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Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992)

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Born: January 14, 1892
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Died: November 2, 1992
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Birthplace: Elmira
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Place of death: Bel Air
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film producer
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Education: Elmira Free Academy
Spouse: Marguerite Nichols(1915–1941)

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Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios.

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High and Dizzy(1920)
The Rajah(1919)
Hoots Mon!(1919)
Do You Love Your Wife?(1919)
Count the Votes(1919)
Soft Money(1919)
Pay Your Dues(1919)
I'm on My Way(1919)
A Jazzed Honeymoon(1919)
Look Out Below(1919)
He Leads, Others Follow(1919)
Just Dropped In(1919)
His Only Father(1919)
Chop Suey & Co.(1919)
Captain Kidd's Kids(1919)
Be My Wife(1919)
Back to the Woods(1919)
Young Mr. Jazz(1919)
On the Fire(1919)
Next Aisle Over(1919)
Before Breakfast(1919)
At the Old Stage Door(1919)
Bumping into Broadway(1919)
Billy Blazes(1919)
A Sammy in Siberia(1919)
Spring Fever(1919)
Ask Father(1919)
From Hand to Mouth(1919)
Just Rambling Along(1918)
Nothing but Trouble(1918)
Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle(1917)
We Never Sleep(1917)
Stop! Luke! Listen!(1917)
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire(1917)
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients(1917)
Birds of a Feather(1917)
Luke's Trolley Troubles(1917)
Luke's Lost Liberty(1917)
Luke's Busy Day(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Plumber(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life(1917)
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger(1917)
Clubs Are Trump(1917)
Luke, the Chauffeur(1916)
Luke, the Gladiator(1916)
Luke and the Mermaids(1916)
Luke Does the Midway(1916)
Luke's Shattered Sleep(1916)
Luke and the Bang-Tails(1916)
Them Was the Happy Days!(1916)
Luke and the Bomb Throwers(1916)
Luke Rides Roughshod(1916)
Luke Pipes the Pippins(1916)
Luke Laughs Last(1916)
Luke Lugs Luggage(1916)
Luke Foils the Villain(1916)
Luke's Washful Waiting(1916)
Luke(1916)
Luke, Rank Impersonator(1916)
Luke's Preparedness Preparations(1916)
Luke's Newsie Knockout(1916)
Luke's Double(1916)
Luke's Late Lunchers(1916)
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle(1916)
Luke's Fatal Flivver(1916)
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury(1916)
Lonesome Luke, Circus King(1916)
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks(1916)
Luke Locates the Loot(1916)
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up(1916)
Luke's Movie Muddle(1916)
Luke's Society Mixup(1916)
Luke's Speedy Club Life(1916)
Luke's Lost Lamb(1916)
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary(1916)
Luke Joins the Navy(1916)
Luke, Crystal Gazer(1916)
Pete, the Pedal Polisher(1915)
Beyond His Fondest Hopes(1915)
Tinkering with Trouble(1915)
Ragtime Snap Shots(1915)
The Hungry Actors(1915)
Some Baby(1915)
Willie Runs the Park(1915)
A Mixup for Mazie(1915)
Spit-Ball Sadie(1915)
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks(1915)
Terribly Stuck Up(1915)
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster(1915)
Great While It Lasted(1915)
Fresh from the Farm(1915)
Bughouse Bellhops(1915)
A Foozle at the Tee Party(1915)
Giving Them Fits(1915)
Peculiar Patients' Pranks(1915)
Just Nuts(1915)

