Directed credits
114
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Hal Roach
Production
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Directed movies: 114Directed series: 0All crew credits: 540
TMDB ID: 33223
IMDb ID: nm0730018
Known for: Production
Born: January 13, 1892
Died: November 2, 1992
Age: 100
Place of birth: Elmira, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1914 - 2017
Years active: 104
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q72792
Also known as
Harry Eugene Roach • Al Roach • Hal E. Roach • Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. • Harold Eugene Roach Sr.
Frequent jobs
Director (113)Assistant Director (1)Producer (330)Story (53)Writer (30)Executive Producer (8)Associate Producer (2)Presenter (2)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hal Roach.
Director
Road Show
1941 • Movie
Director
Turnabout
1940 • Movie
Director
One Million B.C.
1940 • Movie
Director
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939 • Movie
Director
Captain Fury
1939 • Movie
Director
The Devil's Brother
1933 • Movie
Director
On the Loose
1931 • Movie
Director
The Pajama Party
1931 • Movie
Director
Let's Do Things
1931 • Movie
Director
Men of the North
1930 • Movie
Director
The Rogue Song
1930 • Movie
Director
Hurdy Gurdy
1929 • Movie
Director
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929 • Movie
Director
Flying Elephants
1928 • Movie
Director
Sailors, Beware!
1927 • Movie
Director
The White Sheep
1924 • Movie
Assistant Director
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1924 • Movie
Director
Smithy
1924 • Movie
Director
Scorching Sands
1923 • Movie
Director
I Do
1921 • Movie
Director
Now or Never
1921 • Movie
Director
Number, Please?
1920 • Movie
Director
Get Out and Get Under
1920 • Movie
Director
A Regular Pal
1920 • Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hal Roach.
Producer
Safety Last!
1923 • Movie
Producer
The Music Box
1932 • Movie
Producer
Busy Bodies
1933 • Movie
Producer
Helpmates
1932 • Movie
Producer
Way Out West
1937 • Movie
Producer
Sons of the Desert
1933 • Movie
Producer
Block-Heads
1938 • Movie
Producer
Tit for Tat
1935 • Movie
Producer
County Hospital
1932 • Movie
Producer
Topper
1937 • Movie
Producer
Big Business
1929 • Movie
Producer
Pardon Us
1931 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hal Roach.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hal Roach.
Associate Producer
One Million Years B.C.
1966 • Movie
as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
Samson
1914 • Movie
Producer
Playing at Politics
1931 • Movie
Producer
Bonnie Scotland
1935 • Movie
Producer
The Chiselers
1931 • Movie
Producer
Limousine Love
1928 • Movie
Producer
Bacon Grabbers
1929 • Movie
Director
Ask Father
1919 • Movie
Producer
Beau Hunks
1931 • Movie
Producer
White Eagle
1922 • Movie
Writer
Perfect Day
1929 • Movie
Producer
Pardon Us
1931 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hal Roach.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hal Roach.
Producer
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
2012 • Movie
Producer
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
2011 • Movie
Producer
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
2001 • Movie
Producer
Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties
2001 • Movie
Producer
Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits
2001 • Movie
Writer
The Our Gang Story
1994 • Movie
Producer
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
1967 • Movie
Associate Producer
One Million Years B.C.
1966 • Movie
Executive Producer
Yanks Ahoy
1943 • Movie
Executive Producer
Prairie Chickens
1943 • Movie
Executive Producer
Calaboose
1943 • Movie
Executive Producer
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 • Movie
Associate Producer
Fall In
1942 • Movie
Producer
Flying with Music
1942 • Movie
Producer
About Face
1942 • Movie
Producer
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hal Roach.
as Self - Producer (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 • Movie
as Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989 • Movie
as Self
Hollywood Uncensored
1987 • Movie
as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 • Movie
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
1933 • Movie
as Studio portrait
Wild Poses
1933 • Movie
as Sailor (uncredited)
Number, Please?
1920 • Movie
as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914 • Movie
as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
The Magic Cloak of Oz
1914 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hal Roach.