ACTORS/ACTRESSES WITH 10+ APPEARANCES IN FILMS MADE BY HAL ROACH/HAL ROACH STUDIOS |
This is an exclusive list of the elite few actors and actresses who gave 10 or more performances to the films produced by Hal Roach or the Hal Roach Studios between 1916-1948. Numbers on the left in the grey boxes are the position; numbers in yellow under each actor's name is number of films they appeared in for Hal Roach. Each actor has its link to their own page on the site (click the underlined name). Some of the actors on this list (in particular Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Charley Chase) appeared in foreign-language versions of films they had already made with the studio. As these films were released separately, with different titles, and often with exclusive footage which was shot for the foreign version it is fair that these films are counted as EXTRA credits. There are a few occasions where an actor or actress was borderline child/young adult (Sue O'Neil, Martha Sleeper are points in question); with these entries I have exercised personal discretion in categorising them accordingly with their color chart for the list. Where two or more actors share the same number of credits they are listed in alphabetical order according to surname. It should be noted that these figures are subject to change due to me constantly finding actors in films along the way (especially with the likes of Jack Hill, Clara Guiol, the Brandenburg brothers, Ham Kinsey, Jack O'Brien to name but a few who often pop up in the background in films). |
170 guys | 82 girls | 50 kids |
1 |
SAMMY BROOKS 289 |
2 |
HARRY 'SNUB' POLLARD 282 |
3 |
MARIE MOSQUINI 210 |
4 |
WILLIAM GILLESPIE 196 |
5 |
CHARLIE HALL 184 |
6 |
CHARLEY CHASE 178 |
7 |
NOAH YOUNG 175 |
8 |
HAROLD LLOYD 171 |
9 |
CHARLES STEVENSON 151 |
10 |
STAN LAUREL 150 |
11 |
BEBE DANIELS 147 |
12 |
JAMES PARROTT 144 |
13 |
WALLACE HOWE 134 |
14 |
OLIVER HARDY 133 |
15 |
JAMES FINLAYSON 124 |
16 |
GEORGE ROWE 120 |
17 |
JACK HILL 118 |
18 |
HELEN GILMORE 116 |
19 |
BUD JAMISON 113 |
20 |
ALLEN HOSKINS 110 |
21 |
ERNEST MORRISON 106 |
22 |
SAM LUFKIN 105 |
23 |
GUS LEONARD 104 |
24 |
CHET BRANDENBURG 102 |
25 |
HARRY BERNARD 100 |
26 |
LYLE TAYO 97 |
27 |
JOE COBB 95 |
28 |
BALDWIN COOKE 95 |
29 |
BOB O'CONOR 87 |
30 |
DICK GILBERT 86 |
31 |
FRED C. NEWMEYER 85 |
32 |
EDDIE BAKER 84 |
33 |
CHARLES LLOYD (CHARLEY YOUNG) 84 |
34 |
JACKIE CONDON 83 |
35 |
HAM KINSEY 83 |
36 |
MICKEY DANIELS 81 |
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MARK JONES 79 |
38 |
DEE LAMPTON 79 |
39 |
BILLY FAY 77 |
40 |
DOROTHEA WOLBERT 76 |
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CHRIS LYNTON 72 |
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JACK O'BRIEN 72 |
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ESTELLE HARRISON 71 |
44 |
MAX HAMBURGER 66 |
45 |
MARY KORNMAN 65 |
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BOBBY HUTCHINS 64 |
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THELMA TODD 64 |
48 |
HAZEL POWELL 61 |
49 |
BILLY GILBERT 60 |
50 |
GAYLORD LLOYD 60 |
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EARL MOHAN 60 |
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GEORGE McFARLAND 59 |
