Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1904-01-10
Place of Birth:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As: Raymond Wallace Bulcao / Рэй Болджер / Raymond Wallace Bolger /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1904-01-10 More

Biography

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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The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Adventure Fantasy Family Music
The Dark Side of Oz
Adventure Family Fantasy Music
That's Dancing!
Documentary Music
Annie
Comedy Drama Family
Diff'rent Strokes
Comedy Family Drama
Battlestar Galactica
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
Three on a Date
Comedy TV Movie
Fantasy Island
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Comedy
The Entertainer
TV Movie Drama Comedy
Baretta
Crime Drama Mystery
That's Entertainment!
Documentary Family Music
Nanny and the Professor
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy
Omnibus
Documentary
The Daydreamer
Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Music
Babes in Toyland
Comedy Fantasy Family Music
April in Paris
Comedy Music Romance
The Harvey Girls
Music Western Romance Comedy
Stage Door Canteen
Comedy Music Romance War
Four Jacks and a Jill
Comedy Music Romance
The Wizard of Oz
Adventure Fantasy Family
Sweethearts
Music Comedy
Rosalie
Music Drama
The Great Ziegfeld
Music Drama Romance
  • name:Ray Bolger
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1904-01-10
  • Place of Birth:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also Known As: Raymond Wallace Bulcao · Рэй Болджер · Raymond Wallace Bolger ·
  • Biography: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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