Birthname: Harold Eugene Roach
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 14, 1892 Elmira, NY |
| Died | Nov 2, 1992 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 100 |
| Final Resting PlaceWoodlawn Cemetery | |
Hal Roach | |
| Job | Director/Producer |
| Years active | 1912-92 |
| Top Roles | Extra, The Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot, Bearded Philistine Extra, Studio portrait, Marching Prisoner |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Short Films, Silent Films, Family, Romance, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Ghosts |
| Top Collaborators | Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Sam Lufkin, Charlie Hall |
| Shares birthday with | Bebe Daniels, Harold Russell, William Bendix see more.. |
Hal Roach Overview:
Legendary producer, Hal Roach, was born Harold Eugene Roach on Jan 14, 1892 in Elmira, NY. Roach died at the age of 100 on Nov 2, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, NY.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Roach was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award. However he won one Honorary Oscar Award in 1983 in recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form .
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1937 | Best Music - Scoring | Way Out West (1937) | N/A | Nominated |
| 1939 | Best Picture | Of Mice and Men (1939) | N/A | Nominated |
Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)
| Year | Award | Description |
| 1983 | Honorary Award | in recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
Hal Roach BlogHub Articles:
CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE LATE SILENTS 1927
By Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 25, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogKit Parker Films and The Sprocket Vault continue their wonderful series of home video releases featuring comedy two-reelers made by the Hal Roach Studios. The latest one is CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE LATE SILENTS 1927, a three-disc set containing 15 shorts starring (who else) Charley Chase. The... Read full article
CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE TALKIES VOLUME FOUR 1929
By Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 21, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe Sprocket Vault & Kit Parker Films return to the world of Hal Roach Studios with this region-free DVD release of the very first sound comedy short subjects starring Charley Chase. CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE TALKIES VOLUME FOUR 1929 includes six shorts from the very beginning of the sound... Read full article
CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE TALKIES VOLUME THREE 1934-36
By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 6, 2021 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogKit Parker Films and The Sprocket Vault continue their DVD series of comedy short subjects from the Hal Roach Studios with CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE TALKIES VOLUME THREE 1934-36. The three-disc set contains the final 21 two-reelers Charley Chase starred in for Roach before he and the company p... Read full article
Harry Langdon At Hal Roach: The Talkies 1929-30
By Dan Day, Jr. on May 2, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogKit Parker Films and The Sprocket Vault mine the Hal Roach comedy archives again with this DVD set of eight short subjects featuring Harry Langdon. The back of the disc case for this set states, "This is Harry Langdon at his most surreal." That has to be the understatement of the year. The shorts i... Read full article
CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE TALKIES VOLUME TWO 1932-33
By Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 17, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe Sprocket Vault and Kit Parker Films present more rare product from the Hal Roach Studios with their CHARLEY CHASE AT Hal Roach: THE TALKIES VOLUME TWO 1932-33 DVD set. The set is made up of fifteen different short subjects on two discs. All of the shorts were made at Hal Roach Studios and star ... Read full article
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