Hal Roach
American filmmaker (1892-1992) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 100
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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1992Died2 November 19921984Academy Honorary AwardAwardHollywood '84Series1980
HollywoodSeries1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1941
Topper ReturnsFilm, Producer1940
One Million B.C.Film, Director, Producer1938
Block-HeadsFilm, Producer1937Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-ReelAward
TopperFilm, 1937Producer1936
The Bohemian GirlFilm, Producer1935
Bonnie ScotlandFilm, Producer1934
Babes in ToylandFilm, Producer1932Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, ComedyAward
County HospitalFilm, 1932Producer1931
Beau HunksFilm, Producer1930
Another Fine MessFilm, Producer1929
The Little RascalsSeries, Director, Producer
Berth MarksFilm, 1929Producer1928
Two TarsFilm, Producer1927
The Battle of the CenturyFilm, Writer, Producer1923
Safety Last!Film, Writer, Producer1892Born14 January 1892
HollywoodSeries1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1941Topper ReturnsFilm, Producer1940One Million B.C.Film, Director, Producer1938Block-HeadsFilm, Producer1937Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-ReelAwardTopperFilm, 1937Producer1936The Bohemian GirlFilm, Producer1935Bonnie ScotlandFilm, Producer1934Babes in ToylandFilm, Producer1932Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, ComedyAwardCounty HospitalFilm, 1932Producer1931Beau HunksFilm, Producer1930Another Fine MessFilm, Producer1929The Little RascalsSeries, Director, ProducerBerth MarksFilm, 1929Producer1928Two TarsFilm, Producer1927The Battle of the CenturyFilm, Writer, Producer1923Safety Last!Film, Writer, Producer1892Born14 January 1892People around Hal
Harold Lloyd Hal produced Safety Last! and High and Dizzy
Jean Harlow Hal produced Bacon Grabbers and Double Whoopee
Stan Laurel Hal produced Sons of the Desert (1933)
Oliver Hardy Hal produced Sons of the Desert (1933)
Leo McCarey Also in Berth Marks, Big Business and Liberty
Thelma Todd Hal directed The Devil's Brother (1933)
Bebe Daniels Hal produced Bliss and Over the Fence- Gordon Douglas Hal produced Pardon Us and Chickens Come Home
Edgar Kennedy Hal produced Perfect Day (1929)
Billy Gilbert Hal produced The Music Box and Block-Heads
Jimmy Finlayson Hal produced Way Out West and Block-Heads
Tiny Sandford Hal produced Babes in Toyland and Big Business
Marie Mosquini Hal produced From Hand to Mouth (1919)
Fred C. Newmeyer Hal produced Safety Last! and From Hand to Mouth
Walter Long Hal produced Pardon Us and Bonnie Scotland
Charley Rogers Hal produced Babes in Toyland and Perfect Day
Dee Lampton Hal produced From Hand to Mouth (1919)
Edna Marion Hal produced From Soup to Nuts (1928)
Frank Brownlee Hal produced Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Sammy Brooks Hal directed From Hand to Mouth and Ask Father
Bobby Dunn Hal produced Our Relations and Bacon Grabbers
Belle Mitchell Hal produced All Aboard and Move On
Baldwin Cooke Hal produced Sons of the Desert (1933)
Charles Stevenson Hal produced High and Dizzy (1920)
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Safety Last! 1923
Them Thar Hills 1934
The Music Box 1932
Busy Bodies 1933
Helpmates 1932
Filmography 40
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Television 4
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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1992 · aged 100