Wrote

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Arbor Day(1936)
Pay as You Exit(1936)
Divot Diggers(1936)
General Spanky(1936)
Bored of Education(1936)
On the Wrong Trek(1936)
Our Relations(1936)
The Bohemian Girl(1936)
The Fixer Uppers(1935)
Thicker than Water(1935)
Tit for Tat(1935)
Bonnie Scotland(1935)
Going Bye-Bye!(1934)
For Pete's Sake!(1934)
The Live Ghost(1934)
Oliver the Eighth(1934)
Them Thar Hills(1934)
Babes in Toyland(1934)
Mush and Milk(1933)
Wild Poses(1933)
Me and My Pal(1933)
Twice Two(1933)
The Midnight Patrol(1933)
Dirty Work(1933)
Busy Bodies(1933)
The Devil's Brother(1933)
Sons of the Desert(1933)
Free Eats(1932)
Scram!(1932)
County Hospital(1932)
Their First Mistake(1932)
Towed in a Hole(1932)
Helpmates(1932)
The Chimp(1932)
Any Old Port!(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles(1932)
The Music Box(1932)
Politiquerías(1931)
Los calaveras(1931)
Love Business(1931)
Helping Grandma(1931)
On the Loose(1931)
Our Wife(1931)
Come Clean(1931)
Beau Hunks(1931)
Laughing Gravy(1931)
One Good Turn(1931)
Chickens Come Home(1931)
Be Big!(1931)
Pardon Us(1931)
Noche de duendes(1930)
La vida nocturna(1930)
Bear Shooters(1930)
Pups Is Pups(1930)
Night Owls(1930)
Brats(1930)
Hog Wild(1930)
Another Fine Mess(1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case(1930)
Blotto(1930)
Below Zero(1930)
Noisy Noises(1929)
Moan and Groan, Inc.(1929)
Lazy Days(1929)
Bouncing Babies(1929)
Railroadin'(1929)
Cat, Dog & Co.(1929)
Boxing Gloves(1929)
Angora Love(1929)
That's My Wife(1929)
Wrong Again(1929)
Berth Marks(1929)
They Go Boom(1929)
The Hoose-Gow(1929)
Men O' War(1929)
Liberty(1929)
Bacon Grabbers(1929)
Double Whoopee(1929)
Unaccustomed As We Are(1929)
Perfect Day(1929)
Big Business(1929)
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.(1928)
Should Tall Men Marry?(1928)
Pass the Gravy(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing(1928)
Habeas Corpus(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'(1928)
Early to Bed(1928)
Two Tars(1928)
Flying Elephants(1928)
The Finishing Touch(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?(1928)
From Soup to Nuts(1928)
Their Purple Moment(1928)
We Faw Down(1928)
Do Detectives Think?(1927)
Bring Home the Turkey(1927)
Two-Time Mama(1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs(1927)
Baby Brother(1927)
Seeing the World(1927)
Eve's Love Letters(1927)
Love 'Em and Feed 'Em(1927)
One Hour Married(1927)
Should Men Walk Home?(1927)
Fluttering Hearts(1927)
Why Girls Say No(1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors(1927)
Slipping Wives(1927)
Sugar Daddies(1927)
Love 'em and Weep(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo(1927)
Now I'll Tell One(1927)
Sailors, Beware!(1927)
With Love and Hisses(1927)
Duck Soup(1927)
The Second Hundred Years(1927)
Hats Off(1927)
The Battle of the Century(1927)
Putting Pants on Philip(1927)
Wife Tamers(1926)
What's the World Coming To?(1926)
Mama Behave(1926)
Charley My Boy(1926)
Good Cheer(1926)
On the Front Page(1926)
Monkey Business(1926)
Long Fliv the King(1926)
Say It with Babies(1926)
Dog Shy(1926)
Thundering Fleas(1926)
Get 'Em Young(1926)
Wandering Papas(1926)
Bromo and Juliet(1926)
Along Came Auntie(1926)
Madame Mystery(1926)
Mighty Like a Moose(1926)
Crazy like a Fox(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper(1926)
Raggedy Rose(1926)
Be Your Age(1926)
45 Minutes from Hollywood(1926)
Starvation Blues(1925)
The Uneasy Three(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette(1925)
The Family Entrance(1925)
Should Husbands Be Watched?(1925)
Plain and Fancy Girls(1925)
Looking for Sally(1925)
Big Red Riding Hood(1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter(1925)
Is Marriage the Bunk?(1925)
Hello Baby!(1925)
Fighting Fluid(1925)
The Haunted Honeymoon(1925)
No Father to Guide Him(1925)
Circus Fever(1925)
Ask Grandma(1925)
Dog Days(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?(1925)
Should Sailors Marry?(1925)
