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Oliver Hardy

1892 - 1957

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Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach, he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Hardy is the 200th most popular actor (down from 160th in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from United States (down from 305th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Actor.

Oliver Hardy is most famous for being one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

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Among actors, Oliver Hardy ranks 200 out of 13,578. Before him are Angelina Jolie, Simone Signoret, Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov, Peter Mayhew, and Salman Khan. After him are Michael J. Fox, Olivia Newton-John, Chris Cooper, Alec Guinness, Ornella Muti, and Sandra Bullock.

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Among people born in 1892, Oliver Hardy ranks 23. Before him are Sepp Dietrich, Arthur Compton, Arthur Honegger, Theodor Eicke, Ferdinand Schörner, and Engelbert Dollfuss. After him are George Paget Thomson, Jack L. Warner, Mátyás Rákosi, William P. Murphy, Stefan Banach, and Gregor Strasser. Among people deceased in 1957, Oliver Hardy ranks 18. Before him are Walther Bothe, Gerty Cori, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Reich, and Gichin Funakoshi. After him are Heinrich Otto Wieland, Henry van de Velde, Gabriela Mistral, Irving Langmuir, Alfred Döblin, and Heinrich Hoffmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver Hardy ranks 463 out of 20,380. Before him are Man Ray (1890), Millard Fillmore (1800), David Rockefeller (1915), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Joe Dassin (1938), and Joseph Murray (1919). After him are Sylvia Plath (1932), Melinda Gates (1964), Kurt Cobain (1967), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), James B. Sumner (1887), and Eminem (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Oliver Hardy ranks 102. Before him are Martin Sheen (1940), Jack Lemmon (1925), Bette Davis (1908), Nancy Reagan (1921), Eli Wallach (1915), and Angelina Jolie (1975). After him are Chris Cooper (1951), Sandra Bullock (1964), Julia Roberts (1967), Sidney Poitier (1927), Faye Dunaway (1941), and John Saxon (1935).

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