouble
Character:Oliver
Release Date:06/12/1944
The Big Noise
Character:Ollie
Release Date:22/09/1944
The Dancing Masters
Character:Ollie
Release Date:19/11/1943
Jitterbugs
Character:Ollie
Release Date:05/06/1943
Air Raid Wardens
Character:Ollie
Release Date:04/04/1943
The Tree in a Test Tube
Character:Ollie
Release Date:19/11/1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
Character:Ollie
Release Date:07/08/1942
Great Guns
Character:Oliver
Release Date:10/10/1941
Saps at Sea
Character:Ollie
Release Date:29/04/1940
A Chump at Oxford
Character:Ollie
Release Date:25/01/1940
The Flying Deuces
Character:Ollie
Release Date:03/11/1939
Zenobia
Character:Dr. Henry Tibbett
Release Date:21/04/1939
Block-Heads
Character:Ollie
Release Date:19/08/1938
Hollywood Handicap
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/05/1938
Swiss Miss
Character:Ollie
Release Date:20/05/1938
Pick a Star
Character:Oliver Hardy
Release Date:21/05/1937
Way Out West
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/04/1937
That's That!
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1937
Our Relations
Character:Ollie / Bert Hardy
Release Date:15/09/1936
On the Wrong Trek
Character:Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Release Date:18/04/1936
The Bohemian Girl
Character:Ollie
Release Date:14/02/1936
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Character:Cleaner
Release Date:09/12/1935
Bonnie Scotland
Character:Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Release Date:23/08/1935
Thicker Than Water
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/03/1935
Their Night Out - Screen Test
Character:Mr. Hardy
Release Date:01/03/1935
The Fixer Uppers
Character:Ollie
Release Date:09/02/1935
Tit for Tat
Character:Ollie
Release Date:05/01/1935
Babes in Toyland
Character:Ollie Dee
Release Date:14/12/1934
The Live Ghost
Character:Ollie
Release Date:08/12/1934
Them Thar Hills
Character:Ollie
Release Date:21/07/1934
Going Bye-Bye!
Character:Mr. Hardy
Release Date:23/06/1934
Hollywood Party
Character:Ollie
Release Date:24/05/1934
Oliver the Eighth
Character:Ollie
Release Date:13/01/1934
Sons of the Desert
Character:Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Release Date:29/12/1933
Dirty Work
Character:Ollie
Release Date:25/11/1933
Wild Poses
Character:Baby
Release Date:28/10/1933
Busy Bodies
Character:Ollie
Release Date:07/10/1933
The Midnight Patrol
Character:Officer Oliver Hardy
Release Date:03/08/1933
The Devil's Brother
Character:Ollio
Release Date:05/05/1933
Me and My Pal
Character:Ollie
Release Date:22/04/1933
Twice Two
Character:Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
Release Date:25/02/1933
Towed in a Hole
Character:Ollie
Release Date:31/12/1932
Their First Mistake
Character:Ollie
Release Date:05/11/1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/09/1932
Scram!
Character:Ollie
Release Date:10/09/1932
Stan and Olly
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/08/1932
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
Character:Himself
Release Date:31/07/1932
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
Character:Himself
Release Date:31/07/1932
County Hospital
Character:Ollie
Release Date:25/06/1932
The Chimp
Character:Ollie
Release Date:21/05/1932
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Character:Ollie
Release Date:23/04/1932
The Music Box
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/04/1932
Any Old Port!
Character:Ollie
Release Date:05/03/1932
Helpmates
Character:Ollie
Release Date:23/01/1932
On the Loose
Character:New Suitor (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1931
Beau Hunks
Character:Ollie
Release Date:02/12/1931
One Good Turn
Character:Ollie
Release Date:31/10/1931
Come Clean
Character:Ollie
Release Date:02/09/1931
Pardon Us
Character:Ollie
Release Date:15/08/1931
Haunted at Midnight
Character:Ollie
Release Date:21/05/1931
Our Wife
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/05/1931
Playing at Politics
Character:Oliver
Release Date:01/05/1931
The Skulls
Character:Señor Hardy
Release Date:18/04/1931
Laughing Gravy
Character:Ollie
Release Date:04/04/1931
The Stolen Jools
Character:Police Driver
Release Date:04/04/1931
Chickens Come Home
Character:Mr. Oliver Hardy
Release Date:21/02/1931
Be Big!