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OSCAR LARSON 58 |
54 |
LEO WILLIS 58 |
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STANLEY 'TINY' SANDFORD 57 |
56 |
BELLE MITCHELL 56 |
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CLARA GUIOL 55 |
58 |
MARGARET JOSLIN 55 |
59 |
EDGAR KENNEDY 54 |
60 |
MOLLY THOMPSON 54 |
61 |
LEW HARVEY 53 |
62 |
KATHERINE GRANT 52 |
63 |
EDDIE BOLAND 50 |
64 |
HARRY BOWEN 50 |
65 |
LIGE CONLEY 49 |
66 |
MARTHA SLEEPER 49 |
67 |
ED BRANDENBURG 48 |
68 |
WILLIAM BLAISDELL 47 |
69 |
JAMES C. MORTON 46 |
70 |
VERA WHITE 45 |
71 |
CHESTER BACHMAN 44 |
72 |
BILLY ENGLE 44 |
73 |
JOBYNA RALSTON 44 |
74 |
ROY BROOKS 42 |
75 |
JACK GAVIN 42 |
76 |
MAY WALLACE 41 |
77 |
JACK ACKROYD 40 |
78 |
BILLIE THOMAS 40 |
79 |
MATTHEW BEARD 39 |
80 |
EDDIE DUNN 39 |
81 |
ANITA GARVIN 39 |
82 |
MAYNARD LASWELL 39 |
83 |
WILLIAM PETERSON 39 |
84 |
CY SLOCUM 39 |
85 |
CARL SWITZER 39 |
86 |
HARRY WILDE 39 |
87 |
ETHEL BROADHURST 38 |
88 |
JAY R. SMITH 38 |
89 |
RUSSELL CUSTER 36 |
90 |
EVELYN BURNS 35 |
91 |
HOPE HARPER 35 |
92 |
MARY ANN JACKSON 35 |
93 |
CHASE THORNE 35 |
94 |
BETTY DANKO 34 |
95 |
BOB MINFORD 34 |
96 |
ELLINOR VANDERVEER 34 |
97 |
MAX DAVIDSON 33 |
98 |
PATSY KELLY 33 |
99 |
JEAN DARLING 32 |
100 |
BILLY BLETCHER 31 |
101 |
FRANK BUTLER 31 |
102 |
OTTO FRIES 31 |
103 |
JERRY MANDY 31 |
104 |
ROLFE SEDAN 31 |
105 |
HARRY SPEAR 31 |
106 |
HARRY TODD 31 |
107 |
GLENN TRYON 31 |
108 |
ERNIE ALEXANDER 30 |
109 |
EUGENE LEE 29 |
110 |
LAURA ROESSING 29 |
111 |
NINA SPEIGHT 29 |
112 |
MARTIN WOLFKEIL 29 |
113 |
SIDNEY D'ALBROOK 28 |
114 |
MILDRED DAVIS 28 |
115 |
GORDON DOUGLAS 28 |
116 |
AL HALLETT 28 |
117 |
ERNEST MORRISON, SR. 28 |
118 |
JOHNNY DOWNS 27 |
119 |
VIVIEN OAKLAND 27 |
120 |
CHARLES DORETY 26 |
121 |
DARLA HOOD 26 |
122 |
BOBBY BURNS 25 |
123 |
RICHARD DANIELS 25 |
124 |
JAMES FITZGERALD 25 |
125 |
E.J. RITTER 25 |
126 |
JOHN COLLUM 24 |
127 |
EDGAR DEARING 24 |
128 |
DOROTHY DEBORBA 24 |
129 |
PETE GORDON 24 |
130 |
JEAN HOPE 24 |
131 |
JANNIE HOSKINS 24 |
132 |
MARVIN LOBACK 24 |
133 |
BLANCHE MEHAFFEY 24 |
134 |
JULES MENDEL 24 |
135 |
BETH DARLINGTON 23 |
136 |
DOROTHY GRANGER 23 |
137 |
DELL HENDERSON 23 |
138 |
FAY HOLDERNESS 23 |
139 |
MILDRED KORNMAN 23 |
140 |
PATSY O'BYRNE 23 |
141 |
ANDY SAMUEL 23 |
142 |
HAROLD SWITZER 23 |
143 |
W.L. ADAMS 22 |
144 |
ESTELLE ETTERRE 22 |
145 |
ENA GREGORY 22 |
146 |
GRACE MADDEN 22 |
147 |
M.J. McCARTY 22 |
148 |
CHARLEY ROGERS 22 |
149 |
SILAS D. WILCOX 22 |
150 |
LILYMAE WILKINSON 22 |
151 |
TOMMY BOND 21 |
152 |
NORMAN CHANEY 21 |
153 |
DOROTHY COBURN 21 |
154 |
DAVID SHARPE 21 |
155 |
CLIFTON YOUNG 21 |
156 |
JACK DAVIS 20 |
157 |
HUGHIE MACK 20 |
158 |
CLARENCE MOREHOUSE 20 |
159 |
ZASU PITTS 20 |
160 |
GABE SAIENZ 20 |
161 |
GRACE WOODS 20 |
162 |
KAY DESLYS 19 |
163 |
BOBBY DUNN 19 |
164 |
JEROME LAPLANCHE 19 |
165 |
GENE MARSH 19 |
166 |
WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN 19 |
167 |
ART ROWLANDS 19 |
168 |
SYMONA BONIFACE 18 |
169 |
TYLER BROOKE 18 |
170 |
JACKIE COOPER 18 |
171 |
AL FORBES 18 |
172 |
DOLORES JOHNSON 18 |
173 |
SIDNEY KIBRICK 18 |
174 |
CHARLES McMURPHY 18 |
175 |