The King of Wild Horses(1924)
The Poor Fish(1924)
Sweet Daddy(1924)
Sittin' Pretty(1924)
Seeing Nellie Home(1924)
Publicity Pays(1924)
Outdoor Pajamas(1924)
Jeffries Jr.(1924)
A Ten-Minute Egg(1924)
Why Men Work(1924)
It's a Bear(1924)
Big Business(1924)
Accidental Accidents(1924)
The Royal Razz(1924)
Bungalow Boobs(1924)
Fast Company(1924)
Every Man for Himself(1924)
The Mysterious Mystery!(1924)
Seein' Things(1924)
Smithy(1924)
Jubilo, Jr.(1924)
Cradle Robbers(1924)
Commencement Day(1924)
Zeb vs. Paprika(1924)
Brothers Under the Chin(1924)
High Society(1924)
The Buccaneers(1924)
All Wet(1924)
Postage Due(1924)
Short Kilts(1924)
Wide Open Spaces(1924)
Rupert of Hee Haw(1924)
Near Dublin(1924)
Mother's Joy(1923)
Frozen Hearts(1923)
A Man About Town(1923)
Why Worry?(1923)
Safety Last!(1923)
Save the Ship(1923)
No Noise(1923)
Lodge Night(1923)
The Champeen(1923)
Back Stage(1923)
The Whole Truth(1923)
Short Orders(1923)
Scorching Sands(1923)
July Days(1923)
Gas and Air(1923)
The Cobbler(1923)
Roughest Africa(1923)
White Wings(1923)
Pick and Shovel(1923)
It's a Gift(1923)
Collars and Cuffs(1923)
The Soilers(1923)
Oranges and Lemons(1923)
The Noon Whistle(1923)
Under Two Jags(1923)
Derby Day(1923)
The Big Show(1923)
Dogs of War(1923)
Kill or Cure(1923)
The Call of the Wild(1923)
Our Gang(1922)
White Eagle(1922)
A Quiet Street(1922)
Our Gang(1922)
One Terrible Day(1922)
Fire Fighters(1922)
The Timber Queen(1922)
Grandma's Boy(1922)
Dr. Jack(1922)
I Do(1921)
Among Those Present(1921)
Now or Never(1921)
Never Weaken(1921)
A Sailor-Made Man(1921)
Nomads of the North(1920)
An Eastern Westerner(1920)
Get Out and Get Under(1920)
His Royal Slyness(1920)
Number, Please?(1920)
Haunted Spooks(1920)
High and Dizzy(1920)
Hustling for Health(1919)
The Dutiful Dub(1919)
The Rajah(1919)
Si, Senor(1919)
Pistols for Breakfast(1919)
Hoots Mon!(1919)
Heap Big Chief(1919)
Do You Love Your Wife?(1919)
Crack Your Heels(1919)
Count the Votes(1919)
Wanted – $5,000(1919)
Swat the Crook(1919)
Soft Money(1919)
Pay Your Dues(1919)
Off the Trolley(1919)
I'm on My Way(1919)
A Jazzed Honeymoon(1919)
Look Out Below(1919)
He Leads, Others Follow(1919)
Count Your Change(1919)
The Marathon(1919)
Never Touched Me(1919)
Just Dropped In(1919)
His Only Father(1919)
Going! Going! Gone!(1919)
Don't Shove(1919)
Chop Suey & Co.(1919)
Captain Kidd's Kids(1919)
Be My Wife(1919)
Back to the Woods(1919)
Young Mr. Jazz(1919)
On the Fire(1919)
Next Aisle Over(1919)
Ring Up the Curtain(1919)
Just Neighbors(1919)
Before Breakfast(1919)
At the Old Stage Door(1919)
Bumping into Broadway(1919)
Billy Blazes(1919)
A Sammy in Siberia(1919)
Spring Fever(1919)
Ask Father(1919)
From Hand to Mouth(1919)
Just Rambling Along(1918)
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany(1918)
Kicked Out(1918)
Hey There!(1918)
It's a Wild Life(1918)
Let's Go(1918)
Hit Him Again(1918)
No Place Like Jail(1918)
Why Pick on Me?(1918)
Two Scrambled(1918)
That's Him(1918)
On the Jump(1918)
Follow the Crowd(1918)
Bride and Gloom(1918)
She Loves Me Not(1918)
A Gasoline Wedding(1918)
The Tip(1918)
Swing Your Partners(1918)
Somewhere in Turkey(1918)
Nothing but Trouble(1918)
Hear 'Em Rave(1918)
Beat It(1918)
An Ozark Romance(1918)
The Lamb(1918)
Take a Chance(1918)
Sic 'Em, Towser(1918)
Pipe the Whiskers(1918)
Look Pleasant, Please(1918)
Bees in His Bonnet(1918)
Two-Gun Gussie(1918)
The Non-Stop Kid(1918)
The City Slicker(1918)
Here Come the Girls(1918)
Fireman Save My Child(1918)
Are Crooks Dishonest?(1918)
From Laramie to London(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle(1917)
We Never Sleep(1917)
Stop! Luke! Listen!(1917)
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire(1917)
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients(1917)
Birds of a Feather(1917)
Luke's Trolley Troubles(1917)
Luke's Lost Liberty(1917)
Luke's Busy Day(1917)
Love, Laughs and Lather(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Plumber(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life(1917)
