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Hal Roach

Producer, Writer, Director, Actor, Composer, Additional Credits
Born January 13, 1892Died November 2, 1992 (100 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Topper
  • March of the Wooden Soldiers
  • A Chump at Oxford
  • Topper Returns
  • Topper Takes a Trip
  • Turnabout
  • There Goes My Heart
  • Road Show
  • The Housekeeper's Daughter
  • School's Out
  • Broadway Limited
  • Pups Is Pups
  • Captain Caution
  • Tanks a Million
  • Fly My Kite
  • Niagara Falls
  • Teacher's Pet
  • Bear Shooters
  • Love Business
  • Choo-Choo!
  • Free Wheeling
  • Hook and Ladder
  • Free Eats
  • Dogs Is Dogs

Known For

  • Safety Last!
  • The Music Box
  • Sons of the Desert
  • March of the Wooden Soldiers
  • One Million Years B.C.
  • Block-Heads
  • Way Out West
  • Topper
  • Topper Returns
  • Big Business
  • Saps at Sea
  • Busy Bodies
  • Pardon Us
  • Tit for Tat
  • Pack Up Your Troubles
  • Another Fine Mess
  • Helpmates
  • Towed in a Hole
  • Them Thar Hills
  • Swiss Miss
  • Brats
  • The Bohemian Girl
  • Hog Wild
  • A Chump at Oxford

Hal Roach Filmography

2011
2001
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One Million Years B.C. · as Associate Producer
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Code 3 (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1956
The Charles Farrell Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1955
The Little Rascals (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1954
Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1949
Two Knights from Brooklyn · as Executive Producer
1948
Sadie and Sally · as Executive Producer
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Yanks Ahoy · as Executive Producer
1943
Prairie Chickens · as Executive Producer
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Calaboose · as Executive Producer
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The McGuerins from Brooklyn · as Executive Producer
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Fall In · as Associate Producer
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Niagara Falls · as Executive Producer
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Captain Caution · as Executive Producer
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Rough Seas · as Executive Producer
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Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts · as Self - Producer (archive Footage)
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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic · as Self (archive Footage)
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The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Special Guest
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American Masters (TV Series) · as Self
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The 56th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient
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Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self
1980
Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
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The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self
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The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self
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Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self
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Today (TV Series) · as Self
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This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Bow

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Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Prisoner (1986)
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This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Filmed Tribute
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Sons of the Desert · as Bit Part (uncredited)
1931
Pardon Us · as Marching Prisoner In Front Of Hardy
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Number, Please? · as Sailor (uncredited)
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Damon and Pythias · as Extra
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The Magic Cloak of Oz · as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz · as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
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The Squaw Man · as Townsman (uncredited)

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Swiss Miss · as Fill-In Director
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The Bohemian Girl · as Contributor To Screenplay
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Chickens Come Home · as Story
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Brats · as Story
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Flying Elephants · as Story
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Leave 'em Laughing · as Story
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Slipping Wives · as Story
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Thundering Fleas · as Story
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Black Cyclone · as Story
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Derby Day · as Story
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Stage Fright · as Story
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Dr. Jack · as Story
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Young Sherlocks · as Story
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Our Gang · as Story
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Grandma's Boy · as Story
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A Sailor-Made Man · as Story
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Never Weaken · as Story

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