Hal Roach
Born in Elmira, New York, USA — Jan 13 1892• Died Nov 02 1992
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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.
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Hollywood
Self
One Million Years B.C.
Production
Topper
Production
Way Out West
Production
Pack Up Your Troubles
Production
Why Worry?
Production
Pardon Us
Production
Babes in Toyland
Production
Safety Last!
Production
One Good Turn
Production
One Million B.C.
Directing
Topper Takes a Trip
Crew
Perfect Day
Writing
Block-Heads
Production
Busy Bodies
Production
Captain Fury
Directing
Brats
Writing
Turnabout
Directing
Swiss Miss
Production
Topper Returns
Production
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
Dog Days
Writing
Come Clean
Production
When the Wind Blows
Production
County Hospital
Production
Bonnie Scotland
Production
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
Along Came Auntie
Production
Vagabond Lady
Crew
Bromo and Juliet
Production
Tanks a Million
Production
Any Old Port!
Production
The Night Life
Production
July Days
Production
Putting Pants on Philip
Production
The Midnight Patrol
Production
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Production
The Battle of the Century
Writing
The Flirt
Production
Me and My Pal
Production
Over the Fence
Production
Should Married Men Go Home?
Production
Merrily We Live
Production
The Magic Cloak of Oz
The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
On the Loose
Directing
The Pip from Pittsburg
Production
Long Pants
Writing
The Tin Man
Production
Big Business
Production
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Hog Wild
Production
Be Big!
Production
The Our Gang Story
Writing
Below Zero
Production
Shivering and Shaking
Production
Sure-Mike!
Writing
Why Is a Plumber?
Production
Men O' War
Production
Fast Work
Production
Pass the Gravy
Production
Luke's Movie Muddle
Directing
Luke Locates the Loot
Directing
Haunted Spooks
Directing
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Directing
Crazy Like a Fox
Production
The Music Box
Production
Rough Seas
Production
Sons of the Desert
Bit Part (uncredited)
Berth Marks
Production
Fall In
Production
Move On
Production
Another Fine Mess
Production
On the Jump
Production
Niagara Falls
Production
The Tip
Production
The Chimp
Production
Haunted at Midnight
Production
Our Wife
Production
Grandma's Boy
Writing
Hollywood Uncensored
Self
The Rogue Song
Directing
The Hoose-Gow
Production
Don't Shove
Production
The City Slicker
Production
All Aboard
Production
High and Dizzy
Directing
Tit for Tat
Production
Blotto
Production
Going Bye-Bye!
Production
Smithy
Directing
Crazy Feet
Production
Towed in a Hole
Production
Pick a Star
Production
Sittin' Pretty
Production
Hollywood '84
Self
The Devil's Brother
Directing
Calaboose
Production
Wrong Again
Production
Uncensored Movies
Writing
General Spanky
Production
Hasty Marriage
Production
Liberty
Production
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self
The Boy Friend
Production
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Production
The Squaw Man
Townsman (uncredited)
One Wild Ride
Writing
Hey There
Production
Mr. Bride
Production
Should Tall Men Marry?
Production
Came the Dawn
Production
Early to Bed
Production
Miss Polly
Production
Bumping Into Broadway
Directing
Long Fliv the King
Production
Road Show
Directing
Back to the Woods
Directing
Beau Hunks
Production
Doctor's Orders
Production
Among Those Present
Production
Samson
Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
Movie Night
Production
Luke's Speedy Club Life
Directing
Chop Suey & Co.
Directing
Pinched
Production
The Lamb
Production
Madame Mystery
Writing
Flying with Music
Production
Twice Two
Production
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Producer (archive footage)
I Do
Directing
School's Out
Production
The Pajama Party
Directing
Luke Joins the Navy
Directing
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Directing
Another Wild Idea
Production
Count Your Change
Production
The Sting of Stings
Production
Brooklyn Orchid
Production
A Sailor-Made Man
Writing
Save The Ship
Production
Rex the Devil Horse
Production
Unaccustomed as We Are
Directing
Let's Do Things
Directing
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Directing
Should Sailors Marry?
Production
What's the World Coming To?
