Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

292

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-06-16

Day of Death

1965-02-23 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As

Arthur Stanley Jefferson

Stan Jefferson

Stanley Laurel

Laurel and Hardy

Laurel & Hardy

Laurel

Stan Laurel

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.

Known For

Acting

Swim Meet

1951

Swim Meet

as

Self

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

Stan

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as

Self

Way Out West

1937

Way Out West

as

Stan

Nothing But Trouble

1944

Nothing But Trouble

as

Stan

Babes in Toyland

1934

Babes in Toyland

as

Stannie Dum

A Chump at Oxford

1940

A Chump at Oxford

as

Stan

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as

Self (archive footage)

Busy Bodies

1933

Busy Bodies

as

Stan

Sons of the Desert

1933

Sons of the Desert

as

Stanley 'Stan' Laurel

Block-Heads

1938

Block-Heads

as

Stan

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

A-Haunting We Will Go

as

Stan

Air Raid Wardens

1943

Air Raid Wardens

as

Stan

Bonnie Scotland

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as

Stanley MacLaurel

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

as

Stan

Any Old Port!

1932

Any Old Port!

as

Stan

The Music Box

1932

The Music Box

as

Stan

Our Relations

1936

Our Relations

as

Stan / Alf Laurel

Great Guns

1941

Great Guns

as

Stan

Saps at Sea

1940

Saps at Sea

as

Stan

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

2020

Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition

as

The Midnight Patrol

1933

The Midnight Patrol

as

Officer Stanley Laurel

Men O' War

1929

Men O' War

as

Stan

Night Owls

1930

Night Owls

as

Stan

Oliver the Eighth

1934

Oliver the Eighth

as

Stan

On the Wrong Trek

1936

On the Wrong Trek

as

Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)

One Good Turn

1931

One Good Turn

as

Stan

Our Wife

1931

Our Wife

as

Stan

Sugar Daddies

1927

Sugar Daddies

as

Brittle's lawyer

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as

archive footage

Going Bye-Bye!

1934

Going Bye-Bye!

as

Mr. Laurel

Below Zero

1930

Below Zero

as

Stan

Be Big!

1931

Be Big!

as

Stan

Big Business

1929

Big Business

as

Stan

The Chimp

1932

The Chimp

as

Stan

County Hospital

1932

County Hospital

as

Stan

Dirty Work

1933

Dirty Work

as

Stan

Their Purple Moment

1928

Their Purple Moment

as

Mr. Pincher

Liberty

1929

Liberty

as

Stan

On the Loose

1931

On the Loose

as

New Suitor (uncredited)

Perfect Day

1929

Perfect Day

as

Stan

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Should Married Men Go Home?

as

Stan

Beau Hunks

1931

Beau Hunks

as

Stan

Come Clean

1931

Come Clean

as

Stan

Double Whoopee

1929

Double Whoopee

as

Stan

The Finishing Touch

1928

The Finishing Touch

as

Stan

The Fixer Uppers

1935

The Fixer Uppers

as

Stan

Flying Elephants

1928

Flying Elephants

as

Little Twinkle Star

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

as

Stan

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

Leave 'Em Laughing

as

Stan

The Live Ghost

1934

The Live Ghost

as

Stan

Me and My Pal

1933

Me and My Pal

as

Stan

The World of Laurel and Hardy

The World of Laurel and Hardy

as

Brats

1930

Brats

as

Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.

Scram!

1932

Scram!

as

Stan

Laughing Gravy

1931

Laughing Gravy

as

Stan

The Dancing Masters

1943

The Dancing Masters

as

Stan

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

45 Minutes from Hollywood

as

Hotel Guest

Angora Love

1929

Angora Love

as

Stan

Another Fine Mess

1930

Another Fine Mess

as

Stan

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

1999

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

as

Stan

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

2001

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

as

Stan

Bacon Grabbers

1929

Bacon Grabbers

as

Stan

The Battle of the Century

1927

The Battle of the Century

as

Prize Fighter

Berth Marks

1929

Berth Marks

as

Stan

Blotto

1930

Blotto

as

Stan

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

as

Asylum Inmate

Chickens Come Home

1931

Chickens Come Home

as

Mr. Laurel

Do Detectives Think?

1927

Do Detectives Think?

as

Ferdinand Finkleberry

Duck Soup

1927

Duck Soup

as

Hives

Early to Bed

1928

Early to Bed

as

Stan

The Hoose-Gow

1929

The Hoose-Gow

as

Stan

Putting Pants on Philip

1927

Putting Pants on Philip

as

Philip

Sailors, Beware!