Step Lively(1917)
Rainbow Island(1917)
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley(1917)
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger(1917)
Clubs Are Trump(1917)
The Flirt(1917)
The Big Idea(1917)
Pinched(1917)
Move On(1917)
By the Sad Sea Waves(1917)
Bashful(1917)
All Aboard(1917)
Over the Fence(1917)
Bliss(1917)
Luke, the Chauffeur(1916)
Luke, the Gladiator(1916)
Luke and the Mermaids(1916)
Luke Does the Midway(1916)
Luke's Shattered Sleep(1916)
Luke and the Bang-Tails(1916)
Them Was the Happy Days!(1916)
Luke and the Bomb Throwers(1916)
Luke Rides Roughshod(1916)
Luke Pipes the Pippins(1916)
Luke Laughs Last(1916)
Luke Lugs Luggage(1916)
Luke Foils the Villain(1916)
Luke's Washful Waiting(1916)
Luke(1916)
Luke, Rank Impersonator(1916)
Luke's Preparedness Preparations(1916)
Luke's Newsie Knockout(1916)
Luke's Double(1916)
Luke's Late Lunchers(1916)
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle(1916)
Luke's Fatal Flivver(1916)
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury(1916)
Lonesome Luke, Circus King(1916)
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks(1916)
Luke Locates the Loot(1916)
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up(1916)
Luke's Movie Muddle(1916)
Luke's Society Mixup(1916)
Luke's Speedy Club Life(1916)
Luke's Lost Lamb(1916)
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary(1916)
Luke Joins the Navy(1916)
Luke, Crystal Gazer(1916)
Pete, the Pedal Polisher(1915)
Beyond His Fondest Hopes(1915)
Tinkering with Trouble(1915)
Ragtime Snap Shots(1915)
Some Baby(1915)
Willie Runs the Park(1915)
A Mixup for Mazie(1915)
Spit-Ball Sadie(1915)
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks(1915)
Terribly Stuck Up(1915)
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster(1915)
Great While It Lasted(1915)
Fresh from the Farm(1915)
Bughouse Bellhops(1915)
A Foozle at the Tee Party(1915)
Giving Them Fits(1915)
Peculiar Patients' Pranks(1915)
Just Nuts(1915)

Created

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Our Gang1922 · film series

Founded

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Hal Roach Studios1919 · American film production studio

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Child: Hal Roach, Jr.
Cause of death: pneumonia
Given name: Hal
Manner of death: natural causes
Family name: Roach
Awards: Academy Honorary Award(April 9, 1984) statement is subject of: 56th Academy Awards
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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel(March 4, 1937) for work: Bored of Education · statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy(November 18, 1932) for work: The Music Box · statement is subject of: 5th Academy Awards
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy for work: The Music Box · statement is subject of: 5th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel(February 7, 1937) for work: Bored of Education · statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy(February 7, 1936) for work: Tit for Tat · statement is subject of: 8th Academy Awards
Website: hal-roach.com language: English
Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery burial plot reference: Roach Family Plot, Locust Avenue, Section C · coordinates: 42.1048°N, 76.8261°W
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Sex or gender: male
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Owner of: Hal Roach Studios
Related category: Category:Films directed by Hal Roach category contains: film directed by this person
Start of work period: 1912
Subject has role: centenarian
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Birth name: Harry Eugene Roach
End of work period: 1992
Filmography: Hal Roach filmography
Work location: United States
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Has works in the collection: Harvard Film Archive
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