Character:Ollie
Release Date:07/02/1931
The Chiselers
Character:M. Hardy
Release Date:07/02/1931
Another Fine Mess
Character:Ollie
Release Date:29/11/1930
Night of Goblins
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/10/1930
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/10/1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Character:Ollie
Release Date:08/08/1930
Radiomanía
Character:Ollie
Release Date:19/07/1930
Hog Wild
Character:Ollie
Release Date:31/05/1930
Shivering and Shaking
Character:Ollie
Release Date:28/04/1930
Below Zero
Character:Ollie
Release Date:26/04/1930
The Night Life
Character:Ollie
Release Date:19/04/1930
Brats
Character:Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Release Date:22/03/1930
Blotto
Character:Ollie
Release Date:08/02/1930
The Rogue Song
Character:Murza-Bek
Release Date:17/01/1930
Thieves
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1930
Night Owls
Character:Ollie
Release Date:04/01/1930
Angora Love
Character:Ollie
Release Date:14/12/1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/1929
The Hoose-Gow
Character:Ollie
Release Date:16/11/1929
Bacon Grabbers
Character:Oliver
Release Date:19/10/1929
They Go Boom!
Character:Ollie
Release Date:21/09/1929
Perfect Day
Character:Ollie
Release Date:10/08/1929
Men O' War
Character:Ollie
Release Date:29/06/1929
Berth Marks
Character:Ollie
Release Date:01/06/1929
Double Whoopee
Character:Ollie
Release Date:18/05/1929
Unaccustomed as We Are
Character:Oliver Hardy
Release Date:04/05/1929
Big Business
Character:Ollie
Release Date:20/04/1929
That's My Wife
Character:Ollie
Release Date:23/03/1929
Wrong Again
Character:Ollie
Release Date:23/02/1929
Liberty
Character:Ollie
Release Date:26/01/1929
We Faw Down
Character:Ollie
Release Date:29/12/1928
Habeas Corpus
Character:Ollie
Release Date:01/12/1928
Two Tars
Character:Ollie
Release Date:03/11/1928
Early to Bed
Character:Ollie
Release Date:06/10/1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
Character:Ollie
Release Date:08/09/1928
Their Purple Moment
Character:Ollie
Release Date:19/05/1928
You're Darn Tootin'
Character:Ollie, French horn player
Release Date:21/04/1928
From Soup to Nuts
Character:Hired butler
Release Date:24/03/1928
Galloping Ghosts
Character:Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
Release Date:11/03/1928
The Finishing Touch
Character:Ollie
Release Date:25/02/1928
Flying Elephants
Character:Mighty Giant
Release Date:12/02/1928
Leave 'Em Laughing
Character:Ollie
Release Date:28/01/1928
The Battle of the Century
Character:Manager
Release Date:31/12/1927
Putting Pants on Philip
Character:J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Release Date:03/12/1927
Do Detectives Think?
Character:Sherlock Pinkham
Release Date:20/11/1927
Love 'em and Feed 'em
Character:'Happy' Hopey
Release Date:12/11/1927
Hats Off
Character:Ollie
Release Date:05/11/1927
Call of the Cuckoo
Character:Asylum Inmate
Release Date:15/10/1927
The Second 100 Years
Character:Big Goofy
Release Date:08/10/1927
Now I'll Tell One
Character:Policeman
Release Date:04/10/1927
Sailors, Beware!
