Hal Roach
Known For: Production
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 13, 1892
Day of Death: November 2, 1992 (101 years old)
Place of Birth: Elmira, New York, USA
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.
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Producer
Life Hesitates at 40
Producer
The Tin Man
Producer
Hot Money
Producer
Thicker Than Water
Producer
The Fixer Uppers
Producer
Tit for Tat
Producer
Anniversary Trouble
Producer
Teacher's Beau
Producer
Sprucin' Up
Producer
Beginner's Luck
Producer
Little Papa
Producer
Bonnie Scotland
Producer
Top Flat
Presenter
Vagabond Lady
1934
Producer
Babes in Toyland
Producer
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
Producer
Mixed Nuts
Producer
Maid in Hollywood
Producer
Fate's Fathead
Producer
Oliver the Eighth
Producer
The Live Ghost
Producer
Them Thar Hills
Producer
Going Bye-Bye!
Producer
Mama's Little Pirate
Producer
Washee Ironee
Producer
Another Wild Idea
Producer
Benny, from Panama
Producer
Shrimps for a Day
Producer
Hi'–Neighbor!
Producer
The First Round-Up
Producer
You Bring the Ducks
Producer
Four Parts
Producer
Apples to You!
1933
Actor Bit Part (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
Actor Studio portrait
Wild Poses
Producer
The Midnight Patrol
Director
The Devil's Brother
Producer
Sons of the Desert
Producer
Busy Bodies
Producer
Twice Two
Producer
Me and My Pal
Producer
The Devil's Brother
Producer
Dirty Work
Producer
Arabian Tights
Writer
Sons of the Desert
Producer
Fish Hooky
Producer
Wild Poses
Producer
Bedtime Worries
Producer
Crook's Tour
1932
Producer
Pack Up Your Troubles
Producer
What Price Taxi
Producer
In Walked Charley
Producer
Red Noses
Producer
Towed in a Hole
Producer
The Chimp
Producer
The Music Box
Producer
Scram!
Producer
Their First Mistake
Producer
Helpmates
Producer
Any Old Port!
Producer
Show Business
Producer
Mr. Bride
Producer
The Tabasco Kid
Producer
Hook and Ladder
Writer
The Pooch
Producer
The Pooch
Producer
Choo-Choo!
Writer
Choo-Choo!
Writer
Spanky
Producer
County Hospital
Producer
You're Telling Me
1931
Director
On the Loose
Writer
On the Loose
Producer
Playing at Politics
Director
The Pajama Party
Director
Let's Do Things
Producer
One Good Turn
Producer
On the Loose
Producer
Laughing Gravy
Producer
The Chiselers
Producer
Beau Hunks
Producer
Our Wife
Producer
The Panic Is On
Producer
Hasty Marriage
Producer
Chickens Come Home
Producer
Come Clean
Story
Chickens Come Home
Producer
Dogs Is Dogs
Presenter
Dogs Is Dogs
Producer
The Pip from Pittsburg
Producer
Be Big!
Presenter
Thundering Tenors
Producer
Thundering Tenors
Producer
Pardon Us
Producer
Helping Grandma
Producer
Little Daddy
Director
Monsieur Le Fox
Presenter
Pardon Us
Producer
Haunted at Midnight
1930
Director
Men of the North
Producer
Shivering Shakespeare
Producer
Another Fine Mess
Producer
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Producer
Hog Wild
Music
Hog Wild
Producer
Shivering and Shaking
Producer
Night Owls
Producer
Below Zero
Producer
The Night Life
Producer
Looser Than Loose
Producer
Blotto
Story
Brats
Producer
Brats
Producer
Dollar Dizzy
Director
Monsieur Le Fox
Producer
The Gas Station
Presenter
Shivering Shakespeare
Presenter
The First Seven Years
Producer
The First Seven Years
Producer
When the Wind Blows
Presenter
When the Wind Blows
Producer
Girl Shock
Producer
Fast Work
Producer
Teacher's Pet
Presenter
Teacher's Pet
Producer
Bear Shooters
Producer
Radiomanía
Producer
Night of Goblins
Producer
School's Out
Producer
Doctor's Orders
1929
Writer
Perfect Day
Producer
Boxing Gloves
Story
Boxing Gloves
Producer
Lazy Days
Producer
Railroadin'
Producer
Small Talk
Producer
Bouncing Babies
Producer
Big Business
Director
Hurdy Gurdy
Producer
Leaping Love
Producer
Stepping Out
Producer
Crazy Feet
Producer
Liberty
Producer
Perfect Day
Producer
They Go Boom!
