Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

306

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-01-18

Day of Death

1957-08-07 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, Georgia, USA

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

Ollie

Оливер Харди

Oliver Hardy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy) 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.

Known For

Acting

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

as

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2

as

The Flying Deuces

1939

The Flying Deuces

as

Ollie

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as

Self

Way Out West

1937

Way Out West

as

Ollie

Nothing But Trouble

1944

Nothing But Trouble

as

Oliver

Babes in Toyland

1934

Babes in Toyland

as

Ollie Dee

A Chump at Oxford

1940

A Chump at Oxford

as

Ollie

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as

(archive footage)

Busy Bodies

1933

Busy Bodies

as

Ollie

Sons of the Desert

1933

Sons of the Desert

as

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

The Fighting Kentuckian

as

Willie Paine

Block-Heads

1938

Block-Heads

as

Ollie

Air Raid Wardens

1943

Air Raid Wardens

as

Ollie

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

A-Haunting We Will Go

as

Ollie

Bonnie Scotland

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

as

Ollie

The Music Box

1932

The Music Box

as

Ollie

Any Old Port!

1932

Any Old Port!

as

Ollie

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

1927

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

as

The Butler

Along Came Auntie

1926

Along Came Auntie

as

Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband

Our Relations

1936

Our Relations

as

Ollie / Bert Hardy

Great Guns

1941

Great Guns

as

Oliver

Saps at Sea

1940

Saps at Sea

as

Ollie

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

2020

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

as

The Perfect Lady

1924

The Perfect Lady

as

(unconfirmed)

The Midnight Patrol

1933

The Midnight Patrol

as

Officer Oliver Hardy

The Wizard of Oz

1925

The Wizard of Oz

as

Tin Woodsman / Farmhand

Night Owls

1930

Night Owls

as

Ollie

Men O' War

1929

Men O' War

as

Ollie

Oliver the Eighth

1934

Oliver the Eighth

as

Ollie

On the Wrong Trek

1936

On the Wrong Trek

as

Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

Our Wife

1931

Our Wife

as

Ollie

Sugar Daddies

1927

Sugar Daddies

as

Brittle's butler

One Good Turn

1931

One Good Turn

as

Ollie

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as

archive footage

Going Bye-Bye!

1934

Going Bye-Bye!

as

Mr. Hardy

Playmates

1918

Playmates

as

Below Zero

1930

Below Zero

as

Ollie

Be Big!

1931

Be Big!

as

Ollie

Big Business

1929

Big Business

as

Ollie

The Chimp

1932

The Chimp

as

Ollie

County Hospital

1932

County Hospital

as

Ollie

Dirty Work

1933

Dirty Work

as

Ollie

Liberty

1929

Liberty

as

Ollie

Perfect Day

1929

Perfect Day

as

Ollie

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Should Married Men Go Home?

as

Ollie

Their Purple Moment

1928

Their Purple Moment

as

Ollie

On the Loose

1931

On the Loose

as

New Suitor (uncredited)

Beau Hunks

1931

Beau Hunks

as

Ollie

Come Clean

1931

Come Clean

as

Ollie

The Finishing Touch

1928

The Finishing Touch

as

Ollie

Fluttering Hearts

1927

Fluttering Hearts

as

Big Bill

Flying Elephants

1928

Flying Elephants

as

Mighty Giant

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

Leave 'Em Laughing

as

Ollie

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

as

Ollie

Double Whoopee

1929

Double Whoopee

as

Ollie

The Fixer Uppers

1935

The Fixer Uppers

as

Ollie

Me and My Pal

1933

Me and My Pal

as

Ollie

The Live Ghost

1934

The Live Ghost

as

Ollie

The World of Laurel and Hardy

The World of Laurel and Hardy

as

Laughing Gravy

1931

Laughing Gravy

as

Ollie

Brats

1930

Brats

as

Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.

Scram!

1932

Scram!

as

Ollie

The Dancing Masters

1943

The Dancing Masters

as

Ollie

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

1999

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

as

Ollie

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

45 Minutes from Hollywood

as

Hotel Detective

Angora Love

1929

Angora Love

as

Ollie

Another Fine Mess

1930

Another Fine Mess

as

Ollie

The Battle of the Century

1927

The Battle of the Century

as

Manager

Bacon Grabbers

1929

Bacon Grabbers

as

Oliver

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

2001

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

as

Ollie

Berth Marks

1929

Berth Marks

as

Ollie

Early to Bed

1928

Early to Bed

as

Ollie

Duck Soup

1927

Duck Soup

as

Maltravers

Blotto

1930

Blotto

as

Ollie

Chickens Come Home

1931

Chickens Come Home

as

Mr. Oliver Hardy

The Hoose-Gow

1929

The Hoose-Gow

as

Ollie

Do Detectives Think?

