Biography
Harry Eugene Roach Sr. professionally known as Hal Roach, was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang film comedy series.
Produced 419
2010s
- 2012
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
Producer
- 2011
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
Producer
2000s
- 2001
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
Producer
Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties
Producer
Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits
Producer
1960s
- 1967
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
Producer
- 1966
1940s
- 1943
Yanks Ahoy
Executive Producer
Prairie Chickens
Executive Producer
Calaboose
Executive Producer
- 1942
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Executive Producer
Fall In
Associate Producer
Flying with Music
Producer
About Face
Producer
Dudes Are Pretty People
Producer
Brooklyn Orchid
Producer
- 1941
Miss Polly
Producer
Niagara Falls
Executive Producer
Tanks a Million
Producer
Road Show
Producer
- 1940
One Million B.C.
Producer
1930s
- 1938
Hide and Shriek
Producer
The Awful Tooth
Producer
- 1937
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Producer
Mail and Female
Producer
The Pigskin Palooka
Producer
Fishy Tales
Producer
Night 'n' Gales
Producer
Roamin' Holiday
Producer
Pick a Star
Producer
Three Smart Boys
Producer
Rushin' Ballet
Producer
Nobody's Baby
Producer
Reunion in Rhythm
Producer
- 1936
Spooky Hooky
Producer
General Spanky
Producer
Pay As You Exit
Producer
Kelly the Second
Producer
Bored of Education
Producer
On the Wrong Trek
Producer
- 1935
Top Flat
Producer
Hot Money
Producer
Little Papa
Producer
Bonnie Scotland
Producer
Sprucin' Up
Producer
Teacher's Beau
Producer
The Misses Stooge
Producer
The Tin Man
Producer
Thicker Than Water
Producer
Anniversary Trouble
Producer
Sing Sister Sing
Producer
The Fixer Uppers
Producer
Tit for Tat
Producer
- 1934
The Live Ghost
Producer
Shrimps for a Day
Producer
Fate's Fathead
Producer
Washee Ironee
Producer
Mama's Little Pirate
Producer
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
Producer
Them Thar Hills
Producer
Going Bye-Bye!
Producer
Another Wild Idea
Producer
Maid in Hollywood
Producer
The First Round-Up
Producer
Apples to You!
Producer
Soup and Fish
Producer
Four Parts
Producer
Hi'–Neighbor!
Producer
Mixed Nuts
Producer
Oliver the Eighth
Producer
- 1933
Air Fright
Producer
Dirty Work
Producer
Backs to Nature
Producer
Wild Poses
Producer
Busy Bodies
Producer
Crook's Tour
Producer
Bedtime Worries
Producer
The Midnight Patrol
Producer
Arabian Tights
Producer
The Devil's Brother
Producer
Me and My Pal
Producer
Twice Two
Producer
Fish Hooky
Producer
- 1932
Towed in a Hole
Producer
Mr. Bride
Producer
Their First Mistake
Producer
Scram!
Producer
Hook and Ladder
Producer
Show Business
Producer
What Price Taxi
Producer
County Hospital
Producer
The Pooch
Producer
The Chimp
Producer
Choo-Choo!
Producer
In Walked Charley
Producer
The Music Box
Producer
Red Noses
Producer
Any Old Port!
Producer
The Tabasco Kid
Producer
Helpmates
Producer
- 1931
On the Loose
Producer
Hasty Marriage
Producer
Dogs Is Dogs
Producer
What a Bozo!
Producer
One Good Turn
Producer
Skip the Maloo!
Producer
Come Clean
Producer
Pardon Us
Producer
The Panic Is On
Producer
One of the Smiths
Producer
Haunted at Midnight
Producer
Rough Seas
Executive Producer
Laughing Gravy
Producer
Little Daddy
Producer
The Pip from Pittsburg
Producer
Chickens Come Home
Producer
The Chiselers
Producer
Be Big!