Character:Purser Cryder
Release Date:25/09/1927
Sugar Daddies
Character:Brittle's butler
Release Date:10/09/1927
With Love and Hisses
Character:Top Sergeant Banner
Release Date:28/08/1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
Character:First Mate
Release Date:17/07/1927
Baby Brother
Character:Ice Man
Release Date:26/06/1927
Fluttering Hearts
Character:Big Bill
Release Date:19/06/1927
Love 'Em and Weep
Character:Judge Chigger
Release Date:12/06/1927
Crazy to Act
Character:Gordon Bagley
Release Date:15/05/1927
No Man's Law
Character:Sharkey Nye
Release Date:01/05/1927
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
Character:The Butler
Release Date:24/04/1927
Slipping Wives
Character:Butler
Release Date:03/04/1927
Duck Soup
Character:Maltravers
Release Date:13/03/1927
Why Girls Say No
Character:Policeman
Release Date:21/02/1927
Should Men Walk Home?
Character:Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Release Date:29/01/1927
Two-Time Mama
Character:The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:29/01/1927
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Character:Hotel Detective
Release Date:26/12/1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Character:Jazz band drummer
Release Date:04/12/1926
Be Your Age
Character:Oswald Schwartzkopple
Release Date:13/11/1926
Bromo and Juliet
Character:Cab Driver
Release Date:19/09/1926
Crazy Like a Fox
Character:Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1926
Along Came Auntie
Character:Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Release Date:25/07/1926
Thundering Fleas
Character:Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
Release Date:18/07/1926
The Gentle Cyclone
Character:Sheriff Bill
Release Date:27/06/1926
Long Fliv the King
Character:The Prime Minister's Assistant
Release Date:13/06/1926
Say It with Babies
Character:Hector - the Floorwalker
Release Date:16/05/1926
Madame Mystery
Character:Captain Schmaltz
Release Date:12/03/1926
Wandering Papas
Character:Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:21/02/1926
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
Character:The Taxi Driver
Release Date:06/02/1926
The Perfect Clown
Character:Babe Mulligan
Release Date:14/12/1925
Should Sailors Marry?
Character:Doctor
Release Date:08/11/1925
They All Fall
Character:The boss
Release Date:01/08/1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Character:Her former sweetheart
Release Date:19/07/1925
Isn't Life Terrible?
Character:Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Release Date:05/07/1925
Hop to It!
Character:A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:01/07/1925
The Joke's on You
Character:Wilbert Perkins
Release Date:14/06/1925
Fiddlin' Around
Character:Theatre manager
Release Date:14/06/1925
Fiddlin' Around
Character:Theatre Manager
Release Date:14/06/1925
Rivals
Character:The Rival
Release Date:15/05/1925
Hey, Taxi!
Character:A Rival Taxi Driver
Release Date:01/04/1925
Stick Around
Character:Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:01/03/1925
The Wizard of Oz
Character:Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Release Date:12/02/1925
Laughing Ladies
Character:Policeman
Release Date:01/01/1925
Roaring Lions at Home
Character:
Release Date:23/11/1924
Kid Speed
Character:Dangerous Dan McGraw
Release Date:16/11/1924
Her Boy Friend
Character:Killer Kid
Release Date:27/09/1924
The Girl in the Limousine
Character:Freddie
Release Date:20/07/1924
Trouble Brewing
Character:Bootlegger
Release Date:12/03/1924
The Perfect Lady
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:24/02/1924
Horseshoes
Character:Dynamite Duffy
Release Date:09/12/1923
Lightning Love
Character:Oliver, the Other Suitor
Release Date:22/10/1923
The Gown Shop
Character:Store manager
Release Date:13/08/1923
The Barnyard
Character:Farm Hand
Release Date:11/06/1923
The Midnight Cabaret
Character:Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
Release Date:09/05/1923
No Wedding Bells
Character:The Girl's Father
Release Date:09/01/1923
The Counter Jumper
Character:Gaston Gilligan
Release Date:08/12/1922
Little Wildcat
Character:'Bull' Mulligan
Release Date:12/11/1922
Golf
Character:The neighbor
Release Date:03/09/1922
A Pair of Kings
Character:General Alarm
Release Date:10/06/1922
The Show
Character:Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:19/03/1922
The Sawmill
