Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy 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 1927 to 1951. He appeared with Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film "Outwitting Dad" in 1914. In some of his early works, he was billed as "Babe Hardy". Oliver Hardy was born Norvell Hardy in Harlem, Georgia. His father Oliver was a Confederate veteran who had been
Ben Hardy (actor) Ben Hardy (actor) Ben Jones (born 2 January 1991), known professionally as Ben Hardy, is an English actor known for playing Peter Beale in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" (2013–2015). Hardy made his film debut as Archangel in the superhero film "" (2016), and played Roger Taylor in the biographical film "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018). Hardy was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, and grew up in Sherborne. He attended Sherborne Abbey Primary School and the Gryphon School. As a student at Gryphon, Hardy starred as Sergeant Francis Troy in a school film adaptation of "Far from the Madding Crowd". In 2012, Hardy