1927

Do Detectives Think?

as

Sherlock Pinkham

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

as

Asylum Inmate

Sailors, Beware!

1927

Sailors, Beware!

as

Purser Cryder

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

Putting Pants on Philip

as

J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

The Second 100 Years

1927

The Second 100 Years

as

Big Goofy

Their First Mistake

1932

Their First Mistake

as

Ollie

That's My Wife

1929

That's My Wife

as

Ollie

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

Love 'Em and Weep

as

Judge Chigger

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

You're Darn Tootin'

as

Ollie, French horn player

Hog Wild

1930

Hog Wild

as

Ollie

Twice Two

1933

Twice Two

as

Ollie / Mrs. Laurel

Wrong Again

1929

Wrong Again

as

Ollie

Two Tars

1928

Two Tars

as

Ollie

Them Thar Hills

1934

Them Thar Hills

as

Ollie

They Go Boom!

1929

They Go Boom!

as

Ollie

Slipping Wives

1927

Slipping Wives

as

Butler

Towed in a Hole

1932

Towed in a Hole

as

Ollie

Thicker Than Water

1935

Thicker Than Water

as

Ollie

Thundering Fleas

1926

Thundering Fleas

as

Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)

Tit for Tat

1935

Tit for Tat

as

Ollie

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

Unaccustomed as We Are

as

Oliver Hardy

We Faw Down

1928

We Faw Down

as

Ollie

Helpmates

1932

Helpmates

as

Ollie

With Love and Hisses

1927

With Love and Hisses

as

Top Sergeant Banner

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

Why Girls Love Sailors

as

First Mate

Habeas Corpus

1928

Habeas Corpus

as

Ollie

Hollywood Handicap

1938

Hollywood Handicap

as

Himself

The Gentle Cyclone

1926

The Gentle Cyclone

as

Sheriff Bill

Utopia

1951

Utopia

as

Ollie

The Bohemian Girl

1936

The Bohemian Girl

as

Ollie

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Ollie (archive footage)

The Lucky Dog

1921

The Lucky Dog

as

Masked bandit who confronts Laurel

Swiss Miss

1938

Swiss Miss

as

Ollie

Jitterbugs

1943

Jitterbugs

as

Ollie

From Soup to Nuts

1928

From Soup to Nuts

as

Hired butler

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Police Driver

The Big Noise

1944

The Big Noise

as

Ollie

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Bromo and Juliet

as

Cab Driver

The Devil's Brother

1933

The Devil's Brother

as

Ollio

The Bullfighters

1945

The Bullfighters

as

Ollie

Stick Around

1925

Stick Around

as

Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)

Crazy to Act

1927

Crazy to Act

as

Gordon Bagley

The Sawmill

1922

The Sawmill

as

The Foreman

Hop to It!

1925

Hop to It!

as

A bellhop (as Babe Hardy)

Golf

1922

Golf

as

The neighbor

Making Auntie Welcome

1914

Making Auntie Welcome

as

Grocery Boy

The Guilty Ones

1916

The Guilty Ones

as

Babe

Wandering Papas

1926

Wandering Papas

as

Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

Kid Speed

1924

Kid Speed

as

Dangerous Dan McGraw

The Tree in a Test Tube

1942

The Tree in a Test Tube

as

Ollie

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette

as

Her former sweetheart

When Comedy Was King

1960

When Comedy Was King

as

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

1937

Pick a Star

as

Oliver Hardy

Wild Poses

1933

Wild Poses

as

Baby

Riding High

1950

Riding High

as

Sucker (uncredited)

Zenobia

1939

Zenobia

as

Dr. Henry Tibbett

Avenging Bill

1915

Avenging Bill

as

Bill, the Grocer's Boy

The Haunted Hat

1915

The Haunted Hat

as

4 Clowns

1970

4 Clowns

as

(archive footage)

Night of Goblins

1930

Night of Goblins

as

Ollie

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as

(archive footage)