1927

Sailors, Beware!

as

Chester Chaste, cabdriver

The Second 100 Years

1927

The Second 100 Years

as

Little Goofy

Slipping Wives

1927

Slipping Wives

as

Handyman

That's My Wife

1929

That's My Wife

as

Stan

Their First Mistake

1932

Their First Mistake

as

Stan

Them Thar Hills

1934

Them Thar Hills

as

Stan

They Go Boom!

1929

They Go Boom!

as

Stan

Thicker Than Water

1935

Thicker Than Water

as

Stan

Tit for Tat

1935

Tit for Tat

as

Stan

Towed in a Hole

1932

Towed in a Hole

as

Stan

Twice Two

1933

Twice Two

as

Stan / Mrs. Hardy

Two Tars

1928

Two Tars

as

Stan

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

Unaccustomed as We Are

as

Stan

We Faw Down

1928

We Faw Down

as

Stan

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

Why Girls Love Sailors

as

Willie Brisling

With Love and Hisses

1927

With Love and Hisses

as

Cuthbert Hope

Wrong Again

1929

Wrong Again

as

Stan

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

You're Darn Tootin'

as

Stanley, clarinet player

Habeas Corpus

1928

Habeas Corpus

as

Stan

Helpmates

1932

Helpmates

as

Stan

Hog Wild

1930

Hog Wild

as

Stan

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

Love 'Em and Weep

as

Romaine Ricketts

Utopia

1951

Utopia

as

Stan

The Bohemian Girl

1936

The Bohemian Girl

as

Stan

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Stan (archive footage)

The Lucky Dog

1921

The Lucky Dog

as

Brash young man accused of dognapping

Swiss Miss

1938

Swiss Miss

as

Stan

Jitterbugs

1943

Jitterbugs

as

Stan

From Soup to Nuts

1928

From Soup to Nuts

as

Hired butler

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Policeman

The Big Noise

1944

The Big Noise

as

Stan

Just Rambling Along

1918

Just Rambling Along

as

Nervy Young Man

The Devil's Brother

1933

The Devil's Brother

as

Stanlio

The Bullfighters

1945

The Bullfighters

as

Stanley

The Tree in a Test Tube

1942

The Tree in a Test Tube

as

Stan

West of Hot Dog

1924

West of Hot Dog

as

Stan, a Tenderfoot

Oranges and Lemons

1923

Oranges and Lemons

as

Sunkist

Mud and Sand

1922

Mud and Sand

as

Rhubarb Vaselino

When Comedy Was King

1960

When Comedy Was King

as

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

Wild Poses

1933

Wild Poses

as

Baby

1937

Pick a Star

as

Stan Laurel

4 Clowns

1970

4 Clowns

as

(archive footage)

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

1925

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride

as

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde

Get 'Em Young

1926

Get 'Em Young

as

Summers, the butler

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

Zeb vs. Paprika

as

Dippy Donawho

Night of Goblins

1930

Night of Goblins

as

Stan

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as

(archive footage)

