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Hal Roach

Production

Born: January 13, 1892 · Elmira, New York, USA
Died: November 2, 1992 (age 100)

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

Safety Last!
March 12, 1923
Sons of the Desert
December 29, 1933
One Million Years B.C.
November 24, 1966
The Music Box
April 16, 1932
Way Out West
April 16, 1937
Babes in Toyland
December 14, 1934
Block-Heads
August 19, 1938
Topper
July 16, 1937
Big Business
April 20, 1929
Busy Bodies
October 7, 1933
Pardon Us
August 15, 1931
Tit for Tat
January 5, 1935

Behind the camera592

2012The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D Producer
2011The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular Producer
2001Our Gang - Comedy Festival Producer
2001Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits Producer
2001Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties Producer
1994The Our Gang Story Writer
1967The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy Producer
1966One Million Years B.C. Associate Producer
1943Yanks Ahoy Executive Producer
1943

Prairie Chickens

Executive Producer

1943Calaboose Executive Producer

1942The McGuerins from Brooklyn Executive Producer

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1942Fall In Associate Producer
1942Flying with Music Producer
1942About Face Producer
1942Dudes Are Pretty People Producer
1942Brooklyn Orchid Producer
1941Miss Polly Producer
1941Niagara Falls Executive Producer
1941Tanks a Million Producer
1941Broadway Limited Producer
1941Topper Returns Producer
1941Road Show Director, Producer
1940Turnabout Director
1940One Million B.C. Producer, Director
1939The Housekeeper's Daughter Director
1939Captain Fury Director
1938Topper Takes a Trip Presenter
1938Block-Heads Producer
1938Hide and Shriek Producer
1938The Awful Tooth Producer
1938Swiss Miss Producer
1938Merrily We Live Producer, Presenter
1937Our Gang Follies of 1938 Producer
1937Mail and Female Producer
1937The Pigskin Palooka Producer
1937Fishy Tales Producer
1937Night 'n' Gales Producer
1937Topper Producer
1937Roamin' Holiday Producer
1937Pick a Star Producer
1937Three Smart Boys Producer
1937Rushin' Ballet Producer
1937Nobody's Baby Producer, Presenter
1937Way Out West Producer
1937Reunion in Rhythm Producer
1936Spooky Hooky Producer, Story
1936General Spanky Presenter, Producer
1936Pay As You Exit Producer
1936Kelly the Second Producer
1936Bored of Education Producer
1936On the Wrong Trek Producer
1936The Bohemian Girl Producer
1935Top Flat Producer
1935Life Hesitates at 40 Producer
1935Hot Money Producer
1935Little Papa Producer
1935Bonnie Scotland Producer
1935Sprucin' Up Producer
1935Vagabond Lady Presenter
1935Teacher's Beau Producer
1935The Misses Stooge Producer
1935The Tin Man Producer
1935Thicker Than Water Producer
1935Anniversary Trouble Producer
1935Sing Sister Sing Producer
1935The Fixer Uppers Producer
1935Tit for Tat Producer
1934Babes in Toyland Producer
1934The Live Ghost Producer
1934Shrimps for a Day Producer
1934You Bring the Ducks Producer
1934Fate's Fathead Producer
1934Washee Ironee Producer
1934Mama's Little Pirate Producer
1934The Ballad of Paducah Jail Producer
1934Opened by Mistake Producer
1934Them Thar Hills Producer
1934Going Bye-Bye! Producer
1934Another Wild Idea Producer
1934Benny, from Panama Producer
1934Maid in Hollywood Producer
1934The First Round-Up Producer
1934Apples to You! Producer
1934Soup and Fish Producer
1934Four Parts Producer
1934Hi'–Neighbor! Producer
1934Next Week-End Producer
1934Mixed Nuts Producer
1934Oliver the Eighth Producer
1933Sons of the Desert Producer, Writer
1933Air Fright Producer
1933Dirty Work Producer
1933Backs to Nature Producer
1933Wild Poses Producer
1933Busy Bodies Producer
1933Crook's Tour Producer
1933Bedtime Worries Producer
1933The Midnight Patrol Producer
1933Arabian Tights Producer
1933The Devil's Brother Director, Producer
1933Me and My Pal Producer
1933Twice Two Producer
1933Fish Hooky Producer
1932Towed in a Hole Producer
1932Mr. Bride Producer
1932Their First Mistake Producer
1932Pack Up Your Troubles Producer