Thieves

1930

Thieves

as

They All Fall

1925

They All Fall

as

The boss

The Perfect Clown

1925

The Perfect Clown

as

Babe Mulligan

Long Fliv the King

1926

Long Fliv the King

as

The Prime Minister's Assistant

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

as

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

The Nickel-Hopper

as

Jazz band drummer

Performers arrive in Hampshire

1947

Performers arrive in Hampshire

as

Self

The Servant Girl's Legacy

1914

The Servant Girl's Legacy

as

Cy (as Babe Hardy)

Something in Her Eye

1915

Something in Her Eye

as

The Grocer

The Battle Royal

1916

The Battle Royal

as

Plump

One Too Many

1916

One Too Many

as

Plump

The Hobo

1917

The Hobo

as

Harold (as Babe Hardy)

The Candy Kid

1917

The Candy Kid

as

Rival Proprietor

The Hero

1917

The Hero

as

The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

Bright and Early

1918

Bright and Early

as

The Boss

The Rogue

1918

The Rogue

as

Cafe Owner

His Day Out

1918

His Day Out

as

Ollie

The Villain

1917

The Villain

as

Nell

Dull Care

1919

Dull Care

as

A Janitor

The Lottery Man

1916

The Lottery Man

as

Maggie Murphy

Be Your Age

1926

Be Your Age

as

Oswald Schwartzkopple

The Counter Jumper

1922

The Counter Jumper

as

Gaston Gilligan

A Pair of Kings

1922

A Pair of Kings

as

General Alarm

The Bell Hop

1921

The Bell Hop

as

Hotel manager

Should Men Walk Home?

1927

Should Men Walk Home?

as

Party Guest at Punch Bowl

The Bakery

1921

The Bakery

as

Foreman (as Babe Hardy)

The Fall Guy

1921

The Fall Guy

as

Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart (as Babe Hardy)

Now I'll Tell One

1927

Now I'll Tell One

as

Policeman

Lightning Love

1923

Lightning Love

as

Oliver, the Other Suitor

Horseshoes

1923

Horseshoes

as

Dynamite Duffy

No Wedding Bells

1923

No Wedding Bells

as

The Girl's Father

The Midnight Cabaret

1923

The Midnight Cabaret

as

Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor

The Gown Shop

1923

The Gown Shop

as

Store manager

No Man's Law

1927

No Man's Law

as

Sharkey Nye

Her Boy Friend

1924

Her Boy Friend

as

Killer Kid

Hollywood Party

1934

Hollywood Party

as

Ollie

Girl 27

2007

Girl 27

as

Self (archive footage)

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

1926

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

as

The Taxi Driver

Say It with Babies

1926

Say It with Babies

as

Hector - the Floorwalker

Baby Brother

1927

Baby Brother

as

Ice Man

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

2020

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Why Girls Say No

1927

Why Girls Say No

as

Policeman

Playing at Politics

1931

Playing at Politics

as

Oliver

Their Night Out - Screen Test

1935

Their Night Out - Screen Test

as

Mr. Hardy

Roaring Lions at Home

1924

Roaring Lions at Home

as

He's In Again

1918

He's In Again

as

Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

Hungry Hearts

1916

Hungry Hearts

as

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

Little Wildcat

1922

Little Wildcat

as

'Bull' Mulligan

The Rogue Song

1930

The Rogue Song

as

Murza-Bek

Cupid's Rival

1917

Cupid's Rival

as

Poor Artist

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

Isn't Life Terrible?

as

Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)

Hop to It, Bellhop

1919

Hop to It, Bellhop

as

Solomon Soop(as Babe Hardy)

An Expensive Visit

1915

An Expensive Visit

as

Jack

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as

Himself (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

as

Self (archive footage)

The Night Life

1930

The Night Life

as

Ollie

The Skulls

1931

The Skulls

as

Señor Hardy

The Chiselers

1931

The Chiselers

as

M. Hardy

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

as

Self (archive footage)

Shivering and Shaking

1930

Shivering and Shaking

as

Ollie

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

2005

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

as

Hardy

Fiddlin' Around

1925

Fiddlin' Around

as

Theatre manager

The Joke's on You

1925

The Joke's on You

as

Wilbert Perkins

Squeaks and Squawks

1920

Squeaks and Squawks

as

Two-Time Mama

1927

Two-Time Mama

as

The Cop (as Babe Hardy)

