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Stan Laurel
Known for: ActingStan 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.
Filmography 71
Laurel & Hardy
as Stan 
Saps at Sea
as Stan 
Way Out West
+1
as Stan 
Babes in Toyland
+13
as Stannie Dum 
Sons of the Desert
+6
as Stanley 'Stan' Laurel 
The Devil's Brother
+6
as Stanlio 
Bonnie Scotland
+2
as Stanley MacLaurel 
Pardon Us
as Stan 
Our Wife
as Stan 
The Flying Deuces
+26
as Stan 
Pick a Star
+3
as Stan Laurel 
Block-Heads
as Stan 
Towed in a Hole
+1
as Stan 
Perfect Day
as Stan 
Jitterbugs
as Stan 
Beau Hunks
as Stan 
Pack Up Your Troubles
+1
as Stan 
Laughing Gravy
+1
as Stan 
Blotto
as Stan 
The Fixer Uppers
as Stan 
Any Old Port!
as Stan 
Putting Pants on Philip
as Philip 
A Chump at Oxford
+1
as Stan 
Our Relations
as Stan / Alf Laurel 
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Stan 
The Music Box
as Stan 
The Battle of the Century
as Prize Fighter 
Busy Bodies
as Stan 
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
+2
as Self 
Robinson Crusoeland
+3
as Stan 
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Stan 
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Stan 
Below Zero
as Stan 
Nothing But Trouble
+1
as Stan 
Tit for Tat
as Stan 
The Bohemian Girl
as Stan 
Oliver the Eighth
as Stan 
Swiss Miss
as Stan 
Hollywood Party
+6
as Stan 
County Hospital
as Stan 
Me and My Pal
as Stan 
Them Thar Hills
as Stan 
Air Raid Wardens
+2
as Stan 
The Second 100 Years
as Little Goofy 
Chickens Come Home
as Mr. Laurel 
One Good Turn
as Stan 
Another Fine Mess
+1
as Stan 
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Stanley Laurel 
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Stan 
The Tree in a Test Tube
as Stan 
Thicker Than Water
as Stan 
Men O' War
as Stan 
+11
as Stan / Alf (archive footage) 
Come Clean
as Stan 
They Go Boom!
as Stan 
Brats
as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr. 
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
+2
as Stan (archive footage) 
West of Hot Dog
as Stan, a Tenderfoot 
The Golden Age of Comedy
+3
as archive footage 
Berth Marks
as Stan 
The Live Ghost
as Stan 
The Finishing Touch
as Stan 
Night Owls
as Stan 
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
+4
as Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde 
The Lucky Dog
as Brash young man accused of dognapping 
Hog Wild
as Stan 
Big Business
as Stan 
Scram!
as Stan 
Their Purple Moment
as Mr. Pincher 
Their First Mistake
as Stan 
Days of Thrills and Laughter
+7
as Self (archive footage)