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Stan Laurel

Acting Born Jun 16, 1890 Died Feb 23, 1965 Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK 300 credits

Biography

Stan Laurel was an English comic actor, writer, and film director. He was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, appearing in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles with his partner Oliver Hardy. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed his comic devices, including the bowler hat, deep comic gravity, and nonsensical understatement. He polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. Laurel 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.

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Career timeline

Nash the Slash Rises Again!Laurel & Hardy: Year ThreeLaurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyLaurel & Hardy: The Definitive RestorationsDick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's CinemasStan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
Stan & Ollie · Thanks
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicA Tribute to Laurel & HardyFragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Dick & Doof - Best of
The Parrott Chase
Silent ClownsStan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Laurel & Hardy - HighlightsAdded Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
That's Entertainment! III
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Classic Comedy Teams
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Dance of the Cookoos
The Hollywood Clowns
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
That's Entertainment, Part IIBob Hope's World of ComedyHooray for Hollywood
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Dick und Doof4 Clowns
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
OmnibusThe Further Perils of Laurel and HardyThe Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
Salute to Stan LaurelLaurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
The Big Parade of Comedy

Full filmography

  • Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025) as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(archive footage)
  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Three (2025)
  • Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures (2025) as Archive Footage
  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) as archive footage
  • Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations (2020) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition (2020)
  • The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas (2019) as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)
  • Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies (2019) as Stanlio
  • Stan & Ollie (2018) Thanks
  • Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Dick & Doof - Best of (2010) as Schauspieler
  • The Parrott Chase (2009) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Silent Clowns (2006) as Self - Stan(archive footage)
  • Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts (2006) as Stan
  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of III (2005) as Stan
  • Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of II (2001) as Stan
  • Laurel & Hardy - Best of (1999) as Stan
  • That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
  • Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992) as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (archive footage)
  • The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence (1990) as Self (archive footage)
  • Classic Comedy Teams (1986) as Self (archive footage)
  • Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
  • Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
  • The Hollywood Clowns (1979) as Self (archive footage)
  • Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons (1978) as Stan
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dick und Doof (1970) as Stan
  • 4 Clowns (1970) as (archive footage)
  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968) as Stan / Alf (archive footage)
  • Omnibus (1967) as Self
  • The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
  • The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
  • Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) as Self (archive footage)
  • Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) as Stan (archive footage)
  • The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
  • Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) as Self (archive footage)
  • When Comedy Was King (1960) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) as archive footage
  • This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
  • Robinson Crusoeland (1951) as Stan
  • Swim Meet (1951) as Self
  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951) as (archive footage)
  • Performers Arrive in Hampshire (1947) as Self
  • The Bullfighters (1945) as Stanley
  • The Bullfighters (1945) Writer
  • The Bullfighters (1945) Director