Production
Their First Mistake
Production
Dr. Jack
Writing
Ask Father
Directing
The Rajah
Production
Helpmates
Production
Bliss
Production
Dollar Dizzy
Production
Raise the Rent
Production
Kelly the Second
Production
Thicker Than Water
Production
The Real McCoy
Production
Maid in Hollywood
Production
Young Mr. Jazz
Directing
The Soilers
Production
Arabian Tights
Production
The Live Ghost
Production
Pay Your Dues
Directing
Going Ga-Ga
Production
How Dry I Am
Production
Count the Votes
Directing
Dogs Is Dogs
Production
Sold at Auction!
Production
The White Sheep
Directing
Zeb vs. Paprika
Production
Dirty Work
Production
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
Production
Get 'Em Young
Production
The Battling Orioles
Writing
Hustling for Health
Production
Ten Years Old
Writing
Skip the Maloo!
Production
Go West
Production
Beat It
Production
The Bohemian Girl
Production
The Gas Station
Production
Luke and the Mermaids
Directing
Prairie Chickens
Production
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Directing
Do Detectives Think?
Writing
Rainbow Island
Production
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Directing
Baby Brother
Writing
Fresh Paint
Production
Love, Laughs and Lather
Production
The Boy Friend
Production
Raggedy Rose
Production
Say It with Babies
Production
Spring Fever
Directing
Position Wanted
Production
Should Men Walk Home?
Production
Leaping Love
Production
A Tough Winter
Production
The Black Cyclone
Writing
Broadway Limited
Production
Papa Be Good!
Production
All Teed Up
Production
Why Girls Love Sailors
Writing
Dudes Are Pretty People
Production
Fair and Muddy
Production
Flying Elephants
Directing
Bear Shooters
Production
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Production
Luke's Society Mixup
Directing
The Buccaneers
Writing
Clubs Are Trump
Directing
Red Noses
Production
Luke Rides Roughshod
Directing
Them Thar Hills
Production
What a Bozo!
Production
Eve's Love Letters
Production
Bashful
Production
Captain Kidd's Kids
Directing
Here Come the Girls
Production
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
Production
Charley My Boy!
Production
Fishy Tales
Production
Now or Never
Directing
The Love Bug
Writing
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Production
One of the Smiths
Production
Men of the North
Directing
Bacon Grabbers
Production
Unfriendly Enemies
Production
On the Fire
Directing
The Fixer Uppers
Production
Call of the Cuckoo
Production
Dad's Day
Directing
A Sammy in Siberia
Directing
Do Me a Favor
Production
Apples to You!
Production
From Hand to Mouth
Directing
What Price Goofy?
Writing
Birds of a Feather
Production
Railroadin'
Production
A Jazzed Honeymoon
Directing
The First Seven Years
Production
Look Pleasant, Please
Production
The Big Idea
Production
Laughing Ladies
Production
About Face
Production
Whirl o' the West
Production
Just Rambling Along
Directing
Bone Dry
Production
Sic 'Em, Towser
Production
Step Lively
Production
The Big Squawk
Production
Rushin' Ballet
Production
The 'Fraidy Cat
Production
Playing at Politics
Production
Snappy Sneezer
Production
It's a Wild Life
Production
The Mysterious Mystery!
Writing
Night Owls
Production
Dear Ol' Pal
Production
Luke's Lost Lamb
Directing
A Gasoline Wedding
Production
Limousine Love
Production
The Finishing Touch
Production
Wild Poses
Studio portrait
Radiomanía
Production
Bride and Gloom
Production
Luke's Busy Day
Directing
Oranges and Lemons
Production
No Father to Guide Him
Production
Leave 'Em Laughing
Writing
Years to Come
Production
They Go Boom!
Production
Shine 'Em Up
Production
Air Fright
Production
His Wooden Wedding
Production
From Soup to Nuts
Production
Top Flat
Production
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Directing
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Production
At First Sight
Production
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Directing
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Production
The Green Cat
Production
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
Self
Now I'll Tell One
Production
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
Production
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Self
His Royal Slyness
Directing
Pipe the Whiskers
Production
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Directing
Habeas Corpus
Production
On the Wrong Trek
Production
Fresh from the Farm
Directing
The Chiselers
Production
The Panic Is On
Production
Two Tars
Production
Innocent Husbands
Production
He Leads, Others Follow
Directing
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Directing
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
Directing
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Production
The Glorious Fourth
Writing
Luke's Double
Directing
Do You Love Your Wife?
