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.
Known For
The South Bank Show
1978
Omnibus
1967
This Is Your Life
1952
Laurel & Hardy
1921
Way Out West
1937
Sons of the Desert
1933
Babes in Toyland
1934
Saps at Sea
1940
The Devil's Brother
1933
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
The Flying Deuces
1939
Filmography
The South Bank Show
· 1978
Omnibus
as Self · 1967
This Is Your Life
as Self · 1952
Laurel & Hardy
as Stan · 1921
Way Out West
as Stan · 1937
Sons of the Desert
as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel · 1933
Babes in Toyland
as Stannie Dum · 1934
Saps at Sea
as Stan · 1940
The Devil's Brother
as Stanlio · 1933
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) · 1976
The Flying Deuces
as Stan · 1939
Block-Heads
as Stan · 1938
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self · 1929
Bonnie Scotland
as Stanley MacLaurel · 1935
Pardon Us
as Stan · 1931
Our Wife
as Stan · 1931
Beau Hunks
as Stan · 1931
Perfect Day
as Stan · 1929
Playing at Politics
as Stan · 1931
A Chump at Oxford
as Stan · 1940
The Battle of the Century
as Prize Fighter · 1927
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Stan / Sandy / Alf / Lord Paddington (archive footage) · 1992
Bacon Grabbers
as Stan · 1929
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Stan · 1942
Oliver the Eighth
as Stan · 1934
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Stan · 1932
Angora Love
as Stan · 1929
Two Tars
as Stan · 1928
The Fixer Uppers
as Stan · 1935
Towed in a Hole
as Stan · 1932
Jitterbugs
as Stan · 1943
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(archive footage) · 2025
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage) · 1976
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Stan · 1930
Putting Pants on Philip
as Philip · 1927
Air Raid Wardens
as Stan · 1943
The Music Box
as Stan · 1932
Tit for Tat
as Stan · 1935
Double Whoopee
as Stan · 1929
Laughing Gravy
as Stan · 1931
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate · 1927
Our Relations
as Stan / Alf Laurel · 1936
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage · 2020
The Chiselers
as M. Laurel · 1931
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Stan · 1929
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1960
You're Darn Tootin'
as Stanley, clarinet player · 1928
Hollywood Party
as Stan · 1934
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage) · 1984
Slipping Wives
as Handyman · 1927
The Second 100 Years
as Little Goofy · 1927
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) · 1964
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage) · 1951
From Soup to Nuts
as Hired butler · 1928
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
· 1967
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Guest · 1926
Swiss Miss
as Stan · 1938
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Laurel · 1931
Great Guns
as Stan · 1941
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Stan · 1932
Sugar Daddies
as Brittle's lawyer · 1927
Them Thar Hills
as Stan · 1934
With Love and Hisses
as Cuthbert Hope · 1927
Roughest Africa
as Professor Stanilaus Laurello · 1923
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Stan · 1928
The Bohemian Girl
as Stan · 1936
That's My Wife
as Stan · 1929
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self (archive footage) · 1965
Below Zero
as Stan · 1930
Eve's Love Letters
as Anatole, the butler · 1927
White Wings
as Street Cleaner · 1923
Robinson Crusoeland
as Stan · 1951
The Dancing Masters
as Stan · 1943
Another Fine Mess
as Stan · 1930
The Skulls
as Señor Laurel · 1931
Now I'll Tell One
as Lawyer · 1927
Frozen Hearts
as Olaf - A peasant · 1923
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) · 1961
Busy Bodies
as Stan · 1933
Thieves
· 1930
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman · 1931
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2002
Scorching Sands
as Stan · 1923
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
Why Girls Love Sailors
as Willie Brisling · 1927
Do Detectives Think?
as Ferdinand Finkleberry · 1927
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Stan / Alf (archive footage) · 1968
Blotto
as Stan · 1930
Hustling for Health
as The Man · 1919
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage · 1957
The Live Ghost
as Stan · 1934
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Stan · 1928
County Hospital
as Stan · 1932
Any Old Port!
as Stan · 1932
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
as Self (archive footage) · 1990
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
as Self (archive footage) · 1974
What's the World Coming To?
as The Man in the Window · 1926
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Stanley Laurel · 1933
Rupert of Hee-Haw
as King / Rudolph Razz · 1924
Thicker Than Water
as Stan · 1935
The Bullfighters
as Stanley · 1945
Pick a Star
as Stan Laurel · 1937
Another Nice Mess
as Laurel (archive footage) · 1972
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2024
Love 'Em and Weep
as Romaine Ricketts · 1927
The Hoose-Gow
as Stan · 1929
Pie-Eyed
as Drunk · 1925
Hog Wild
as Stan · 1930
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde · 1925
West of Hot Dog
as Stan, a Tenderfoot · 1924
Dick & Doof - Best of
as Schauspieler · 2010
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2020
Night Owls
as Stan · 1930
Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
· 1918
The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2009
Men O' War
as Stan · 1929
The Hollywood Clowns
as Self (archive footage) · 1979
Come Clean
as Stan · 1931
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Stan · 1942
Mixed Nuts
as Book salesman · 1922
One Good Turn
as Stan · 1931
Duck Soup
as Hives · 1927
Laurel and Hardy in the UK
· 1932
Me and My Pal
as Stan · 1933
Be Big!
