Cast

Ray Bolger

1904 – 1987

Active years (films on this site)

1936–1943

Genres

MusicalDramaRomanceComedyAdventure

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Biography

Raymond Wallace Bolger was an American vaudevillian, eccentric dancer, comedian, actor and singer best known for his performance as the Scarecrow in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. He first became interested in dancing as a teenager and, while working as a bank clerk in Boston, participated in dance contests and attended musical performances. In 1923, after being fired from a later job as an insurance clerk, he formed a short-lived vaudeville act, Sanford and Bolger, with Ralph Sanford. He went on to perform in several revues in the 1920s and early 1930s, as well as Gus Edwards' variety show Ritz Carlton Nights.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1949

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960

Directors worked with

W.S. Van Dyke2 filmsRobert Z. Leonard1 filmVictor Fleming1 filmFrank Borzage1 film

5 films on this site

1. The Great Ziegfeld 1936 · Robert Z. Leonard · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
2. Rosalie (1937) 1937 · W.S. Van Dyke · IMDb 5.9 · Cast
3. Sweethearts 1938 · W.S. Van Dyke · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
4. The Wizard of Oz 1939 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
5. Stage Door Canteen 1943 · Frank Borzage · IMDb 6.3 · Cast