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"The Love Boat" (1977): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Guest stars include Ray Bolger, Diana Canova, David Hedison, Harriet Nelson, Alana Collins
The Wizard of Oz (1939) -- Clip from The Wizard of Oz
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) -- This biography follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld, famed producer of extravagant stage revues.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) -- Promo clip reviewing features and specs for the Ultimate Collector's Edition release.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) -- Clip from The Wizard of Oz

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Date of Death:
15 January 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Ray Bolger began his career in vaudeville. He was half of a team called... more
Trivia:
Won the 1948-49 Tony Award, as well as two Donaldson Awards. In 1980,... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins more
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The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review
 (From Collider.com. 15 October 2009, 2:29 PM, PDT)

DVD Playhouse--October 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 15 October 2009, 12:34 AM, PDT)

US TV Schedule:

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Clarence Maxwell (1 episode, 1984)
        - A Haunting We Will Go (1984) TV episode .... Clarence Maxwell
  2. Peter and the Magic Egg (1983) (TV) (voice) .... Uncle Amos Egg
  3. "Fantasy Island" .... Gaylord Nelson / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1982)
        - Dancing Lady/The Final Round (1982) TV episode .... Gaylord Nelson
        - The Over the Hill Caper/Poof! You're a Movie Star (1978) TV episode .... Spencer Randolph
  4. Annie (1982) (uncredited) .... Radio Sound Effects Man

  5. The Runner Stumbles (1979) .... Monsignor Nicholson
  6. Just You and Me, Kid (1979) .... Tom
  7. "Battlestar Galactica" .... Vector (1 episode, 1979)
        - Greetings from Earth (1979) TV episode .... Vector
  8. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Toby Noe (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - Dance with Me (1979) TV episode .... Toby Noe
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Toby Noe
  9. "The Love Boat" .... Andy Hopkins / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1979)
        - Second Time Around/Now Marriage, The/My Sister, Irene (1979) TV episode .... Andy Hopkins
        - The Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/Jinx (1977) TV episode .... Horris McDonald
  10. Heaven Only Knows (1979) (TV) .... Simon
    ... aka For Heaven's Sake (USA: video title)
  11. Three on a Date (1978) (TV) .... Andrew
  12. "Baretta" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Just for Laughs (1978) TV episode
  13. "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... R.J. Squibbs
  14. The Entertainer (1976) (TV) .... Billy Rice
  15. "The Partridge Family" .... Grandpa (3 episodes, 1970-1972)
        - The Modfather (1972) TV episode .... Grandpa
        - The Forty-Year Itch (1971) TV episode .... Grandpa
        - Whatever Happened to the Old Songs? (1970) TV episode .... Grandpa
  16. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Uncle Horace (1 episode, 1971)
        - South Sea Island Sweetheart (1971) TV episode .... Uncle Horace

  17. "The Jean Arthur Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Rich Man, Poor Man (1966) TV episode
  18. The Daydreamer (1966) .... The Pieman
  19. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Mayor of Central Park (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - The Mayor of Central Park (1962) TV episode .... Mayor of Central Park
  20. Babes in Toyland (1961) .... Barnaby

  21. "General Electric Theater" .... Alfred Boggs / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Silhouette (1959) TV episode .... Stan Maylor
        - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (1958) TV episode .... Alfred Boggs
  22. "Where's Raymond?" .... Ray Wallace / ... (35 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka The Ray Bolger Show (new title)
        - Final (1955) TV episode .... Raymond
        - Man of the Year (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
        - Father for a Day (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
        - Jealousy (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
        - The Navy Show (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
          (30 more)
  23. April in Paris (1952) .... S. 'Sam' Winthrop Putnam
  24. Where's Charley? (1952) .... Charley Wykeham

  25. Look for the Silver Lining (1949) .... Jack Donahue
  26. The Harvey Girls (1946) .... Chris Maule
  27. Forever and a Day (1943) (scenes deleted) .... Sentry
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
  28. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) .... Nifty Sullivan
  29. Sunny (1941) .... Bunny Billings

  30. The Wizard of Oz (1939) .... Hunk / The Scarecrow
  31. Sweethearts (1938) .... Hans the Dancer
  32. The Girl of the Golden West (1938) (scenes deleted) .... Happy Moore
  33. Rosalie (1937) .... Bill Delroy
  34. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) .... Ray Bolger

  35. Carrie of the Chorus: The Berth Mark (1926) .... Banker
Soundtrack:
  1. Hildegarde (2001) (performer: "If I Only Had a Brain")
    ... aka Hildegarde, a Duck Down Under

  2. Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998) (V) (performer: "We're Off To See The Wizard")

  3. That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", "If I Only Had a Brain", "We're Off to See the Wizard")

  4. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) (performer: "Hollywood Honors Its Own")
  5. That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "We're Off to See the Wizard", "If I Only Had the Nerve")
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)