Producer
Bacon Grabbers
Producer
The Hoose-Gow
Producer
Unaccustomed as We Are
Director
Unaccustomed as We Are
Producer
Going Ga-Ga
Producer
Wrong Again
Director
Dad's Day
Producer
Snappy Sneezer
Producer
The Big Squawk
Producer
Men O' War
Producer
Hotter Than Hot
Producer
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Presenter
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Presenter
Bouncing Babies
Producer
Movie Night
Presenter
Men O' War
Producer
Berth Marks
Producer
Thundering Toupees
1928
Producer
From Soup to Nuts
Story
Leave 'Em Laughing
Producer
Pass the Gravy
Producer
Limousine Love
Producer
Should Tall Men Marry?
Producer
Came the Dawn
Cinematography
Came the Dawn
Producer
The Boy Friend
Producer
You're Darn Tootin'
Story
The Smile Wins
Producer
Habeas Corpus
Producer
Leave 'Em Laughing
Producer
The Finishing Touch
Producer
Two Tars
Producer
We Faw Down
Story
Flying Elephants
Director
Flying Elephants
Producer
Flying Elephants
Producer
Early to Bed
Producer
School Begins
Writer
Pass the Gravy
Producer
Spook Spoofing
Producer
Should Married Men Go Home?
Producer
Fair and Muddy
Producer
Should Women Drive?
1927
Producer
Call of the Cuckoo
Director
Sailors, Beware!
Producer
Why Girls Say No
Producer
Should Men Walk Home?
Writer
Ten Years Old
Story
Olympic Games
Story
Chicken Feed
Story
Baby Brother
Producer
Duck Soup
Producer
Eve's Love Letters
Producer
Now I'll Tell One
Story
Seeing the World
Producer
Seeing the World
Producer
Do Detectives Think?
Writer
Do Detectives Think?
Producer
Why Girls Love Sailors
Writer
Why Girls Love Sailors
Story
The Glorious Fourth
Producer
The Way of All Pants
Producer
The Glorious Fourth
Producer
Flaming Fathers
Producer
Don't Tell Everything
Producer
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Producer
Putting Pants on Philip
Writer
Love 'Em and Weep
Producer
Love 'Em and Weep
Producer
The Second Hundred Years
Writer
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Writer
Flaming Fathers
Producer
Us
Story
Bring Home the Turkey
Writer
The Battle of the Century
Producer
The Battle of the Century
Writer
Sailors, Beware!
Producer
Sailors, Beware!
Producer
Two-Time Mama
1926
Writer
The Nickel-Hopper
Producer
Get 'Em Young
Writer
The Fourth Alarm
Producer
Soft Pedal
Writer
Soft Pedal
Writer
Long Pants
Producer
The Boy Friend
Producer
Long Pants
Producer
Charley My Boy!
Producer
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Writer
Don't Butt In
Writer
A Punch in the Nose
Producer
Thundering Fleas
Producer
Along Came Auntie
Story
Monkey Business
Writer
Baby Clothes
Story
Shivering Spooks
Story
War Feathers
Producer
What's the World Coming To?
Producer
Mama Behave
Producer
Be Your Age
Producer
Tell 'Em Nothing
Executive Producer
Wandering Papas
Producer
Raggedy Rose
Producer
Bromo and Juliet
Producer
Crazy Like a Fox
Producer
The Fourth Alarm
Producer
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Producer
Rex the Devil Horse
Story
Thundering Fleas
Presenter
Bromo and Juliet
Presenter
Crazy Like a Fox
Writer
Rex the Devil Horse
Story
Good Cheer
Producer
Say It with Babies
Writer
Madame Mystery
Producer
A Punch in the Nose
1925
Producer
Are Parents Pickles?
Story
Boys Will Be Joys
Producer
No Father to Guide Him
Producer
Chasing the Chaser
Story
Sure-Mike!
Story
What Price Goofy?
Story
Madame Sans Jane
Story
Your Own Back Yard
Producer
Should Sailors Marry?
Producer
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Story
The Love Bug
Writer
Circus Fever
Story
The Big Town
Writer
Official Officers
Story
Mary, Queen of Tots
Writer
Better Movies
Story
One Wild Ride
Producer
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Producer
Innocent Husbands
Producer
The Rat's Knuckles
Producer
The Caretaker's Daughter
Producer
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Producer
His Wooden Wedding
Producer
Papa Be Good!
Story
There Goes the Bride
Writer
Dog Days
Producer
Dog Days
Writer
Big Red Riding Hood
Producer
Bad Boy
Writer
Looking for Sally
Producer
Sherlock Sleuth
Story
Shootin' Injuns
Story
Black Cyclone
Producer
The Wages of Tin
Producer
Flaming Flappers
Producer
Plain and Fancy Girls
Producer
There Goes the Bride
Producer
Laughing Ladies
1924
Director
Smithy
Producer
Two Wagons Both Covered
Producer
Jubilo, Jr.