Directing
Heap Big Chief
Production
Small Talk
Production
Be Your Age
Production
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Directing
Nobody's Baby
Production
Bad Boy
Production
Jubilo, Jr.
Writing
Thundering Tenors
Production
Fifty Million Husbands
Production
Never Weaken
Writing
Stepping Out
Production
The Call of the Wild
Production
Fireman Save My Child
Production
Shivering Shakespeare
Production
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Directing
The Whole Truth
Production
Wide Open Spaces
Production
Hot Money
Production
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
Two-Gun Gussie
Production
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Directing
Looser Than Loose
Production
Teacher's Beau
Production
Next Aisle Over
Production
The Caretaker's Daughter
Production
The Second 100 Years
Production
The Tabasco Kid
Production
Love 'Em and Weep
Writing
Hi'–Neighbor!
Production
An Eastern Westerner
Directing
Boxing Gloves
Writing
His Only Father
Directing
Brothers Under the Chin
Production
Luke, Patient Provider
Directing
The Rat's Knuckles
Production
Washee Ironee
Production
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Directing
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Directing
The King of the Wild Horses
Writing
Be My Wife
Directing
Show Business
Production
Look Out Below
Directing
You're Darn Tootin'
Production
We Faw Down
Production
Fate's Fathead
Production
Don't Tell Everything
Production
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Directing
Bored of Education
Production
Little Daddy
Production
By the Sad Sea Waves
Production
Little Papa
Production
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Production
Big Red Riding Hood
Writing
Luke Does the Midway
Directing
Love's Detour
Writing
Follow the Crowd
Production
Nothing But Trouble
Production
The Nickel-Hopper
Writing
Our Gang
Production
Why Girls Say No
Production
Mama Behave
Production
Looking for Sally
Writing
Fish Hooky
Production
Four Parts
Production
Luke's Shattered Sleep
Directing
Yanks Ahoy
Production
Pistols for Breakfast
Production
Hurdy Gurdy
Directing
Choo-Choo!
Writing
A Ten-Minute Egg
Production
Teacher's Pet
Production
Oliver the Eighth
Production
Girl Shock
Production
Let's Go
Production
Chickens Come Home
Writing
Life Hesitates at 40
Production
Sprucin' Up
Production
Fighting Fluid
Production
Them Was the Happy Days!
Directing
Should Women Drive?
Production
Great While It Lasted
Directing
The Fourth Alarm
Writing
The Dippy Dentist
Production
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Directing
Fire Fighters
Production
Hotter Than Hot
Production
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Directing
Call for Mr. Caveman
Production
Don't Butt In
Writing
Just a Good Guy
Writing
You're Telling Me
Production
Anniversary Trouble
Production
Back Stage
Writing
Night 'n' Gales
Production
Circus Fever
Writing
Bouncing Babies
Production
Reunion in Rhythm
Production
You Bring the Ducks
Production
Night of Goblins
Production
His Busy Day
Production
Three Smart Boys
Production
Ragtime Snap Shots
Directing
Spanky
Writing
Duck Soup
Production
Collars and Cuffs
Production
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Directing
Luke's Newsie Knockout
Directing
Luke Laughs Last
Directing
Luke, the Chauffeur
Directing
Scorching Sands
Directing
A Punch in the Nose
Writing
The Pooch
Writing
The Non-Stop Kid
Production
Us
Production
The Goofy Age
Production
Plain and Fancy Girls
Production
Stage Fright
Writing
Mixed Nuts
Production
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Production
I'm on My Way
Directing
Shrimps for a Day
Production
The Timber Queen
Production
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Directing
Flaming Fathers
Production
Luke Foils the Villain
Directing
Alias Aladdin
Directing
Be Honest
Writing
Benny, from Panama
Production
Pete, the Pedal Polisher
Directing
The Dutiful Dub
Production
Spit-ball Sadie
Directing
Laughing Gravy
Production
In Walked Charley
Production
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Directing
Chasing the Chaser
Production
Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
Good Cheer
Writing
She Loves Me Not
Production
Wandering Papas
Production
Scram!
