- 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 – 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 |
| 1914 | Casey's Birthday | A Policeman | Short | |
| 1914 | Building a Fire | Policeman | Short | |
| 1914 | He Won a Ranch | A Cowboy | Arthur Hotaling | Short |
| 1914 | The Particular Cowboys | A Cowboy | Arthur Hotaling | Short |
| 1914 | For Two Pins | A Policeman | Arthur Hotaling | Short |
| 1914 | A Tango Tragedy | Person at Dance | Short | |
| 1914 | A Brewerytown Romance | Cassidy, the cop | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | The Female Cop | Boob Cop | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1914 | Good Cider | Hiram | John A. Murphy | Short |
| 1914 | Long May It Wave | The King | John A. Murphy | Short |
| 1914 | Who's Boss? | Short | ||
| 1914 | His Sudden Recovery | Mr. Jones | Short | |
| 1914 | The Kidnapped Bride | Daniel Cassidy | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | Worms Will Turn | A Policeman | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | The Rise of the Johnsons | The Grocery Man | John A. Murphy | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1914 | He Wanted Work | The Foreman | Short | |
| 1914 | They Bought a Boat | Cabin Boy | Short | |
| 1914 | Back to the Farm | Tom | Will Louis, Joseph Levering | Short |
| 1914 | Making Auntie Welcome | Grocery Boy | Will Louis | Short |
| 1914 | The Green Alarm | Mike | Frank Griffin | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1914 | Never Too Old | Phil | John A. Murphy | Short |
| 1914 | A Fool There Was | Traffic Cop | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | Pins Are Lucky | Peter Pelton | Frank Griffin | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1914 | Jealous James | Grocery Boy | Short | |
| 1914 | When the Ham Turned | Bartender | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | The Smuggler's Daughter | Gwendolyn's Father | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1914 | She Married for Love | An Onlooker | Short | |
| 1914 | The Soubrette and the Simp | Fred, the Simp | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1914 | Kidnapping the Kid | Fattie | John A. Murphy | Short |
| 1914 | The Honor of the Force | Willie Gold | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | She Was the Other | Cutie - the Chief's 1st Sister | Arthur Hotaling | Short |
| 1914 | The Daddy of Them All | Peitzheimer | Short | |
| 1914 | Mother's Baby Boy | Percival Pilkins | Short | |
| 1914 | The Servant Girl's Legacy | Cy | Arthur Hotaling | Short |
| 1914 | He Wanted His Pants | A Cop | Short | |
| 1914 | Dobs at the Shore | Meggie Heckla | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1914 | The Fresh Air Cure | Morris Silverstein | Short | |
| 1914 | Weary Willie's Rags | Hotel Clerk | Short | |
| 1915 | What He Forgot | Jerold T. Hevener | Short | |
| 1915 | They Looked Alike | Pedestrian | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1915 | Spaghetti a la Mode | Will Louis | ||
| 1915 | Gus and the Anarchists | Tom Dreck | John A. Murphy | Short |
| 1915 | Cupid's Target | Bob | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1915 | Shoddy the Tailor | Policeman | Willard Louis) | Short |
| 1915 | The Prize Baby | Bill, the Prize Baby | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1915 | An Expensive Visit | Jack | Willard Louis) | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1915 | Cleaning Time | John Herringbone | Will Louis | Short |
| 1915 | Mixed Flats | Bob White | Willard Louis) | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1915 | Safety Worst | Bill Jone | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1915 | The Twin Sister | Bill Bolt - the Husband | Arthur Hotaling | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1915 | Who Stole the Doggies? | Murphy, the Cop | Short; as Oliver Hardy | |
| 1915 | Baby | Harry Myers | Short | |
| 1915 | A Lucky Strike | Bill Myers | Arthur Hotaling | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1915 | Matilda's Legacy | Fatty Waite | Arthur Hotaling | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1915 | Capturing Bad Bill | Member of the posse | Short | |
| 1915 | Her Choice | Albert G. Price | Short | |
| 1915 | Cannibal King | Willie | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1915 | It May Be You | Paul Simmons | Will Louis | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1915 | What a Cinch | Police Chief Myers | Will Louis | Short |
| 1915 | Poor Baby | Matilda's Sweetheart | Will Louis | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1915 | Not Much Force | City Councilman | Will Louis | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1915 | Food for Kings and Riley | Will Louis | Short; as O.N. Hardy | |
| 1915 | The Dead Letter | Mateo | Will Louis | Short; as Babe Hardy |
| 1915 | Clothes Make the Man | Rastus | Will Louis | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1915 | The Haunted Hat | Will Louis | Short | |
| 1915 | Avenging Bill | Bill, the Grocer's Boy | John A. Murphy | Short |
