Alfred John "Alf" Goulding (January 26, 1885 – April 25, 1972) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film director and screenwriter.

He directed more than 180 films between 1917 and 1959 and is credited with having Harold Lloyd wear his trademark glasses.

[1] He was born on January 26, 1885, in Melbourne, Australia to Francis Thomas Goulding (1860–1940) and Margaret Davies Walsh.

[8] According to Brent Walker, Goulding then travelled to Britain where he worked on stage with Stan Laurel, for several years, after which he returned to the US.

[13] Goulding directed one of Laurel and Hardy's final films at the Hal Roach Studios, A Chump at Oxford, released in 1940, and wrote and directed a wartime film made in Australia in 1942, A Yank in Australia, which was not a success.