Jay Leno chats to 100 year old Laurel & Hardy Producer Hal Roach - 1992

[@rush211251]

I sent him a bithday card for his 100th , and he replied with an autograph , which i still have to this day .

[@jakehughes1311]

Mark Jeffrey wow I'm actually really jealous I'm not being sarcastic u r really lucky

[@the4seasons4ever]

I am happy and jealous!

[@Ghostmanriding]

Wow,wonderful!

[@siy8230]

Mark Jeffrey nice. Here in the UK people who reach 100 get a signed card from the Queen. She's not far off 100 herself tho so she'll be sending herself one soon enough haha

[@Ghostmanriding]

Si Y Here in Canada,100 year olds also get the Queens letter. I have my grandmothers.She lived 102 years,born in 1899, lived until 2001, lived in three centuries :)

[@aft2749]

*Wow... 100 years old and as sharp as someone in their 60s or 70s. Rest in peace, Mr. Roach! Thank you for creating the Laurel and Hardy duo.*

[@retroguy9494]

Hal Roach treated them like CRAP. He was a major league jerk in his younger days. They were way underpaid and denied raises. He played one against the other. Paid Laurel a lot more than Hardy and kept their contract expiration dates staggered so they could not leave and go to another studio or out on their own. L&H were treated as bad by Roach as the Three Stooges were by Harry Cohn at Columbia.

[@davidwesley2525]

@@retroguy9494 Hal Roach Produced a lot Quality , Wholesome Kid Films " Our Gang , The Little Rascals ". His Films are Way Better than any of the CRAP Today. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@retroguy9494]

@@davidwesley2525 I couldn't agree with you more! In fact, my father used to go to the movie house on Saturday afternoon when he was a boy and watch the Our Gang shorts (as well as the Three Stooges). He told me it cost him a dime for the newsreel, short and movie! LOL However, Hal Roach's excellence as a studio head really has nothing to do with him being a horrible boss who mistreated his stars.

[@Johnniebhoy83]

​@@retroguy9494It's very true he was a brutal director. No changing the facts

[@retroguy9494]

@@Johnniebhoy83 Very true...facts are facts and cannot be changed.

[@krrraaab]

Mr. Roach still had his faculties. He was lucid and spontaneously witty. He was the last link....shed a nostalgic tear.

[@normanhowe4938]

Poor guy out lived three of his children, Laurel and hardy,and most of our gang. He did help alot of people with their careers. God bless him.

[@slimpickins1469]

he was a slime ball

[@wetarez]

@@slimpickins1469 everyone who worked with him loved him.

[@zedwpd]

@@slimpickins1469 says someone who had never met him

[@zedwpd]

Sometimes the Green Mile seems so long.

[@FabianAndra-pd6ks]

​@@wetarez thats certainly not true. In the end Stan Laurel somehow hated him. But Laurel and Hardy would probably never have gotten together if Roach would have not existed.

[@peterlewis3540]

Just imagine all the enjoyment and clean entertainment Mr Roach has given us, over the decades. The man who brought Laurel & Hardy together. Thank You Sir.

[@MrChunky37]

He looked absolutely wonderful for a dear old fella of 100 ! Amazing ! His legacy is superb, great old silent and comedy classics.

[@jozefserf2024]

It's interesting that no one ever claimed to be better than Stan and Ollie, but then again it's only been some 90 years or so.

[@edwardanthony7283]

Man he was in great shape for 100. God blessed him big time!

[@Impalaman1968]

How did I miss this back then? This man was truly a legend! He was the progenitor of all of the great comedies that I grew up watching on Sunday mornings! 26 years later. ...I just stumbled upon this clip, glad I found this! R.I.P. Mr. Roach.....there will never be another like you!

[@Nummymuffincocobutter]

back when they had legends and talent on tv..now we have reality stars.....

[@keithforsay4204]

Reality Tv-Stars Dont' Have A Lick Of Talent! RIP Mr Roach.

