Stan Laurel
Biography
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, the deep comic gravity, and the nonsensical understatement. His performances polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. He was a member of "Fred Karno's Army", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe. Laurel began his film career in 1917 and made his final appearance in 1951. From 1928 onwards he appeared exclusively with Hardy, and Laurel officially retired from the screen following his comedy partner's death in 1957. In 1961 Laurel was given a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his pioneering work in comedy, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. In 2009, a bronze statue of the Laurel and Hardy duo was unveiled in Laurel's hometown of Ulverston, England.
Movies (216)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
2025
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
2020
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas
2019
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Dick & Doof - Best of
2010
Stanlio & Ollio Le migliori comiche
2006
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
2001
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
4 Clowns
1970
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
When Comedy Was King
1960
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
Swim Meet
1951
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
1947
The Bullfighters
1945
Nothing But Trouble
1944
The Big Noise
1944
The Dancing Masters
1943
Jitterbugs
1943
Air Raid Wardens
1943
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Great Guns
1941
Saps at Sea
1940
A Chump at Oxford
1940
The Flying Deuces
1939
Block-Heads
1938
That's That!
1938
Swiss Miss
1938
Pick a Star
1937
Way Out West
1937
Our Relations
1936
On the Wrong Trek
1936
The Bohemian Girl
1936
Bonnie Scotland
1935
Thicker Than Water
1935
The Fixer Uppers
1935
Tit for Tat
1935
Babes in Toyland
1934
The Live Ghost
1934
Them Thar Hills
1934
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
Hollywood Party
1934
Oliver the Eighth
1934
Sons of the Desert
1933
Dirty Work
1933
Wild Poses
1933
Busy Bodies
1933
The Midnight Patrol
1933
The Devil's Brother
1933
Me and My Pal
1933
Twice Two
1933
Towed in a Hole
1932
Their First Mistake
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Scram!
1932
County Hospital
1932
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
The Chimp
1932
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
The Music Box
1932
Any Old Port!
1932
Helpmates
1932
On the Loose
1931
Beau Hunks
1931
One Good Turn
1931
Come Clean
1931
Pardon Us
1931
Haunted at Midnight
1931
Our Wife
1931
Playing at Politics
1931
The Skulls
1931
Laughing Gravy
1931
The Stolen Jools
1931
Chickens Come Home
1931
Be Big!
1931
The Chiselers
1931
Another Fine Mess
1930
Night of Goblins
1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
Radiomanía
1930
Hog Wild
1930
Shivering and Shaking
1930
Below Zero
1930
The Night Life
1930
Brats
1930
Blotto
1930
The Rogue Song
1930
Thieves
1930
Night Owls
1930
Angora Love
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
The Hoose-Gow
1929
Bacon Grabbers
1929
They Go Boom!
1929
Perfect Day
1929
Men O' War
1929
Berth Marks
1929
Double Whoopee
1929
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
Big Business
1929
That's My Wife
1929
Wrong Again
1929
Liberty
1929
We Faw Down
1928
Habeas Corpus
1928
Two Tars
1928
Early to Bed
1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
Their Purple Moment
1928
You're Darn Tootin'
1928
From Soup to Nuts
1928
The Finishing Touch
1928
Flying Elephants
1928
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
The Battle of the Century
1927
Putting Pants on Philip
1927
Do Detectives Think?
1927
Hats Off
1927
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
The Second 100 Years
1927
Now I'll Tell One
1927
Sailors, Beware!
1927
Sugar Daddies
1927
With Love and Hisses
1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
Love 'Em and Weep
1927
Eve's Love Letters
1927
Slipping Wives
1927
Duck Soup
1927
Seeing the World
1927
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
On the Front Page
1926
Get 'Em Young
1926
What's the World Coming To?
1926
Half a Man
1925
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
1925
The Sleuth
1925
Navy Blue Days
1925
The Snow Hawk
1925
Pie-Eyed
1925
Twins
1925
Somewhere In Wrong
1925
West of Hot Dog
1924
Detained
1924
Mandarin Mix-Up
1924
Short Kilts
1924
Wide Open Spaces
1924
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924
Near Dublin
1924
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
Postage Due
1924
Smithy
1924
Mother's Joy
1923
Scorching Sands
1923
The Soilers
1923
Save The Ship
1923
The Whole Truth
1923
Frozen Hearts
1923
Roughest Africa
1923
A Man About Town
1923
Short Orders
1923
Oranges and Lemons
1923
Gas and Air
1923
Kill or Cure
1923
Collars and Cuffs
1923
Pick and Shovel
1923
Under Two Jags
1923
White Wings
1923
The Noon Whistle
1923
The Handy Man
1923
When Knights Were Cold
1923
The Pest
1922
Mud and Sand
1922
The Weak-End Party
1922
The Egg
1922
Mixed Nuts
1922
The Lucky Dog
1921
Hustling for Health
1919
Do You Love Your Wife?
1919
Frauds and Frenzies
1918
Just Rambling Along
1918
Bears and Bad Men
1918
Huns and Hyphens
1918
The World of Laurel and Hardy
