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Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Born: 1892-01-13 • 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.

Filmography
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts poster
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 • Self - Producer (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic poster
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011 • Self (archive footage)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story poster
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002 • Self (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius poster
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989 • Self
Hollywood Uncensored poster
Hollywood Uncensored
1987 • Self
No Image
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1987 • Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey poster
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 • Self
No Image
Ticket to Hollywood
1984 • Himself
No Image
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974 • Self
Sons of the Desert poster
Sons of the Desert
1933 • Bit Part (uncredited)
Wild Poses poster
Wild Poses
1933 • Studio portrait
Number, Please? poster
Number, Please?
1920 • Sailor (uncredited)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz poster
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914 • Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
The Magic Cloak of Oz poster
The Magic Cloak of Oz
1914 • The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
Samson poster
Samson
1914 • Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
The Squaw Man poster
The Squaw Man
1914 • Townsman (uncredited)