Worked alongside his brother, Stan Laurel but was decided he was not interested in following his sibling's footsteps as an actor. He died from a heart attack following the reception of laughing gas while visiting a dentist for a tooth extraction.
He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Los Angeles County, California, USA. Plot: Sunrise Slope section, Lot 3388, Interment Space 1.
