Highest rated as cast or director
Stan Laurel'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 62 for those from the 1940s.
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.
Acted in 203
2020s
- 2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
Movie
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Archive Footage
- 2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
archive footage
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
Movie
2010s
- 2019
The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas
Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
Stanlio
- 2010
Dick & Doof - Best of
Schauspieler
2000s
- 2006
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
Stan
- 2005
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Stan
- 2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Movie
- 2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Stan
1990s
- 1999
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
Stan
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (archive footage)
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
- 1982
Dance of the Cookoos
Movie
1970s
- 1978
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Stan
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1972
Another Nice Mess
Laurel (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
Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
- 1960
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1957
- 1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
1940s
- 1945
The Bullfighters
Stanley
- 1944
Nothing But Trouble
Stan
The Big Noise
Stan
- 1943
The Dancing Masters
Stan
Air Raid Wardens
Stan
- 1942
The Tree in a Test Tube
Stan
- 1941
Great Guns
Stan
- 1940
Saps at Sea
Stan
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
Pick a Star
Stan Laurel
- 1936
Our Relations
Stan / Alf Laurel
On the Wrong Trek
Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
- 1935
Bonnie Scotland
Stanley MacLaurel
Thicker Than Water
Stan
The Fixer Uppers
Stan
Tit for Tat
Stan
- 1934
The Live Ghost
Stan
Them Thar Hills
Stan
Going Bye-Bye!
Mr. Laurel
Hollywood Party
Stan
Oliver the Eighth
Stan
- 1933
Dirty Work
Stan
Wild Poses
Baby
Busy Bodies
Stan
The Midnight Patrol
Officer Stanley Laurel
The Devil's Brother
Stanlio
Me and My Pal
Stan
Twice Two
Stan / Mrs. Hardy
- 1932
Towed in a Hole
Stan
Their First Mistake
Stan
Scram!
Stan
County Hospital
Stan
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
Movie
The Chimp
Stan
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Stan
The Music Box
Stan
Any Old Port!
Stan
Helpmates
Stan
- 1931
On the Loose
New Suitor (uncredited)
One Good Turn
Stan
Come Clean
Stan
Pardon Us
Stan
Haunted at Midnight
Stan
The Skulls
Señor Laurel
De Bote en Bote
Stan
Laughing Gravy
Stan
The Stolen Jools
Policeman
Chickens Come Home
Mr. Laurel
Be Big!
Stan
The Chiselers
M. Laurel
- 1930
Another Fine Mess
Stan
Night of Goblins
Stan
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Stan
Radiomanía
Stan
Hog Wild
Stan
Shivering and Shaking
Stan
The Night Life
Stan
Brats
Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
Blotto
Stan
The Rogue Song
Ali-Bek
Thieves
Movie
Night Owls
Stan
1920s
- 1929
Angora Love
Stan
The Hoose-Gow
Stan
They Go Boom!
Stan
Perfect Day
Stan
Men O' War
Stan
Berth Marks
Stan
Double Whoopee
Stan
Unaccustomed as We Are
Stan
Big Business
Stan
That's My Wife
Stan
Wrong Again
Stan
Liberty
Stan
- 1928
We Faw Down
Stan
Habeas Corpus
Stan
Two Tars
Stan
Early to Bed
Stan
Should Married Men Go Home?
Stan
Their Purple Moment
Mr. Pincher
You're Darn Tootin'
Stanley, clarinet player
From Soup to Nuts
Hired butler
The Finishing Touch
Stan
Flying Elephants
Little Twinkle Star
Leave 'Em Laughing
Stan
Should Tall Men Marry?
Texas Tommy
- 1927
The Battle of the Century
Prize Fighter
Putting Pants on Philip
Philip
Do Detectives Think?
Ferdinand Finkleberry
Hats Off
Stan
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
Little Goofy
Now I'll Tell One
Lawyer
Sailors, Beware!
Chester Chaste, cabdriver
Sugar Daddies
Brittle's lawyer
With Love and Hisses
Cuthbert Hope
Why Girls Love Sailors
Willie Brisling
Love 'Em and Weep
Romaine Ricketts
Eve's Love Letters
Anatole, the butler
Slipping Wives
Handyman
Duck Soup
Hives
Seeing the World
English pedestrian
- 1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hotel Guest
On the Front Page
Dangerfield
Get 'Em Young
Summers, the butler
What's the World Coming To?
