Laurel and Hardy names in different countries

Laurel and Hardy's names in different countries

Laurel and Hardy were famous all over the world and not always known as Laurel and Hardy .

It's hard to understand why, on all the advertising material used for foreign versions of Laurel & Hardy films, the names "Laurel & Hardy" weren't always used. Instead, the publicity department often chose to give them nicknames like those below, which, in nearly all cases, translates roughly as "The Fat and the Thin." One exception is the German billing "Dick und Dof" (sometimes "Doof") - which means "Thick and the Stupid."

A few notes are in order: Spain uses the L&H name El Gordo y el Flaco; infact, you can say that many/all of the Spanish speaking countries in theworld, although not listed, also use that same spelling. The same can besaid for other countries (such as France) where their nativelanguage(French) is spoken. The Galicia area, shown on the list, includespeoples in Central Europe in the area around the Ukraine and Polish region.I have not included ALL of the SLIGHT variations that I've found within somelanguages: For example--as in Romania where I've seen both "Stan si Bran"and "Stan and Bran". Lastly, I have seen several L&H comics from Finland that show the Boys' name on the cover as Ohukainen Ja Paksukainen

Names in Different Countries
Country	Name
Albania	Olio me Stelion
Brazil	O Gordo e o Magro
Denmark	Gog and Cokke
Egypt	El Tikhin Ouel Roufain
Estonia	Laurel ja Hardy; Paks ja Peenike
Finland	Ohukainen Ja Paksukainen
France	Laurel et Hardy
Galicia area	Laurel e Hardy; O Gordo e o Fraco
Germany	Laurel und Hardy; Stan und Ollie, Dick und Doof
Greece	Xonapoe and Azsnoe , Chondros Kai Lighnos
Hungary	Stan es Pan
Iceland	Steini og Olli
Israel	Hashamen ve Haraze
Italy	Stanlio e Ollio, Crik and Crok
Korea	Hol-jjug-i wa Dkung-ddung-i
Kurdistan	Laurel u Hardy
Malta	L-Ohxon u l-Irqiq
Norway	Helan og Halvan
Poland	Flip i Flap
Portugal	O Bucha and O Estica
Romania	Stan and Bran
Serbia	Stanlio i Olio
Spain	El Gordo y el Flaco
Sweden / Norway	Helan and Halvan
The Netherlands	De Dikke en de Dunne
Turkey	Sisman ve Zaif
UK / USA	Laurel and Hardy

Above ; Foreign cinema handout front and back scans

Above left , Foreign poster for The Midnight Patrol

Above Right - Poland dvd cover

Above , Saps at Sea , Video cover from Sweeden

Laurel and Hardy comic from Finland

Above...comic from Finland