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Oliver Hardy
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 78057
IMDb ID: nm0001316
Known for: Acting
Born: January 18, 1892
Died: August 7, 1957
Age: 65
Place of birth: Harlem, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1914 - 2025
Years active: 112
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q72911
Also known as
Oliver Norvell Hardy • Oliver N. Hardy • O.N. Hardy • Babe Hardy • 'Babe' Hardy • Cupid Hardy • Laurel and Hardy • Laurel & Hardy • Hardy • Norvell Hardy • +2 more
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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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Oliver Hardy.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Oliver Hardy.
7.5
The Music Box
Writer
1932 Movie
7.3
Busy Bodies
Writer
1933 Movie
7.2
Helpmates
Writer
1932 Movie
7.1
Way Out West
Writer
1937 Movie
7.0
Sons of the Desert
Writer
1933 Movie
7.0
Our Relations
as Ollie / Bert Hardy
1936 Movie
7.0
Block-Heads
as Ollie
1938 Movie
6.9
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
2018 Movie
6.9
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
1935 Movie
6.8
A Chump at Oxford
as Ollie
1940 Movie
6.8
Saps at Sea
as Ollie
1940 Movie
6.6
Big Business
as Ollie
1929 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Oliver Hardy.
4.6
Zenobia
as Dr. Henry Tibbett
1939 Movie
7.1
Our Wife
as Ollie
1931 Movie
7.0
Perfect Day
as Ollie
1929 Movie
6.6
Bonnie Scotland
as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
1935 Movie
7.0
Block-Heads
as Ollie
1938 Movie
5.3
Fluttering Hearts
as Big Bill
1927 Movie
6.6
Habeas Corpus
as Ollie
1928 Movie
5.0
Distilled Love
as Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)
1920 Movie
6.4
Pardon Us
as Ollie
1931 Movie
6.1
The Skulls
as Señor Hardy
1931 Movie
6.9
Tit for Tat
as Ollie
1935 Movie
6.3
Babes in Toyland
as Ollie Dee
1934 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Oliver Hardy.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Oliver Hardy.
6.9
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
2018 Movie
7.1
Way Out West
Writer
1937 Movie
7.0
Sons of the Desert
Writer
1933 Movie
7.3
Busy Bodies
Writer
1933 Movie
6.5
The Midnight Patrol
Writer
1933 Movie
6.4
Me and My Pal
Writer
1933 Movie
6.7
Twice Two
Writer
1933 Movie
6.9
Towed in a Hole
Writer
1932 Movie
6.4
Their First Mistake
Writer
1932 Movie
7.1
Scram!
Writer
1932 Movie
6.8
County Hospital
Writer
1932 Movie
6.5
The Chimp
Writer
1932 Movie
7.5
The Music Box
Writer
1932 Movie
7.2
Helpmates
Writer
1932 Movie
7.2
Come Clean
Writer
1931 Movie
6.8
Hog Wild
Writer
1930 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Oliver Hardy.
10.0
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025 Movie
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
as Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)
2025 Movie
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
as Archive Footage
2025 Movie
10.0
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
7.5
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021 Movie
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020 Movie
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020 Movie
7.7
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
2011 Movie
7.5
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
2011 Movie
9.0
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
2011 Movie
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler
2010 Movie
8.7
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
as Oliver
2006 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Oliver Hardy.