  6. The Daydreamer (1966) (performer: "Who Can Tell")
  7. Babes in Toyland (1961) (performer: "We Won't Be Happy Till We Get It", "Castle in Spain")
  8. "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - The Music of Richard Rodgers (1961) TV episode (performer: "The Three B's", "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue")

  9. "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) TV episode (performer: "That's Entertainment" (uncredited), "Together, Wherever We Go" (uncredited), "Everybody Likes My Girl", "Harrigan" (uncredited), "Give Me Regards to Broadway" (uncredited))
  10. "Where's Raymond?" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Ray Bolger Show (new title)
        - Christmas Spirit (1953) TV episode (performer: "I Hope You Have a Merry Christmas")
  11. April in Paris (1952) (performer: "I Ask You", "The Place You Hold in My Heart", "I Know a Place")
  12. Where's Charley? (1952) (performer: "MAKE A MIRACLE", "MY DARLING, MY DARLING", "ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY", "BETTER GET OUT OF HERE")

  13. Look for the Silver Lining (1949) (performer: "Who?", "Ballroom Dance Medley", "Carolina in the Morning", "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", "Jingle Bells") ("Can't Yo' Heah Me Callin' Caroline")
  14. The Harvey Girls (1946) (performer: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (uncredited), "Swing Your Partner Round and Round" (uncredited))
  15. Stage Door Canteen (1943) (performer: "The Girl I Love to Leave Behind" (1943))
  16. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (performer: "Wherever You Go" (1941), "I'm in Good Shape" (1941), "Boogie Woogie Conga" 1941)) ("Karanina" (1941))
  17. Sunny (1941) (performer: "Jack Tar and Sam Gob", "Ringmaster", "Who?")

  18. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (performer: "If I Only Had a Brain" (uncredited), "We're Off to See the Wizard" (uncredited), "We're Off To See The Wizard" (uncredited), "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard" (uncredited), "The Merry Old Land of Oz" (uncredited), "If I Were King of the Forest" (uncredited))
  19. Sweethearts (1938) (performer: "WOODEN SHOES")
  20. Rosalie (1937) (performer: "On, Brave Old Army Team" (uncredited), "Anchors Aweigh" (1906) (uncredited), "To Love or Not To Love" (1937))
  21. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (performer: "She's A Follies Girl" (1936) (uncredited))
Self:
  1. That's Dancing! (1985) (also archive footage) .... Himself/Host
  2. The Whimsical World of Oz (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score

  4. The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
  5. The Making of 'The Wizard of Oz' (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "The Tomorrow Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (Australia)
    ... aka Tomorrow (USA: short title)
    ... aka Tomorrow Coast to Coast (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 16 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  7. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  8. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1963-1976)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 6 March 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  10. At Long Last Cole (1975) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka At Long Last Cole: What a Swell Party It Was! (USA: alternative title)
  11. "Dinah's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 23 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Judy: Impressions of Garland (1972) TV episode .... Himself

  13. "Password" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1967)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Eve Arden vs. Ray Bolger (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Carol Channing vs. Ray Bolger (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
  14. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - Episode #4.16 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer/Dancer
        - Episode #3.7 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
  15. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 3 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (6 episodes, 1960-1966)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - Music of the Movies (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Masques of Music (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #6.18 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #5.3 (1962) TV episode .... Himself Host
        - The Music of Richard Rodgers (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (1 more)
  17. "The Judy Garland Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #1.10 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "The Christophers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Meaning of Excellence (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Episode dated 10 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 November 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Back Stage Party (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1961)
        - Episode dated 5 November 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 8 April 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  22. "The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Revlon Presents
    ... aka Revlon Spring Music Festival
        - Accent on Comedy (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Celebrity Golf" (1 episode)
    ... aka The Golf Channel Presents Celebrity Golf with Sam Snead (USA: alternative title)
        - Ray Bolger (????) TV episode

  24. "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
  25. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.24 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.23 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Himself - Top Of The Bill (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
        - Episode #3.23 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Top Of The Bill
  27. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #3.14 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Washington Square" (1956) TV series .... Himself (1956-57)
  29. "The Perry Como Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 13 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  30. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (1955) .... Himself
  31. The Big Time (1955) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  32. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Himself
  33. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #3.14 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Host

  34. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"
        - Episode #1.76 (2009) TV episode .... The Scarecrow
        - Episode #1.75 (2009) TV episode .... The Scarecrow
  3. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
  4. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 10 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... The Scarecrow
  5. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Hunk/The Scarecrow
  7. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode
  8. Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Vector
  9. "American Masters"
        - Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  10. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "Harvey Girls")
  11. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  12. The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V) .... Barnaby
  13. That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clips from 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'The Harvey Girls'
  14. "The Hollywood Palace"
        - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Disneyland"
        - Babes in Toyland: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Barnaby
        - Babes in Toyland: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Barnaby
  16. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Ford Star Jubilee"
        - The Wizard of Oz (1956) TV episode .... Hunk/The Scarecrow
  18. Make Mine Laughs (1949) .... Edited from Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)


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