Oliver Hardy, rotund film comedian, died yesterday. He was 65. Death came to the portly half of the famed Laurel and Hardy comedy team from the effects of a paralytic stroke he suffered last Sept. 12.

LOS ANGELES — Playing Oliver Hardy, the large comic with the even larger persona, was a burden that became a mission for John C. Reilly. The actor had early misgivings about becoming the man ...

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the legendary John Wayne film The Fighting Kentuckian. The movie featured Wayne as a Kentucky militiaman returning from the War of 1812, with Oliver Hardy ...

In 1957, Oliver Hardy’s heart finally gave out, and he slipped away, dead at the age of 65. The rotund comedian had been one-half of arguably the greatest comedy duo of the 20th century.

John Wayne's amazing kindness to Oliver Hardy was turned down twice by the comedian. By George Simpson, Senior Film and Arts Reporter. 00:59, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 | UPDATED: 22:30, Fri, Sep 20, 2024.

"Stan and Ollie" explores the relationship between Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy later in their lives after their glory days were over. The film "Stan and Ollie," opening this week in the Twin ...

Playing Oliver Hardy, the large comic with the even larger persona, was a burden that became a mission for John C. Reilly. The actor had early misgivings about becoming the man whose legendary ...

The Fighting Kentuckian was one of just five times that Oliver Hardy worked without Stan Laurel, his comedy partner in Laurel and Hardy - and he was offered the chance to become John Wayne's ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Playing Oliver Hardy, the large comic with the even larger persona, was a burden that became a mission for John C. Reilly. The actor had early misgivings about becoming the ...