Oliver Hardy
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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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Laurel & Hardy: Year Three | - | HIT | |
| 2024 | Laurel & Hardy: Year Two | (archive footage) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 2011 | Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2006 | Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche | Oliver | HIT | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Ollie (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2002 | Laurel & Hardy - Highlights | - | HIT | |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1970 | 4 Clowns | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1965 | Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's | Ollie (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | HIT | |
| 1943 | Air Raid Wardens | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1938 | Block-Heads | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1937 | Way Out West | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1936 | Our Relations | Ollie / Bert Hardy | HIT | |
| 1935 | Thicker Than Water | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1935 | Tit for Tat | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1934 | The Live Ghost | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1934 | Them Thar Hills | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1934 | Going Bye-Bye! | Mr. Hardy | HIT | |
| 1934 | Oliver the Eighth | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1933 | Sons of the Desert | Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy | HIT | |
| 1933 | Dirty Work | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1933 | Wild Poses | Baby | HIT | |
| 1933 | Busy Bodies | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1932 | Towed in a Hole | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1932 | Scram! | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1932 | Hinter Schloss und Riegel | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1932 | The Music Box | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1932 | Any Old Port! | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1932 | Helpmates | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1931 | One Good Turn | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1931 | Come Clean | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1931 | Haunted at Midnight | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1931 | Our Wife | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1931 | Playing at Politics | Oliver | HIT | |
| 1931 | Laughing Gravy | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1930 | The Night Life | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1930 | Blotto | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1930 | Thieves | - | HIT | |
| 1930 | Night Owls | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1929 | Perfect Day | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1929 | Unaccustomed as We Are | Oliver Hardy | HIT | |
| 1929 | Liberty | Ollie | HIT | |
| 1927 | Should Men Walk Home? | Party Guest at Punch Bowl | HIT | |
| 1926 | The Nickel-Hopper | Jazz band drummer | HIT | |
| 1914 | Mother's Baby Boy | Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy) | HIT |