as Stan · 1931
A Man About Town
as A Man About Town · 1923
Collars and Cuffs
as Laundry Worker · 1923
The Rogue Song
as Ali-Bek · 1930
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three
· 2025
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
as Stan (archive footage) · 1965
Going Bye-Bye!
as Mr. Laurel · 1934
Dance of the Cookoos
· 1982
Swim Meet
as Self · 1951
They Go Boom!
as Stan · 1929
The Big Noise
as Stan · 1944
De Bote en Bote
as Stan · 1931
Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
as Archive Footage · 2025
Wrong Again
as Stan · 1929
Classic Comedy Teams
as Self (archive footage) · 1986
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
· 2002
Laurel & Hardy - Best of
as Stan · 1999
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage) · 2011
Nothing But Trouble
as Stan · 1944
The Chimp
as Stan · 1932
On the Wrong Trek
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker) · 1936
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
as Himself · 1930
Laurel & Hardy - Best of II
as Stan · 2001
Pick and Shovel
as Miner · 1923
Berth Marks
as Stan · 1929
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Texas Tommy · 1928
Liberty
as Stan · 1929
On the Front Page
as Dangerfield · 1926
Their Purple Moment
as Mr. Pincher · 1928
Dirty Work
as Stan · 1933
Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
as Stan · 1978
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 1976
Helpmates
as Stan · 1932
Wild Poses
as Baby · 1933
When Knights Were Cold
as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight · 1923
The Finishing Touch
as Stan · 1928
Brothers Under the Chin
· 1924
On the Loose
as New Suitor (uncredited) · 1931
Brats
as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr. · 1930
Bears and Bad Men
as Pete · 1918
Habeas Corpus
as Stan · 1928
Early to Bed
as Stan · 1928
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Twins
as Stan / his twin · 1925
Sailors, Beware!
as Chester Chaste, cabdriver · 1927
We Faw Down
as Stan · 1928
The Weak-End Party
as The Gardener · 1922
Half a Man
as Winchell McSweeney · 1925
Scram!
as Stan · 1932
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Cleaner · 1935
Do You Love Your Wife?
as Toby - the janitor · 1919
The Lucky Dog
as Brash young man accused of dognapping · 1921
Twice Two
as Stan / Mrs. Hardy · 1933
Shivering and Shaking
as Stan · 1930
The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas
as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog) · 2019
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
· 1967
Big Business
as Stan · 1929
Their First Mistake
as Stan · 1932
Navy Blue Days
as Stan · 1925
The Whole Truth
as The husband · 1923
The Noon Whistle
· 1923
Zeb vs. Paprika
as Dippy Donawho · 1924
Flying Elephants
as Little Twinkle Star · 1928
Smithy
as Smithy · 1924
Oranges and Lemons
as Sunkist · 1923
Wide Open Spaces
as Gabriel Goober · 1924
Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
· 2020
Somewhere In Wrong
as A tramp · 1925
Mud and Sand
as Rhubarb Vaselino · 1922
Kill or Cure
· 1923
Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
as Stanlio · 2019
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
as Himself · 1932
Seeing the World
as English pedestrian · 1927
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
as Self · 1947
4 Clowns
as (archive footage) · 1970
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
The Snow Hawk
as Mountie · 1925
Stan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
as Stan · 2006
Mandarin Mix-Up
as Sum Sap · 1924
The Soilers
as Bob Canister · 1923
Stan and Olly
as Himself · 1932
Under Two Jags
· 1923
Night of Goblins
as Stan · 1930
Haunted at Midnight
as Stan · 1931
Short Orders
as Waiter · 1923
Laurel & Hardy - Best of III
as Stan · 2005
The Egg
as Humpty Dumpty · 1922
Radiomanía
as Stan · 1930
Hats Off
as Stan · 1927
Save The Ship
as Husband · 1923
Just Rambling Along
as Nervy Young Man · 1918
Gas and Air
as Phillup McCann · 1923
That's That!
as Himself · 1938
The Night Life
as Stan · 1930
The Handy Man
as The handy man · 1923
Postage Due
as Willy Worst · 1924
Frauds and Frenzies
as Simp, Second Prisoner · 1918
Mother's Joy
as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack · 1923
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
as Himself · 1932
Huns and Hyphens
as Gang member · 1918
The Sleuth
as Webster Dingle · 1925
Get 'Em Young
as Summers, the butler · 1926
Near Dublin
as Con · 1924
Short Kilts
as McPherson's Son · 1924
Detained
as A convict · 1924
The Pest
as Jimmy Smith · 1922