Acting · Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK · Born June 16, 1890
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.
MovieLaurel & Hardy: Year Three
2025
MovieNash the Slash Rises Again!
2025
as Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(archive footage)
MovieLaurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures
2025
as Archive Footage
MovieLaurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
MovieLaurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
2020
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieDick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition
2020
MovieThe Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas
2019
as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)
MovieStan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies
2019
as Stanlio
MovieLaurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieA Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieDick & Doof - Best of
2010
as Schauspieler
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSilent Clowns
2006
as Self - Stan(archive footage)
MovieStan & Ollie - The Best Comic Shorts
2006
as Stan
MovieLaurel & Hardy - Best of III
2005
as Stan
MovieAdded Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLaurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
MovieLaurel & Hardy - Best of II
2001
as Stan
MovieLaurel & Hardy - Best of
1999
as Stan
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MovieLaurel 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)
MovieClassic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
MovieDance of the Cookoos
1982
MovieThe Hollywood Clowns
1979
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLaurel and Hardy Laughtoons
1978
as Stan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MovieHooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrother, 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)
Movie4 Clowns
1970
as (archive footage)
TVDick und Doof
1970
as Stan
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Stan / Alf (archive footage)
MovieThe Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967
MovieThe Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
TVOmnibus
1967
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLaurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965
as Stan (archive footage)
MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
MovieDays of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWhen Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MovieRobinson Crusoeland
1951
as Stan
MovieThe Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
MovieSwim Meet
1951
as Self
MoviePerformers Arrive in Hampshire
1947
as Self
MovieThe Bullfighters
1945
as Stanley
MovieNothing But Trouble
1944
as Stan
MovieThe Big Noise
1944
as Stan
MovieThe Dancing Masters
1943
as Stan
MovieJitterbugs
1943
as Stan
MovieAir Raid Wardens
1943
as Stan
MovieThe Tree in a Test Tube
1942
as Stan
MovieA-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Stan
MovieGreat Guns
1941
as Stan
MovieSaps at Sea
1940
as Stan
MovieA Chump at Oxford
1940
as Stan
MovieThe Flying Deuces
1939
as Stan
MovieBlock-Heads
1938
as Stan
MovieThat's That!
1938
as Himself
MovieSwiss Miss
1938
as Stan
MoviePick a Star
1937
as Stan Laurel
MovieWay Out West
1937
as Stan
MovieOur Relations
1936
as Stan / Alf Laurel
MovieOn the Wrong Trek
1936
as Cameo appearance (hitchhiker)
MovieThe Bohemian Girl
1936
as Stan
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Cleaner
MovieBonnie Scotland
1935
as Stanley MacLaurel
MovieThicker Than Water
1935
as Stan
MovieThe Fixer Uppers
1935
as Stan
MovieTit for Tat
1935
as Stan
MovieBabes in Toyland
1934
as Stannie Dum
MovieThe Live Ghost
1934
as Stan
MovieThem Thar Hills
1934
as Stan
MovieGoing Bye-Bye!
1934
as Mr. Laurel
MovieHollywood Party
1934
as Stan
MovieOliver the Eighth
1934
as Stan
MovieSons of the Desert
1933
as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
MovieDirty Work
1933
as Stan
MovieWild Poses
1933
as Baby
MovieBusy Bodies
1933
as Stan
MovieThe Midnight Patrol
1933
as Officer Stanley Laurel
MovieThe Devil's Brother
1933
as Stanlio
MovieMe and My Pal
1933
as Stan
MovieTwice Two
1933
as Stan / Mrs. Hardy
MovieTowed in a Hole
1932
as Stan
MovieTheir First Mistake
1932
as Stan
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Stan
MovieScram!
1932
as Stan
Stan and Olly
1932
as Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Edinburgh
1932
as Himself
Laurel and Hardy in Tynemouth
1932
as Himself
MovieCounty Hospital
1932
as Stan
MovieLaurel and Hardy in the UK
1932
MovieThe Chimp
1932
as Stan
MovieHinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
as Stan
MovieThe Music Box
1932
as Stan
MovieAny Old Port!
1932
as Stan
MovieHelpmates
1932
as Stan
MovieOn the Loose
1931
as New Suitor (uncredited)
MovieBeau Hunks
1931
as Stan
MovieOne Good Turn
1931
as Stan
MovieCome Clean
1931
as Stan
MoviePardon Us
1931
as Stan
MovieHaunted at Midnight
1931
as Stan
MovieOur Wife
1931
as Stan
MoviePlaying at Politics
1931
as Stan
MovieThe Skulls
1931
as Señor Laurel
MovieDe Bote en Bote
1931
as Stan
MovieLaughing Gravy
1931
as Stan
MovieThe Stolen Jools
1931
as Policeman
MovieChickens Come Home
1931
as Mr. Laurel
MovieBe Big!
1931
as Stan
MovieThe Chiselers
1931
as M. Laurel
MovieAnother Fine Mess
1930
as Stan
MovieNight of Goblins
1930
as Stan
MGM Convention 1930 Announcement
1930
as Himself
MovieThe Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Stan
MovieRadiomanía
1930
as Stan
MovieHog Wild
1930
as Stan
MovieShivering and Shaking
1930
as Stan
MovieBelow Zero
1930
as Stan
MovieThe Night Life
1930
as Stan
MovieBrats
1930
as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
MovieBlotto
1930
as Stan
MovieThe Rogue Song
1930
as Ali-Bek
MovieThieves
1930
MovieNight Owls
1930
as Stan
MovieAngora Love
1929
as Stan
MovieThe Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
MovieThe Hoose-Gow
1929
as Stan
MovieBacon Grabbers
1929
as Stan
MovieThey Go Boom!
