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Raymond Wallace Bolger was an American film and television actor, vaudevillian, singer, dancer and stage performer who started in the silent film era. He was a major Broadway performer in the 1930s and beyond. He is best known for his role as the Scarecrow and his Kansas counterpart farm worker "Hunk" in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz (1939) and the villainous Barnaby in Walt Disney's musical fantasy Babes in Toyland. He was also the host of his eponymous television show, The Ray Bolger Show.
Birth Name
Raymond Wallace Bolger
Born
Sunday, 10 January 1904
Died
Thursday, 15 January 1987
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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These Amazing Shadows | 'Hunk' | 2011 |
Toys of Anti-Christ | 'Hunk' | 2011 |
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 'Hunk' | 2009 |
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond | Self / 'Hunk' | 2009 |
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | 'Hunk' | 2006 |
Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz | 'Hunk' | 2005 |
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz | 'Hunk' | 2005 |
Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination | 'Hunk' | 2005 |
Broadway: The American Musical | (archive footage) | 2004 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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These Amazing Shadows | 'Hunk' | 2011 |
Toys of Anti-Christ | 'Hunk' | 2011 |
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 'Hunk' | 2009 |
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond | Self / 'Hunk' | 2009 |
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | 'Hunk' | 2006 |
Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz | 'Hunk' | 2005 |
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz | 'Hunk' | 2005 |
Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination | 'Hunk' | 2005 |
Broadway: The American Musical | (archive footage) | 2004 |
The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow | 'Hunk' | 2000 |
That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Chris Maule | 1994 |
Legends of the West | Chris Maule | 1992 |
American Masters | Self / Self - Actor | 1986 |
That's Dancing! | Himself - Host / Self - Host | 1985 |
The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1984 |
Annie | Sound Effects Man at Radio Station | 1982 |
Aloha Paradise | Harry Carr | 1981 |
The Runner Stumbles | Monsignor Nicholson | 1979 |
Just You and Me, Kid | Tom | 1979 |
The 51st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1979 |
Heaven Only Knows | Simon | 1979 |
Diff'rent Strokes | Clarence Markwell | 1978 |
Battlestar Galactica | Vector | 1978 |
The Love Boat | Andy Hopkins / Horace McDonald | 1977 |
Fantasy Island | Gaylord Nelson / Spencer Randolph | 1977 |
Captains and the Kings | R.J. Squibbs | 1976 |
The 48th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Performer | 1976 |
The Entertainer | Billy Rice | 1975 |
Donny and Marie | Self | 1975 |
That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) / 'Hunk' / Chris Maule | 1974 |
Little House on the Prairie | Toby Noe | 1974 |
The Partridge Family | Grandpa Fred Renfrew / Grandpa Walter Renfrew | 1970 |
Nanny and the Professor | Uncle Horace | 1970 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
The Jean Arthur Show | Johnny Wingate | 1966 |
The Daydreamer | The Pieman | 1966 |
The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
The Lloyd Thaxton Show | Self | 1964 |
The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host / Self | 1964 |
The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
Missing Links | Self | 1963 |
The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Babes in Toyland | Barnaby / Barnaby Barnicle | 1961 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Self - Guest | 1961 |
Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | 1961 |
Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
Celebrity Golf | Self | 1960 |
The Revlon Revue | Himself | 1959 |
Sunday Showcase | Self - Performer | 1959 |
The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Host / Dancer / Self - Singer | 1959 |
The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
Washington Square | Self / Self - Host | 1956 |
Ford Star Jubilee | 'Hunk' | 1955 |
MGM Parade | 'Hunk' / Self - Dancer | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Barnaby / Self | 1954 |
The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
Where's Raymond? | Ray Wallace | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Alfred Boggs / Stan Maylor | 1953 |
April in Paris | Sam Winthrop Putnam / S. 'Sam' Winthrop Putnam | 1952 |
Where's Charley? | Charley Wykeham | 1952 |
The Red Skelton Hour | 'Mayor' Threadbare III | 1951 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host | 1950 |
What's My Line? | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
Make Mine Laughs | (archive footage) | 1949 |
Look for the Silver Lining | Jack Donahue | 1949 |
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself - Guest Host / Himself / Self | 1948 |
The Milton Berle Show | Self - Host | 1948 |
The Harvey Girls | Chris Maule | 1946 |
Stage Door Canteen | Ray Bolger | 1943 |
Forever and a Day | Sentry | 1943 |
Four Jacks and a Jill | Nifty Sullivan / Nifty Sullivan, a Jack | 1942 |
Sunny | Bunny Billings | 1941 |
The Wizard of Oz | The Scarecrow / 'Hunk' / Hunk / Scarecrow | 1939 |
Electrical Power | Self | 1939 |
Sweethearts | Hans | 1938 |
The Girl of the Golden West | Happy Moore | 1938 |
Rosalie | Bill Delroy | 1937 |
The Great Ziegfeld | Ray Bolger | 1936 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Special | Nominated |