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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Where's Raymond?
as Raymond Wallace
Episodes: 60
First Aired: Oct 08, 1953
Captains and the Kings
as R.J. Squibbs
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 30, 1976
The Love Boat
as Horace McDonald
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1977
General Electric Theater
as Alfred Boggs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 1953
General Electric Theater
as Stan Maylor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 1953
The Love Boat
as Andy Hopkins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1977
Battlestar Galactica
as Vector
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1978
Fantasy Island
as Spencer Randolph
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1978
Little House on the Prairie
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 04, 1964
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 12, 1959
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1950
Diff'rent Strokes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 03, 1978
Baretta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 1975
Donny & Marie
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1976
Nanny and the Professor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 1970
The George Gobel Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1954
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 08, 1963
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 1950
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1959
Omnibus
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 13, 1967
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
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