| 1915 | The Simp and the Sophomores | Professor Arm. Strong | Will Louis | Short; as O.N. Hardy |
| 1915 | Babe's School Days | Ikie Ikestein | Will Louis | Short |
| 1915 | The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford | Theodore Wharton | Short | |
| 1915 | Ethel's Romeos | Jake Stimpson | Edwin Middleton | Short |
| 1915 | Fatty's Fatal Fun | Fatty | Short | |
| 1915 | The Crazy Clock Maker | Jerold T. Hevener | Short | |
| 1915 | Something in Her Eye | The Grocer | Short | |
| 1915 | The Midnight Prowlers | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1915 | Love, Pepper and Sweets | Fatty | Walter Stull | Short |
| 1915 | A Janitor's Joyful Job | Melinda Rousseau | Short | |
| 1915 | Strangled Harmony | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1915 | Speed Kings | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1915 | Mixed and Fixed | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1915 | Ups and Downs | Shifty Mike | Walter Stull | Short |
| 1916 | Bouncing Baby | |||
| 1916 | This Way Out | Plump | Walter Stull | Short |
| 1916 | Chickens | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1916 | Frenzied Finance | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1916 | A Special Delivery | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Busted Hearts | Peggy Plump | Walter Stull | Short |
| 1916 | A Sticky Affair | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Bungles' Rainy Day | Oliver Hardy | Short | |
| 1916 | One Too Many | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Bungles Enforces the Law | Oliver Hardy | Short | |
| 1916 | The Serenade | Plump | Willard Louis) | Short |
| 1916 | Bungles' Elopement | Oliver Hardy | Short | |
| 1916 | Nerve and Gasoline | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Bungles Lands a Job | Oliver Hardy | Short | |
| 1916 | Their Vacation | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Mamma's Boys | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Battle Royal | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | All for a Girl | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Hired and Fired | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1916 | What's Sauce for the Goose | Mr. Boob Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Brave Ones | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Water Cure | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Thirty Days | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Baby Doll | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Schemers | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Sea Dogs | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Hungry Hearts | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Never Again | Plump | Willard Louis) | Short |
| 1916 | The Lottery Man | Theodore Wharton | ||
| 1916 | Better Halves | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Edison Bugg's Invention | The Fire Chief | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1916 | A Day at School | Plump | Willard Louis | Short |
| 1916 | A Terrible Tragedy | Markoff | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1916 | Spaghetti | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Aunt Bill | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Heroes | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | It Happened in Pikesville | Jiggs | Jerold T. Hevener | Short |
| 1916 | Human Hounds | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Dreamy Knights | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Life Savers | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Their Honeymoon | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Try Out | Walter Stull | Short | |
| 1916 | An Aerial Joyride | Plump | Will Louis | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1916 | Sidetracked | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Stranded | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Love and Duty | Pvt. Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Reformers | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Royal Blood | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Candy Trail | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | The Precious Parcel | Plump | Willard Louis) | Short |
| 1916 | A Maid to Order | Plump | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Twin Flats | Babe | Short | |
| 1916 | A Warm Reception | Babe | Short | |
| 1916 | Pipe Dreams | Babe | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Mother's Child | Babe | Will Louis | Short |
| 1916 | Prize Winners | Babe | Short | |
| 1916 | Ambitious Ethel | Short | ||
| 1916 | The Guilty Ones | Babe | Oliver Hardy | Short |
| 1916 | He Winked and Won | Babe | Oliver Hardy | Short |
| 1916 | He Went and Won | Short | ||
| 1916 | Fat and Fickle | Babe | Oliver Hardy | Short |
| 1917 | The Prospectors | Short | ||
| 1917 | The Boycotted Baby | Babe | Oliver Hardy | Short |
| 1917 | The Love Bugs | Babe | Short | |
| 1917 | The Modiste | Short | ||
| 1917 | Little Nell | Short | ||
| 1917 | The Other Girl | Babe | Oliver Hardy | Short |
| 1917 | A Mix Up In Hearts | Oliver Hardy | Short | |
