Oliver Hardy
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Omnibus
Self
1967
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
Laurel & Hardy
Oliver
1921
Film
Way Out West
Ollie
1937
Film
Sons of the Desert
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1933
Film
Babes in Toyland
Ollie Dee
1934
Film
Saps at Sea
Ollie
1940
Film
The Devil's Brother
Ollio
1933
Film
Block-Heads
Ollie
1938
Film
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
The Fighting Kentuckian
Willie Paine
1949
Film
Our Wife
Ollie
1931
Film
The Flying Deuces
Ollie
1939
Film
Bonnie Scotland
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1935
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Beau Hunks
Ollie
1931
Film
Pardon Us
Ollie
1931
Film
A-Haunting We Will Go
Ollie
1942
Film
The Wizard of Oz
Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
1925
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Film
Towed in a Hole
Ollie
1932
Film
The Battle of the Century
Manager
1927
Film
Pack Up Your Troubles
Ollie
1932
Film
A Chump at Oxford
Ollie
1940
Film
Two Tars
Ollie
1928
Film
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
1929
Film
Bacon Grabbers
Oliver
1929
Film
Playing at Politics
Oliver
1931
Film
Perfect Day
Ollie
1929
Film
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
1992
Film
Our Relations
Ollie / Bert Hardy
1936
Film
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
Zenobia
Dr. Henry Tibbett
1939
Film
Laughing Gravy
Ollie
1931
Film
Double Whoopee
Ollie
1929
Film
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
1927
Film
Lightning Love
Oliver, the Other Suitor
1923
Film
Angora Love
Ollie
1929
Film
You're Darn Tootin'
Ollie, French horn player
1928
Film
Putting Pants on Philip
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
1927
Film
Oliver the Eighth
Ollie
1934
Film
The Big Parade of Comedy
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
1964
Film
The Scholar
The Superintendent
1918
Film
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
2025
Film
Tit for Tat
Ollie
1935
Back Stage
Babe
1917
Film
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
The Fixer Uppers
Ollie
1935
Film
Me and My Pal
Ollie
1933
Film
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Film
Swiss Miss
Ollie
1938
Film
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
Film
Fluttering Hearts
Big Bill
1927
Film
The Music Box
Ollie
1932
Film
Golf
The neighbor
1922
Film
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Ollie
1930
Film
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
1951
Film
Jitterbugs
Ollie
1943
Film
The Midnight Patrol
Officer Oliver Hardy
1933
Film
Unaccustomed as We Are
Oliver Hardy
1929
Film
The Hero
The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
1917
Film
The Bohemian Girl
Ollie
1936
Film
Slipping Wives
Butler
1927
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Great Guns
Oliver
1941
Film
The Second 100 Years
Big Goofy
1927
Film
Avenging Bill
Bill, the Grocer's Boy
1915
Painless Love
Dr. Hurts
1918
Film
The Chiselers
M. Hardy
1931
Film
Hollywood Party
Ollie
1934
Film
Sugar Daddies
Brittle's butler
1927
Film
Now I'll Tell One
Policeman
1927
Film
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Film
With Love and Hisses
Top Sergeant Banner
1927
Film
Them Thar Hills
Ollie
1934
Film
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
1963
Film
Should Married Men Go Home?
Ollie
1928
Film
The Dancing Masters
Ollie
1943
Film
Stick Around
Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
1925
Film
Robinson Crusoeland
Ollie
1951
Film
Air Raid Wardens
Ollie
1943
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Below Zero
Ollie
1930
Film
Another Fine Mess
Ollie
1930
Film
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hotel Detective
1926
Film
Blotto
Ollie
1930
Film
The Villain
Nell
1917
Film
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
The Butler
1927
Film
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
1957
Film
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre Manager
1925
Film
Isn't Life Terrible?
Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
1925
Film
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
1961
Film
Pick a Star
Oliver Hardy
1937
Film
That's My Wife
Ollie
1929
Film
Chickens Come Home
Mr. Oliver Hardy
1931
Film
Long Fliv the King
The Prime Minister's Assistant
1926
Hey, Taxi!
A Rival Taxi Driver
1925
Film
Crazy Like a Fox
Charley's Victim (uncredited)
1926
Film
Distilled Love
Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
1920
Film
Do Detectives Think?