1929
as Stan
MoviePerfect Day
1929
as Stan
MovieMen O' War
1929
as Stan
MovieBerth Marks
1929
as Stan
MovieDouble Whoopee
1929
as Stan
MovieUnaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Stan
MovieBig Business
1929
as Stan
MovieThat's My Wife
1929
as Stan
MovieWrong Again
1929
as Stan
MovieLiberty
1929
as Stan
MovieWe Faw Down
1928
as Stan
MovieHabeas Corpus
1928
as Stan
MovieTwo Tars
1928
as Stan
MovieEarly to Bed
1928
as Stan
MovieShould Married Men Go Home?
1928
as Stan
MovieTheir Purple Moment
1928
as Mr. Pincher
MovieYou're Darn Tootin'
1928
as Stanley, clarinet player
MovieFrom Soup to Nuts
1928
as Hired butler
MovieThe Finishing Touch
1928
as Stan
MovieFlying Elephants
1928
as Little Twinkle Star
MovieLeave 'Em Laughing
1928
as Stan
MovieShould Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Texas Tommy
MovieThe Battle of the Century
1927
as Prize Fighter
MoviePutting Pants on Philip
1927
as Philip
MovieDo Detectives Think?
1927
as Ferdinand Finkleberry
MovieHats Off
1927
as Stan
MovieCall of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
MovieThe Second 100 Years
1927
as Little Goofy
MovieNow I'll Tell One
1927
as Lawyer
MovieSailors, Beware!
1927
as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
MovieSugar Daddies
1927
as Brittle's lawyer
MovieWith Love and Hisses
1927
as Cuthbert Hope
MovieWhy Girls Love Sailors
1927
as Willie Brisling
MovieLove 'Em and Weep
1927
as Romaine Ricketts
MovieEve's Love Letters
1927
as Anatole, the butler
MovieSlipping Wives
1927
as Handyman
MovieDuck Soup
1927
as Hives
MovieSeeing the World
1927
as English pedestrian
Movie45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Hotel Guest
MovieOn the Front Page
1926
as Dangerfield
MovieGet 'Em Young
1926
as Summers, the butler
MovieWhat's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Man in the Window
MovieHalf a Man
1925
as Winchell McSweeney
MovieDr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
1925
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
MovieThe Sleuth
1925
as Webster Dingle
MovieNavy Blue Days
1925
as Stan
MovieThe Snow Hawk
1925
as Mountie
MoviePie-Eyed
1925
as Drunk
MovieTwins
1925
as Stan / his twin
MovieSomewhere In Wrong
1925
as A tramp
MovieWest of Hot Dog
1924
as Stan, a Tenderfoot
MovieDetained
1924
as A convict
MovieMandarin Mix-Up
1924
as Sum Sap
MovieShort Kilts
1924
as McPherson's Son
MovieWide Open Spaces
1924
as Gabriel Goober
MovieRupert of Hee-Haw
1924
as King / Rudolph Razz
MovieNear Dublin
1924
as Con
MovieBrothers Under the Chin
1924
MovieZeb vs. Paprika
1924
as Dippy Donawho
MoviePostage Due
1924
as Willy Worst
MovieSmithy
1924
as Smithy
MovieMother's Joy
1923
as Basil Dippytack / Magnus Dippytack
MovieScorching Sands
1923
as Stan
MovieThe Soilers
1923
as Bob Canister
MovieSave The Ship
1923
as Husband
MovieThe Whole Truth
1923
as The husband
MovieFrozen Hearts
1923
as Olaf - A peasant
MovieRoughest Africa
1923
as Professor Stanilaus Laurello
MovieA Man About Town
1923
as A Man About Town
MovieShort Orders
1923
as Waiter
MovieOranges and Lemons
1923
as Sunkist
MovieGas and Air
1923
as Phillup McCann
MovieKill or Cure
1923
MovieCollars and Cuffs
1923
as Laundry Worker
MoviePick and Shovel
1923
as Miner
MovieUnder Two Jags
1923
MovieWhite Wings
1923
as Street Cleaner
MovieThe Noon Whistle
1923
MovieThe Handy Man
1923
as The handy man
MovieWhen Knights Were Cold
1923
as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight
MovieThe Pest
1922
as Jimmy Smith
MovieMud and Sand
1922
as Rhubarb Vaselino
MovieThe Weak-End Party
1922
as The Gardener
MovieThe Egg
1922
as Humpty Dumpty
MovieMixed Nuts
1922
as Book salesman
MovieThe Lucky Dog
1921
as Brash young man accused of dognapping
MovieHustling for Health
1919
as The Man
MovieDo You Love Your Wife?
1919
as Toby - the janitor
MovieFrauds and Frenzies
1918
as Simp, Second Prisoner
MovieJust Rambling Along
1918
as Nervy Young Man
MovieBears and Bad Men
1918
as Pete
MovieHuns and Hyphens
1918
as Gang member
Stan Laurel : 32 courts métrages, 1918-1926
1918
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1
Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 2
MovieThe World of Laurel and Hardy
