Portrait of Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Production

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.

Born: January 13, 1892

Place of Birth: Elmira, New York, USA

Filmography

2017
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

as Self - Producer (archive footage)

2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

as Self (archive footage)

1980
Hollywood

as Self

1933
Sons of the Desert

as Bit Part (uncredited)

1933
Wild Poses

as Studio portrait

1920
Number, Please?

as Sailor (uncredited)

1914
The Patchwork Girl of Oz

as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot

1914
The Magic Cloak of Oz

as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)

1914
Samson

as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)

1914
The Squaw Man

as Townsman (uncredited)