Producer
Thundering Tenors
Producer
Helping Grandma
Producer
- 1930
Another Fine Mess
Producer
School's Out
Producer
Looser Than Loose
Producer
Night of Goblins
Producer
Teacher's Pet
Producer
Dollar Dizzy
Producer
Doctor's Orders
Producer
Girl Shock
Producer
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Producer
Radiomanía
Producer
Fast Work
Producer
Hog Wild
Producer
Fifty Million Husbands
Producer
Bear Shooters
Producer
Shivering and Shaking
Producer
The Night Life
Producer
All Teed Up
Producer
When the Wind Blows
Producer
Brats
Producer
Whispering Whoopee
Producer
The First Seven Years
Producer
Blotto
Producer
The Real McCoy
Producer
Shivering Shakespeare
Producer
Night Owls
Producer
1920s
- 1929
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Producer
The Hoose-Gow
Producer
Stepping Out
Producer
Bouncing Babies
Producer
They Go Boom!
Producer
Boxing Gloves
Producer
Crazy Feet
Producer
Lazy Days
Producer
Hotter Than Hot
Producer
Perfect Day
Producer
Snappy Sneezer
Producer
Men O' War
Producer
Leaping Love
Producer
Railroadin'
Producer
Berth Marks
Producer
The Big Squawk
Producer
Thundering Toupees
Producer
Small Talk
Producer
Movie Night
Producer
Unaccustomed as We Are
Producer
Big Business
Producer
Why Is a Plumber?
Producer
Wrong Again
Producer
Liberty
Producer
- 1928
We Faw Down
Producer
Habeas Corpus
Producer
The Boy Friend
Producer
Two Tars
Producer
Early to Bed
Producer
School Begins
Producer
Should Married Men Go Home?
Producer
Fair and Muddy
Producer
You're Darn Tootin'
Producer
Limousine Love
Producer
From Soup to Nuts
Producer
Came the Dawn
Producer
The Finishing Touch
Producer
Flying Elephants
Producer
Leave 'Em Laughing
Producer
Should Tall Men Marry?
Producer
Spook Spoofing
Producer
Pass the Gravy
Producer
- 1927
The Battle of the Century
Producer
Flaming Fathers
Producer
Putting Pants on Philip
Producer
Do Detectives Think?
Producer
The Way of All Pants
Producer
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Producer
Call of the Cuckoo
Producer
The Second 100 Years
Producer
Now I'll Tell One
Producer
Sailors, Beware!
Producer
The Sting of Stings
Producer
Us
Producer
Why Girls Love Sailors
Producer
Don't Tell Everything
Producer
The Glorious Fourth
Producer
Love 'Em and Weep
Producer
Eve's Love Letters
Producer
No Man's Law
Producer
Duck Soup
Producer
Ten Years Old
Producer
Why Girls Say No
Producer
Seeing the World
Producer
Are Brunettes Safe?
Producer
Should Men Walk Home?
Producer
Two-Time Mama
Producer
- 1926
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Producer
Be Your Age
Producer
Raggedy Rose
Producer
Get 'Em Young
Producer
Tell 'Em Nothing
Producer
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Producer
Bromo and Juliet
Producer
Crazy Like a Fox
Producer
The Boy Friend
Producer
The Fourth Alarm
Producer
Along Came Auntie
Producer
Thundering Fleas
Producer
Long Fliv the King
Producer
Say It with Babies
Producer
Madame Mystery
Producer
Mama Behave
Producer
Wandering Papas
Executive Producer
Soft Pedal
Producer
Charley My Boy!
Producer
What's the World Coming To?
Producer
A Punch in the Nose
Producer
- 1925
Flaming Flappers
Producer
His Wooden Wedding
Producer
Are Parents Pickles?
Producer
Should Sailors Marry?
Producer
The Caretaker's Daughter
Producer
Unfriendly Enemies
Producer
No Father to Guide Him
Producer
Innocent Husbands
Producer
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Producer
Chasing the Chaser
Producer
Bad Boy
Producer
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Producer
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Producer
Dog Days
Producer
Plain and Fancy Girls
Producer
Fighting Fluid
Producer
The Wages of Tin
Producer
The Rat's Knuckles
Producer
Papa Be Good!