Production
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Directing
Mary, Queen of Tots
Writing
Looking for Trouble
Directing
The Awful Tooth
Production
The Big Town
Writing
Short Orders
Writing
Whispering Whoopee
Production
Luke, the Gladiator
Directing
The Way of All Pants
Production
The First Round-Up
Production
Hit Him Again
Production
Swat the Crook
Production
Bring Home the Turkey
Writing
Sailors, Beware!
Directing
Stolen Goods
Production
Off the Trolley
Production
A Truthful Liar
Production
Thundering Fleas
Production
Luke's Lost Liberty
Directing
Touch all the Bases
Production
Dogs of War!
Writing
Monkey Business
Writing
Tinkering with Trouble
Directing
Why Go Home?
Production
Helping Grandma
Production
Pick and Shovel
Production
A Man About Town
Production
The Pigskin Palooka
Production
Sherlock Sleuth
Production
Madame Sans Jane
Writing
Tell 'Em Nothing
Production
Big Business
Writing
Seeing the World
Writing
Just Dropped In
Directing
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Directing
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Production
The Big Show
Writing
Beginner's Luck
Production
Derby Day
Writing
Mama's Little Pirate
Production
Two-Time Mama
Production
School Begins
Production
Get Out and Get Under
Directing
Outdoor Pajamas
Production
Two Wagons Both Covered
Production
Kicked Out
Production
Bedtime Worries
Production
It's a Gift
Production
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
Directing
One Terrible Day
Production
Hook and Ladder
Production
Nomads of the North
Production
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
Production
Hide and Shriek
Production
Crook's Tour
Production
Pay As You Exit
Production
Your Own Back Yard
Writing
Luke's Late Lunchers
Directing
Order in the Court
Production
Post No Bills
Production
Take a Chance
Production
Seeing Nellie Home
Production
White Wings
Production
Mail and Female
Production
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
Production
A Pleasant Journey
Writing
Tire Trouble
Writing
Mother's Joy
Production
Close-Cropped Clippings
Directing
Just Neighbors
Production
What Price Taxi
Production
Roamin' Holiday
Production
Run 'Em Ragged
Production
Bughouse Bellhops
Directing
Young Sherlocks
Writing
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Production
Baby Clothes
Writing
There Goes the Bride
Writing
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Directing
Crack Your Heels
Production
Just a Real Good Car
Writing
Cradle Robbers
Writing
Luke Lugs Luggage
Directing
White Eagle
Production
Seein' Things
Writing
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Directing
Just Nuts
Directing
Better Movies
Writing
The Non-Skid Kid
Production
Chicken Feed
Writing
Trolley Troubles
Writing
War Feathers
Writing
Gas and Air
Production
The Champeen
Writing
Thundering Toupees
Production
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Directing
Olympic Games
Writing
Are Parents Pickles?
Production
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Directing
Giving the Bride Away
Directing
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Production
The Smile Wins
Writing
Flaming Flappers
Production
Boys Will Be Joys
Writing
It's a Hard Life
Production
Shootin' Injuns
Writing
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Directing
The Cobbler
Writing
A Mixup for Mazie
Directing
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
Production
At the Old Stage Door
Directing
Lazy Days
Production
Commencement Day
Writing
Fast Company
Writing
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
Directing
Before Breakfast
Directing
The Wages of Tin
Production
Soft Pedal
Writing
Sunday Calm
Writing
Spook Spoofing
Production
A Quiet Street
Writing
Shivering Spooks
Writing
Official Officers
Writing
Luke's Washful Waiting
Production
Saturday Morning
Writing
Monsieur Le Fox
Directing
Giving Them Fits
Directing
Lodge Night
Writing
Monsieur Le Fox
Directing
Shiver and Shake
Production
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
Directing
Don't Park There
Production
The Sun Down Limited
Writing
Number, Please?
Sailor (uncredited)
Change the Needle
Directing
The Great Outdoors
Production
Beyond His Fondest Hopes
Directing
Spooky Hooky
Production
The Hungry Actors
Directing
Fighting Fathers
Writing
Soft Money
Directing
Dodge Your Debts
Production
The Watch Dog
Production
Next Week-End
Production
Boys to Board
Writing
Name the Day
Writing
A Regular Pal
Directing
Catching a Coon
Writing
Love's Reward
Production
Some Baby
Directing
Willie Runs the Park
Directing
Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits
Production
Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties
Production
Barnyard Flappers
Production