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Gerard Marenghi, known as Jerry Maren, was an American actor who played a Munchkin member of the Lollipop Guild in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, The Wizard of Oz. He became the last surviving Munchkin following the death of Ruth Duccini on January 16, 2014, and was also the last surviving cast member with a specifically identifiable speaking or singing role.
Birth Name
Gerald Marenghi
Born
Saturday, 24 January 1920
Died
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Hollywood Shorties | (archive footage) | 2016 |
| Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time | Self | 2011 |
| Dahmer vs. Gacy | Mime | 2010 |
| Frankenstein Rising | Manlon | 2010 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Lollipop Guild Member | 2009 |
| The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond | Actor / Munchkin | 2009 |
| TV Land: Myths and Legends | Self | 2007 |
| Best Ever Family Films | Self | 2005 |
| Bit Players | Oompa Loompa | 2000 |
| A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz | Himself / Self | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Hollywood Shorties | (archive footage) | 2016 |
| Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time | Self | 2011 |
| Dahmer vs. Gacy | Mime | 2010 |
| Frankenstein Rising | Manlon | 2010 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Lollipop Guild Member | 2009 |
| The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond | Actor / Munchkin | 2009 |
| TV Land: Myths and Legends | Self | 2007 |
| Best Ever Family Films | Self | 2005 |
| Bit Players | Oompa Loompa | 2000 |
| A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz | Himself / Self | 1999 |
| Glorious Technicolor | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| The Bible According to Hollywood | Himself / Self | 1994 |
| MGM: When the Lion Roars | Himself | 1992 |
| Seinfeld | Dad | 1989 |
| Dolly | Novelty Club Patron | 1987 |
| Spaceballs | Dink | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| House | Little Critter | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Creature (segment "Personal Demons") | 1985 |
| Graffiti | Citizen | 1985 |
| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Elf 3 | 1984 |
| Hot Moves | Arcade Vendor | 1984 |
| High School U.S.A. | Robot | 1983 |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes | Demon Midget | 1983 |
| Wizards and Warriors | Floyd the Feather | 1983 |
| No Soap, Radio | Morris | 1982 |
| Under the Rainbow | Hotel Rainbow Guest | 1981 |
| The Being | Monster | 1981 |
| Where the Buffalo Roam | Bell Man | 1980 |
| Americathon | Act | 1979 |
| The Lord of the Rings | Character Actor / Character Actor (voice) | 1978 |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Page Boy | 1978 |
| The Return of Captain Nemo | Caesar | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Man on Street | 1977 |
| Van Dyke and Company | Midget Basketball Player | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Circus Worker | 1976 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Dash | 1976 |
| When Things Were Rotten | Archer | 1975 |
| Switch | Shoe Shiner | 1975 |
| Little Cigars | Cadillac | 1973 |
| Lidsville | Boris / Rah-Rah | 1971 |
| Outlaw Riders | Bartender | 1971 |
| The Odd Couple | Harry Tallman | 1970 |
| Bigfoot | Baby Creature | 1970 |
| Hello, Dolly! | Midget | 1969 |
| Here's Lucy | Milton | 1968 |
| Julia | Little Green Man | 1968 |
| Planet of the Apes | Child Ape | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1967 |
| Star Trek | Small Copper-Skinned Ambassador | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Lower Gemini | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Coco | 1965 |
| Bewitched | Gremlin | 1964 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Spaceman #2 | 1962 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Mole-Man #3 | 1952 |
| Superman and the Mole-Men | Mole-Man | 1951 |
| Samson and Delilah | Jester | 1949 |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | Midget | 1948 |
| Are You with It? | Midget | 1948 |
| Three Wise Fools | Sir Boulder | 1946 |
| An Angel Comes to Brooklyn | Midget Baby | 1945 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Midget | 1945 |
| That's the Spirit | Midget | 1945 |
| The Great John L. | Midget | 1945 |
| Bring on the Girls | Midget in Fireman Skit | 1945 |
| Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Gremlin | 1944 |
| Silent Partner | Messenger | 1944 |
| Flesh and Fantasy | Midget | 1943 |
| Beyond the Blue Horizon | Native | 1942 |
| Fingers at the Window | Small Boy | 1942 |
| True to the Army | Col. Delaroy | 1942 |
| Maisie Was a Lady | Midget / Midget (Uncredited) | 1941 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Midget in Phone Booth | 1940 |
| At the Circus | Little Professor Atom (as Jerry Marenghi) / Little Professor Atom | 1939 |
| The Wizard of Oz | Lollipop Guild Member | 1939 |
| The Terror of Tiny Town | Townsperson | 1938 |