Producer
There Goes the Bride
Producer
Laughing Ladies
Producer
- 1924
Just a Good Guy
Producer
The Goofy Age
Producer
Sittin' Pretty
Producer
Outdoor Pajamas
Producer
Seeing Nellie Home
Producer
A Ten-Minute Egg
Producer
Wide Open Spaces
Producer
Stolen Goods
Producer
Jubilo, Jr.
Producer
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Producer
Brothers Under the Chin
Producer
The 'Fraidy Cat
Producer
Love's Reward
Producer
Zeb vs. Paprika
Producer
Big Business
Producer
Smithy
Producer
At First Sight
Producer
Tire Trouble
Producer
Two Wagons Both Covered
Producer
- 1923
Mother's Joy
Producer
Scorching Sands
Producer
Uncensored Movies
Executive Producer
The Great Outdoors
Producer
Go West
Producer
The Soilers
Producer
Save The Ship
Producer
Dear Ol' Pal
Producer
The Whole Truth
Producer
It's a Gift
Producer
The Call of the Wild
Producer
A Man About Town
Producer
Short Orders
Producer
July Days
Producer
Oranges and Lemons
Producer
Post No Bills
Producer
The Green Cat
Producer
Gas and Air
Producer
Collars and Cuffs
Producer
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Producer
Pick and Shovel
Producer
Sold at Auction!
Producer
White Wings
Producer
A Tough Winter
Executive Producer
- 1922
Shine 'Em Up
Producer
Our Gang
Producer
Fire Fighters
Producer
One Terrible Day
Producer
Grandma's Boy
Producer
The Timber Queen
Producer
The Non-Skid Kid
Producer
Do Me a Favor
Producer
Barnyard Flappers
Producer
- 1921
A Sailor-Made Man
Producer
Trolley Troubles
Producer
Dodge Your Debts
Producer
I Do
Producer
Among Those Present
Producer
Now or Never
Producer
Whirl o' the West
Producer
- 1920
Number, Please?
Producer
Get Out and Get Under
Producer
Nomads of the North
Producer
A Regular Pal
Producer
Run 'Em Ragged
Producer
Haunted Spooks
Producer
Fresh Paint
Producer
His Royal Slyness
Producer
The Dippy Dentist
Producer
1910s
- 1919
From Hand to Mouth
Producer
Call for Mr. Caveman
Producer
The Rajah
Producer
Don't Shove
Producer
Heap Big Chief
Producer
Chop Suey & Co.
Producer
Count Your Change
Producer
At the Old Stage Door
Producer
Just Neighbors
Producer
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Producer
Off the Trolley
Producer
Swat the Crook
Producer
Pistols for Breakfast
Producer
Crack Your Heels
Producer
Just Dropped In
Producer
Next Aisle Over
Producer
The Dutiful Dub
Producer
Look Out Below
Producer
I'm on My Way
Producer
Hustling for Health
Producer
- 1918
She Loves Me Not
Producer
Just Rambling Along
Producer
Nothing But Trouble
Producer
Bride and Gloom
Producer
Sic 'Em, Towser
Producer
The City Slicker
Producer
Fireman Save My Child
Producer
Two-Gun Gussie
Producer
The Non-Stop Kid
Producer
Kicked Out
Producer
Hey There
Producer
It's a Wild Life
Producer
Pipe the Whiskers
Producer
Follow the Crowd
Producer
Here Come the Girls
Producer
Look Pleasant, Please
Producer
A Gasoline Wedding
Producer
Beat It
Producer
Hit Him Again
Producer
The Lamb
Producer
- 1917
Step Lively
Producer
The Big Idea
Producer
Bashful
Producer
Move On
Producer
All Aboard
Producer
Clubs Are Trump
Producer
The Flirt
Producer
Love, Laughs and Lather
Producer
Rainbow Island
Producer
Bliss
Producer
Birds of a Feather
Producer
By the Sad Sea Waves
Producer
Pinched
Producer
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
Producer
Over the Fence
Producer
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Producer
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Producer
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Producer
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Producer
- 1916
Luke Locates the Loot
Producer
Luke's Movie Muddle
Producer
Luke Joins the Navy
Producer
Luke's Lost Lamb
Producer
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Producer
Luke Rides Roughshod
Producer
Luke's Washful Waiting
Producer
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Producer
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Producer
- 1915
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Producer
Giving Them Fits
Producer
Directed 118
1940s
- 1941
Road Show
Director
- 1940
Turnabout
Director
One Million B.C.
