Ray Bolger
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
Film • 2009
jako Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Film • 2009
jako Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Film • 2004
jako Self - Actor (archive sound)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Film • 2000
jako 'Hunk' (archive footage)
Vaudeville
Film • 1997
jako Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Film • 1994
jako (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Film • 1990
jako Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
Film • 1985
jako Self - Host
The Whimsical World of Oz
Film • 1985
jako Self
Peter and the Magic Egg
Film • 1983
jako Uncle Amos (voice)
Annie
Film • 1982
jako Sound Effects Man at Radio Station (uncredited)
The Runner Stumbles
Film • 1979
jako Monsignor Nicholson
Just You and Me, Kid
Film • 1979
jako Tom
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
Film • 1979
jako Self
Heaven Only Knows
Film • 1979
jako Simon
Diff'rent Strokes
Serial • 1978
Battlestar Galactica 1978
Serial • 1978
jako Vector
Three on a Date
Film • 1978
jako Andrew
Fantasy Island
Serial • 1978
jako Spencer Randolph
The Love Boat
Serial • 1977
jako Horace McDonald
Captains and the Kings
Serial • 1976
jako R.J. Squibbs
The Entertainer
Film • 1976
jako Billy Rice
Donny & Marie
Serial • 1976
jako Self
Baretta
Serial • 1975
Mały Domek na Prerii
Serial • 1974
jako Toby Noe
To jest rozrywka!
Film • 1974
jako (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Partridge Family
Serial • 1970
jako Grandpa Fred Renfrew
Nanny and the Professor
Serial • 1970
jako Uncle Horace
Omnibus
Serial • 1967
jako Self
The Daydreamer
Film • 1966
jako The Pieman
The Hollywood Palace
Serial • 1964
jako Self - Host
The Judy Garland Show
Serial • 1963
jako Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Serial • 1962
jako Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Serial • 1962
jako Self
Backstage Party
Film • 1961
jako Self
W krainie zabawek
Film • 1961
jako Barnaby
The Mike Douglas Show
Serial • 1961
jako Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Serial • 1959
jako Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
Film • 1958
jako Self
Washington Square
Serial • 1956
jako Self - HOst
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Serial • 1956
jako Self
Tony Awards
Serial • 1956
jako Self - Presenter
MGM Parade
Serial • 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Serial • 1954
jako Self
The George Gobel Show
Serial • 1954
jako Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Film • 1954
jako Self
Where's Raymond?
Serial • 1953
jako Raymond Wallace
General Electric Theater
Serial • 1953
jako Alfred Boggs
April in Paris
Film • 1952
jako Sam Winthrop Putnam
Where's Charley?
Film • 1952
jako Charley Wykeham
The Red Skelton Show
Serial • 1951
jako 'Mayor' Threadbare III
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Serial • 1950
jako Self - Host
The Bob Hope Show
Serial • 1950
jako Self
What's My Line?
Serial • 1950
jako Self
Make Mine Laughs
Film • 1949
jako (archive footage)
Look for the Silver Lining
Film • 1949
jako Jack Donahue
The Harvey Girls
Film • 1946
jako Chris Maule
Stage Door Canteen
Film • 1943
jako Ray Bolger
Four Jacks and a Jill
Film • 1942
jako Nifty Sullivan, a Jack
Sunny
Film • 1941
jako Bunny Billings
Czarnoksiężnik z Oz
Film • 1939
jako Scarecrow / Hunk
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
Film • 1938
jako Self (uncredited)
Sweethearts
Film • 1938
jako Hans
Rosalie
Film • 1937
jako Bill Delroy
The Great Ziegfeld
Film • 1936
jako Ray Bolger
Oz
Film
jako Self / Scarecrow (archive footage)