Oliver Hardy
Known for Acting · 296 credits
- Born
- 1892-01-18
- Died
- 1957-08-07
- Place of birth
- Harlem, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- Oliver Norvell Hardy · Oliver N. Hardy · O.N. Hardy · Babe Hardy · 'Babe' Hardy · Cupid Hardy
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (293)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Ollio
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Ollie
Blotto
1930
as Ollie
Busy Bodies
1933
as Ollie
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Bacon Grabbers
1929
as Oliver
Great Guns
1941
as Oliver
Zenobia
1939
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
The Bullfighters
1945
as Ollie
Sons of the Desert
1933
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
The Chimp
1932
as Ollie
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Ollie Dee
The Pest
1917
Thundering Fleas
1926
as Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
Jitterbugs
1943
as Ollie
The Villain
1917
as Nell
Wandering Papas
1926
as Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Block-Heads
1938
as Ollie
Laughing Gravy
1931
as Ollie
Be Big!
1931
as Ollie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
Our Relations
1936
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
as Willie Paine
Pardon Us
1931
as Ollie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Officer Oliver Hardy
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Wizard of Oz
1925
as Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Riding High
1950
as Sucker (uncredited)
The Music Box
1932
as Ollie
Beau Hunks
1931
as Ollie
Way Out West
1937
as Ollie
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
The Bakery
1921
as Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Them Thar Hills
1934
as Ollie
They Go Boom!
1929
as Ollie
Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Big Bill
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025
as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
The Skulls
1931
as Señor Hardy
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
as Ollie
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Towed in a Hole
1932
as Ollie
Night Owls
1930
as Ollie
Their Purple Moment
1928
as Ollie
The Finishing Touch
1928
as Ollie
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
Putting Pants on Philip
1927
as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Hollywood Party
1934
as Ollie
Big Business
1929
as Ollie
Our Wife
1931
as Ollie
Saps at Sea
1940
as Ollie
Hog Wild
1930
as Ollie
Sugar Daddies
1927
as Brittle's butler
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
as Mr. Hardy
County Hospital
1932
as Ollie
Below Zero
1930
as Ollie
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Police Driver
The Hero
1917
as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
The Show
1922
as Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Ollie
Come Clean
1931
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
as Ollie (archive footage)
Tit for Tat
1935
as Ollie
The Lilac Splash
1915
as Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Ollie
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Ollie
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Oliver the Eighth
1934
as Ollie
Chickens Come Home
1931
as Mr. Oliver Hardy
Double Whoopee
1929
as Ollie
On the Loose
1931
as New Suitor (uncredited)
Swiss Miss
1938
as Ollie
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
One Good Turn
1931
as Ollie
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Ollie
Wrong Again
1929
as Ollie
Duck Soup
1927
as Maltravers
Slipping Wives
1927
as Butler
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Flying Elephants
1928
as Mighty Giant
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Ollie
The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Ollie
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Oliver Hardy
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Ollie
Two Tars
1928
as Ollie
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
Dirty Work
1933
as Ollie
Early to Bed
1928
as Ollie
Brats
1930
as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Kid Speed
1924
as Dangerous Dan McGraw
Along Came Auntie
1926
as Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
Hop to It!
1925
as A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as Her former sweetheart
The Big Noise
1944
as Ollie
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
as Ollie
Silent Clowns
2006
as Self(archive footage)
On the Wrong Trek
1936
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
They Looked Alike
1915
as Pedestrian
Any Old Port!
1932
as Ollie
Me and My Pal
1933
as Ollie
The Battle of the Century
1927
as Manager
Married to Order
1920
as Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
Habeas Corpus
1928
as Ollie
Scram!
1932
as Ollie
The Rogue Song
1930
as Murza-Bek
Avenging Bill
1915
as Bill, the Grocer's Boy
The Sawmill
1922
as The Foreman
The Second 100 Years
1927
as Big Goofy
About Oliver 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 F… With 296 credits spanning from 1914 to 2025, Oliver Hardy has appeared in 293 films and 3 TV shows.
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- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- The Devil's Brother (1933) — as Ollio
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — as Ollie
- Blotto (1930) — as Ollie
- Busy Bodies (1933) — as Ollie
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