The Man in the Window
- 1925
Half a Man
Winchell McSweeney
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
The Sleuth
Webster Dingle
Navy Blue Days
Stan
The Snow Hawk
Mountie
Pie-Eyed
Drunk
Twins
Stan / his twin
Somewhere In Wrong
A tramp
- 1924
West of Hot Dog
Stan, a Tenderfoot
Detained
A convict
Mandarin Mix-Up
Sum Sap
Short Kilts
McPherson's Son
Wide Open Spaces
Gabriel Goober
Rupert of Hee-Haw
King / Rudolph Razz
Near Dublin
Con
Brothers Under the Chin
Movie
Zeb vs. Paprika
Dippy Donawho
Postage Due
Willy Worst
Smithy
Smithy
- 1923
Mother's Joy
Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
Scorching Sands
Stan
The Soilers
Bob Canister
Save The Ship
Husband
The Whole Truth
The husband
Frozen Hearts
Olaf - A peasant
Roughest Africa
Professor Stanilaus Laurello
A Man About Town
A Man About Town
Short Orders
Waiter
Oranges and Lemons
Sunkist
Gas and Air
Phillup McCann
Kill or Cure
Movie
Collars and Cuffs
Laundry Worker
Pick and Shovel
Miner
Under Two Jags
Movie
White Wings
Street Cleaner
The Noon Whistle
Movie
The Handy Man
The handy man
When Knights Were Cold
Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
- 1922
The Pest
Jimmy Smith
Mud and Sand
Rhubarb Vaselino
The Weak-End Party
The Gardener
The Egg
Humpty Dumpty
Mixed Nuts
Book salesman
- 1921
The Lucky Dog
Brash young man accused of dognapping
1910s
- 1919
Hustling for Health
The Man
Do You Love Your Wife?
Toby - the janitor
- 1918
Frauds and Frenzies
Simp, Second Prisoner
Just Rambling Along
Nervy Young Man
Bears and Bad Men
Pete
Huns and Hyphens
Gang member
No release date
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
Wrote 46
1940s
- 1945
The Bullfighters
Writer
1930s
- 1937
- 1935
Thicker Than Water
Story
Tit for Tat
Writer
- 1934
Them Thar Hills
Writer
Going Bye-Bye!
Writer
- 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
One Good Turn
Writer
Come Clean
Writer
Pardon Us
Other
- 1930
Hog Wild
Story
Brats
Writer
Blotto
Writer
1920s
- 1928
The Finishing Touch
Writer
- 1927
Love 'Em and Weep
Writer
Eve's Love Letters
Screenplay
Jewish Prudence
Writer
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
Writer
Why Girls Say No
Writer
- 1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Writer
On the Front Page
Writer
Raggedy Rose
Writer
Get 'Em Young
Writer
Along Came Auntie
Writer
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Writer
Wife Tamers
Writer
Madame Mystery
Writer
Wandering Papas
Writer
Charley My Boy!
Writer
What's the World Coming To?
Writer
- 1925
Moonlight and Noses
Writer
Unfriendly Enemies
Writer
Chasing the Chaser
Writer
Directed 11
1940s
- 1945
The Bullfighters
Director
1920s
- 1927
Flaming Fathers
Director
Seeing the World
Assistant Director
- 1926
Get 'Em Young
Director
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Director
Madame Mystery
Co-Director, Assistant Director
Wandering Papas
Director
- 1925
Moonlight and Noses
Director
Unfriendly Enemies
Director
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Director
Chasing the Chaser
Director
Produced 6
1930s
- 1938
Songs and Bullets
Executive Producer
- 1937
- 1936
Our Relations
Producer
Appearances17
2020s
- 2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(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)
1980s
- 1986
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1979
The Hollywood Clowns
Self (archive footage)
- 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
- 1951
Swim Meet
Self
1940s
- 1947
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
1930s
- 1938
That's That!
Himself
1920s
- 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2018