  • The Big Noise (1944) as Stan
  • Nothing But Trouble (1944) as Stan
  • Air Raid Wardens (1943) as Stan
  • Jitterbugs (1943) as Stan
  • The Dancing Masters (1943) as Stan
  • A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) as Stan
  • The Tree in a Test Tube (1942) as Stan
  • Great Guns (1941) as Stan
  • Saps at Sea (1940) as Stan
  • A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Stan
  • The Flying Deuces (1939) as Stan
  • Block-Heads (1938) as Stan
  • Knight of the Plains (1938) Executive Producer
  • Swiss Miss (1938) as Stan
  • Swiss Miss (1938) Producer
  • That's That! (1938) as Himself
  • Songs and Bullets (1938) Executive Producer
  • Pick a Star (1937) as Stan Laurel
  • Way Out West (1937) as Stan
  • Way Out West (1937) Writer
  • Way Out West (1937) Producer
  • The Bohemian Girl (1936) as Stan
  • The Bohemian Girl (1936) Producer
  • Our Relations (1936) as Stan / Alf Laurel
  • Our Relations (1936) Producer
  • On the Wrong Trek (1936) as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
  • Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Stanley MacLaurel
  • Thicker Than Water (1935) as Stan
  • Thicker Than Water (1935) Story
  • Tit for Tat (1935) as Stan
  • Tit for Tat (1935) Writer
  • MGM 1935 Promo Reel (1935) as Cleaner
  • The Fixer Uppers (1935) as Stan
  • Them Thar Hills (1934) as Stan
  • Them Thar Hills (1934) Writer
  • Babes in Toyland (1934) as Stannie Dum
  • Hollywood Party (1934) as Stan
  • The Live Ghost (1934) as Stan
  • Oliver the Eighth (1934) as Stan
  • Going Bye-Bye! (1934) as Mr. Laurel
  • Going Bye-Bye! (1934) Writer
  • The Devil's Brother (1933) as Stanlio
  • The Midnight Patrol (1933) as Officer Stanley Laurel
  • The Midnight Patrol (1933) Writer
  • Sons of the Desert (1933) as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
  • Sons of the Desert (1933) Writer
  • Twice Two (1933) as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
  • Twice Two (1933) Writer
  • Wild Poses (1933) as Baby
  • Busy Bodies (1933) as Stan
  • Busy Bodies (1933) Writer
  • Me and My Pal (1933) as Stan
  • Me and My Pal (1933) Writer
  • Dirty Work (1933) as Stan
  • Towed in a Hole (1932) as Stan
  • Towed in a Hole (1932) Writer
  • Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) as Stan
  • Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) Writer
  • The Music Box (1932) as Stan
  • The Music Box (1932) Writer
  • Helpmates (1932) as Stan
  • Helpmates (1932) Writer
  • Their First Mistake (1932) as Stan
  • Their First Mistake (1932) Writer
  • Hinter Schloss und Riegel (1932) as Stan
  • Scram! (1932) as Stan
  • Scram! (1932) Writer
  • County Hospital (1932) as Stan
  • County Hospital (1932) Writer
  • Laurel and Hardy in the UK (1932)
  • Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh (1932) as Himself
  • Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth (1932) as Himself
  • Stan and Olly (1932) as Himself
  • The Chimp (1932) as Stan
  • The Chimp (1932) Writer
  • Any Old Port! (1932) as Stan
  • Playing at Politics (1931) as Stan
  • The Chiselers (1931) as M. Laurel
  • Laughing Gravy (1931) as Stan
  • Pardon Us (1931) as Stan
  • Pardon Us (1931) Other
  • The Skulls (1931) as Señor Laurel
  • Beau Hunks (1931) as Stan
  • Our Wife (1931) as Stan
  • Our Wife (1931) Writer
  • The Stolen Jools (1931) as Policeman
  • One Good Turn (1931) as Stan
  • One Good Turn (1931) Writer
  • Chickens Come Home (1931) as Mr. Laurel
  • De Bote en Bote (1931) as Stan
  • Come Clean (1931) as Stan
  • Come Clean (1931) Writer
  • On the Loose (1931) as New Suitor (uncredited)
  • Be Big! (1931) as Stan
  • Haunted at Midnight (1931) as Stan
  • Thieves (1930)
  • Shivering and Shaking (1930) as Stan
  • Another Fine Mess (1930) as Stan
  • The Night Life (1930) as Stan
  • Brats (1930) as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
  • Brats (1930) Writer
  • Hog Wild (1930) as Stan
  • Hog Wild (1930) Story
  • Blotto (1930) as Stan
  • Blotto (1930) Writer
  • The Rogue Song (1930) as Ali-Bek
  • Night Owls (1930) as Stan
  • MGM Convention 1930 Announcement (1930) as Himself
  • Radiomanía (1930) as Stan
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) as Stan
  • Below Zero (1930) as Stan
  • Night of Goblins (1930) as Stan
  • Bacon Grabbers (1929) as Stan
  • Angora Love (1929) as Stan
  • Perfect Day (1929) as Stan
  • Double Whoopee (1929) as Stan
  • The Hoose-Gow (1929) as Stan
  • They Go Boom! (1929) as Stan
  • Berth Marks (1929) as Stan
  • Unaccustomed as We Are (1929) as Stan
  • Wrong Again (1929) as Stan
  • That's My Wife (1929) as Stan
  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) as Self
  • Big Business (1929) as Stan
  • Men O' War (1929) as Stan
  • Liberty (1929) as Stan
  • Two Tars (1928) as Stan
  • You're Darn Tootin' (1928) as Stanley, clarinet player
  • Their Purple Moment (1928) as Mr. Pincher
  • The Finishing Touch (1928) as Stan
  • The Finishing Touch (1928) Writer
  • Should Tall Men Marry? (1928) as Texas Tommy