| 1917 | Wanted as A Bad Man | Short | ||
| 1917 | Back Stage | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1917 | The Hero | The Hero's Rival | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | Dough Nuts | Babe, the chef | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | Cupid's Rival | Poor Artist | Billy West | Short |
| 1917 | The Villain | Babe | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | The Millionaire | The mother-in-law | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | The Goat | His Neighbor | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | The Fly Cop | Proprietor | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | The Chief Cook | Babe | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | The Candy Kid | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1917 | The Hobo | Harold | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1917 | The Pest | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1917 | The Band Master | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1917 | The Slave | The Sultan of Bacteria | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1918 | The Stranger | Oliver, the saloonkeeper | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1918 | His Day Out | Ollie | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1918 | The Rogue | Cafe Owner | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short |
| 1918 | The Orderly | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1918 | The Scholar | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1918 | The Messenger | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short | |
| 1918 | The Handy Man | Charley Chase | Short | |
| 1918 | Bright and Early | The Boss | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1918 | The Straight and Narrow | His former cellmate | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1918 | Playmates | Kid | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1918 | Beauties in Distress | Charley Chase | Short | |
| 1918 | Business Before Honesty | The Blind Man | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1918 | Hello Trouble | A devoted husband | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1918 | Painless Love | Dr. Hurts | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1918 | The King of the Kitchen | A German customer | Frank Griffin | Short |
| 1918 | He's in Again | Head Waiter | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1919 | The Freckled Fish | Solomon Soopmeat | Joseph Le Brandt | Short |
| 1919 | Hop, the Bellhop | Solomon Soop | Charles Parrott | Short |
| 1919 | Soapsuds and Sapheads | Foreman | [1] | Short |
| 1919 | Lions and Ladies | Frank Griffin | Short | |
| 1919 | Hearts in Hock | Charley Chase | Short | |
| 1919 | Jazz and Jailbirds | I.M. Ruff | J. A. Howe | Short |
| 1919 | Mules and Mortgages | Strongarm | J. A. Howe | Short |
| 1919 | Tootsies and Tamales | The Murderous Mexican | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1919 | Healthy and Happy | Doctor | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1919 | Flips and Flops | Mr. Jipper | Gilbert Pratt | Short |
| 1919 | Yaps and Yokels | The Hired Hand | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1919 | Mates and Models | A Nutty Artist | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1919 | Dull Care | A Janitor | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1919 | Squabs and Squabbles | The Boss | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1919 | Bungs and Bunglers | Al K. Hall | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1919 | The Head Waiter | A Cop | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1919 | Switches and Sweeties | Noel M. Smith | Short | |
| 1920 | Dames and Dentists | Noel M. Smith | Short | |
| 1920 | Maids and Muslin | Mr. Yards | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1920 | Squeaks and Squawks | The Landlord | Noel M. Smith | Short |
| 1920 | Fists and Fodder | Her Father | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | Distilled Love | Mr. Peeble Ford | Richard Smith | Short |
| 1920 | Pals and Pugs | A Bully | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | He Laughs Last | Handsome Ha | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | Springtime | The Commissioner | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | The Decorator | Babe, a millionaire | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | The Stage Hand | Audience member (uncredited) | Norman Taurog | Short; uncredited |
| 1920 | Married to Order | Her Father | Charley Chase | Short |
| 1920 | The Trouble Hunter | The Bouncer | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | His Jonah Day | The Life Saver | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | The Backyard | The ruffian | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1920 | The Mysterious Stranger | Toreador | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1921 | The Nuisance | The Walrus | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1921 | The Blizzard | Janitor | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1921 | The Bakery | Foreman | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1921 | The Rent Collector | The Big Boss | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1921 | The Tourist | Leader of the outlaws | Jess Robbins | Short |
