Directed credits
105
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Hal Roach
Production
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Directed movies: 105Directed series: 0All crew credits: 537
TMDB ID: 33223
IMDb ID: nm0730018
Known for: Production
Born: January 13, 1892
Died: November 2, 1992
Age: 100
Place of birth: Elmira, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1914 - 2017
Years active: 104
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q72792
Also known as
Harry Eugene Roach • Al Roach • Hal E. Roach • Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. • Harold Eugene Roach Sr.
Frequent jobs
Director (104)Assistant Director (1)Producer (343)Story (49)Writer (24)Executive Producer (9)Presenter (5)Associate Producer (2)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hal Roach.
5.3
Road Show
Director
1941 Movie
5.8
Turnabout
Director
1940 Movie
3.5
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Director
1939 Movie
5.3
Captain Fury
Director
1939 Movie
6.7
The Devil's Brother
Director
1933 Movie
6.8
On the Loose
Director
1931 Movie
7.0
The Pajama Party
Director
1931 Movie
Let's Do Things
Director
1931 Movie
5.0
Men of the North
Director
1930 Movie
5.8
The Rogue Song
Director
1930 Movie
Hurdy Gurdy
Director
1929 Movie
6.7
Sailors, Beware!
Director
1927 Movie
The White Sheep
Director
1924 Movie
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Assistant Director
1924 Movie
5.5
Smithy
Director
1924 Movie
5.4
Scorching Sands
Director
1923 Movie
5.8
I Do
Director
1921 Movie
6.2
Now or Never
Director
1921 Movie
6.6
Number, Please?
Director
1920 Movie
6.4
Get Out and Get Under
Director
1920 Movie
6.6
High and Dizzy
Director
1920 Movie
6.9
An Eastern Westerner
Director
1920 Movie
6.3
Haunted Spooks
Director
1920 Movie
5.8
His Royal Slyness
Director
1920 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hal Roach.
7.7
Safety Last!
Producer
1923 Movie
7.5
The Music Box
Producer
1932 Movie
7.3
Busy Bodies
Producer
1933 Movie
7.2
Helpmates
Producer
1932 Movie
7.1
Way Out West
Producer
1937 Movie
7.0
Sons of the Desert
Producer
1933 Movie
7.0
Block-Heads
Producer
1938 Movie
6.9
Tit for Tat
Producer
1935 Movie
6.7
Topper
Producer
1937 Movie
6.6
Big Business
Producer
1929 Movie
6.4
Pardon Us
Producer
1931 Movie
6.3
Babes in Toyland
Producer
1934 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hal Roach.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hal Roach.
6.6
Bonnie Scotland
Producer
1935 Movie
6.4
Our Gang
Producer
1922 Movie
7.1
Our Wife
Producer
1931 Movie
6.1
One Million Years B.C.
Associate Producer
1966 Movie
5.7
Limousine Love
Producer
1928 Movie
7.0
Perfect Day
Writer
1929 Movie
7.0
Block-Heads
Producer
1938 Movie
6.7
Choo-Choo!
Producer
1932 Movie
6.0
Movie Night
Producer
1929 Movie
6.0
About Face
Producer
1942 Movie
6.6
Sprucin' Up
Producer
1935 Movie
Calaboose
Executive Producer
1943 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hal Roach.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hal Roach.
10.0
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
Producer
2012 Movie
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
Producer
2011 Movie
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
Producer
2001 Movie
Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits
Producer
2001 Movie
Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties
Producer
2001 Movie
The Our Gang Story
Writer
1994 Movie
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
Producer
1967 Movie
6.1
One Million Years B.C.
Associate Producer
1966 Movie
6.3
Yanks Ahoy
Executive Producer
1943 Movie
Prairie Chickens
Executive Producer
1943 Movie
Calaboose
Executive Producer
1943 Movie
5.5
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Executive Producer
1942 Movie
6.0
Fall In
Associate Producer
1942 Movie
3.5
Flying with Music
Producer
1942 Movie
6.0
About Face
Producer
1942 Movie
7.0
Dudes Are Pretty People
Producer
1942 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hal Roach.
6.5
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Producer (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.7
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
2011 Movie
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
2002 Movie
7.0
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self
1989 Movie
5.1
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self
1987 Movie
5.6
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985 Movie
7.0
Sons of the Desert
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1933 Movie
7.3
Wild Poses
as Studio portrait
1933 Movie
6.6
Number, Please?
as Sailor (uncredited)
1920 Movie
5.1
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
1914 Movie
4.4
The Magic Cloak of Oz
as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
1914 Movie
10.0
Samson
as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
1914 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hal Roach.