Thieves

1930

Thieves

as

The Pest

1922

The Pest

as

Jimmy Smith

Somewhere In Wrong

1925

Somewhere In Wrong

as

A tramp

Pie-Eyed

1925

Pie-Eyed

as

Drunk

Roughest Africa

1923

Roughest Africa

as

Professor Stanilaus Laurello

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

as

Navy Blue Days

1925

Navy Blue Days

as

Stan

Performers arrive in Hampshire

1947

Performers arrive in Hampshire

as

Self

Short Kilts

1924

Short Kilts

as

McPherson's Son

Bears and Bad Men

1918

Bears and Bad Men

as

Pete

Frauds and Frenzies

1918

Frauds and Frenzies

as

Simp, Second Prisoner

Huns and Hyphens

1918

Huns and Hyphens

as

Gang member

Now I'll Tell One

1927

Now I'll Tell One

as

Lawyer

Mixed Nuts

1922

Mixed Nuts

as

Book salesman

The Egg

1922

The Egg

as

Humpty Dumpty

Eve's Love Letters

1927

Eve's Love Letters

as

Anatole, the butler

Save The Ship

1923

Save The Ship

as

Husband

Under Two Jags

1923

Under Two Jags

as

The Soilers

1923

The Soilers

as

Bob Canister

Collars and Cuffs

1923

Collars and Cuffs

as

Laundry Worker

Pick and Shovel

1923

Pick and Shovel

as

Miner

The Noon Whistle

1923

The Noon Whistle

as

Scorching Sands

1923

Scorching Sands

as

Stan

A Man About Town

1923

A Man About Town

as

A Man About Town

White Wings

1923

White Wings

as

Street Cleaner

Short Orders

1923

Short Orders

as

Waiter

Kill or Cure

1923

Kill or Cure

as

Detained

1924

Detained

as

A convict

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924

Rupert of Hee-Haw

as

King / Rudolph Razz

Smithy

1924

Smithy

as

Smithy

Mandarin Mix-Up

1924

Mandarin Mix-Up

as

Sum Sap

Hollywood Party

1934

Hollywood Party

as

Stan

Seeing the World

1927

Seeing the World

as

English pedestrian

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

2020

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Sleuth

1925

The Sleuth

as

Webster Dingle

Frozen Hearts

1923

Frozen Hearts

as

Olaf - A peasant

The Whole Truth

1923

The Whole Truth

as

The husband

Playing at Politics

1931

Playing at Politics

as

Stan

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

Should Tall Men Marry?

as

Texas Tommy

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

Half a Man

1925

Half a Man

as

Winchell McSweeney

The Rogue Song

1930

The Rogue Song

as

Ali-Bek

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as

Himself (archive footage)

The Night Life

1930

The Night Life

as

Stan

The Skulls

1931

The Skulls

as

Señor Laurel

The Chiselers

1931

The Chiselers

as

M. Laurel

Shivering and Shaking

1930

Shivering and Shaking

as

Stan

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

as

Self (archive footage)

Do You Love Your Wife?

1919

Do You Love Your Wife?

as

Toby - the janitor

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

2005

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

as

Stan

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as

Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as

Self (archive footage)

Gas and Air

1923

Gas and Air

as

Phillup McCann

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hustling for Health

1919

Hustling for Health

as

The Man

What's the World Coming To?

1926

What's the World Coming To?

as

The Man in the Window

Pardon Us

1931

Pardon Us

as

Stan

The Weak-End Party

1922

The Weak-End Party

as

The Gardener

Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926

1918

Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926

as

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

On the Front Page

1926

On the Front Page

as

Dangerfield

Near Dublin

1924

Near Dublin

as

Con

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as

Stan / Alf (archive footage)

Radiomanía

1930

Radiomanía

as

Stan

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Hats Off

1927

Hats Off

as

Stan

That's That!

1937

That's That!

as

Himself

The Snow Hawk

1925

The Snow Hawk

as

Mountie

Mother's Joy

1923

Mother's Joy

as

Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack

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)

Twins

1925

Twins

as

Stan / his twin

Wide Open Spaces

1924

Wide Open Spaces

as

Gabriel Goober

Haunted at Midnight

1931

Haunted at Midnight

as

Stan

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

as

Self (archive footage)

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

2006

Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche

as

Stan

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

Stanlio & Ollio - Comiche indimenticabili

as

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

as

Self (archive footage)

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

Stan (archive footage)

Dick & Doof - Best of

2010

Dick & Doof - Best of

as

Schauspieler

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth

as

Himself

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

1932

Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh

as

Himself

When Knights Were Cold

1923

When Knights Were Cold

as

Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

Dance of the Cookoos

as

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as

Cleaner

The Handy Man

1923

The Handy Man

as

The handy man

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

Brothers Under the Chin

as

Postage Due

1924

Postage Due

as

Willy Worst

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy

as

Stan and Olly

1932

Stan and Olly

as

Himself

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

1978

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

as

Stan

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

1932

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

as

Stan

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

Cocoon

1985

Cocoon

as

Stanley in film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

as

Self (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

Classic Comedy Teams

as

Self (archive footage)

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

Dick und Doof

Dick und Doof

as

Stan

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Production

The Bohemian Girl

1936

The Bohemian Girl

as

Swiss Miss

1938

Swiss Miss

as

Our Relations

1936

Our Relations

as

Knight of the Plains

1938

Knight of the Plains

as

Songs and Bullets

1938

Songs and Bullets

as

Way Out West

1937

Way Out West

as

Crew

Stan & Ollie

2018

Stan & Ollie

as

Directing

Wandering Papas

1926

Wandering Papas

as

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette

as

Get 'Em Young

1926

Get 'Em Young

as

Flaming Fathers

1927

Flaming Fathers

as

Chasing the Chaser

1925

Chasing the Chaser

as

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

as

Book Bozo

1925

Book Bozo

as

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

Unfriendly Enemies

as

Seeing the World

1927

Seeing the World

as

Moonlight and Noses

1925

Moonlight and Noses

as

Madame Mystery

1926

Madame Mystery

as

The Bullfighters

1945

The Bullfighters

as