Sherlock Pinkham
1927
Film
From Soup to Nuts
Hired butler
1928
Film
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Ollie
1932
Film
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Film
Love 'Em and Weep
Judge Chigger
1927
Salute to Stan Laurel
Self (archive footage)
1965
Magazine Cooking
1914
Film
County Hospital
Ollie
1932
Film
Leave 'Em Laughing
Ollie
1928
Film
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Come Clean
Ollie
1931
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self (archive footage)
1974
Film
The Live Ghost
Ollie
1934
Film
Busy Bodies
Ollie
1933
Film
Should Men Walk Home?
Party Guest at Punch Bowl
1927
Film
One Good Turn
Ollie
1931
Film
The Skulls
Señor Hardy
1931
Film
Why Girls Say No
Policeman
1927
Playmates
1918
Film
The Serenade
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
Film
The Finishing Touch
Ollie
1928
Film
Why Girls Love Sailors
First Mate
1927
Film
Chaplin's Goliath
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Thicker Than Water
Ollie
1935
Film
Thieves
1930
Film
Any Old Port!
Ollie
1932
Film
Mother's Baby Boy
Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
1914
It May Be You
Paul Simmons
1915
Film
Riding High
Sucker (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Stolen Jools
Police Driver
1931
Film
Horseshoes
Dynamite Duffy
1923
Film
Night Owls
Ollie
1930
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Ollie / Bert (archive footage)
1968
Film
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Aunt Bill
Plump
1916
Film
The Hoose-Gow
Ollie
1929
Film
The Perfect Clown
Babe Mulligan
1925
Film
Hog Wild
Ollie
1930
Film
Brats
Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
1930
Film
Big Business
Ollie
1929
Film
Duck Soup
Maltravers
1927
Film
The Bullfighters
Ollie
1945
Film
Nothing But Trouble
Oliver
1944
Film
The Hobo
Harold (as Babe Hardy)
1917
Film
Men O' War
Ollie
1929
Film
He's In Again
Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
1918
Film
The Big Noise
Ollie
1944
Film
The Servant Girl's Legacy
Cy (as Babe Hardy)
1914
Film
Berth Marks
Ollie
1929
Film
Hello Trouble
A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
1918
Film
Crazy to Act
Gordon Bagley
1927
Film
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
2011
Film
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Film
Roaring Lions at Home
1924
Film
Be Your Age
Oswald Schwartzkopple
1926
Film
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
On the Wrong Trek
Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
1936
Film
Another Nice Mess
Hardy (archive footage)
1972
Film
They Go Boom!
Ollie
1929
Film
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Archive Footage
2025
Film
Their Purple Moment
Ollie
1928
Film
Hungry Hearts
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
Film
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
Ollie (archive footage)
1965
The Parrott Chase
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Film
Dick & Doof - Best of
Schauspieler
2010
Film
One Too Many
Plump
1916
Film
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1986
Film
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
Film
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
Film
Say It with Babies
Hector - the Floorwalker
1926
Film
An Expensive Visit
Jack
1915
Film
The Tree in a Test Tube
Ollie
1942
Film
Making Auntie Welcome
Grocery Boy
1914
No Wedding Bells
The Girl's Father
1923
Film
No Man's Law
Sharkey Nye
1927
Film
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
1979
Film
The Chimp
Ollie
1932
The King of the Kitchen
A German customer
1918
Film
Scram!
Ollie
1932
Film
Twice Two
Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
1933
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Cleaner
1935
Film
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
Film
Wrong Again
Ollie
1929
Film
Little Wildcat
'Bull' Mulligan
1922
Film
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre manager
1925
Film
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
1938
Film
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Ollie
1978
Film
Bromo and Juliet
Cab Driver
1926
Film
The Rogue Song
Murza-Bek
1930
Film
On the Loose
New Suitor (uncredited)
1931
Film
Dirty Work
Ollie
1933
Film
De Bote en Bote
Ollie
1931
Film
The Pest
1917
Film
Be Big!
Ollie
1931
Film
Cupid's Rival
Poor Artist
1917
Film
Early to Bed
Ollie
1928
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
Bungs and Bunglers
Al K. Hall
1919
Film
A Lucky Strike
Bill Myers
1915
Film
A Pair of Kings
General Alarm
1922
Film
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
Film
Liberty
Ollie
1929
Film
Married to Order
Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
1920
Film
Their First Mistake
Ollie
1932
Film
We Faw Down
Ollie
1928
Film
Going Bye-Bye!
