Filmography
These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel . For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy filmography .
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy ; January 18, 1892 โ August 7, 1957) 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 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles.[ 1] He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad , in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach , he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy .
Billed as "Babe Hardy" unless otherwise noted.
Year
Film
Role
Director
Notes
1914
Outwitting Dad
Reggie Kewp
Arthur Hotaling
Short; as O.N. Hardy
Casey's Birthday
A Policeman
Short
Building a Fire
Policeman
He Won a Ranch
A Cowboy
Arthur Hotaling
The Particular Cowboys
For Two Pins
A Policeman
A Tango Tragedy
Person at Dance
A Brewerytown Romance
Cassidy, the cop
Frank Griffin
The Female Cop
Boob Cop
Jerold T. Hevener
Good Cider
Hiram
John A. Murphy
Long May It Wave
The King
Who's Boss?
His Sudden Recovery
Mr. Jones
The Kidnapped Bride
Daniel Cassidy
Frank Griffin
Worms Will Turn
A Policeman
The Rise of the Johnsons
The Grocery Man
John A. Murphy
Short; as Oliver Hardy
He Wanted Work
The Foreman
Short
They Bought a Boat
Cabin Boy
Back to the Farm
Tom
Will Louis, Joseph Levering
Making Auntie Welcome
Grocery Boy
Will Louis
The Green Alarm
Mike
Frank Griffin
Short; as O.N. Hardy
Never Too Old
Phil
John A. Murphy
Short
A Fool There Was
Traffic Cop
Frank Griffin
Pins Are Lucky
Peter Pelton
Short; as O.N. Hardy
Jealous James
Grocery Boy
Short
When the Ham Turned
Bartender
Frank Griffin
The Smuggler's Daughter
Gwendolyn's Father
Jerold T. Hevener
She Married for Love
An Onlooker
The Soubrette and the Simp
Fred, the Simp
Jerold T. Hevener
Kidnapping the Kid
Fattie
John A. Murphy
The Honor of the Force
Willie Gold
Frank Griffin
She Was the Other
Cutie - the Chief's 1st Sister
Arthur Hotaling
The Daddy of Them All
Peitzheimer
Mother's Baby Boy
Percival Pilkins
The Servant Girl's Legacy
Cy
Arthur Hotaling
He Wanted His Pants
A Cop
Dobs at the Shore
Meggie Heckla
Frank Griffin
The Fresh Air Cure
Morris Silverstein
Weary Willie's Rags
Hotel Clerk
1915
What He Forgot
Jerold T. Hevener
They Looked Alike
Pedestrian
Frank Griffin
Spaghetti a la Mode
Will Louis
Gus and the Anarchists
Tom Dreck
John A. Murphy
Short
Cupid's Target
Bob
Jerold T. Hevener
Shoddy the Tailor
Policeman
Willard Louis
The Prize Baby
Bill, the Prize Baby
Jerold T. Hevener
An Expensive Visit
Jack
Willard Louis
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Cleaning Time
John Herringbone
Will Louis
Short
Mixed Flats
Bob White
Willard Louis
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Safety Worst
Bill Jone
Jerold T. Hevener
Short
The Twin Sister
Bill Bolt - the Husband
Arthur Hotaling
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Who Stole the Doggies?
Murphy, the Cop
Baby
Harry Myers
Short
A Lucky Strike
Bill Myers
Arthur Hotaling
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Matilda's Legacy
Fatty Waite
Capturing Bad Bill
Member of the posse
Short
Her Choice
Albert G. Price
Cannibal King
Willie
Frank Griffin
It May Be You
Paul Simmons
Will Louis
Short; as O.N. Hardy
What a Cinch
Police Chief Myers
Short
Poor Baby
Matilda's Sweetheart
Short; as O.N. Hardy
Not Much Force
City Councilman
Food for Kings and Riley
The Dead Letter
Mateo
Short; as Babe Hardy
Clothes Make the Man
Rastus
Short; as O.N. Hardy
The Haunted Hat
Short
Avenging Bill
Bill, the Grocer's Boy
John A. Murphy
The Simp and the Sophomores
Professor Arm. Strong
Will Louis
Short; as O.N. Hardy
Babe's School Days
Ikie Ikestein
Short
The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford
Theodore Wharton
Ethel's Romeos
Jake Stimpson
Edwin Middleton
Fatty's Fatal Fun
Fatty
The Crazy Clock Maker
Jerold T. Hevener
