Hal Roach

Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 644 films (1914–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 447 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
Saps at Sea Pt. 1 Hal Roach Studios.
Saps at Sea Pt. 2 Hal Roach Studios.
Trouble With Father Jackie finds a cause ABC Television ; a Roland Reed Production ; produced by Hal Roach, Jr. ; directed by Howard Brotherton ; teleplay by Lee loeb. 600 ft. 16mm B&W sound
19-- Way out west Blackhawk Films presents ; a Stan Laurel production ; directed by James W. Horne ; screen play, Charles Rogers, Felix Adler, James Parrott. 65 16mm B&W sound
1914 THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ. L. Frank Baum 81 min B&W
1915 Fresh from the Farm Hal Roach B&W
1915 Giving Them Fits Hal Roach B&W
1916 Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary Hal Roach 10 min B&W
1917 All Aboard Alfred J. Goulding 11:00 16mm B&W
1918 Hey There ▶ Alfred J. Goulding 10 min B&W
1918 Just Rambling Along ▶ Hal Roach 9 min B&W
1918 That's Him ▶ Harold Lloyd; Bebe Daniels; Lige Conley; Gilbert Pratt; 'Snub' Pollard 10 min B&W
1918 The City Slicker Gilbert Pratt 12 B&W
1918 WHY PICK ON ME? Pathe Exchange Inc. B&W
1918 Why Pick On Me? 10 B&W
1919 Ask Father Hal Roach 13 B&W
1919 Ask Father ▶ Hal Roach 13 min B&W
1919 Chop Suey & Co Hal Roach 12 B&W
1919 Don’t Shove Alfred J. Goulding 14:00 16mm B&W
1919 Hustling for Health ▶ Frank Terry B&W
1919 OFF THE TROLLEY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 7 min B&W
1919 Pay Your Dues Hal Roach, Vincent P. Bryan 12 min 16mm B&W silent
1919 Ring Up the Curtain Alfred J. Goulding 12 B&W
191? Don't park there Pathé ; producer, Hal Roach. 19 16mm Tinted silent
1920 An eastern westerner Hal Roach Studios 23 min 16mm B&W silent
1920 Barnyard Wedding. Hal Roach Studios. 1:00 16mm silent
1920 Get Out and Get Under Hal Roach Studios Inc 25 min 16mm B&W silent
1920 Haunted Spooks Harold Lloyd Corp 25 16mm B&W sound
1920 High and Dizzy Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:22:00 16mm B&W silent
1920 His Royal Slyness Hal Roach 27 16mm B&W silent
1920 His Royal Slyness Blackhawk Films 800 ft. B&W
1920 Nomads of the North SCOE 3:00 B&W
1920 NUMBER, PLEASE. ▶ Hal Roach, Fred C. Newmeyer 23 min B&W silent
1921 Never Weaken Fred C. Newmeyer 19 16mm B&W
1921 NOMADS OF THE NORTH. First National. 109 min B&W
1921 Prince Pistachio. Pathe Exchange Inc. 4:00 16mm silent
1922 Dr. Jack ▶ Jean C. Havez; Fred C. Newmeyer; Eric Mayne; John T. Prince; Harold Lloyd; Mildred Davis; H.M. Walker; Sam Taylor; Hal Roach 59 min B&W
1922 No Noise ▶ Hal Roach 24:48 B&W sound
1922 ONE TERRIBLE DAY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 20 min B&W
1922 Our Gang Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara, Charley Chase, Fred C. Newmeyer 20 min B&W
1922 Our Gang Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara, Charley Chase, Fred C. Newmeyer 20 min 16mm B&W silent
1922 OUR GANG. Pathe Exchange Inc. 20 min B&W
1922 The Champeen Hal Roach 19 16mm B&W sound
1922 The Golf Bug Hal Roach Productions 1 reel 16mm sound
1922 THE TIMBER QUEEN. Pathe Exchange Inc. B&W
1922 Uncle Tom's Uncle Hal Roach 26 16mm B&W silent
1922 Young Sherlocks ▶ Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara, Charley Chase 24:40 B&W
1923 [Unidentified Dippy Do Dads comedy] Hal Roach Studios. 16mm silent
1923 Back Stage ▶ Robert F. McGowan 19:58 sound
1923 Backstage Hal Roach 26 16mm B&W silent