Mr. Hardy
1934
Film
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Ollie
2001
Film
Helpmates
Ollie
1932
Film
The Girl in the Limousine
Freddie
1924
Film
The Lucky Dog
Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
1921
Film
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Her former sweetheart
1925
Film
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
1947
Love 'em and Feed 'em
'Happy' Hopey
1927
Film
Sailors, Beware!
Purser Cryder
1927
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Film
Habeas Corpus
Ollie
1928
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
Himself
1930
Film
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Film
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
Himself
1932
Film
The Candy Trail
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
1916
Film
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
The Counter Jumper
Gaston Gilligan
1922
Film
They Looked Alike
Pedestrian
1915
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
Himself
1932
Film
Along Came Auntie
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
1926
Film
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
Ollio
2019
Film
The Candy Kid
Rival Proprietor
1917
Film
The Fall Guy
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
1921
Film
The Battle Royal
Plump
1916
Film
The Lottery Man
Maggie Murphy
1916
Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927
1916
Their Night Out - Screen Test
Mr. Hardy
1935
Film
Wild Poses
Baby
1933
Film
Two-Time Mama
The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
1927
Film
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
Oliver
2006
Film
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
Ollie
1999
Hop to It, Bellhop
Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)
1919
Film
Flying Elephants
Mighty Giant
1928
Film
The Gentle Cyclone
Sheriff Bill
1926
Film
The Chief Cook
Babe (as Babe Hardy)
1917
Film
The Joke's on You
Wilbert Perkins
1925
Film
The Guilty Ones
Babe
1916
Film
The Nickel-Hopper
Jazz band drummer
1926
Film
Her Boy Friend
Killer Kid
1924
Film
His Day Out
Ollie
1918
Film
The Rogue
Cafe Owner
1918
Film
The Bakery
Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
1921
Film
The Gown Shop
Store manager
1923
Film
Babe's School Days
Ikie Ikestein
1915
Film
Love and Duty
Pvt. Plump
1916
Film
Shivering and Shaking
Ollie
1930
Film
Something in Her Eye
The Grocer
1915
Film
Thundering Fleas
Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
1926
Film
Rivals
The Rival
1925
Film
The Lilac Splash
Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
1915
Film
The Bell Hop
Hotel manager
1921
Film
The Stage Hand
Audience member (uncredited)
1920
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
The Taxi Driver
1926
Film
Little Nell
Little Nell
1917
Film
The Rent Collector
The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
1921
Film
Laughing Ladies
Policeman
1925
Film
Hats Off
Ollie
1927
Film
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
1970
They All Fall
The boss
1925
Film
The Head Waiter
A cop (as Babe Hardy)
1919
Stan and Olly
Himself
1932
Film
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Hardy
2005
Film
Night of Goblins
Ollie
1930
Film
The Backyard
Thug - The ruffian
1920
Film
Ups and Downs
Shifty Mike
1915
Film
Should Sailors Marry?
Doctor
1925
Film
The Haunted Hat
1915
Film
Bright and Early
The Boss
1918
Film
Haunted at Midnight
Ollie
1931
Film
The Show
Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
1922
Film
Wandering Papas
Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
1926
Film
That's That!
Himself
1938
Film
Madame Mystery
Captain Schmaltz
1926
Film
Hop to It!
A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
1925
Film
The Night Life
Ollie
1930
Film
Radiomanía
Ollie
1930
Film
Squeaks and Squawks
1920
Film
His Jonah Day
The Life Saver
1920
The Perfect Lady
(unconfirmed)
1924
Film
Galloping Ghosts
Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
1928
Film
Kid Speed
Dangerous Dan McGraw
1924
Film
The Stranger
Oliver, the saloonkeeper
1918
Film
The Trouble Hunter
The Bouncer
1920
Film
Dull Care
A Janitor
1919
Film
The Decorator
Babe, a millionaire
1920
Film
Baby Brother
Ice Man
1927
Film
The Sawmill
The Foreman
1922
Film
The Midnight Cabaret
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
1923
Film
Springtime
The Commissioner
1920
Film
The Barnyard
Farm Hand
1923
Film
Trouble Brewing
Bootlegger
1924