Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger began his career in vaudeville. He was half of a team called "Sanford and Bolger" and also did numerous Broadway shows on his own. He, like Gene Kelly, was a song-and-dance man as well as an actor. He was signed to a contract with MGM in 1936 and his first role was as himself in The Great Ziegfeld (1936). This was soon followed by a role opposite Eleanor Powell in Rosalie (1937). His first dancing and singing role was in Sweethearts (1938), where he did the "wooden shoes" number with red-headed soprano/actress Jeanette MacDonald. This got him noticed by MGM producers and resulted in his being cast in his most famous role, that of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Surprisingly, even though the film was a success, Bolger's contract with MGM ended. He went to RKO to make Four Jacks and a Jill (1942). After this, Bolger went to Broadway, where he received his greatest satisfaction. In 1953 he turned to television and got his own sitcom, Where's Raymond? (1953), later changed to "The Ray Bolger Show". After his series ended, Bolger made frequent guest appearances on TV and had some small roles in movies. In 1985 he co-hosted That's Dancing! (1985) with Liza Minnelli. Bolger died in 1987 at the age of 83. Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the Mausoleum, Crypt F2, Block 35.
Fotos
Películas (37)
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009 · Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self - Actor (archive sound)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 · 'Hunk' (archive footage)
Vaudeville
1997 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985 · Self - Host
The Whimsical World of Oz
1985 · Self
Peter and the Magic Egg
1983 · Uncle Amos (voice)
Annie
1982 · Sound Effects Man at Radio Station (uncredited)
The Runner Stumbles
1979 · Monsignor Nicholson
Just You and Me, Kid
1979 · Tom
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
1979 · Self
Heaven Only Knows
1979 · Simon
Three on a Date
1978 · Andrew
The Entertainer
1976 · Billy Rice
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Daydreamer
1966 · The Pieman
Backstage Party
1961 · Self
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Barnaby
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958 · Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
April in Paris
1952 · Sam Winthrop Putnam
Where's Charley?
1952 · Charley Wykeham
Make Mine Laughs
1949 · (archive footage)
Look for the Silver Lining
1949 · Jack Donahue
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Chris Maule
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · Ray Bolger
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 · Nifty Sullivan, a Jack
Sunny
1941 · Bunny Billings
The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Scarecrow / Hunk
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
1938 · Self (uncredited)
Sweethearts
1938 · Hans
Rosalie
1937 · Bill Delroy
The Great Ziegfeld
1936 · Ray Bolger
Oz
· Self / Scarecrow (archive footage)
Series (29)
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Battlestar Galactica
1978 · Vector
Fantasy Island
1978 · Spencer Randolph, Gaylord Nelson
Vacaciones en el mar
1977 · Horace McDonald, Andy Hopkins
Captains and the Kings
1976 · R.J. Squibbs
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
Baretta
1975
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Toby Noe
The Partridge Family
1970 · Grandpa Fred Renfrew, Grandpa Walter Renfrew
Nanny and the Professor
1970 · Uncle Horace
Omnibus
1967 · Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Host
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self, Self - Host
Washington Square
1956 · Self - HOst
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
MGM Parade
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Self
The George Gobel Show
1954 · Self
Where's Raymond?
1953 · Raymond Wallace
General Electric Theater
1953 · Alfred Boggs, Stan Maylor
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · 'Mayor' Threadbare III
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self - Host
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self