  • Early to Bed (1928) as Stan
  • Habeas Corpus (1928) as Stan
  • We Faw Down (1928) as Stan
  • From Soup to Nuts (1928) as Hired butler
  • Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) as Stan
  • Flying Elephants (1928) as Little Twinkle Star
  • Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) as Stan
  • Eve's Love Letters (1927) as Anatole, the butler
  • Eve's Love Letters (1927) Screenplay
  • Call of the Cuckoo (1927) as Asylum Inmate
  • Putting Pants on Philip (1927) as Philip
  • Do Detectives Think? (1927) as Ferdinand Finkleberry
  • Slipping Wives (1927) as Handyman
  • Now I'll Tell One (1927) as Lawyer
  • The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927) Writer
  • Why Girls Love Sailors (1927) as Willie Brisling
  • Sugar Daddies (1927) as Brittle's lawyer
  • The Battle of the Century (1927) as Prize Fighter
  • The Second 100 Years (1927) as Little Goofy
  • With Love and Hisses (1927) as Cuthbert Hope
  • Sailors, Beware! (1927) as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
  • Hats Off (1927) as Stan
  • Why Girls Say No (1927) Writer
  • Love 'Em and Weep (1927) as Romaine Ricketts
  • Love 'Em and Weep (1927) Writer
  • Duck Soup (1927) as Hives
  • Seeing the World (1927) as English pedestrian
  • Seeing the World (1927) Assistant Director
  • Flaming Fathers (1927) Director
  • Jewish Prudence (1927) Writer
  • Wife Tamers (1926) Writer
  • The Nickel-Hopper (1926) Writer
  • On the Front Page (1926) as Dangerfield
  • On the Front Page (1926) Writer
  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) as Hotel Guest
  • Raggedy Rose (1926) Writer
  • Charley My Boy! (1926) Writer
  • Get 'Em Young (1926) as Summers, the butler
  • Get 'Em Young (1926) Director
  • Get 'Em Young (1926) Writer
  • Wandering Papas (1926) Director
  • Wandering Papas (1926) Writer
  • What's the World Coming To? (1926) as The Man in the Window
  • What's the World Coming To? (1926) Writer
  • Madame Mystery (1926) Writer
  • Madame Mystery (1926) Co-Director
  • Madame Mystery (1926) Assistant Director
  • Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926) Writer
  • Along Came Auntie (1926) Writer
  • Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926) Director
  • Half a Man (1925) as Winchell McSweeney
  • Pie-Eyed (1925) as Drunk
  • Unfriendly Enemies (1925) Director
  • Unfriendly Enemies (1925) Writer
  • Twins (1925) as Stan / his twin
  • Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925) as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
  • Book Bozo (1925) Director
  • Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925) Director
  • Somewhere In Wrong (1925) as A tramp
  • The Sleuth (1925) as Webster Dingle
  • Navy Blue Days (1925) as Stan
  • The Snow Hawk (1925) as Mountie
  • Chasing the Chaser (1925) Director
  • Chasing the Chaser (1925) Writer
  • Moonlight and Noses (1925) Writer
  • Moonlight and Noses (1925) Director
  • West of Hot Dog (1924) as Stan, a Tenderfoot
  • Short Kilts (1924) as McPherson's Son
  • Smithy (1924) as Smithy
  • Rupert of Hee-Haw (1924) as King / Rudolph Razz
  • Postage Due (1924) as Willy Worst
  • Near Dublin (1924) as Con
  • Mandarin Mix-Up (1924) as Sum Sap
  • Wide Open Spaces (1924) as Gabriel Goober
  • Zeb vs. Paprika (1924) as Dippy Donawho
  • Detained (1924) as A convict
  • Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
  • Scorching Sands (1923) as Stan
  • White Wings (1923) as Street Cleaner
  • Roughest Africa (1923) as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
  • Frozen Hearts (1923) as Olaf - A peasant
  • Pick and Shovel (1923) as Miner
  • The Noon Whistle (1923)
  • Collars and Cuffs (1923) as Laundry Worker
  • Oranges and Lemons (1923) as Sunkist
  • Kill or Cure (1923)
  • A Man About Town (1923) as A Man About Town
  • The Soilers (1923) as Bob Canister
  • Under Two Jags (1923)
  • The Whole Truth (1923) as The husband
  • Save The Ship (1923) as Husband
  • Gas and Air (1923) as Phillup McCann
  • Mother's Joy (1923) as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
  • Short Orders (1923) as Waiter
  • When Knights Were Cold (1923) as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
  • The Handy Man (1923) as The handy man
  • Mixed Nuts (1922) as Book salesman
  • Mud and Sand (1922) as Rhubarb Vaselino
  • The Weak-End Party (1922) as The Gardener
  • The Egg (1922) as Humpty Dumpty
  • The Pest (1922) as Jimmy Smith
  • The Lucky Dog (1921) as Brash young man accused of dognapping
  • Hustling for Health (1919) as The Man
  • Do You Love Your Wife? (1919) as Toby - the janitor
  • Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926 (1918)
  • Just Rambling Along (1918) as Nervy Young Man
  • Frauds and Frenzies (1918) as Simp, Second Prisoner
  • Bears and Bad Men (1918) as Pete
  • Huns and Hyphens (1918) as Gang member
  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
  • The World of Laurel and Hardy
  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1