Story
Jubilo, Jr.
Writer
Just a Good Guy
Producer
Just a Good Guy
Story
The King of the Wild Horses
Producer
Love's Reward
Story
Love's Detour
Writer
Just a Real Good Car
Story
Tire Trouble
Story
Commencement Day
Story
Seein' Things
Story
The Sun Down Limited
Story
Fast Company
Story
Cradle Robbers
Story
The Mysterious Mystery!
Producer
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Producer
Smithy
Producer
Zeb vs. Paprika
Producer
A Ten-Minute Egg
Producer
Sittin' Pretty
Producer
The 'Fraidy Cat
Producer
Outdoor Pajamas
Producer
Seeing Nellie Home
Producer
At First Sight
Director
Just a Real Good Car
Producer
Big Business
Writer
Big Business
Producer
Tire Trouble
Producer
Don't Park There
Producer
The Goofy Age
Assistant Director
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Writer
The Battling Orioles
Writer
The Buccaneers
Producer
Wide Open Spaces
Producer
Brothers Under the Chin
Producer
Stolen Goods
Producer
Position Wanted
Producer
A Truthful Liar
1923
Executive Producer
A Tough Winter
Director
Scorching Sands
Writer
Dogs of War!
Story
Dogs of War!
Producer
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Producer
Dear Ol' Pal
Producer
Sold at Auction
Producer
Post No Bills
Producer
Mother's Joy
Producer
Short Orders
Writer
Short Orders
Producer
Save The Ship
Producer
Scorching Sands
Producer
The Soilers
Producer
White Wings
Story
The Champeen
Story
The Cobbler
Story
Boys to Board
Story
Lodge Night
Story
Back Stage
Writer
The Big Show
Story
A Pleasant Journey
Story
Stage Fright
Story
Derby Day
Story
Sunday Calm
Producer
Why Worry?
Producer
Oranges and Lemons
Executive Producer
Uncensored Movies
Screenplay
Uncensored Movies
Writer
Be Honest
Producer
The Watch Dog
Producer
The Great Outdoors
Producer
Collars and Cuffs
Producer
July Days
Producer
The Call of the Wild
Producer
The Whole Truth
Producer
Pick and Shovel
Producer
A Man About Town
Producer
Gas and Air
Producer
Safety Last!
Writer
Safety Last!
Producer
It's a Gift
1922
Story
Grandma's Boy
Producer
Shine 'Em Up
Producer
The Timber Queen
Producer
Barnyard Flappers
Producer
The Non-Skid Kid
Producer
Shiver and Shake
Producer
One Terrible Day
Producer
Fire Fighters
Story
Saturday Morning
Story
A Quiet Street
Story
Young Sherlocks
Producer
Years to Come
Producer
Dr. Jack
Producer
Grandma's Boy
Story
Dr. Jack
Producer
Touch all the Bases
Producer
Our Gang
Story
Our Gang
Producer
Bone Dry
Producer
Do Me a Favor
1921
Story
A Sailor-Made Man
Story
Never Weaken
Producer
Among Those Present
Director
Now or Never
Writer
Among Those Present
Director
I Do
Writer
I Do
Producer
Dodge Your Debts
Producer
Whirl o' the West
Writer
A Sailor-Made Man
Story
Name the Day
Writer
Catching a Coon
Producer
Now or Never
Producer
A Sailor-Made Man
Producer
Trolley Troubles
Story
Trolley Troubles
Producer
Never Weaken
1920
Actor Sailor (uncredited)
Number, Please?
Director
An Eastern Westerner
Director
Number, Please?
Director
High and Dizzy
Director
Get Out and Get Under
Director
Haunted Spooks
Director
His Royal Slyness
Producer
Fresh Paint
Producer
The Dippy Dentist
Producer
Raise the Rent
Producer
Get Out and Get Under
Producer
Run 'Em Ragged
Producer
His Royal Slyness
Producer
Haunted Spooks
Producer
High and Dizzy
Producer
An Eastern Westerner
Producer
Nomads of the North
Producer
Number, Please?
Producer
Why Go Home?
Director
Alias Aladdin
Writer
Alias Aladdin
Producer
Alias Aladdin
1919
Director
From Hand to Mouth
Director
Bumping Into Broadway
Director
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Director
Ask Father
Director
Captain Kidd's Kids
Director
Pay Your Dues
Director
Spring Fever
Director
A Sammy in Siberia
Director
A Jazzed Honeymoon
Director
On the Fire
Director
Looking for Trouble
Director
Young Mr. Jazz
Producer
Chop Suey & Co.