[@shadmehr99]

Above all, we have Kim Kardashian, Tailor Swift, and Beyonce...how lucky we are!!!

[@wayne9782]

Every 1000 years a man with his vision comes along and leaves something priceless. Thanks for the big belly laughs. RIP Mr. Roach.

[@vikings844]

This man was a comic genius !! Our gang and Laural and Hardy!! are you kidding me, pure genius !

[@torstenscholz6243]

And Harold Lloyd and Charley Chase!

[@Oheao]

@@torstenscholz6243 I think the Hal Roach studio is my favorite comedy studio in history: Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, Charley Chase, Harold Lloyd and the Thelma Todd pairings.

[@Mynamesalexa]

Charley Chase

[@nazarenewyckoff8883]

He look great for a 100 years old.

[@myahollandia3552]

He looks 73

[@sannechristinadezeeu]

Humor best medicine

[@jakehughes1311]

Nazarene Wyckoff ikr

[@fastfootedone]

I know a guy in his late 40s who looks older than him, although he moves a little better

[@markcadieux3445]

This might've been Hal Roach Jr. Hal Sr was still living at Stan Laurel's funeral in 1965. Hal Sr was grey haired at that time.

[@Brace67]

The Hal Roach studios were located in Culver City, CA. Only a plaque remains today of that famous facility where so many of the iconic Laurel and Hardy films were made. It was Hal Roach who first teamed L&H together even before “talkies” replaced silent movies. He created the greatest comedy duo in history and lived to see the outcome even after both the boys were long gone.

[@MissRailfan]

My hometown same as Hal have him buried there. He left home n came back forever.

[@leigheastham493]

He looks like he's in his 70s!

[@andyelliott8027]

+Leigh Eastham This was on January 21st,he died on November 2nd.

[@GladysAlicea]

Absolutely! He looks fantastic...nowhere near 100. Sadly, he died same year he was on Leno. I read his bio; what a story and life this man had. Wish they'd make a movie about him, but who would play Harold Lloyd, (one of my most favorites besides Chaplin)? Tough movie to make, but it'd be a great bird's-eye view into one of the greatest.

[@mnd1955]

Indeed. What a life he had. He brought laughter to countless people and his pictures are as funny today as they were when they were first shown. Class never goes out of style.

[@charlespatrick1784]

Leigh Eastham

[@parksyist]

In the face not in body

[@mustangtony2933]

Amazing man. A great contribution to mankind.

[@billtaylor4224]

You are so right. He made the world a better place.

[@manofthehour6856]

Amazing that not only is he a hundred here, but not at a time when "100 is the new 90". I remember watching this originally, and having been an avid Laurel and Hardy fan, it was a veritable treat to see Hal Roach interviewed in my lifetime. Thank you, Mt. Roach, for your contribution to motion pictures!

[@MilesBellas]

3:45 Ernest Fredric Morrison (December 20, 1912 - July 24, 1989) was an American child actor, comedian, vaudevillian and dancer who also performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy Morrison and was the only black member of the East Side Kids, and also was an original performer in the Our Gang short film series franchise (the 1920s silent film series). A sidekick to Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard.

[@avtm06]

Gotta respect that man for being that youthful for his age. Never seen a centenarian like that. For example my great grandma, who was 101, almost 102 when she died, had to go to hospital for the rest of her life when she wasn't even 90, and then somehow reached that age. This man is amazing.

[@richardrodriguez1742]

My Grandpa worked with Hal Roach on 1000 years BC as set directer. I saw the move in the early 40s, always watched Laurel & hardy after we got TV in 1949.

[@glennvieregge934]

He died the same year. Such talent. Rip..

[@TheSweetone-nr9pp]

we all love you mr. roach and laurel and hardy

[@vikingshelm]

He was such a character, with a great sense of humor.