Something in Her Eye
The Grocer
The Midnight Prowlers
Walter Stull
Love, Pepper and Sweets
Fatty
A Janitor's Joyful Job
Melinda Rousseau
Strangled Harmony
Walter Stull
Speed Kings
Mixed and Fixed
Ups and Downs
Shifty Mike
1916
Bouncing Baby
This Way Out
Plump
Walter Stull
Short
Chickens
Frenzied Finance
A Special Delivery
Plump
Will Louis
Busted Hearts
Peggy Plump
Walter Stull
A Sticky Affair
Plump
Will Louis
Bungles' Rainy Day
Oliver Hardy
One Too Many
Plump
Will Louis
Bungles Enforces the Law
Oliver Hardy
The Serenade
Plump
Willard Louis
Bungles' Elopement
Oliver Hardy
Nerve and Gasoline
Plump
Will Louis
Bungles Lands a Job
Oliver Hardy
Their Vacation
Plump
Will Louis
Mamma's Boys
The Battle Royal
All for a Girl
Hired and Fired
Walter Stull
What's Sauce for the Goose
Mr. Boob Plump
Will Louis
The Brave Ones
Plump
The Water Cure
Thirty Days
Baby Doll
The Schemers
Sea Dogs
Hungry Hearts
Never Again
Willard Louis
The Lottery Man
Theodore Wharton
Better Halves
Plump
Will Louis
Short
Edison Bugg's Invention
The Fire Chief
Jerold T. Hevener
A Day at School
Plump
Willard Louis
A Terrible Tragedy
Markoff
Jerold T. Hevener
Spaghetti
Plump
Will Louis
Aunt Bill
The Heroes
It Happened in Pikesville
Jiggs
Jerold T. Hevener
Human Hounds
Plump
Will Louis
Dreamy Knights
Life Savers
Their Honeymoon
The Try Out
Walter Stull
An Aerial Joyride
Plump
Will Louis
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Sidetracked
Short
Stranded
Love and Duty
Pvt. Plump
The Reformers
Plump
Royal Blood
The Candy Trail
The Precious Parcel
Willard Louis
A Maid to Order
Will Louis
Twin Flats
Babe
A Warm Reception
Pipe Dreams
Will Louis
Mother's Child
Prize Winners
Ambitious Ethel
The Guilty Ones
Babe
Oliver Hardy
He Winked and Won
He Went and Won
Fat and Fickle
Babe
Oliver Hardy
1917
The Prospectors
The Boycotted Baby
Babe
Oliver Hardy
The Love Bugs
The Modiste
Little Nell
The Other Girl
Babe
Oliver Hardy
A Mix Up In Hearts
Wanted as A Bad Man
Back Stage
Arvid E. Gillstrom
The Hero
The Hero's Rival
Dough Nuts
Babe, the chef
Cupid's Rival
Poor Artist
Billy West
The Villain
Babe
Arvid E. Gillstrom
The Millionaire
The mother-in-law
The Goat
His Neighbor
The Fly Cop
Proprietor
The Chief Cook
Babe
The Candy Kid
The Hobo
Harold
The Pest
The Band Master
The Slave
The Sultan of Bacteria
Short; as Oliver Hardy
1918
The Stranger
Oliver, the saloonkeeper
His Day Out
Ollie
The Rogue
Cafe Owner
Short
The Orderly
The Scholar
The Messenger
The Handy Man
Charley Chase
Bright and Early
The Boss
The Straight and Narrow
His former cellmate
Playmates
Kid
Beauties in Distress
Business Before Honesty
The Blind Man
Hello Trouble
A devoted husband
Painless Love
Dr. Hurts
The King of the Kitchen
A German customer
Frank Griffin
He's in Again
Head Waiter
Charley Chase
1919
The Freckled Fish
Solomon Soopmeat
Joseph Le Brandt
Hop, the Bellhop
Solomon Soop
Charles Parrott
Soapsuds and Sapheads
Foreman
[1]
Lions and Ladies
Frank Griffin
Hearts in Hock
Charley Chase
Jazz and Jailbirds
I.M. Ruff
J.A. Howe
Mules and Mortgages
Strongarm
Tootsies and Tamales
The Murderous Mexican
Noel M. Smith
Healthy and Happy
Doctor
Flips and Flops
Mr. Jipper
Gilbert Pratt
Yaps and Yokels
The Hired Hand
Noel M. Smith
Mates and Models
A Nutty Artist
Dull Care
A Janitor
Larry Semon
Squabs and Squabbles
The Boss
Noel M. Smith
Bungs and Bunglers
Al K. Hall
The Head Waiter
A Cop
Larry Semon
Switches and Sweeties
Noel M. Smith
1920
Dames and Dentists
Maids and Muslin
Mr. Yards
Squeaks and Squawks
The Landlord
Fists and Fodder
Her Father
Jess Robbins
Distilled Love
Mr. Peeble Ford
Richard Smith
Pals and Pugs
A Bully
Jess Robbins
He Laughs Last
Handsome Ha
Springtime
The Commissioner
The Decorator
Babe, a millionaire
The Stage Hand
Audience member (uncredited)
Norman Taurog
Short; uncredited
Married to Order
Her Father
Charley Chase
Short
The Trouble Hunter
The Bouncer
Jess Robbins