Director
1930s
- 1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Director
Captain Fury
Director
- 1933
The Devil's Brother
Director
- 1931
On the Loose
Director
The Pajama Party
Director
Let's Do Things
Director
- 1930
Men of the North
Director
The Rogue Song
Director
1920s
- 1929
Hurdy Gurdy
Director
Unaccustomed as We Are
Director
- 1928
Flying Elephants
Director
- 1927
Sailors, Beware!
Director
- 1924
The White Sheep
Director
Just a Real Good Car
Director
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Assistant Director
Smithy
Director
- 1923
Scorching Sands
Director
- 1921
I Do
Director
Now or Never
Director
- 1920
Number, Please?
Director
Get Out and Get Under
Director
A Regular Pal
Director
Haunted Spooks
Director
His Royal Slyness
Director
1910s
- 1919
From Hand to Mouth
Director
His Only Father
Director
Pay Your Dues
Director
Soft Money
Director
He Leads, Others Follow
Director
The Rajah
Director
Chop Suey & Co.
Director
A Jazzed Honeymoon
Director
At the Old Stage Door
Director
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Director
Spring Fever
Director
Back to the Woods
Director
Before Breakfast
Director
Just Dropped In
Director
A Sammy in Siberia
Director
Next Aisle Over
Director
Look Out Below
Director
I'm on My Way
Director
On the Fire
Director
Ask Father
Director
Do You Love Your Wife?
Director
- 1918
Just Rambling Along
Director
Cleopatsy
Director
- 1917
Clubs Are Trump
Director
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Director
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
Director
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Director
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Director
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Director
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Director
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Director
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Director
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Director
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Director
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Director
Luke's Busy Day
Director
Luke's Lost Liberty
Director
- 1916
Luke's Shattered Sleep
Director
Luke Locates the Loot
Director
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Director
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Director
Luke's Movie Muddle
Director
Luke's Newsie Knockout
Director
Luke, Patient Provider
Director
Luke, the Gladiator
Director
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Director
Luke, the Chauffeur
Director
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Director
Luke's Speedy Club Life
Director
Luke and the Mermaids
Director
Luke Joins the Navy
Director
Luke Does the Midway
Director
Luke's Lost Lamb
Director
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Director
Luke Rides Roughshod
Director
Luke's Washful Waiting
Director
Luke's Society Mixup
Director
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Director
Luke Laughs Last
Director
Luke's Late Lunchers
Director
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
Director
Them Was the Happy Days!
Director
Luke's Double
Director
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Director
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Director
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Director
Luke Foils the Villain
Director
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Director
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Director
Luke Lugs Luggage
Director
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
Director
- 1915
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
Director
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Director
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Director
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Director
Ragtime Snap Shots
Director
Great While It Lasted
Director
Tinkering with Trouble
Director
Bughouse Bellhops
Director
Giving Them Fits
Director
Some Baby
Director
A Mixup for Mazie
Director
Spit-ball Sadie
Director
The Hungry Actors
Director
Close-Cropped Clippings
Director
Willie Runs the Park
Director
Wrote 101
1990s
- 1994
The Our Gang Story
Writer
1930s
- 1936
Spooky Hooky
Story
- 1933
- 1932
The Pooch
Writer
Choo-Choo!
