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Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Production·1892–1992·221 films

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.

As Actor

As Director

The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
An Eastern Westerner
An Eastern Westerner (1920)
Haunted Spooks
Haunted Spooks (1920)
One Million B.C.
One Million B.C. (1940)
High and Dizzy
High and Dizzy (1920)
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919)
From Hand to Mouth
From Hand to Mouth (1919)
Bumping Into Broadway
Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
Number, Please?
Number, Please? (1920)
I Do
I Do (1921)
Now or Never
Now or Never (1921)
Ask Father
Ask Father (1919)
Young Mr. Jazz
Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants (1928)
His Royal Slyness
His Royal Slyness (1920)
Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Captain Kidd's Kids
Captain Kidd's Kids (1919)
Get Out and Get Under
Get Out and Get Under (1920)
Luke's Movie Muddle
Luke's Movie Muddle (1916)
On the Loose
On the Loose (1931)
Turnabout
Turnabout (1940)
Road Show
Road Show (1941)
Just Rambling Along
Just Rambling Along (1918)
Smithy
Smithy (1924)
Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939)
Scorching Sands
Scorching Sands (1923)
Spring Fever
Spring Fever (1919)
A Sammy in Siberia
A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
Next Aisle Over
Next Aisle Over (1919)
The Rogue Song
The Rogue Song (1930)
I'm on My Way
I'm on My Way (1919)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
Look Out Below
Look Out Below (1919)
A Jazzed Honeymoon
A Jazzed Honeymoon (1919)
Chop Suey & Co.
Chop Suey & Co. (1919)
Pay Your Dues
Pay Your Dues (1919)
On the Fire
On the Fire (1919)
Back to the Woods
Back to the Woods (1919)
The Rajah
The Rajah (1919)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Lonesome Luke, Messenger (1917)
Men of the North
Men of the North (1930)
Do You Love Your Wife?
Do You Love Your Wife? (1919)
Luke Joins the Navy
Luke Joins the Navy (1916)
Clubs Are Trump
Clubs Are Trump (1917)
The Pajama Party
The Pajama Party (1931)
Let's Do Things
Let's Do Things (1931)
The White Sheep
The White Sheep (1924)
He Leads, Others Follow
He Leads, Others Follow (1919)
Just Dropped In
Just Dropped In (1919)
Just a Real Good Car
Just a Real Good Car (1924)
Cleopatsy
Cleopatsy (1918)
Soft Money
Soft Money (1919)
Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy Gurdy (1929)
Willie Runs the Park
Willie Runs the Park (1915)
His Only Father
His Only Father (1919)
A Regular Pal
A Regular Pal (1920)
Close-Cropped Clippings
Close-Cropped Clippings (1915)
Great While It Lasted
Great While It Lasted (1915)
Them Was the Happy Days!
Them Was the Happy Days! (1916)
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury (1916)
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley (1917)
Luke's Double
Luke's Double (1916)
Luke, the Gladiator
Luke, the Gladiator (1916)
Luke's Society Mixup
Luke's Society Mixup (1916)
Luke Locates the Loot
Luke Locates the Loot (1916)
Luke's Busy Day
Luke's Busy Day (1917)
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917)
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Luke, Crystal Gazer (1916)
Bughouse Bellhops
Bughouse Bellhops (1915)
Luke's Speedy Club Life
Luke's Speedy Club Life (1916)
Ragtime Snap Shots
Ragtime Snap Shots (1915)
Luke, the Chauffeur
Luke, the Chauffeur (1916)
Luke Rides Roughshod
Luke Rides Roughshod (1916)
Luke's Washful Waiting
Luke's Washful Waiting (1916)
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Stop! Luke! Listen! (1917)
Giving Them Fits
Giving Them Fits (1915)
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster (1915)
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women (1917)
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Luke's Fatal Flivver (1916)
Luke's Late Lunchers
Luke's Late Lunchers (1916)
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks (1915)
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary (1916)
Luke's Lost Liberty
Luke's Lost Liberty (1917)
Luke Does the Midway
Luke Does the Midway (1916)
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer (1917)
Luke Laughs Last
Luke Laughs Last (1916)
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Lonesome Luke, Circus King (1916)
Luke's Newsie Knockout
Luke's Newsie Knockout (1916)
At the Old Stage Door
At the Old Stage Door (1919)
A Mixup for Mazie
A Mixup for Mazie (1915)
Before Breakfast
Before Breakfast (1919)
Luke's Shattered Sleep
Luke's Shattered Sleep (1916)
The Hungry Actors
The Hungry Actors (1915)
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Luke, Rank Impersonator (1916)
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Luke and the Bang-Tails (1916)
Luke Foils the Villain
Luke Foils the Villain (1916)
Luke and the Mermaids
Luke and the Mermaids (1916)
Tinkering with Trouble
Tinkering with Trouble (1915)
Luke Lugs Luggage
Luke Lugs Luggage (1916)
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks (1916)
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle (1916)
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Luke's Trolley Troubles (1917)
Luke, Patient Provider
Luke, Patient Provider (1916)
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Lonesome Luke, Plumber (1917)
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Luke Pipes the Pippins (1916)
Luke's Lost Lamb
Luke's Lost Lamb (1916)
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic (1917)
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life (1917)
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Luke's Preparedness Preparations (1916)
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
Luke and the Bomb Throwers (1916)
Some Baby
Some Baby (1915)
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon (1917)
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up (1916)
Spit-ball Sadie
Spit-ball Sadie (1915)
A Foozle at the Tee Party
A Foozle at the Tee Party (1915)
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Peculiar Patients' Pranks (1915)

