Highest rated as cast or director
Oliver Hardy's 8 titles from the 1930s have a median Balasaur Score of 73, led by Way Out West (81) and Sons of the Desert (81), against 63 for those from the 1940s.
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.
Acted in 247
2020s
- 2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
Movie
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Archive Footage
- 2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
Ollio
- 2010
Dick & Doof - Best of
Schauspieler
2000s
- 2006
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
Oliver
- 2005
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Hardy
- 2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Movie
- 2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Ollie
1990s
- 1999
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
Ollie
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
- 1982
Dance of the Cookoos
Movie
1970s
- 1979
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
- 1978
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Ollie
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1972
Another Nice Mess
Hardy (archive footage)
- 1970
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1967
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
- 1965
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
- 1963
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
- 1960
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1957
- 1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
- 1950
Riding High
Sucker (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
- 1945
The Bullfighters
Ollie
- 1944
Nothing But Trouble
Oliver
The Big Noise
Ollie
- 1943
The Dancing Masters
Ollie
Air Raid Wardens
Ollie
- 1942
The Tree in a Test Tube
Ollie
- 1941
Great Guns
Oliver
- 1940
Saps at Sea
Ollie
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
Pick a Star
Oliver Hardy
- 1936
Our Relations
Ollie / Bert Hardy
On the Wrong Trek
Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- 1935
Bonnie Scotland
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Thicker Than Water
Ollie
The Fixer Uppers
Ollie
Tit for Tat
Ollie
- 1934
The Live Ghost
Ollie
Them Thar Hills
Ollie
Going Bye-Bye!
Mr. Hardy
Hollywood Party
Ollie
Oliver the Eighth
Ollie
- 1933
Dirty Work
Ollie
Wild Poses
Baby
Busy Bodies
Ollie
The Midnight Patrol
Officer Oliver Hardy
The Devil's Brother
Ollio
Me and My Pal
Ollie
Twice Two
Ollie / Mrs. Laurel
- 1932
Towed in a Hole
Ollie
Their First Mistake
Ollie
Scram!
Ollie
County Hospital
Ollie
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
Movie
The Chimp
Ollie
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Ollie
The Music Box
Ollie
Any Old Port!
Ollie
Helpmates
Ollie
- 1931
On the Loose
New Suitor (uncredited)
One Good Turn
Ollie
Come Clean
Ollie
Pardon Us
Ollie
Haunted at Midnight
Ollie
The Skulls
Señor Hardy
De Bote en Bote
Ollie
Laughing Gravy
Ollie
The Stolen Jools
Police Driver
Chickens Come Home
Mr. Oliver Hardy
Be Big!
Ollie
The Chiselers
M. Hardy
- 1930
Another Fine Mess
Ollie
Night of Goblins
Ollie
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Ollie
Radiomanía
Ollie
Hog Wild
Ollie
Shivering and Shaking
Ollie
The Night Life
Ollie
Brats
Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.
Blotto
Ollie
The Rogue Song
Murza-Bek
Thieves
Movie
Night Owls
Ollie
1920s
- 1929
Angora Love
Ollie
The Hoose-Gow
Ollie
They Go Boom!
Ollie
Perfect Day
Ollie
Men O' War
Ollie
Berth Marks
Ollie
Double Whoopee
Ollie
Unaccustomed as We Are
Oliver Hardy
Big Business
Ollie
That's My Wife
Ollie
Wrong Again
Ollie
Liberty
Ollie
- 1928
We Faw Down
Ollie
Habeas Corpus
Ollie
Two Tars
Ollie
Early to Bed
Ollie
Should Married Men Go Home?
Ollie
Their Purple Moment
Ollie
You're Darn Tootin'
Ollie, French horn player
From Soup to Nuts
Hired butler
Galloping Ghosts
Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13
The Finishing Touch
Ollie
Flying Elephants
Mighty Giant
Leave 'Em Laughing
Ollie
- 1927
The Battle of the Century
Manager
Putting Pants on Philip
J. Piedmont Mumblethunder
Do Detectives Think?
Sherlock Pinkham
Hats Off
Ollie
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
Big Goofy
Now I'll Tell One
Policeman
Sailors, Beware!
Purser Cryder
Sugar Daddies
Brittle's butler
With Love and Hisses
Top Sergeant Banner
Why Girls Love Sailors
First Mate
Baby Brother
Ice Man
Fluttering Hearts
Big Bill
Love 'Em and Weep
Judge Chigger
Crazy to Act
Gordon Bagley
No Man's Law
Sharkey Nye
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
The Butler
Slipping Wives
Butler
Duck Soup
Maltravers
Why Girls Say No
Policeman
Should Men Walk Home?
Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Two-Time Mama
The Cop (as Babe Hardy)
- 1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hotel Detective
The Nickel-Hopper
Jazz band drummer
Be Your Age
Oswald Schwartzkopple
Bromo and Juliet
Cab Driver
Crazy Like a Fox
Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Along Came Auntie
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Thundering Fleas
Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)
The Gentle Cyclone
Sheriff Bill
Long Fliv the King
The Prime Minister's Assistant
Say It with Babies
Hector - the Floorwalker
Madame Mystery
Captain Schmaltz
Wandering Papas
Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
- 1925
The Perfect Clown
Babe Mulligan
Should Sailors Marry?
Doctor
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Her former sweetheart
Isn't Life Terrible?
Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Hop to It!
A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre manager
The Joke's on You
Wilbert Perkins
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre Manager
Rivals
The Rival
Stick Around
Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)
The Wizard of Oz
Tin Woodsman / Farmhand
Laughing Ladies
Policeman
- 1924
Roaring Lions at Home
Movie
Kid Speed
Dangerous Dan McGraw
Her Boy Friend
Killer Kid
The Girl in the Limousine
Freddie
Trouble Brewing
Bootlegger
- 1923
Horseshoes
Dynamite Duffy
Lightning Love
Oliver, the Other Suitor
The Gown Shop
Store manager
The Barnyard
Farm Hand
The Midnight Cabaret
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
- 1922
Little Wildcat
'Bull' Mulligan
Golf
The neighbor
A Pair of Kings
General Alarm
The Show
Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
The Sawmill
The Foreman
- 1921
The Lucky Dog
Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
The Bell Hop
Hotel manager
The Fall Guy
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)
The Bakery
Foreman (as Babe Hardy)
The Rent Collector
The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)
- 1920
His Jonah Day
The Life Saver
The Backyard
Thug - The ruffian
Married to Order
Her Father (as Babe Hardy)
The Trouble Hunter
The Bouncer
The Stage Hand
Audience member (uncredited)
The Decorator
Babe, a millionaire
Springtime
The Commissioner
Squeaks and Squawks
Movie
Distilled Love
Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
1910s
- 1919
The Head Waiter
A cop (as Babe Hardy)
Dull Care
A Janitor
- 1918
He's In Again
Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
Hello Trouble
A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)
Bright and Early
The Boss
The Scholar
The Superintendent
The Rogue
Cafe Owner
His Day Out
Ollie
The Stranger
Oliver, the saloonkeeper
- 1917
The Pest
Movie
The Hobo
Harold (as Babe Hardy)
The Candy Kid
Rival Proprietor
The Chief Cook
Babe (as Babe Hardy)
The Villain
Nell
Cupid's Rival
Poor Artist
The Hero
The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)
Little Nell
Little Nell
- 1916
The Guilty Ones
Babe
The Candy Trail
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
Love and Duty
Pvt. Plump
The Lottery Man
Maggie Murphy
Hungry Hearts
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
The Battle Royal
Plump
The Serenade
Plump (as Babe Hardy)
One Too Many
Plump
- 1915
Ups and Downs
Shifty Mike
Something in Her Eye
The Grocer
The Lilac Splash
Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)
Avenging Bill
Bill, the Grocer's Boy
The Haunted Hat
Movie
A Lucky Strike
Bill Myers
They Looked Alike
Pedestrian
Babe's School Days
Ikie Ikestein
- 1914
The Servant Girl's Legacy
Cy (as Babe Hardy)
Mother's Baby Boy
Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)
Making Auntie Welcome
Grocery Boy
No release date
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
Wrote 17
1930s
- 1937
- 1933
Busy Bodies
Writer
The Midnight Patrol
Writer
Me and My Pal
Writer
Twice Two
Writer
- 1932
Towed in a Hole
Writer
Their First Mistake
Writer
Scram!
Writer
County Hospital
Writer
The Chimp
Writer
The Music Box
Writer
Helpmates
Writer
- 1931
Come Clean
Writer
- 1930
Hog Wild
Writer
Brats
Writer
1920s
- 1923
Quicksands
Writer
Directed 2
1920s
- 1923
Quicksands
Assistant Director
1910s
- 1916
The Guilty Ones
Director
Appearances17
2020s
- 2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
- 2021
2010s
- 2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
2000s
- 2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990s
- 1996
Chaplin's Goliath
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1986
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1967
- 1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1952
1940s
- 1947
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
1930s
- 1938
That's That!
Himself
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
1920s
- 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2018