1932Scram! Producer
1932Hook and Ladder Producer
1932Show Business Producer
1932What Price Taxi Producer
1932County Hospital Producer
1932The Pooch Writer, Producer
1932The Chimp Producer
1932Choo-Choo! Producer, Writer
1932In Walked Charley Producer
1932The Music Box Producer
1932You're Telling Me Producer
1932Spanky Writer
1932Red Noses Producer
1932Any Old Port! Producer
1932The Tabasco Kid Producer
1932Helpmates Producer
1931On the Loose Director, Writer, Producer
1931Hasty Marriage Producer
1931Beau Hunks Producer
1931Dogs Is Dogs Producer, Presenter
1931What a Bozo! Producer
1931One Good Turn Producer
1931The Pajama Party Director
1931Skip the Maloo! Producer
1931Come Clean Producer
1931Pardon Us Producer, Presenter
1931The Panic Is On Producer
1931Let's Do Things Director
1931One of the Smiths Producer
1931Haunted at Midnight Producer
1931Our Wife Producer
1931Playing at Politics Producer
1931Rough Seas Executive Producer
1931Laughing Gravy Producer
1931Little Daddy Producer
1931The Pip from Pittsburg Producer
1931Chickens Come Home Producer, Story
1931The Chiselers Producer
1931Be Big! Producer
1931Thundering Tenors Presenter, Producer
1931Monsieur Le Fox Director
1931Helping Grandma Producer
1930Monsieur Le Fox Director
1930Another Fine Mess Producer
1930School's Out Producer
1930Looser Than Loose Producer
1930Night of Goblins Producer
1930Teacher's Pet Producer, Presenter
1930Dollar Dizzy Producer
1930Men of the North Director
1930Doctor's Orders Producer
1930Girl Shock Producer
1930The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Producer
1930Radiomanía Producer
1930Fast Work Producer
1930Hog Wild Producer, Music
1930Fifty Million Husbands Producer
1930Bear Shooters Producer
1930Shivering and Shaking Producer
1930Below Zero Producer
1930The Night Life Producer
1930All Teed Up Producer
1930When the Wind Blows Producer, Presenter
1930The Gas Station Producer
1930Brats Story, Producer
1930Whispering Whoopee Producer
1930The First Seven Years Presenter, Producer
1930Blotto Producer
1930The Real McCoy Producer
1930Shivering Shakespeare Producer, Presenter
1930The Rogue Song Director
1930Night Owls Producer
1929Moan & Groan, Inc. Producer, Presenter
1929The Hoose-Gow Producer
1929Stepping Out Producer
1929Bacon Grabbers Producer
1929Bouncing Babies Producer, Presenter
1929They Go Boom! Producer
1929Boxing Gloves Producer, Story
1929Crazy Feet Producer
1929Lazy Days Producer
1929Hotter Than Hot Producer
1929Perfect Day Writer, Producer
1929Snappy Sneezer Producer
1929Dad's Day Director
1929Men O' War Producer, Presenter
1929Leaping Love Producer
1929Railroadin' Producer
1929Berth Marks Producer
1929The Big Squawk Producer
1929Thundering Toupees Producer
1929Small Talk Producer
1929Movie Night Producer
1929Hurdy Gurdy Director
1929Unaccustomed as We Are Producer, Director
1929Big Business Producer
1929Why Is a Plumber? Producer
1929Wrong Again Producer
1929Liberty Producer
1929Going Ga-Ga Producer
1928We Faw Down Producer
1928Habeas Corpus Producer
1928The Boy Friend Producer
1928Two Tars Producer
1928Early to Bed Producer
1928School Begins Producer
1928Should Married Men Go Home? Producer
1928Should Women Drive? Producer
1928Fair and Muddy Producer
1928You're Darn Tootin' Producer
1928Limousine Love Producer
1928From Soup to Nuts Producer
1928Came the Dawn Producer, Cinematography
1928The Smile Wins Story
1928The Finishing Touch Producer
1928Flying Elephants Story, Director, Producer
1928Leave 'Em Laughing Story, Producer
1928Should Tall Men Marry? Producer
1928Spook Spoofing Producer
1928Pass the Gravy Producer, Writer
1927The Battle of the Century Writer, Producer
1927Flaming Fathers Producer, Writer
1927Fighting Fathers Writer, Producer
1927Putting Pants on Philip Producer
1927Do Detectives Think? Producer, Writer
1927Chicken Feed Story
1927The Way of All Pants Producer
1927Should Second Husbands Come First? Producer, Writer
1927Call of the Cuckoo Producer
1927The Second 100 Years Producer
1927Now I'll Tell One Producer
1927Sailors, Beware! Director, Writer, Producer
1927Olympic Games Story
1927The Sting of Stings Producer
1927Us Producer
