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
Oliver Lee (actor) Oliver Lee (actor) Oliver Lee (born 14 February 1986) is a British actor first known for his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television series "" (2006). He was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. In 2005 Lee starred in the film "Legless" for Red Productions and Channel 4 but it was to be his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television series "" the following year in which proved to be his breakthrough. Lee then went on to star in "Wired" for ITV1, "Gemma Factor" for BBC Three and "Exhibit A", a feature thriller by