Hal Roach

Producer

Born: January 13, 1892 (100 years old)

Died: November 2, 1992

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.

Filmography (206)

• Hollywood (1980, ★ 8.3)
• Number, Please? (1920, ★ 6.6)
• Sons of the Desert (1933, ★ 7.1)
• Wild Poses (1933, ★ 7.3)
• Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011, ★ 7.7)
• Grandma's Boy (1922, ★ 6.4)
• Topper (1937, ★ 6.7)
• Babes in Toyland (1934, ★ 6.3)
• An Eastern Westerner (1920, ★ 6.9)
• From Hand to Mouth (1919, ★ 6.6)
• A Sailor-Made Man (1921, ★ 6.3)
• Never Weaken (1921, ★ 6.8)
• Pack Up Your Troubles (1932, ★ 6.7)
• The Midnight Patrol (1933, ★ 6.5)
• From Soup to Nuts (1928, ★ 6.5)
• On the Loose (1931, ★ 6.8)
• Perfect Day (1929, ★ 7)
• The Bohemian Girl (1936, ★ 6.2)
• Swiss Miss (1938, ★ 6.2)
• Bumping Into Broadway (1919, ★ 6.9)
• Now or Never (1921, ★ 6.2)
• High and Dizzy (1920, ★ 6.6)
• Get Out and Get Under (1920, ★ 6.4)
• Ask Father (1919, ★ 6.5)
• Haunted Spooks (1920, ★ 6.3)
• Captain Kidd's Kids (1919, ★ 6.2)
• The Devil's Brother (1933, ★ 6.8)
• Pass the Gravy (1928, ★ 6.4)
• Sailors, Beware! (1927, ★ 6.7)
• Playing at Politics (1931, ★ 6.9)