1927Why Girls Love Sailors Producer, Writer
1927Don't Tell Everything Producer
1927Baby Brother Story
1927The Glorious Fourth Story, Producer
1927Love 'Em and Weep Writer, Producer
1927Eve's Love Letters Producer
1927No Man's Law Producer
1927Ten Years Old Writer, Producer
1927Duck Soup Producer
1927Why Girls Say No Producer
1927Seeing the World Story, Producer
1927Are Brunettes Safe? Producer
1927Should Men Walk Home? Producer
1927Two-Time Mama Producer
1927Bring Home the Turkey Story
1926There Ain't No Santa Claus Producer
1926The Nickel-Hopper Writer
1926War Feathers Story
1926Be Your Age Producer
1926Raggedy Rose Producer
1926Get 'Em Young Producer
1926Tell 'Em Nothing Producer
1926Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Producer
1926Bromo and Juliet Producer, Presenter
1926Rex the Devil Horse Producer, Writer
1926Crazy Like a Fox Producer, Presenter
1926The Boy Friend Producer
1926The Fourth Alarm Writer, Producer
1926Shivering Spooks Story
1926Along Came Auntie Producer
1926Thundering Fleas Producer, Story
1926Long Fliv the King Producer
1926Say It with Babies Producer
1926Baby Clothes Writer
1926Monkey Business Story
1926Madame Mystery Writer, Producer
1926Mama Behave Producer
1926Wandering Papas Executive Producer
1926Soft Pedal Producer, Writer
1926Long Pants Writer, Producer
1926Charley My Boy! Producer
1926Don't Butt In Writer
1926What's the World Coming To? Producer
1926Good Cheer Story
1926A Punch in the Nose Writer, Producer
1925Flaming Flappers Producer
1925His Wooden Wedding Producer
1925One Wild Ride Story
1925Are Parents Pickles? Producer
1925Should Sailors Marry? Producer
1925Better Movies Writer
1925The Caretaker's Daughter Producer
1925Your Own Back Yard Story
1925The Black Cyclone Story
1925Unfriendly Enemies Producer
1925No Father to Guide Him Producer
1925Mary, Queen of Tots Story
1925Madame Sans Jane Story
1925Innocent Husbands Producer
1925Boys Will Be Joys Story
1925Yes, Yes, Nanette Producer
1925Sherlock Sleuth Producer
1925Chasing the Chaser Producer
1925Official Officers Writer
1925What Price Goofy? Story
1925Sure-Mike! Story
1925Looking for Sally Writer
1925Shootin' Injuns Story
1925Big Red Riding Hood Writer
1925The Love Bug Story
1925Bad Boy Producer
1925Is Marriage the Bunk? Producer
1925Should Husbands Be Watched? Producer
1925Dog Days Writer, Producer
1925Plain and Fancy Girls Producer
1925Change the Needle Director
1925Circus Fever Writer
1925Fighting Fluid Producer
1925The Big Town Story
1925The Wages of Tin Producer
1925The Rat's Knuckles Producer
1925Papa Be Good! Producer
1925There Goes the Bride Story, Producer
1925Laughing Ladies Producer
1924Just a Good Guy Writer, Producer
1924The White Sheep Director, Writer
1924The Mysterious Mystery! Story
1924The Goofy Age Producer
1924Just a Real Good Car Writer, Director
1924Fast Company Story
1924The Battling Orioles Writer
1924Sittin' Pretty Producer
1924The Sun Down Limited Story
1924Outdoor Pajamas Producer
1924A Truthful Liar Producer
1924Seeing Nellie Home Producer
1924A Ten-Minute Egg Producer
1924Wide Open Spaces Producer
1924Stolen Goods Producer
1924Jubilo, Jr. Producer, Story
1924Don't Park There Producer
1924Rupert of Hee-Haw Producer
1924Cradle Robbers Story
1924Position Wanted Producer
1924Commencement Day Story
1924Brothers Under the Chin Producer
1924The King of the Wild Horses Story
1924Seein' Things Story
1924The 'Fraidy Cat Producer
1924Love's Reward Producer
1924Zeb vs. Paprika Producer
1924Love's Detour Story
1924The Buccaneers Writer
1924The Hoosier Schoolmaster Assistant Director
1924Big Business Producer, Writer
1924Smithy Director, Producer
1924Tire Trouble Story, Producer
1924At First Sight Producer
1924Two Wagons Both Covered Producer
1923Mother's Joy Producer
1923Sunday Calm Story
1923Scorching Sands Director, Producer
1923Uncensored Movies Executive Producer, Screenplay
1923The Great Outdoors Producer
1923Go West Producer
1923The Soilers Producer
1923Save The Ship Producer
1923Derby Day Story
1923Dear Ol' Pal Producer
1923The Whole Truth Producer
1923Stage Fright Story
1923It's a Gift Producer
1923The Call of the Wild Producer