Director
Chop Suey & Co.
Producer
Count Your Change
Director
Back to the Woods
Producer
Don't Shove
Producer
Looking for Trouble
Director
Do You Love Your Wife?
Producer
How Dry I Am
Producer
Be My Wife
Director
Be My Wife
Producer
Look Out Below
Director
Look Out Below
Producer
Just Neighbors
Producer
From Hand to Mouth
Producer
Hustling for Health
Producer
Crack Your Heels
Producer
Just Dropped In
Producer
Pistols for Breakfast
Producer
The Dutiful Dub
Producer
Heap Big Chief
Producer
Swat the Crook
Director
Just Dropped In
Producer
Off the Trolley
Producer
At the Old Stage Door
Director
At the Old Stage Door
Director
I'm on My Way
Producer
I'm on My Way
Director
The Rajah
Producer
The Rajah
Producer
Next Aisle Over
Director
His Only Father
Director
Next Aisle Over
Producer
Captain Kidd's Kids
Director
Giving the Bride Away
Director
He Leads, Others Follow
Director
Soft Money
Director
Before Breakfast
Director
Count the Votes
Producer
Bumping Into Broadway
Producer
It's a Hard Life
Producer
Order in the Court
Producer
Call for Mr. Caveman
Producer
Giving the Bride Away
1918
Director
Just Rambling Along
Producer
Hey There
Producer
On the Jump
Producer
Take a Chance
Producer
A Gasoline Wedding
Producer
Beat It
Producer
Nothing But Trouble
Producer
The Tip
Producer
It's a Wild Life
Producer
Let's Go
Producer
Kicked Out
Producer
She Loves Me Not
Producer
Here Come the Girls
Producer
Pipe the Whiskers
Producer
The Non-Stop Kid
Producer
Hit Him Again
Producer
The City Slicker
Producer
Fireman Save My Child
Producer
Look Pleasant, Please
Producer
Two-Gun Gussie
Producer
Just Rambling Along
Producer
Follow the Crowd
Producer
His Busy Day
Director
His Busy Day
Producer
Bride and Gloom
Producer
Sic 'Em, Towser
1917
Producer
Love, Laughs and Lather
Director
Clubs Are Trump
Director
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Director
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Director
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Director
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Producer
By the Sad Sea Waves
Producer
Bliss
Producer
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Producer
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Producer
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Director
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Producer
The Big Idea
Producer
Step Lively
Producer
Pinched
Producer
Move On
Director
Luke's Lost Liberty
Director
Luke's Busy Day
Director
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Director
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Director
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Director
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Director
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
Director
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Producer
Over the Fence
Producer
Bashful
1916
Director
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Director
Luke's Speedy Club Life
Director
Luke and the Mermaids
Director
Luke Does the Midway
Director
Luke Locates the Loot
Director
Luke, Patient Provider
Director
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Director
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Director
Luke's Lost Lamb
Director
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Director
Luke Rides Roughshod
Producer
Luke's Washful Waiting
Director
Luke's Movie Muddle
Director
Luke Joins the Navy
Producer
Luke Joins the Navy
Director
Luke's Shattered Sleep
Producer
Luke Rides Roughshod
Producer
Luke's Lost Lamb
Producer
Luke's Movie Muddle
Producer
Luke Locates the Loot
Producer
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Director
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Producer
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Director
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Producer
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Director
Luke's Society Mixup
Director
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
Director
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Director
Luke Lugs Luggage
Director
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Director
Luke Foils the Villain
Director
Luke's Late Lunchers
Director
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Director
Luke Laughs Last
Director
Luke's Double
Director
Them Was the Happy Days!
Director
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
Director
Luke's Washful Waiting
Director
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Director
Luke, the Chauffeur
Director
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Director
Luke, the Gladiator
Director
Luke's Newsie Knockout
1915
Director
The Hungry Actors
Director
Close-Cropped Clippings
Director
Beyond His Fondest Hopes
Director
Willie Runs the Park
Director
Pete, the Pedal Polisher
Director
Spit-ball Sadie
Director
Some Baby
Director
Fresh from the Farm
Director
A Mixup for Mazie
Director
Just Nuts
Producer
Just Nuts
Director
Giving Them Fits
Producer
Giving Them Fits
Director
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Producer
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Director
Ragtime Snap Shots
Director
Great While It Lasted
Director
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
Director
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Director
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Director
Tinkering with Trouble
Director
Bughouse Bellhops
