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Acting

Oliver Hardy

Career: Active from 1914 to 2025, with a break from 1979 to 1991, busiest in 1927 with 22 main titles.

Leading roles: 204
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Way Out West
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Oliver Hardy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Psychological
1.7, average 5.5
Contemporary Realism
1.7, average 5.4
Melancholy
1.8, average 4.7
Mystery
1.3, average 4.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Physical Humor 18
Slapstick Comedy 17
Classic Slapstick Comedy 15
Laurel and Hardy 15
Physical Gags 15
Family-Friendly 15
Wholesome Entertainment 13
Classic Slapstick 12
Nostalgic 11
Physical Comedy 10
Classic Comedy 9
Historical Setting 9

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

255

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

3 titles

Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures

as Archive Footage

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010s

3 titles · average score 78

Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies

as Ollio

Stan & Ollie

78

Thanks

Dick & Doof - Best of

as Schauspieler

2000s

4 titles

The Parrott Chase

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts

as Oliver

Laurel & Hardy - Best of III

as Hardy

Laurel & Hardy - Best of II

as Ollie

1990s

3 titles · average score 88

Laurel & Hardy - Best of

as Ollie

That's Entertainment! III

88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)

1980s

1 title

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1970s

6 titles · average score 70

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons

as Ollie

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

as (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as (archive footage)

Another Nice Mess

as Hardy (archive footage)

4 Clowns

as (archive footage)

1960s

5 titles · average score 73

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

76

as Ollie / Bert (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's

76

as Ollie (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

65

as Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King

74

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

4 titles · average score 58

The Golden Age of Comedy

71

as archive footage

Robinson Crusoeland

46

as Ollie

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

Riding High

57

as Sucker (uncredited)

1940s

12 titles · average score 57

The Fighting Kentuckian

62

as Willie Paine

The Bullfighters

52

as Ollie

Nothing But Trouble

56

as Oliver

The Big Noise

59

as Ollie

Air Raid Wardens

57

as Ollie

Jitterbugs

52

as Ollie

The Dancing Masters

54

as Ollie

A-Haunting We Will Go

62

as Ollie

The Tree in a Test Tube

38

as Ollie

Great Guns

55

as Oliver

A Chump at Oxford

74

as Ollie

Saps at Sea

70

as Ollie

1930s

66 titles · average score 67

Zenobia

56

as Dr. Henry Tibbett

Block-Heads

75

as Ollie

Way Out West

89

as Ollie

Bonnie Scotland

65

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Babes in Toyland

84

as Ollie Dee

The Devil's Brother

68

as Ollio

Sons of the Desert

88

as Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Beau Hunks

68

as Ollie

Our Wife

71

as Ollie

Pardon Us

66

as Ollie

Playing at Politics

67

as Oliver

Laughing Gravy

71

as Ollie

1920s

106 titles · average score 60

Perfect Day

66

as Ollie

Double Whoopee

65

as Ollie

Angora Love

62

as Ollie

Bacon Grabbers

59

as Oliver

The Hoose-Gow

59

as Ollie

Two Tars

68

as Ollie

You're Darn Tootin'

64

as Ollie, French horn player

The Finishing Touch

72

as Ollie

Sugar Daddies

53

as Brittle's butler

Fluttering Hearts

60

as Big Bill

Putting Pants on Philip

54

as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder

Stick Around

58

as Paperhanger (as Babe Hardy)

1910s

42 titles

The Scholar

as The Superintendent

Hello Trouble

as A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)

He's In Again

as Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)

The Rogue

as Cafe Owner

The Hobo

as Harold (as Babe Hardy)

The Hero

as The Hero's Rival (as Babe Hardy)

Back Stage

as Babe

The Villain

as Nell

Hungry Hearts

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

The Serenade

as Plump (as Babe Hardy)

An Expensive Visit

as Jack

The Servant Girl's Legacy

as Cy (as Babe Hardy)