Biography: life and films
Oliver Hardy was an American actor and film director whose birth name was Oliver Norvell Hardy. He was born in Harlem, Georgia, USA on 18th January 1892 and died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA on 7th August 1957, aged 65.His best films as an actor include James Parrott's comedy Helpmates (1932), Lloyd French's Busy Bodies (1933), William A. Seiter's Sons of the Desert (1933), James W. Horne's Way Out West (1937) and John G. Blystone's Block-Heads (1938), and whose best work as a film director include He Winked and Won (1916) and Mother's Child (1916).
Oliver Hardy appeared in 162 films, scripted 2 films and directed 2 films (including 2 shorts).
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Willard Louis (20 films), James Parrott (14), Arvid E. Gillstrom (12), James W. Horne (11), Larry Semon (10), Robert Youngson (8), Jerold T. Hevener (5), (5), Malcolm St. Clair (4), Charley Chase (4), Bobby Burns (4), Lloyd French (3), James D. Davis (3), Clyde Bruckman (3), Arthur Hotaling (3), Ralph Ceder (2), Leo McCarey (2), John G. Blystone (2), Gordon Douglas (2), George Marshall (2), Fred Jackman (2) and Edward Sedgwick (2).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (150 films), Documentary (8), drama (6), Western (4), comedy-romance (3), War (3), Fantasy (3) and romance (2).
Our average rating for Oliver Hardy over all films is: 3.0
Filmography
Key: a = actor; w = writer
Spaghetti a la Mode (1915) [a]
The Lottery Man (1916) [a]
Fortune's Mask (1922) [a]
Little Wildcat (1922) [a]
Quicksands (1923) [w]
The Girl in the Limousine (1924) [a]
The Perfect Clown (1925) [a]
The Wizard of Oz (1925) [a]
Stop, Look and Listen (1926) [a]
The Gentle Cyclone (1926) [a]
No Man's Law (1927) [a]
The Battle of the Century (1927) [a]
The Finishing Touch (1928) [a]
You're Darn Tootin' (1928) [a]
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) [a]
Blotto (1930) [a]
Feu mon oncle (1930) [a]
Noche de duendes (1930) [a]
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) [a]
The Rogue Song (1930) [a]
Be Big! (1931) [a]
Les Carottiers (1931) [a]
Los Calaveras (1931) [a]
Los Presidiarios (1931) [a]
Muraglie (1931) [a]
Pardon Us (1931) [a]
PolitiquerÃas (1931) [a]
Sous les verrous (1931) [a]
Helpmates (1932) [a]
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) [a]
Scram! (1932) [a]
The Chimp (1932) [a]
Sons of the Desert (1933) [a,w]
The Devil's Brother (1933) [a]
Hollywood Party (1934) [a]
Bonnie Scotland (1935) [a]
Pick a Star (1937) [a]
Zenobia (1939) [a]
Great Guns (1941) [a]
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) [a]
Air Raid Wardens (1943) [a]
The Dancing Masters (1943) [a]
Nothing But Trouble (1944) [a]
The Bullfighters (1945) [a]
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) [a]
Atoll K (1951) [a]
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) [a]
When Comedy Was King (1960) [a]
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) [a]
30 Years of Fun (1963) [a]
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) [a]
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) [a]
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967) [a]
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967) [a]
4 Clowns (1970) [a]
Hooray for Hollywood (1975) [a]
Brooklyn Bridge (1981) [a]
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