[@LEERILEY33]

"Roach outlived three of his children by more than 20 years: Hal Jr. (died in 1972), Margaret (died in 1964), and Elizabeth (died in 1946). He also outlived many of the children who starred in his films"

[@michaelwray1034]

I cant think of anything worse than outlivinh my kids.

[@ALANRLEAKE]

There have even been Presidents who have outlived their children. In my lifetime, Presidents Kennedy and George H W Bush come to mind.

[@badreality2]

@@ALANRLEAKE Kennedy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ_QeIZup7uof68

[@pattysherwood7091]

Michael Wray you got that right.

[@MissRailfan]

Hal jr is buried in Cali and hal is buried in mine and hals hometown elmira

[@hell0hkitty]

what a glorious man. this is history!!!!!!!! my father worked for consolidated films and often went to hal roach studios. what a time in history!

[@mattnbc00]

Being a huge Laurel and Hardy Fan, This is incredible.

[@stormhawk3319]

100 years old and still walking, talking, listening and not even wearing eye glasses. Great set of genes he possessed.

[@crispincain5373]

This war aired on Jan 21, 1992, Hal Roach passed away later that same year on Nov 2nd 1992. RIP

[@DonCarlosHormozi]

He looks fabulous for 100!!!!!

[@the4seasons4ever]

Roach Had Stan And Oliver Under Separate Contracts,they were not underpaid, bbut when they visited England for the first time in ,I believe 1932,Stan to see his Dad,Oliver to play golf.they realized that they had become a worldwide thing loved by all.on that first visit,they were practically swallowed up alive by the crowds. and so it would be every time they returned after that.God Bless Stan and Babe!

[@chadbrick67]

The Four Seasons never be forgotten simply the best ever

[@the4seasons4ever]

none better in my humble opinion.Phillip

[@diamondgeezertunes]

He was a money grabbing sod , not paying the right dues to the greatest duo in Stan & Ollie ...

[@MyLateralThawts]

kiaser Sozez I don’t think too highly of Hal Roach as far as his contracts stiffed the two. I will give him credit for letting Stan essentially do as he pleased regarding creative control. By and large, the movies Stan and Ollie made after they left Hal Roach were disappointing.

[@RedBud315]

However, he also had those contracts overlapping so they never expired at the same time so that neither one of them would not re-sign or the act would break up.

[@silicononsapphire5102]

You can't beat the old boys. They don't owe nobody nuthin.

[@cubey]

Except, you know.... they voted for FDR who enacted a 90% top tax rate and created Social Security.

[@adamandrews8534]

cubey, nobody is perfect!

[@cubey]

@Natural Man You're preaching to the choir.

[@cdream5414]

I've never seen a 100 year old person so lively. People 100 and older can't even move their heads.

[@barbarariley3488]

I worked in Health.care.there are a few out there doing ok.

[@Mephitinae]

Prince Philip was still driving until last year. Now he's 98. Staying active is the key.

[@56cadd]

Probably a virgo.

[@RonRicho]

I know its a cliche but I'll say it anyway. Hal Roach: They don't make 'em like him anymore.

[@mecruzn]

What a legend! So true about living through the depression and how it affects one’s view about money. My dad was 7 years old when the depression hit and it was frugal and believed in saving.

[@danielnegus4667]

youngest looking 100 year old i've ever seen

[@ACNC1]

+Daniel Negus Agreed....He looks more with it than Kirk Douglas who is now 99. Maybe he is an imposter who replaced the real Hal when he died back in the 70s. Just to keep on collecting the retirement checks.

[@mtl9732]

+ACNC1 Humm, Douglas had a stroke several years ago. Anyway Roach was pretty spry here. Maybe laughter is the best medicine

[@jaggass]

+Daniel Negus He only looks like he was in his early 70's

[@jakehughes1311]

Daniel Negus ikr he looks in his 70's

[@PAULLONDEN]

"Daniel Negus" __ Looks deceive....The man died a few months later....

[@IsaacWale2004]

He was excellent... he made so many comedy legends big... so glad he made 100...

