Stan Laurel
Acting
- Born:
- 1890-06-16
- Died:
- 1965-02-23
- Place of birth:
- Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Dick & Doof - Best of
The Parrott Chase
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
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
The South Bank Show
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
That's Entertainment, Part II
Hooray for Hollywood
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Another Nice Mess
4 Clowns
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Omnibus
Salute to Stan Laurel
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
The Big Parade of Comedy
Days of Thrills and Laughter
When Comedy Was King
The Golden Age of Comedy
This Is Your Life
Robinson Crusoeland
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Swim Meet
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
The Bullfighters
Nothing But Trouble
The Big Noise
The Dancing Masters
Jitterbugs
Air Raid Wardens
The Tree in a Test Tube
A-Haunting We Will Go
Great Guns
Saps at Sea
A Chump at Oxford
The Flying Deuces
Block-Heads
That's That!
Swiss Miss
Pick a Star
Way Out West
Our Relations
On the Wrong Trek
The Bohemian Girl
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Bonnie Scotland
Thicker Than Water
The Fixer Uppers
Tit for Tat
Babes in Toyland
The Live Ghost
Them Thar Hills
Going Bye-Bye!
Hollywood Party
Oliver the Eighth
Sons of the Desert
Dirty Work
Wild Poses
Busy Bodies
The Midnight Patrol
The Devil's Brother
Me and My Pal
Twice Two
Towed in a Hole
Their First Mistake
Pack Up Your Troubles
Scram!
Stan and Olly
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
County Hospital
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
The Chimp
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
The Music Box
Any Old Port!
Helpmates
On the Loose
Beau Hunks
One Good Turn
Come Clean
Pardon Us
Haunted at Midnight
Our Wife
Playing at Politics
The Skulls
De Bote en Bote
Laughing Gravy
The Stolen Jools
Chickens Come Home
Be Big!
The Chiselers
Another Fine Mess
Night of Goblins
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Radiomanía
Hog Wild
Shivering and Shaking
Below Zero
The Night Life
Brats
Blotto
The Rogue Song
Thieves
Night Owls
Angora Love
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hoose-Gow
Bacon Grabbers
They Go Boom!
Perfect Day
Men O' War
Berth Marks
Double Whoopee
Unaccustomed as We Are
Big Business
That's My Wife
Wrong Again
Liberty
We Faw Down
Habeas Corpus
Two Tars
Early to Bed
Should Married Men Go Home?
Their Purple Moment
You're Darn Tootin'
From Soup to Nuts
The Finishing Touch
Flying Elephants
Leave 'Em Laughing
Should Tall Men Marry?
The Battle of the Century
Putting Pants on Philip
Do Detectives Think?
Hats Off
Call of the Cuckoo
The Second 100 Years
Now I'll Tell One
Sailors, Beware!
Sugar Daddies
With Love and Hisses
Why Girls Love Sailors
Love 'Em and Weep
Eve's Love Letters
Slipping Wives
Duck Soup
Seeing the World
45 Minutes from Hollywood
On the Front Page
Get 'Em Young
What's the World Coming To?
Half a Man
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
The Sleuth
Navy Blue Days
The Snow Hawk
Pie-Eyed
Twins
Somewhere In Wrong
West of Hot Dog
Detained
Mandarin Mix-Up
Short Kilts
Wide Open Spaces
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Near Dublin
Brothers Under the Chin
Zeb vs. Paprika
Postage Due
Smithy
Mother's Joy
Scorching Sands
The Soilers
Save The Ship
The Whole Truth
Frozen Hearts
Roughest Africa
A Man About Town
Short Orders
Oranges and Lemons
Gas and Air
Kill or Cure
Collars and Cuffs
Pick and Shovel
Under Two Jags
White Wings
The Noon Whistle
The Handy Man
When Knights Were Cold
The Pest
Mud and Sand
The Weak-End Party
The Egg
Mixed Nuts
Laurel & Hardy
The Lucky Dog
Hustling for Health
Do You Love Your Wife?
Frauds and Frenzies
Just Rambling Along
Bears and Bad Men
Huns and Hyphens
Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
The World of Laurel and Hardy