Oliver Hardy

Born: 18 January 1892, Harlem, Georgia, USA

Died: 7 August 1957, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

 

One Too Many (1916) as Plump (Credited as Babe Hardy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bakery (1921) as Foreman (Credited as Babe Hardy)

 

With Frank Alexander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bell Hop (1921) as Hotel Manager (Credited as Babe Hardy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925) as Nanette's Former Sweetheart (Credited as Babe Hardy)

 

With James Finlayson.

    Here is a clip from Yes, Yes Nanette featuring Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson and Lyle Tayo.










Wandering Papas (1926) as Camp Foreman (Credited as Babe Hardy)

With Clyde Cook.

    Oliver Hardy with Clyde Cook in Wandering Papas.

Crazy Like a Fox (1926) as Charley's Victim (uncredited)

Oliver has blonde hair and no moustache in this Charley Chase short comedy.

The Nickel-Hopper (1926) as Jazz Band Drummer (uncredited)

45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) as Hotel Detective

 

The Second Hundred Years (1927) as Big Goofy

 

Love 'Em and Weep (1927) Judge Chigger

Oliver Hardy is virtually unrecognisable in this film and only has a few seconds of screen time. Here he is with May Wallace.















Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) as Mr. Hardy

With Kay Deslys.

We Faw Down (1928) as Ollie

 

With Kay Deslys.

Men O' War (1929) as Ollie

 

The two ladies with their backs to us are Gloria Greer and Anne Cornwall.

Another Fine Mess (1930) as Ollie

Come Clean (1931) as Ollie

 

County Hospital (1932) as Ollie

Their First Mistake (1932) as Ollie

Breaking the fourth wall in classic style.

 

Way Out West (1937) as Ollie

 

Block-Heads (1938) as Ollie

With Minna Gombell.

Zenobia (1939) as Dr. Henry Tibbitt M.D.

Oliver with the real star of the film 'Miss Zenobia'.

A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Oliver Hardy

The Big Noise (1944) as Ollie

With Stan Laurel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atoll K (1951) as Ollie (Credited as Hardy)

With Stan Laurel. As you can see, Stan Laurel was ill and lost a lot of weight during the filming of Atoll K.