[@robertgerber2533]

I'm really starting to feel old seeing Jay Leno look young

[@JL0ndon]

For 100 he looks 70-80 at the oldest! He was probably quite popular amongst the ladies at the senior center!

[@jaggass]

Check out Connie Sawyer she's 104 and still works. She only looks in her early 80's.

[@ToddLongwell]

I attended his 100th birthday party at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Country House in Woodland Hills, but he didn't live there. He lived at his house in Bel Air.

[@SpicyHobbit03]

@@ToddLongwell Woah

[@waynej2608]

That 'hula dance', prolly worked like a charm.

[@JSB1882]

Hal Roach was really an inovator in film. I wish there were more interviews with him.

[@michellepost2986]

Imagine all the changes he saw in the movie world. I never knew he lived to 100.

[@RUHGOOD]

I'm from the state of Saudi Arabia and loved representatives Laurel & Hardy

[@the4seasons4ever]

عبدالله الشهري they are loved the world over,and your post proves that,my friend!

[@Cjnw]

ALLAH-HU-AKBAR

[@ms.sonshine8878]

Wow, so sharp & alert. Brought us so much fun.

[@stevemaclaine4547]

how good does he look ,100 years old and still got all his marbles, respect to this man ,brilliant.

[@kevinmullins3442]

I think the "Our Gang shorts were some of the funniest scenes ever filmed!

[@torstenscholz6243]

Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, Charley Chase - the Roach studios were probably the greatest concentration of comedic talent ever.

[@scotnick59]

I agree 100%: they still make me laugh a lot!

[@daviddavids5088]

I remember this when it was first on TV Hal roach was a legend his films were Brilliant I still watch Hal roach films

[@victoriajarvis2260]

I wish he had said more about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

[@jbradbury2]

Yes...out of respect as they made him really famous, if it were not for l&h I wouldnt have ever known him

[@johnbanks4761]

this is great, 100 years old ? wow..someone from the golden age of Hollywood is always wonderfull to watch and listen to. Thanks for posting

[@heliotropezzz333]

He died aged 100 years and 10 months. He seemed keen on getting actors cheap or free. No wonder Stan Laurel argued with him for a raise.

[@stewartkee6115]

Sources? Because Stan Laurel said Hall Roach treated him well.

[@margot9230]

If I make it to 100 ...I hope I look as good as he does....

[@TheMarkanthony5]

I can't believe how young this man looks more like 75 to 80

[@aureofernandes8241]

Those who aspire to be 100 or more should take the hint that a sense of humour is a must to be happy. I remember the advice given me by a friend who died aged 102. "Take life seriously but not too seriously."

[@juanmonge8]

The Broadway producer George Abbott lived to be 106. He continued to work til the end. I believe that on his 100th year they did a special Tony tribute. He walked on a gave a wonderful speech. Roach deserves every accolade there is.

[@thewordkeeper]

Wow! Hal Roach! So many comedies I've seen with that name blazen across the screen. He was the man.

[@Sandlot1992]

I'm glad Hal Roach lived to be a Hundred and good thing he was in good health!

[@PinkLaffs]

Roach outlived Laurel, Hardy, and most of the children from Our Gang.

[@johnkoziol4321]

Working with kids and comics had to have been what kept Mr. Roach looking so good.

[@TakersMissy]

That's an excellent point! The world will always be indebted to Hal Roach for working to bring such joy and laughter into our lives. :-)

[@RjBenjamin353]

John Koziol- No it was a known fact that Roach loved to go down on young young girls because he believed that by eating young pussy he would stay young.

[@garryjohnston7777]

@@RjBenjamin353 you are a complete and utter cretin.

[@bryanmiller6046]

A comedy genius who outlived everyone.

[@jaggass]

For 100yrs old he was still sharp.

[@duckman531]

The amazing thing about Roach was that even in the silent days, he included such great roles for African Americans. Roach seemed to have little regard for racial differences.

