Stan Laurel
Known for Acting · 234 credits
- Born
- 1890-06-16
- Died
- 1965-02-23
- Place of birth
- Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Arthur Stanley Jefferson · Stan Jefferson · Stanley Laurel · Laurel and Hardy · Laurel & Hardy · Laurel
Biography
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (231)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Stanlio
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Stan
Blotto
1930
as Stan
Busy Bodies
1933
as Stan
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Stanley MacLaurel
Bacon Grabbers
1929
as Stan
Great Guns
1941
as Stan
The Bullfighters
1945
as Stanley
Sons of the Desert
1933
as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
The Chimp
1932
as Stan
The Soilers
1923
as Bob Canister
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Stannie Dum
Jitterbugs
1943
as Stan
Block-Heads
1938
as Stan
Laughing Gravy
1931
as Stan
Be Big!
1931
as Stan
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
Our Relations
1936
as Stan / Alf Laurel
Pardon Us
1931
as Stan
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 Stanley Laurel
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Music Box
1932
as Stan
Beau Hunks
1931
as Stan
Way Out West
1937
as Stan
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Them Thar Hills
1934
as Stan
They Go Boom!
1929
as Stan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025
as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(archive footage)
The Skulls
1931
as Señor Laurel
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
as Stan
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Towed in a Hole
1932
as Stan
Hustling for Health
1919
as The Man
Night Owls
1930
as Stan
Their Purple Moment
1928
as Mr. Pincher
The Finishing Touch
1928
as Stan
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Putting Pants on Philip
1927
as Philip
Hollywood Party
1934
as Stan
Big Business
1929
as Stan
Our Wife
1931
as Stan
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
1925
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
Saps at Sea
1940
as Stan
Hog Wild
1930
as Stan
Sugar Daddies
1927
as Brittle's lawyer
Scorching Sands
1923
as Stan
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
as Mr. Laurel
County Hospital
1932
as Stan
Below Zero
1930
as Stan
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Policeman
Short Kilts
1924
as McPherson's Son
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Stan
Postage Due
1924
as Willy Worst
Come Clean
1931
as Stan
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
as Stan (archive footage)
Tit for Tat
1935
as Stan
The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Stan
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Stan
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 Stan
Chickens Come Home
1931
as Mr. Laurel
Double Whoopee
1929
as Stan
On the Loose
1931
as New Suitor (uncredited)
Swiss Miss
1938
as Stan
Do You Love Your Wife?
1919
as Toby - the janitor
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
One Good Turn
1931
as Stan
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Stan
Wrong Again
1929
as Stan
Duck Soup
1927
as Hives
Slipping Wives
1927
as Handyman
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Flying Elephants
1928
as Little Twinkle Star
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Stan
The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Stan
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Stan
Seeing the World
1927
as English pedestrian
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Stan
Two Tars
1928
as Stan
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
Dirty Work
1933
as Stan
Early to Bed
1928
as Stan
Brats
1930
as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as Self (archive footage)
Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Sunkist
The Big Noise
1944
as Stan
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
as Stan
Silent Clowns
2006
as Self - Stan(archive footage)
On the Wrong Trek
1936
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
Any Old Port!
1932
as Stan
Me and My Pal
1933
as Stan
The Battle of the Century
1927
as Prize Fighter
Habeas Corpus
1928
as Stan
Scram!
1932
as Stan
The Rogue Song
1930
as Ali-Bek
The Second 100 Years
1927
as Little Goofy
Thicker Than Water
1935
as Stan
On the Front Page
1926
as Dangerfield
What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Man in the Window
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Men O' War
1929
as Stan
Berth Marks
1929
as Stan
Bears and Bad Men
1918
as Pete
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Stan
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self (archive footage)
Roughest Africa
1923
as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
Short Orders
1923
as Waiter
The Dancing Masters
1943
as Stan
About Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 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… With 234 credits spanning from 1918 to 2025, Stan Laurel has appeared in 231 films and 3 TV shows.
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