| 1921 | The Fall Guy | Gentleman Joe, alias Black Bart | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1921 | The Bell Hop | Hotel manager | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1922 | The Sawmill | The foreman | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1922 | The Show | Stage manager / Audience Member | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1922 | A Pair of Kings | General Alarm | Norman Taurog | Short |
| 1922 | Golf | The neighbor | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1922 | Fortune's Mask | Robert Ensminger | ||
| 1922 | Little Wildcat | David Smith | ||
| 1922 | The Agent | Don Fusiloil | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1922 | The Counter Jumper | Gaston Gilligan | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1923 | No Wedding Bells | The Girl's Father | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1923 | The Barnyard | Farm Hand | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1923 | The Midnight Cabaret | Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1923 | The Gown Shop | Store manager | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1923 | Lightning Love | Oliver, the Other Suitor | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1923 | Horseshoes | Dynamite Duffy | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1924 | Trouble Brewing | Bootlegger | Larry Semon | Short |
| 1924 | The Girl in the Limousine | Noel M. Smith | ||
| 1924 | Her Boy Friend | Killer Kid | Noel M. Smith | Short; as Oliver N. Hardy |
| 1924 | Kid Speed | Dangerous Dan McGraw | Noel M. Smith | Short; as Oliver N. Hardy |
| 1925 | Stick Around | Paperhanger | Ward Hayes | Short |
| 1925 | Hey, Taxi! | A Rival Taxi Driver | Ted Burnsten | Short |
| 1925 | Wizard of Oz | Larry Semon | ||
| 1925 | Rivals | The Rival | Ward Hayes | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1925 | Wild Papa | The Model's Brother | J.A. Howe | Short |
| 1925 | Fiddlin' Around | Theatre manager | Short; as Oliver Hardy | |
| 1925 | Isn't Life Terrible? | Remington - the Brother-in-Law | Leo McCarey | Short |
| 1925 | Hop to It! | A bellhop | Ted Burnsten | Short |
| 1925 | The Joke's on You | Wilbert Perkins | Ralph Ceder | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1925 | Yes, Yes, Nanette | Nanette's Former Sweetheart | Stan LaurelClarence Hennecke | Short |
| 1925 | They All Fall | The boss | Ralph Ceder | Short |
| 1925 | Should Sailors Marry? | Doctor | Jess Robbins | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1925 | Laughing Ladies | Policeman | Short; as Oliver Hardy | |
| 1925 | The Perfect Clown | Fred C. Newmeyer | ||
| 1926 | Stop, Look and Listen | Larry Semon | ||
| 1926 | A Bankrupt Honeymoon | The Taxi Driver | Lewis Seiler | Short |
| 1926 | Wandering Papas | Camp Foreman | Stan Laurel | Short |
| 1926 | Madame Mystery | Captain Schmaltz | Stan Laurel | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1926 | Say It with Babies | Hector - the Floorwalker | Fred Guiol | Short |
| 1926 | Long Fliv the King | The Prime Minister's Assistant | Leo McCarey | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1926 | The Cow's Kimona | James Parrott | ||
| 1926 | The Gentle Cyclone | W.S. Van Dyke | ||
| 1926 | Thundering Fleas | Officer | Robert F. McGowan | Short |
| 1926 | Along Came Auntie | Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband | Richard Wallace | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1926 | Crazy like a Fox | Charley's Victim (uncredited) | Leo McCarey | Short; uncredited |
| 1926 | Bromo and Juliet | Cab Driver | Leo McCarey | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1926 | Be Your Age | Oswald Schwartzkopple | Leo McCarey | Short |
| 1926 | The Nickel-Hopper | Jazz Band Drummer (uncredited) | Hal Yates | Short; uncredited |
| 1927 | Two-Time Mama | The Cop | Fred Guiol | Short |
| 1927 | Should Men Walk Home? | Party Guest at Punch Bowl | Leo McCarey | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1927 | Why Girls Say No | Policeman | Leo McCarey | Short; as Oliver Hardy; uncredited |
| 1927 | The Honorable Mr. Buggs | Fred Jackman | ||
| 1927 | No Man's Law | Fred Jackman | ||
| 1927 | Crazy to Act | Gordon Bagley | Earle Rodney | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1927 | Fluttering Hearts | Big Bill | James Parrott | Short; as Oliver Hardy |
| 1927 | Baby Brother | Ice Man | Anthony MackCharles Oelze | Short |
| 1927 | 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Rawlings, Nate (July 20, 2010). "Top 10 Across-the-Pond Duos – Laurel and Hardy". Time. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013.
External links
edit- Oliver Hardy at IMDb
- McCabe, John. (1989). Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy. New York: Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-1187-7.