GENE MORGAN 18 |
176 |
JERRY TUCKER 18 |
177 |
DAVID VOORHEES 18 |
178 |
HARRY ARRAS 17 |
179 |
SCOTTY BECKETT 17 |
180 |
JANE BLYLER 17 |
181 |
DAGMAR DAHLGREN 17 |
182 |
BUDD FINE 17 |
183 |
MARVIN T. HATLEY 17 |
184 |
CARL M. LEVINESS 17 |
185 |
EDNA MARION 17 |
186 |
EVELYN PAGE 17 |
187 |
HAYES ROBERTSON 17 |
188 |
CATHERINE SURTEES 17 |
189 |
GRADY SUTTON 17 |
190 |
DOROTHY VERNON 17 |
191 |
GERTRUDE ASTOR 16 |
192 |
DONALD HAINES 16 |
193 |
FRED HOLMES 16 |
194 |
SYDNEY JARVIS 16 |
195 |
FRED KELSEY 16 |
196 |
CHARLES McAVOY 16 |
197 |
GERTRUDE MESSINGER 16 |
198 |
ARMANDO NOVELLO (TOTO) 16 |
199 |
VIOLA RICHARD 16 |
200 |
TINY WARD 16 |
201 |
BESS FLOWERS 15 |
202 |
ELEANOR FREDERICKS 15 |
203 |
GEORGE B. FRENCH 15 |
204 |
CARLTON GRIFFIN 15 |
205 |
GALE HENRY 15 |
206 |
ROSINA LAWRENCE 15 |
207 |
BOBBY MALLON 15 |
208 |
DELLA MULLADY 15 |
209 |
SPEC O'DONNELL 15 |
210 |
EUGENE PALLETTE 15 |
211 |
DONALD PROFFITT 15 |
212 |
HAROLD ADKINS 14 |
213 |
HARRY BURNS 14 |
214 |
MAE BUSCH 14 |
215 |
NORA CECIL 14 |
216 |
POLLY CHASE 14 |
217 |
JACKIE HANES 14 |
218 |
FRED JEFFERSON 14 |
219 |
BOB KORTMAN 14 |
220 |
HARRY LANGDON 14 |
221 |
SCOOTER LOWRY 14 |
222 |
WILFRED LUCAS 14 |
223 |
CHARLES MEAKIN 14 |
224 |
WILL ROGERS 14 |
225 |
WILL STANTON 14 |
226 |
LEO SULKY 14 |
227 |
EMMYLOU WALLACE 14 |
228 |
DON BARCLAY 13 |
229 |
SIDNEY DE GRAY 13 |
230 |
LESTER DORR 13 |
231 |
JACK EGAN 13 |
232 |
EDNA HALL 13 |
233 |
ARTHUR HOUSMAN 13 |
234 |
LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD 13 |
235 |
LEE PHELPS 13 |
236 |
GILBERT PRATT 13 |
237 |
JACK RAYMOND 13 |
238 |
CLARINE SEYMOUR 13 |
239 |
FRANK TERRY 13 |
240 |
FAY WRAY 13 |
241 |
OLIVE BORDEN 12 |
242 |
TONY CAMPANARO 12 |
243 |
BETTYMAE CRANE 12 |
244 |
BEVERLY CRANE 12 |
245 |
JEAN DeBRIAC 12 |
246 |
MURIEL EVANS 12 |
247 |
OWEN EVANS 12 |
248 |
JAMES T. KELLEY 12 |
249 |
CHARLOTTE MINEAU 12 |
250 |
SUE O'NEIL 12 |
251 |
ROBERT PAGE 12 |
252 |
JOHN J. RICHARDSON 12 |
253 |
MARJORIE WHITEIS 12 |
254 |
LASSIE LOU AHERN 11 |
255 |
ELMO BILLINGS 11 |
256 |
RALPH BROOKS 11 |
257 |
FRANK BROWNLEE 11 |
258 |
LORENA CARR 11 |
259 |
CLYDE COOK 11 |
260 |
HERBERT CRAWFORD 11 |
261 |
JULIE LEONARD 11 |
262 |
DON MAINES 11 |
263 |
TOMMY McFARLAND 11 |
264 |
WILLIAM H. O'BRIEN 11 |
265 |
NENA QUARTERO 11 |
266 |
SANDY ROTH 11 |
267 |
JOE SAWYER 11 |
268 |
WILLIAM STROHBACH 11 |
269 |
CHARLES SULLIVAN 11 |
270 |
HARRY TENBROOK 11 |
271 |
MARJORIE WOODWORTH 11 |
272 |
ENRIQUE ACOSTA 10 |
273 |
FRANK AUSTIN 10 |
274 |
MABEL BALLARD 10 |
275 |
STANLEY BLYSTONE 10 |
276 |
JOE BORDEAUX 10 |
277 |
JACK CHEFE 10 |
278 |
LEW DAVIS 10 |
279 |
DICKIE DeNEUT 10 |
280 |
MARY EMERY 10 |
281 |
MILDRED FORBES 10 |
282 |
BUD GEARY 10 |
283 |
CHARLES GEMORA 10 |
284 |
MARY GORDON 10 |
285 |
PAT HARMON 10 |
286 |
FRANK HOLLIDAY 10 |
287 |
DARWOOD KAYE 10 |
288 |
LEONARD KIBRICK 10 |
289 |
LINDA LOREDO 10 |
290 |
ROBERT McKENZIE 10 |
291 |
BULL MONTANA 10 |
292 |
BILLY NELSON 10 |
293 |
AL OCHS 10 |
294 |
RETTA PALMER 10 |
295 |
MARGARET ROACH 10 |
296 |
HUGH SAXON 10 |
297 |
SYD SAYLOR 10 |
298 |
BEN TAGGART 10 |
299 |
IRENE TYNER 10 |
300 |
CLARENCE WERTZ 10 |
301 |
LEO WHITE 10 |
302 |
ROBERT WINKLER 10 |