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.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1992
Hollywood
1980
One Million Years B.C.
1966
Hollywood '84
1984
The Little Rascals
1929
Playing at Politics
1931
Sons of the Desert
1933
Babes in Toyland
1934
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
Safety Last!
1923
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
The Devil's Brother
1933

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
20
Directing
133
Writing
111
Producing
454
Sound
1
Crew
18
2017
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Producer (archive footage)
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
1992
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self
1987
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self
1987
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
as Self
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1984
Ticket to Hollywood
as Himself
1984
Hollywood '84
as Self
1980
Hollywood
as Self
1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
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 Squaw Man
as Townsman (uncredited)
1914
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
as Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
1914
Samson
as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
1914
The Magic Cloak of Oz
as The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)