1923A Man About Town Producer
1923Why Worry? Producer
1923Short Orders Producer, Writer
1923July Days Producer
1923Be Honest Writer
1923Oranges and Lemons Producer
1923Post No Bills Producer
1923The Green Cat Producer
1923Lodge Night Story
1923Gas and Air Producer
1923Dogs of War! Writer, Story
1923Collars and Cuffs Producer
1923Courtship of Miles Sandwich Producer
1923Pick and Shovel Producer
1923The Watch Dog Producer
1923Back Stage Story
1923Sold at Auction! Producer
1923White Wings Producer
1923Boys to Board Story
1923A Pleasant Journey Story
1923Safety Last! Producer, Writer
1923The Big Show Writer
1923The Cobbler Story
1923A Tough Winter Executive Producer
1923The Champeen Story
1922A Quiet Street Story
1922Saturday Morning Story
1922Dr. Jack Producer, Story
1922Young Sherlocks Story
1922Shine 'Em Up Producer
1922Our Gang Producer, Story
1922Shiver and Shake Producer
1922Fire Fighters Producer
1922Bone Dry Producer
1922One Terrible Day Producer
1922Grandma's Boy Story, Producer
1922Touch all the Bases Producer
1922The Timber Queen Producer
1922The Non-Skid Kid Producer
1922Do Me a Favor Producer
1922Years to Come Producer
1922Barnyard Flappers Producer
1922White Eagle Producer
1921A Sailor-Made Man Story, Writer, Producer
1921Trolley Troubles Producer, Story
1921Never Weaken Story, Producer
1921Dodge Your Debts Producer
1921I Do Director, Writer, Producer
1921Name the Day Story
1921Among Those Present Producer, Writer
1921Catching a Coon Writer
1921Now or Never Director, Producer
1921Whirl o' the West Producer
1920Number, Please? Director, Producer
1920Alias Aladdin Director, Writer, Producer
1920Get Out and Get Under Director, Producer
1920Nomads of the North Producer
1920A Regular Pal Director, Story, Producer
1920Run 'Em Ragged Producer
1920High and Dizzy Director, Producer
1920An Eastern Westerner Director, Producer
1920Haunted Spooks Director, Producer
1920Fresh Paint Producer
1920Raise the Rent Producer
1920His Royal Slyness Director, Producer
1920The Dippy Dentist Producer
1920Why Go Home? Producer
1919From Hand to Mouth Director, Producer
1919Looking for Trouble Director, Producer
1919How Dry I Am Producer
1919Captain Kidd's Kids Director, Producer
1919It's a Hard Life Producer
1919Order in the Court Producer
1919Call for Mr. Caveman Producer
1919Giving the Bride Away Director, Producer
1919Bumping Into Broadway Director, Producer
1919His Only Father Director
1919Pay Your Dues Director
1919Count the Votes Director
1919Soft Money Director
1919He Leads, Others Follow Director
1919The Rajah Director, Producer
1919Be My Wife Producer, Director
1919Don't Shove Producer
1919Heap Big Chief Producer
1919Chop Suey & Co. Producer, Director
1919Count Your Change Producer
1919A Jazzed Honeymoon Director
1919At the Old Stage Door Producer, Director
1919Just Neighbors Producer
1919Billy Blazes, Esq. Director, Producer, Writer
1919Spring Fever Director
1919Off the Trolley Producer
1919Swat the Crook Producer
1919Pistols for Breakfast Producer
1919Back to the Woods Director
1919Before Breakfast Director
1919Young Mr. Jazz Director
1919Crack Your Heels Producer
1919Just Dropped In Producer, Director
1919A Sammy in Siberia Director
1919Next Aisle Over Producer, Director
1919The Dutiful Dub Producer
1919Look Out Below Producer, Director
1919I'm on My Way Director, Producer
1919On the Fire Director
1919Ask Father Director
1919Hustling for Health Producer
1919Do You Love Your Wife? Director
1918She Loves Me Not Producer
1918Take a Chance Producer
1918Just Rambling Along Director, Producer
1918Nothing But Trouble Producer
1918Bride and Gloom Producer
1918Cleopatsy Director
1918Sic 'Em, Towser Producer
1918The City Slicker Producer
1918Fireman Save My Child Producer
1918Two-Gun Gussie Producer
1918The Non-Stop Kid Producer
1918Kicked Out Producer
1918Hey There Producer
1918His Busy Day Producer, Director
1918It's a Wild Life Producer
1918Pipe the Whiskers Producer
1918Follow the Crowd Producer
1918On the Jump Producer
1918Let's Go Producer
1918Here Come the Girls Producer
1918Look Pleasant, Please Producer
1918A Gasoline Wedding Producer
