Deceased

How Did Oliver Hardy Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asOliver Norvell Hardy, Oliver N. Hardy, O.N. Hardy, Babe Hardy, 'Babe' Hardy, Cupid Hardy, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel & Hardy, Hardy, Norvell HardyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/01/1892Born inHarlem, Georgia, USADied07/08/1957 (aged 65)Died inHollywoodCauseintracranial thrombosisWikidataQ72911 ↗Buried atValhalla Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#78057 ↗

Oliver Norvell Hardy 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 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. 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.

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Filmography148 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Nash the Slash Rises Again!Movie	Self - Sherlock Pinkham(archive footage)	133
2024	Laurel & Hardy: Year TwoMovie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	132
2021	The Real Charlie ChaplinMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	129
2011	Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicMovie	Self (archive footage)	119
2011	Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsMovie	Himself (archive footage)	119
2004	Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie	Ollie (archive footage)	112
2002	Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StoryMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	110
1996	Chaplin's GoliathMovie	Self (archive footage)	104
1994	That's Entertainment! IIIMovie	(archive footage)	102
1992	Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the BoysMovie	Ollie / Fanny / Bert (archive footage)	100
1986	Classic Comedy TeamsMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
1984	Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie	(archive footage)	92
1979	The Hollywood ClownsMovie	(archive footage)	87
1976	That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie	(archive footage)	84
1976	Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie	Self (archive footage)	84
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie	Self (archive footage)	83
1972	Another Nice MessMovie	Hardy (archive footage)	80
1970	4 ClownsMovie	(archive footage)	78
1968	The Best of Laurel and HardyMovie	Ollie / Bert (archive footage)	76
1967	OmnibusSeries	Self	75
1967	The Crazy World of Laurel and HardyMovie	—	75
1965	Salute to Stan LaurelMovie	Self (archive footage)	73
1965	Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20'sMovie	Ollie (archive footage)	73
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)	72
1961	Days of Thrills and LaughterMovie	Self (archive footage)	69
1957	The Golden Age of ComedyMovie	archive footage	65
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	60
1951	Robinson CrusoelandMovie	Ollie	59
1950	Riding HighMovie	Sucker (uncredited)	58
1949	The Fighting KentuckianMovie	Willie Paine	57
1945	The BullfightersMovie	Ollie	53
1944	Nothing But TroubleMovie	Oliver	52
1944	The Big NoiseMovie	Ollie	52
1943	Air Raid WardensMovie	Ollie	51
1943	JitterbugsMovie	Ollie	51
1942	A-Haunting We Will GoMovie	Ollie	50
1942	The Tree in a Test TubeMovie	Ollie	50
1941	Great GunsMovie	Oliver	49
1940	Saps at SeaMovie	Ollie	48
1939	The Flying DeucesMovie	Ollie	47
1938	Swiss MissMovie	Ollie	46
1938	Block-HeadsMovie	Ollie	46
1937	Pick a StarMovie	Oliver Hardy	45
1937	Way Out WestMovie	Ollie	45
1936	The Bohemian GirlMovie	Ollie	44
1936	Our RelationsMovie	Ollie / Bert Hardy	44
1936	On the Wrong TrekMovie	Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)	44
1935	The Fixer UppersMovie	Ollie	43
1935	Thicker Than WaterMovie	Ollie	43
1934	Going Bye-Bye!Movie	Mr. Hardy	42
1934	The Live GhostMovie	Ollie	42
1934	Oliver the EighthMovie	Ollie	42
1934	Hollywood PartyMovie	Ollie	42
1933	Sons of the DesertMovie	Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy	41