Writer
Spanky
Writer
- 1931
On the Loose
Writer
Chickens Come Home
Story
- 1930
Brats
Story
1920s
- 1929
Boxing Gloves
Story
Perfect Day
Writer
- 1928
The Smile Wins
Story
Flying Elephants
Story
Leave 'Em Laughing
Story
Pass the Gravy
Writer
- 1927
The Battle of the Century
Writer
Flaming Fathers
Writer
Do Detectives Think?
Writer
Chicken Feed
Story
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Writer
Sailors, Beware!
Writer
Olympic Games
Story
Why Girls Love Sailors
Writer
Baby Brother
Story
The Glorious Fourth
Story
Love 'Em and Weep
Writer
Ten Years Old
Writer
Seeing the World
Story
Bring Home the Turkey
Story
- 1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Writer
War Feathers
Story
The Fourth Alarm
Writer
Shivering Spooks
Story
Thundering Fleas
Story
Baby Clothes
Writer
Monkey Business
Story
Madame Mystery
Writer
Soft Pedal
Writer
Good Cheer
Story
A Punch in the Nose
Writer
- 1925
One Wild Ride
Story
Better Movies
Writer
Your Own Back Yard
Story
The Black Cyclone
Story
Mary, Queen of Tots
Story
Madame Sans Jane
Story
Boys Will Be Joys
Story
Official Officers
Writer
What Price Goofy?
Story
Sure-Mike!
Story
Looking for Sally
Writer
Shootin' Injuns
Story
Big Red Riding Hood
Writer
The Love Bug
Story
Dog Days
Writer
Circus Fever
Writer
The Big Town
Story
There Goes the Bride
Story
- 1924
Just a Good Guy
Writer
The White Sheep
Writer
The Mysterious Mystery!
Story
Just a Real Good Car
Writer
Fast Company
Story
The Battling Orioles
Writer
The Sun Down Limited
Story
Jubilo, Jr.
Story
Cradle Robbers
Story
Commencement Day
Story
The King of the Wild Horses
Story
Seein' Things
Story
The Buccaneers
Writer
Big Business
Writer
Tire Trouble
Story
- 1923
Sunday Calm
Story
Uncensored Movies
Screenplay
Derby Day
Story
Stage Fright
Story
Short Orders
Writer
Lodge Night
Story
Dogs of War!
Writer, Story
Back Stage
Story
Boys to Board
Story
A Pleasant Journey
Story
The Big Show
Writer
The Cobbler
Story
The Champeen
Story
- 1922
A Quiet Street
Story
Saturday Morning
Story
Young Sherlocks
Story
Our Gang
Story
Grandma's Boy
Story
- 1921
A Sailor-Made Man
Story, Writer
Trolley Troubles
Story
I Do
Writer
Among Those Present
Writer
- 1920
A Regular Pal
Story
1910s
- 1919
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Writer
Other crew 18
1930s
- 1938
Topper Takes a Trip
Presenter
- 1937
Nobody's Baby
Presenter
- 1936
General Spanky
Presenter
- 1935
Vagabond Lady
Presenter
- 1931
Dogs Is Dogs
Presenter
Pardon Us
Presenter
Thundering Tenors
Presenter
- 1930
Teacher's Pet
Presenter
When the Wind Blows
Presenter
The First Seven Years
Presenter
Shivering Shakespeare
Presenter
1920s
- 1929
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Presenter
Bouncing Babies
Presenter
Men O' War
Presenter
- 1928
Came the Dawn
Cinematography
- 1926
Bromo and Juliet
Presenter
Crazy Like a Fox
Presenter
Acted in 7
1930s
- 1933
Wild Poses
Studio portrait
1920s
- 1920
Number, Please?
Sailor (uncredited)
1910s
- 1914
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
The Magic Cloak of Oz
The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
Samson
Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
Sound 1
1930s
- 1930
Hog Wild
Music
Appearances9
2010s
- 2017
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Producer (archive footage)
- 2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
1990s
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Self
- 1987
- 1985
- 1980
Hollywood
Self · 3 episodes