Character:The Foreman
Release Date:01/01/1922
The Lucky Dog
Character:Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
Release Date:01/10/1921
The Bell Hop
Character:Hotel manager
Release Date:17/09/1921
The Fall Guy
Character:Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:15/07/1921
The Bakery
Character:Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:19/06/1921
The Rent Collector
Character:The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:22/05/1921
His Jonah Day
Character:The Life Saver
Release Date:26/11/1920
The Backyard
Character:Thug - The ruffian
Release Date:01/11/1920
Married to Order
Character:Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:29/10/1920
The Trouble Hunter
Character:The Bouncer
Release Date:01/10/1920
The Stage Hand
Character:Audience member (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1920
The Decorator
Character:Babe, a millionaire
Release Date:03/09/1920
Springtime
Character:The Commissioner
Release Date:02/08/1920
Squeaks and Squawks
Character:
Release Date:28/03/1920
Distilled Love
Character:Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:01/02/1920
The Head Waiter
Character:A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:01/12/1919
Bungs and Bunglers
Character:Al K. Hall
Release Date:24/11/1919
Dull Care
Character:A Janitor
Release Date:05/10/1919
Hop to It, Bellhop
Character:Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:05/02/1919
He's In Again
Character:Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:15/12/1918
The King of the Kitchen
Character:A German customer
Release Date:30/10/1918
Hello Trouble
Character:A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:25/09/1918
Playmates
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1918
Bright and Early
Character:The Boss
Release Date:14/05/1918
The Scholar
Character:The Superintendent
Release Date:15/03/1918
The Rogue
Character:Cafe Owner
Release Date:14/02/1918
His Day Out
Character:Ollie
Release Date:14/01/1918
The Stranger
Character:Oliver, the saloonkeeper
Release Date:01/01/1918
The Pest
Character:
Release Date:15/11/1917
The Hobo
Character:Harold (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:01/11/1917
The Candy Kid
Character:Rival Proprietor
Release Date:14/10/1917
The Chief Cook
Character:Babe (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:30/09/1917
The Villain
Character:Nell
Release Date:14/07/1917
Cupid's Rival
Character:Poor Artist
Release Date:01/07/1917
The Hero
Character:The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:01/04/1917
Little Nell
Character:Little Nell
Release Date:09/01/1917
Back Stage
Character:Babe
Release Date:01/01/1917
The Guilty Ones
Character:Babe
Release Date:16/12/1916
The Candy Trail
Character:Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:12/10/1916
Love and Duty
Character:Pvt. Plump
Release Date:21/09/1916
Aunt Bill
Character:Plump
Release Date:20/07/1916
The Lottery Man
Character:Maggie Murphy
Release Date:25/06/1916
Hungry Hearts
Character:Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:16/06/1916
The Battle Royal
Character:Plump
Release Date:12/04/1916
The Serenade
Character:Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:02/03/1916
One Too Many
Character:Plump
Release Date:16/02/1916
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1916
Ups and Downs
Character:Shifty Mike
Release Date:31/12/1915
Something in Her Eye
Character:The Grocer
Release Date:09/11/1915
The Lilac Splash
Character:Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
Release Date:01/11/1915
The Haunted Hat
Character:
Release Date:31/08/1915
Avenging Bill
Character:Bill, the Grocer's Boy
Release Date:31/08/1915
It May Be You
Character:Paul Simmons
Release Date:07/07/1915
A Lucky Strike
Character:Bill Myers
Release Date:18/05/1915
An Expensive Visit
Character:Jack
Release Date:22/03/1915
They Looked Alike
Character:Pedestrian
Release Date:05/01/1915
Babe's School Days
Character:Ikie Ikestein
Release Date:01/01/1915
The Servant Girl's Legacy
Character:Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:27/11/1914
Mother's Baby Boy
Character:Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Release Date:24/11/1914
Magazine Cooking
Character:
Release Date:14/11/1914
Making Auntie Welcome
Character:Grocery Boy
Release Date:22/08/1914
Television Appearances
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