1933	The Devil's BrotherMovie	Ollio	41
1933	Busy BodiesMovie	Ollie	41
1933	Twice TwoMovie	Ollie / Mrs. Laurel	41
1933	Dirty WorkMovie	Ollie	41
1933	Me and My PalMovie	Ollie	41
1932	Pack Up Your TroublesMovie	Ollie	40
1932	The Music BoxMovie	Ollie	40
1932	Their First MistakeMovie	Ollie	40
1932	County HospitalMovie	Ollie	40
1932	Scram!Movie	Ollie	40
1932	Towed in a HoleMovie	Ollie	40
1932	The ChimpMovie	Ollie	40
1931	Beau HunksMovie	Ollie	39
1931	The ChiselersMovie	M. Hardy	39
1931	One Good TurnMovie	Ollie	39
1931	Pardon UsMovie	Ollie	39
1931	The SkullsMovie	Señor Hardy	39
1931	Be Big!Movie	Ollie	39
1931	Our WifeMovie	Ollie	39
1931	Haunted at MidnightMovie	Ollie	39
1931	Laughing GravyMovie	Ollie	39
1930	The Night LifeMovie	Ollie	38
1930	BlottoMovie	Ollie	38
1930	Another Fine MessMovie	Ollie	38
1930	Hog WildMovie	Ollie	38
1930	BratsMovie	Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr.	38
1930	Night of GoblinsMovie	Ollie	38
1930	Shivering and ShakingMovie	Ollie	38
1930	Night OwlsMovie	Ollie	38
1930	RadiomaníaMovie	Ollie	38
1929	Berth MarksMovie	Ollie	37
1929	The Hollywood Revue of 1929Movie	Self	37
1929	Bacon GrabbersMovie	Oliver	37
1929	Unaccustomed as We AreMovie	Oliver Hardy	37
1929	They Go Boom!Movie	Ollie	37
1929	Wrong AgainMovie	Ollie	37
1929	Perfect DayMovie	Ollie	37
1929	That's My WifeMovie	Ollie	37
1929	The Hoose-GowMovie	Ollie	37
1929	Angora LoveMovie	Ollie	37
1928	The Finishing TouchMovie	Ollie	36
1928	Two TarsMovie	Ollie	36
1928	From Soup to NutsMovie	Hired butler	36
1928	Habeas CorpusMovie	Ollie	36
1928	You're Darn Tootin'Movie	Ollie, French horn player	36
1927	Fluttering HeartsMovie	Big Bill	35
1927	The Honorable Mr. BuggsMovie	The Butler	35
1927	Love 'em and Feed 'emMovie	'Happy' Hopey	35
1927	Duck SoupMovie	Maltravers	35
1927	Baby BrotherMovie	Ice Man	35
1927	Two-Time MamaMovie	The Cop (as Babe Hardy)	35
1927	Hats OffMovie	Ollie	35
1927	Now I'll Tell OneMovie	Policeman	35
1927	Sugar DaddiesMovie	Brittle's butler	35
1927	No Man's LawMovie	Sharkey Nye	35
1927	Why Girls Say NoMovie	Policeman	35
1926	45 Minutes from HollywoodMovie	Hotel Detective	34
1926	A Bankrupt HoneymoonMovie	The Taxi Driver	34
1926	Along Came AuntieMovie	Mr. Vincent Belcher - the First Husband	34
1926	Long Fliv the KingMovie	The Prime Minister's Assistant	34
1926	Crazy Like a FoxMovie	Charley's Victim (uncredited)	34
1926	Thundering FleasMovie	Officer (as Oliver Babe Hardy)	34
1926	Bromo and JulietMovie	Cab Driver	34
1926	Madame MysteryMovie	Captain Schmaltz	34
1926	Say It with BabiesMovie	Hector - the Floorwalker	34
1926	Be Your AgeMovie	Oswald Schwartzkopple	34
1926	Wandering PapasMovie	Camp Foreman (as Babe Hardy)	34
1925	Should Sailors Marry?Movie	Doctor	33
1925	Laughing LadiesMovie	Policeman	33
1925	Isn't Life Terrible?Movie	Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)	33
1925	The Joke's on YouMovie	Wilbert Perkins	33
1925	RivalsMovie	The Rival	33
1925	Fiddlin' AroundMovie	Theatre Manager	33
1925	Fiddlin' AroundMovie	Theatre manager	33
1923	The BarnyardMovie	Farm Hand	31
1921	The Lucky DogMovie	Masked bandit who confronts Laurel	29
1920	SpringtimeMovie	The Commissioner	28
1920	Squeaks and SquawksMovie	—	28
1919	Bungs and BunglersMovie	Al K. Hall	27
1918	The RogueMovie	Cafe Owner	26
1918	Hello TroubleMovie	A devoted husband (as Babe Hardy)	26
1917	Little NellMovie	Little Nell	25
1916	The Candy TrailMovie	Plump (as Babe Hardy)	24
1916	Love and DutyMovie	Pvt. Plump	24
1916	Hungry HeartsMovie	Plump (as Babe Hardy)	24
1916	Aunt BillMovie	Plump	24
1916	The SerenadeMovie	Plump (as Babe Hardy)	24
1916	The Battle RoyalMovie	Plump	24
1916	One Too ManyMovie	Plump	24
1916	The Guilty OnesMovie	Babe	24
1915	An Expensive VisitMovie	Jack	23
1915	The Lilac SplashMovie	Burglar (as O.N. Hardy)	23
1915	Something in Her EyeMovie	The Grocer	23
1914	Making Auntie WelcomeMovie	Grocery Boy	22