Far From Forgotten

Monday, 22 December 2014

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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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


















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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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.














2 comments:

  1. Love your site. I don't send your photos to IMDb. They are frustrating that they won't correct their database when a correction is necessary (TCM shows uncut films, I can't tell you how many cast lists are taken directly from studio lists and not from the finished film and many obviously wrong guesses they refuse to correct) and won't even allow you to provide a single photo to the page of minor character actors from yesteryear unless you pay.

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