Ray Bolger
Acting
Born 1904-01-10
Died 1987-01-15
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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.
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Acting
57 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Little House on the Prairie
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
The Red Skelton Show
Fantasy Island
What's My Line?
The Wizard of Oz
Omnibus
The Partridge Family
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Bob Hope Show
Battlestar Galactica
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Donny & Marie
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Hollywood Palace
Nanny and the Professor
The Wonderful World of Disney
Annie
The George Gobel Show
Captains and the Kings
The Judy Garland Show
Where's Raymond?
Babes in Toyland
The Great Ziegfeld
That's Entertainment!
The Harvey Girls
That's Entertainment! III
That's Dancing!
General Electric Theater
The Entertainer
Backstage Party
Stage Door Canteen
Vaudeville
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
Rosalie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Judy Garland: By Myself
The All-Star Christmas Show
The Daydreamer
Four Jacks and a Jill
April in Paris
Just You and Me, Kid
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Where's Charley?
The Runner Stumbles
Peter and the Magic Egg
Sweethearts
Oz
Heaven Only Knows
Sunny
Look for the Silver Lining
Three on a Date
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