Stan Laurel
Acting
Born June 16, 1890 · 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 Charl…
Known For · 40 titles
Omnibus
This Is Your Life
Dick und Doof
Playing at Politics
The Chiselers
Babes in Toyland
That's Entertainment! III
Bonnie Scotland
That's Entertainment, Part II
Our Wife
Pardon Us
Sons of the Desert
Block-Heads
Laughing Gravy
A Chump at Oxford
The Flying Deuces
Beau Hunks
Perfect Day
Thieves
Bacon Grabbers
Way Out West
Two Tars
The Parrott Chase
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Eve's Love Letters
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Scorching Sands
Air Raid Wardens
Pack Up Your Troubles
Mixed Nuts
Them Thar Hills
Twins
White Wings
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Music Box
The Big Parade of Comedy
Angora Love
Putting Pants on Philip