1918Beat It Producer
1918Hit Him Again Producer
1918The Lamb Producer
1918The Tip Producer
1917The Big Idea Producer
1917Step Lively Producer
1917Bashful Producer
1917Move On Producer
1917All Aboard Producer
1917Clubs Are Trump Director, Producer
1917The Flirt Producer
1917Love, Laughs and Lather Producer
1917Rainbow Island Producer
1917Bliss Producer
1917Birds of a Feather Producer
1917By the Sad Sea Waves Producer
1917Pinched Producer
1917Lonesome Luke Loses Patients Producer
1917Over the Fence Producer
1917Lonesome Luke's Wild Women Producer, Director
1917Lonesome Luke, Mechanic Director
1917Lonesome Luke, Messenger Director, Producer
1917Stop! Luke! Listen! Director
1917Lonesome Luke, Plumber Director
1917Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon Director
1917Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley Director, Producer
1917Lonesome Luke's Lively Life Director, Producer
1917Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire Director
1917Lonesome Luke, Lawyer Director
1917Luke's Trolley Troubles Director
1917Luke's Busy Day Director
1917Luke's Lost Liberty Director
1916Luke's Shattered Sleep Director
1916Luke Locates the Loot Director, Producer
1916Luke's Fireworks Fizzle Director
1916Luke, Rank Impersonator Director
1916Luke's Movie Muddle Director, Producer
1916Luke's Newsie Knockout Director
1916Luke, Patient Provider Director
1916Luke, the Gladiator Director
1916Luke's Preparedness Preparations Director
1916Luke, the Chauffeur Director
1916Luke and the Bang-Tails Director
1916Luke's Speedy Club Life Director
1916Luke and the Mermaids Director
1916Luke Joins the Navy Director, Producer
1916Luke Does the Midway Director
1916Luke's Lost Lamb Director, Producer
1916Luke, Crystal Gazer Director, Producer
1916Luke Rides Roughshod Director, Producer
1916Luke's Washful Waiting Producer, Director
1916Luke's Society Mixup Director
1916Luke's Fatal Flivver Director
1916Luke Laughs Last Director
1916Luke's Late Lunchers Director
1916Luke and the Bomb Throwers Director
1916Them Was the Happy Days! Director
1916Luke's Double Director
1916Lonesome Luke, Circus King Director
1916Luke Pipes the Pippins Director
1916Luke and the Rural Roughnecks Director, Producer
1916Luke Foils the Villain Director
1916Luke, the Candy Cut-Up Director, Producer
1916Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury Director
1916Luke Lugs Luggage Director
1916Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary Director
1915Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster Director
1915Peculiar Patients' Pranks Director, Producer
1915Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks Director
1915A Foozle at the Tee Party Director
1915Ragtime Snap Shots Director
1915Great While It Lasted Director
1915Tinkering with Trouble Director
1915Bughouse Bellhops Director
1915Giving Them Fits Director, Producer
1915Fresh from the Farm Director
1915Some Baby Director
1915A Mixup for Mazie Director
1915Spit-ball Sadie Director
1915The Hungry Actors Director
1915Just Nuts Director, Producer
1915Close-Cropped Clippings Director
1915Beyond His Fondest Hopes Director
1915Pete, the Pedal Polisher Director
1915Willie Runs the Park Director

Acting17

2017Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts as Self - Producer (archive footage)
2011Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self (archive footage)
1989Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
1987Hollywood Uncensored as Self
1987Hollywood's Hidden Secrets as Self
1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
1984Ticket to Hollywood as Himself
1974Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Self
1933Sons of the Desert as Bit Part (uncredited)
1933Wild Poses as Studio portrait

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1920Number, Please? as Sailor (uncredited)
1914The Patchwork Girl of Oz as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
1914The Magic Cloak of Oz as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
1914Samson as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
1914The Squaw Man as Townsman (uncredited)