The King of the Kitchen

1918

The King of the Kitchen

as

A German customer

The Chief Cook

1917

The Chief Cook

as

Babe (as Babe Hardy)

They Looked Alike

1915

They Looked Alike

as

Pedestrian

His Jonah Day

1920

His Jonah Day

as

The Life Saver

The Decorator

1920

The Decorator

as

Babe, a millionaire

The Barnyard

1923

The Barnyard

as

Farm Hand

Babe's School Days

1915

Babe's School Days

as

Ikie Ikestein

The Rent Collector

1921

The Rent Collector

as

The Big Boss (as Babe Hardy)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as

Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

The Head Waiter

1919

The Head Waiter

as

A cop (as Babe Hardy)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as

Self (archive footage)

Bungs and Bunglers

1919

Bungs and Bunglers

as

Al K. Hall

It May Be You

1915

It May Be You

as

Paul Simmons

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pardon Us

1931

Pardon Us

as

Ollie

Married to Order

1920

Married to Order

as

Her Father (as Babe Hardy)

Love and Duty

1916

Love and Duty

as

Pvt. Plump

The Stranger

1918

The Stranger

as

Oliver, the saloonkeeper

The Pest

1917

The Pest

as

1927

Love 'em and Feed 'em

as

'Happy' Hopey

Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

1916

Oliver Hardy : 10 courts métrages, 1916-1927

as

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as

Ollie / Bert (archive footage)

Radiomanía

1930

Radiomanía

as

Ollie

Madame Mystery

1926

Madame Mystery

as

Captain Schmaltz

Laughing Ladies

1925

Laughing Ladies

as

Policeman

Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

as

Shifty Mike

The Serenade

1916

The Serenade

as

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Hey, Taxi!

1925

Hey, Taxi!

as

A Rival Taxi Driver

Hats Off

1927

Hats Off

as

Ollie

That's That!

1937

That's That!

as

Himself

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Crazy Like a Fox

as

Charley's Victim (uncredited)

Little Nell

1917

Little Nell

as

Little Nell

Fiddlin' Around

1925

Fiddlin' Around

as

Theatre Manager

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

as

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

The Scholar

1918

The Scholar

as

The Superintendent

Haunted at Midnight

1931

Haunted at Midnight

as

Ollie

The Backyard

1920

The Backyard

as

Thug - The ruffian

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

as

Self (archive footage)

Mother's Baby Boy

1914

Mother's Baby Boy

as

Percival Pilkins (as Babe Hardy)

Distilled Love

1920

Distilled Love

as

Mr. Pebble Ford (as Babe Hardy)

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

2006

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

as

Oliver

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

as

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

as

Self (archive footage)

Should Sailors Marry?

1925

Should Sailors Marry?

as

Doctor

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Show

1922

The Show

as

Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

1974

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

as

Himself (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

1965

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

as

Ollie (archive footage)

Dick & Doof - Best of

2010

Dick & Doof - Best of

as

Schauspieler

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

as

Himself

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

as

Himself

30 Years of Fun

1963

30 Years of Fun

as

(archive footage)

Trouble Brewing

1924

Trouble Brewing

as

Bootlegger

The Stage Hand

1920

The Stage Hand

as

Audience member (uncredited)

A Lucky Strike

1915

A Lucky Strike

as

Bill Myers

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

Dance of the Cookoos

as

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as

Cleaner

The Candy Trail

1916

The Candy Trail

as

Plump (as Babe Hardy)

Rivals

1925

Rivals

as

The Rival

The Lilac Splash

1915

The Lilac Splash

as

Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)

Hello Trouble

1918

Hello Trouble

as

A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

as

The Girl in the Limousine

1924

The Girl in the Limousine

as

Freddie

Galloping Ghosts

1928

Galloping Ghosts

as

Meadows the Valet, a.k.a. Officer 13

Back Stage

1917

Back Stage

as

Babe

Stan and Olly

1932

Stan and Olly

as

Himself

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

1978

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

as

Ollie

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

1932

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

as

Ollie

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

as

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

as

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin

as

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

2025

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

as

Archive Footage

The Trouble Hunter

1920

The Trouble Hunter

as

The Bouncer

Springtime

1920

Springtime

as

The Commissioner

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

Dick und Doof

Dick und Doof

as

Oliver

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Production

Crew

Stan & Ollie

2018

Stan & Ollie

as

Directing

The Guilty Ones

1916

The Guilty Ones

as