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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 1984
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel · 1937
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy · 1932
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel · 1937 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy · 1936 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Safety Last!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Them Thar Hills
The Music Box
Going Bye-Bye!
Busy Bodies
No Man's Law
Helpmates
Come Clean
Blotto
Way Out West
Sons of the Desert
Block-Heads
Towed in a Hole
Merrily We Live
Tit for Tat
Dirty Work
Hog Wild
Never Weaken
An Eastern Westerner
Bumping Into Broadway
Bashful
Niagara Falls
The Devil's Brother
Pack Up Your Troubles
County Hospital
Brats
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Dr. Jack
Brooklyn Orchid
Topper
Rex the Devil Horse
High and Dizzy
Bonnie Scotland
Chickens Come Home
Below Zero
Big Business
Number, Please?
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Me and My Pal
The Chimp
Looking for Sally
Why Worry?
Grandma's Boy
Get Out and Get Under
Ask Father
Just Neighbors
Topper Returns
Pardon Us
A Sailor-Made Man