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

@Puppy 1975 people get scared lol

[@rickrick5041]

Puppy 1975 Not allowed. I think you’re a racist

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

@@rickrick5041 Lol

[@rickrick5041]

Puppy 1975 Calling people the b word (black). You’re a racist and a bigot

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

@@rickrick5041 There's some nice trams to watch on , Helen's crowd and loud... No Black cards to play, nothing like that.

[@lifetransformer]

This was awesome. Love his hula 🕺 . I will never forget that

[@IsaacWale2004]

Still looks 80... what an amazing man

[@DavidJ-UK]

wow what a treat - Thank u!

[@steviejacko]

hal roach what a fantastic person you was, sure do miss you my friend

[@glennjohnson8170]

Glenn Johnson How wonderful to see this footage!First time!Many thanks.

[@vantheman1234]

Amazing to see Hal Roach. The man looks good. Incredibly bright. Love this video

[@jasongb5666]

Jay's mother was Scottish, and Laurel lived in Scotland, and his first performance was in Glasgow.

[@variniathomas6378]

RIP Hal. You are a great, true, legend and thank you so much for giving us Laurel and Hardy. God bless you forever. Love from Vinnyxxx😊❤

[@MARKMANIATT]

There is a man right there born the same year as Oliver Hardy.Its almost beyond belief!!

[@MrBppayne]

Golly, he doesn't look any older than Bernie Sanders! HR was one of the finest producers ever!

[@adamandrews8534]

Sharper than Sleepy Joe Biden!

[@rickrick5041]

Bruce Payne Bernie Sanders is his father

[@jamesten]

"Big Business" (1929) was the movie with the wrecked house, and no - the right one was wrecked, the owner was present, as were Laurel & Hardy. Roach, himself, was out of town. All of this is per Mr. Laurel via interview - 30 years after the fact. Hollywood is still a land of glorious fabrication.

[@MrTomb789]

Perhaps he said it for comic effect, you remember comedy right?.....

[@mrsbrownandhercat]

Yes, he was just kidding. Stan did a lot of the physical film editing with the official film editors and William Terhune agreed a deal to lend his house, much as Roach described. But he attended the shooting every day and there was no question which house it was. The props and effects guys had been doctoring it before filming, and Terhune got new windows, doors and landscaped garden out of it, in addition to a paid vacation and a facility fee. Everyone knew which house it was, not least the neighbours and the police.

[@Bravie2001]

@@mrsbrownandhercat A moment's thought will show that it can't have been the wrong house. If it was, how did Fin get inside?

[@shawnmcculley2995]

I saw him on another show the same year. What a wonderful guy!!!!!

[@rj4954]

Let's Hear It For Mr. Hal Roach Everybody !!!!!!!! "A Sainted Man Of Comedy"... Indeed !!! God Rest His Lovely Soul...(RJ) In Thailand

[@johnoconnor8721]

Icons like this make me proud to be an American.

[@ezsteev63]

He has outlived all the people that has worked for him.

[@pipmcg1]

The gorgeous and funny anita garvin lived up until 1994.

[@ezsteev63]

@@pipmcg1 thanks 👍 for telling me that

[@pipmcg1]

@s Blake No sweat. I've been reading up on laurel and hardy co stars during lockdown and surprised myself how long she lived. I'll shut up now ha.👍

[@j_hills729]

Anybody watching in 2020 are legends

[@IsaacWale2004]

Thanks

[@trxxxtr]

Hal was one man we ALL owe a lot to. even people that don't even know he exist owes everything to. we wouldn't have HALF the comedy people we have know if it hadn't been for that great man's insight. RIP Mr. Roach...thank for so many great memories...i.e. the Lil rascals...lol

[@marjoriemargel1567]

Krystal Witch He certainly was more delightful and charming than either Jay Leno or David Letterman!

[@robertmiller1270]

A genius. The architect of 100 L&H movies. Also, I've heard he drank and smoked all his life. What a great character.

