Name
Hal Roach
Known For
Production
Birthday
1892-01-13
Deathday
1992-11-02 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Elmira, New York, USA
Biography
Harry Eugene Roach Sr. professionally known as Hal Roach, was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang film comedy series.
Known For
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As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate wo...
7.1
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead p...
6.8
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in ...
6.2
Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter....
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When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstan...
7.1
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cru...
6.3
Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen hoping for better business in Switzerland, with Stan...
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It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in Fr...
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Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, acci...
- 1987 Hollywood Uncensored as Self
- 1914 The Squaw Man as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1914 The Patchwork Girl of Oz as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
- 1920 Number, Please? as Sailor (uncredited)
- 1914 Samson as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
- 1987 Hollywood's Hidden Secrets as Self
- 1933 Sons of the Desert as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
- 1914 The Magic Cloak of Oz as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
- 1989 Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
- 1933 Wild Poses as Studio portrait
- 2011 Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- 1974 Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Self
- 2017 Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts as Self - Producer (archive footage)
- 1984 Ticket to Hollywood as Himself
- 1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Hollywood '84 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1980 Hollywood ( 3 episodes ) as Self