His Jonah Day
The Life Saver
The Backyard
The ruffian
The Mysterious Stranger
Toreador
1921
The Nuisance
The Walrus
The Blizzard
Janitor
The Bakery
Foreman
Norman Taurog
The Rent Collector
The Big Boss
The Tourist
Leader of the outlaws
Jess Robbins
The Fall Guy
Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart
Norman Taurog
The Bell Hop
Hotel manager
1922
The Sawmill
The foreman
The Show
Stage manager / Audience Member
A Pair of Kings
General Alarm
Golf
The neighbor
Larry Semon
Fortune's Mask
Robert Ensminger
Little Wildcat
David Smith
The Agent
Don Fusiloil
Larry Semon
Short
The Counter Jumper
Gaston Gilligan
1923
No Wedding Bells
The Girl's Father
The Barnyard
Farm Hand
The Midnight Cabaret
Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor
The Gown Shop
Store manager
Lightning Love
Oliver, the Other Suitor
Horseshoes
Dynamite Duffy
1924
Trouble Brewing
Bootlegger
The Girl in the Limousine
Noel M. Smith
Her Boy Friend
Killer Kid
Short; as Oliver N. Hardy
Kid Speed
Dangerous Dan McGraw
1925
Stick Around
Paperhanger
Ward Hayes
Short
Hey, Taxi!
A Rival Taxi Driver
Ted Burnsten
Wizard of Oz
Larry Semon
Rivals
The Rival
Ward Hayes
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Wild Papa
The Model's Brother
J.A. Howe
Short
Fiddlin' Around
Theatre manager
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Isn't Life Terrible?
Remington โ the Brother-in-Law
Leo McCarey
Short
Hop to It!
A bellhop
Ted Burnsten
The Joke's on You
Wilbert Perkins
Ralph Ceder
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Nanette's former sweetheart
Stan Laurel Clarence Hennecke
Short
They All Fall
The boss
Ralph Ceder
Should Sailors Marry?
Doctor
Jess Robbins
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Laughing Ladies
Policeman
The Perfect Clown
Fred C. Newmeyer
1926
Stop, Look and Listen
Larry Semon
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
The Taxi Driver
Lewis Seiler
Short
Wandering Papas
Camp Foreman
Stan Laurel
Madame Mystery
Captain Schmaltz
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Say It with Babies
Hector - the Floorwalker
Fred Guiol
Short
Long Fliv the King
The Prime Minister's Assistant
Leo McCarey
Short; as Oliver Hardy
The Cow's Kimona
James Parrott
The Gentle Cyclone
W.S. Van Dyke
Thundering Fleas
Officer
Robert F. McGowan
Short
Along Came Auntie
Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband
Richard Wallace
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Crazy like a Fox
Charley's Victim (uncredited)
Leo McCarey
Short; uncredited
Bromo and Juliet
Cab Driver
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Be Your Age
Oswald Schwartzkopple
Short
The Nickel-Hopper
Jazz Band Drummer (uncredited)
Hal Yates
Short; uncredited
1927
Two-Time Mama
The Cop
Fred Guiol
Short
Should Men Walk Home?
Party Guest at Punch Bowl
Leo McCarey
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Why Girls Say No
Policeman
Short; as Oliver Hardy; uncredited
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
Fred Jackman
No Man's Law
Crazy to Act
Gordon Bagley
Earle Rodney
Short; as Oliver Hardy
Fluttering Hearts
Big Bill
James Parrott
Baby Brother
Ice Man
Anthony MackCharles Oelze
Short
Love 'Em and Feed 'Em
'Happy' Hopey
Clyde Bruckman
Short; as Oliver Hardy
1928
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
Startled drunk
Robert F. McGowan
Short
1939
Zenobia
Dr. Tibbett
Gordon Douglas
1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
Willie Paine
George Waggner
1950
Riding High
Gambler at Racetrack (uncredited)
Frank Capra
Unconfirmed film appearances
The Artist's Model (1916)
Terrible Kate (1917)
His Movie Mustache (1917)
Bad Kate (1917)
This Is Not My Room (1917)
Pipe Dreams and Prizes (1920)
The Perfect Lady (1924)
Roaring Lions at Home (1924)
Laughing Ladies (1925)
References
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