[@MCO18]

This was one week after his 100th birthday. Johnny Carson was still host of Tonight Show - Jay Leno is filling in.

[@Peter-pv8xx]

Before kids needed some device to stare at all day for entertainment they found so many imaginative ways to have fun, I can remember the excitement when we found someone had gotten a new refrigerator and threw out the box, it was a race to see wh9 would get it first, we couldn't wait to drag it home and crawl inside then make openings for windows, the simpler times were the best in my opinion.

[@Bobbnoxious]

9:36 - The "Old Man's Hula". Hal Roach was a great showman to the very end.

[@EndingSummerwithRalph]

Awesome recommend to me by YT. Guess because I've watched so many Laurel and Hardy films here. So funny to see Jay put Hal on the spot about his drivers license! I've never met anyone in person that old but he looks much better then most that I've seen on TV. Awesome, thanks Hal!

[@indieshack4476]

he doesn't look like a 100 year old man - absolutely wonderful interview

[@georgiethumbs2438]

One of the few bonafide geniuses from the early 20th century

[@declanmcdermott]

Just joined this channel today, thankyou for the wonderful uploads, These guys were the first comedians to make me cry as a child and even to this day, nobody will ever take their place

[@martymcfly5842]

This episode aired January 21, 1992.

[@Sandlot1992]

+Marty McFly no way! really?

[@catholicpriest1]

Jay is subbing for Johnny Carson in this clip. Too bad Johnny didn't do the interview.

[@2Brian]

+Bob Sewvello My thoughts, exactly. Johnny had style, class and warmth.

[@catholicpriest1]

Millions of Americans would disagree with you. Johnny made 20 million per year and was on the air for 30 years (for the last five years working three days per week). He had a great deal like this because he was a HUGE money maker for NBC!

[@kevinnelson66]

+Vitor Carvalho How does it feel to be in the minority? You probably think that suck up Leno is funny. Leno's an ass.

[@TheCliffandPhilShow]

Really. Jay sucked at this.:)

[@garymystery4322]

Why do people have to be so negative. It is t a contest. They both had talent for what they did. Being an interviewer and bringing the best out of a guest is an art few people have

[@starbuono3333]

May he rest in peace !!!

[@johnkoziol4321]

Wow! Did Hal Roach really, and I mean REALLY look really and do I EVER mean REALLY good for the age he was in this video!!! Sharp as a tack too! That's why I find it SO surprising that he passed away just a few months after his being on this episode of the "Tonight Show" aired. Rest in peace Mr. Roach and thanks for all the great comedy you produced! (I'm a HUGE fan of both Laurel and Hardy and "Our Gang", also known as "The Little Rascals"!!!)

[@vantheman1234]

John Koziol Hal died of pneumonia on November 2 1992.

[@jakkuwolfinsomnia8058]

HE LOOKS AMAZING FOR 100 YEARS OLD OH MY GOD WHAT A HANDSOME MAN!!!!!!

[@wpbrealtorkim]

Pure happiness and respect......luv their history! Such an alert and lucid gift to Hollywood......RESPECT ppl...this is an icon!!!!

[@Christbepraised]

Amazing man. So many many laughs that came from this man and his bunch.

[@chrisbungostudios]

Priceless!

[@jeffs3752]

Laurel & Hardy, yes. But he also created "Our Gang", the Little Rascals. What a career.

[@georgemaster9271]

Hal Roach... priceless and color blind.

[@robertmac7833]

What a legacy! He could honestly say his legacy was that he left behind millions of laughs! (If you add ‘em all up!)

[@Lampshade51]

Gives me hope about being 100.

[@antonnym214]

Wow! He looked great for 100.

[@aldenbarlow3158]

The guy is a legend. RIP now. THANX 4 Laurel & Hardy ya beaut.

[@markwithers9468]

if I make it to 100 I hope to look that good laughing is good for a long life and this man had a great sense of humor

[@Kent-qo6xp]

Thanks for helping Hal.