As Writer

Safety Last!
Safety Last! (1923)
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Perfect Day
Perfect Day (1929)
Brats
Brats (1930)
The Battle of the Century
The Battle of the Century (1927)
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home (1931)
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy (1922)
Never Weaken
Never Weaken (1921)
Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack (1922)
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919)
I Do
I Do (1921)
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants (1928)
Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
Among Those Present
Among Those Present (1921)
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Pass the Gravy
Pass the Gravy (1928)
A Sailor-Made Man
A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
On the Loose
On the Loose (1931)
Dogs of War!
Dogs of War! (1923)
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas (1926)
Boxing Gloves
Boxing Gloves (1929)
Our Gang
Our Gang (1922)
Short Orders
Short Orders (1923)
Baby Brother
Baby Brother (1927)
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1924)
Spooky Hooky
Spooky Hooky (1936)
Good Cheer
Good Cheer (1926)
The Black Cyclone
The Black Cyclone (1925)
A Pleasant Journey
A Pleasant Journey (1923)
The Champeen
The Champeen (1923)
Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery (1926)
Seeing the World
Seeing the World (1927)
The Fourth Alarm
The Fourth Alarm (1926)
Dog Days
Dog Days (1925)
Young Sherlocks
Young Sherlocks (1922)
Derby Day
Derby Day (1923)
Choo-Choo!
Choo-Choo! (1932)
Mary, Queen of Tots
Mary, Queen of Tots (1925)
The King of the Wild Horses
The King of the Wild Horses (1924)
The Mysterious Mystery!
The Mysterious Mystery! (1924)
The Big Town
The Big Town (1925)
Tire Trouble
Tire Trouble (1924)
Baby Clothes
Baby Clothes (1926)
A Quiet Street
A Quiet Street (1922)
The Pooch
The Pooch (1932)
Shootin' Injuns
Shootin' Injuns (1925)
Back Stage
Back Stage (1923)
Commencement Day
Commencement Day (1924)
Big Business
Big Business (1924)
Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning (1922)
Seein' Things
Seein' Things (1924)
Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1923)
The Love Bug
The Love Bug (1925)
Fast Company
Fast Company (1924)
Cradle Robbers
Cradle Robbers (1924)
Official Officers
Official Officers (1925)
Spanky
Spanky (1932)
Sunday Calm
Sunday Calm (1923)
The Cobbler
The Cobbler (1923)
The Sun Down Limited
The Sun Down Limited (1924)
What Price Goofy?
What Price Goofy? (1925)
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
The Glorious Fourth
The Glorious Fourth (1927)
Jubilo, Jr.
Jubilo, Jr. (1924)
The Big Show
The Big Show (1923)
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Uncensored Movies
Uncensored Movies (1923)
Your Own Back Yard
Your Own Back Yard (1925)
Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1926)
Madame Sans Jane
Madame Sans Jane (1925)
Circus Fever
Circus Fever (1925)
Looking for Sally
Looking for Sally (1925)
Boys Will Be Joys
Boys Will Be Joys (1925)
Olympic Games
Olympic Games (1927)
Ten Years Old
Ten Years Old (1927)
The Battling Orioles
The Battling Orioles (1924)
The Smile Wins
The Smile Wins (1928)
One Wild Ride
One Wild Ride (1925)
Chicken Feed
Chicken Feed (1927)
Better Movies
Better Movies (1925)
Shivering Spooks
Shivering Spooks (1926)
Rex the Devil Horse
Rex the Devil Horse (1926)
War Feathers
War Feathers (1926)
Bring Home the Turkey
Bring Home the Turkey (1927)
Flaming Fathers
Flaming Fathers (1927)
Lodge Night
Lodge Night (1923)
Big Red Riding Hood
Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
Boys to Board
Boys to Board (1923)
Trolley Troubles
Trolley Troubles (1921)
The White Sheep
The White Sheep (1924)
A Punch in the Nose
A Punch in the Nose (1926)
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride (1925)
Sure-Mike!
Sure-Mike! (1925)
Just a Real Good Car
Just a Real Good Car (1924)
Soft Pedal
Soft Pedal (1926)
Just a Good Guy
Just a Good Guy (1924)
A Regular Pal
A Regular Pal (1920)
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story (1994)