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Ray Bolger began his career in vaudeville. He was half of a team called... moreAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins moreNewsDesk:
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US TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 12 | 1:00 PM | HALMRK | Little House on the Prairie | Dance With Me | #5.17 |
Filmography
Actor:
- "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Clarence Maxwell (1 episode, 1984)
- A Haunting We Will Go (1984) TV episode .... Clarence Maxwell - Peter and the Magic Egg (1983) (TV) (voice) .... Uncle Amos Egg
- "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 - Annie (1982) (uncredited) .... Radio Sound Effects Man
- The Runner Stumbles (1979) .... Monsignor Nicholson
- Just You and Me, Kid (1979) .... Tom
- "Battlestar Galactica" .... Vector (1 episode, 1979)
- Greetings from Earth (1979) TV episode .... Vector - "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 - "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 - Heaven Only Knows (1979) (TV) .... Simon
... aka For Heaven's Sake (USA: video title) - Three on a Date (1978) (TV) .... Andrew
- "Baretta" (1 episode, 1978)
- Just for Laughs (1978) TV episode - "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... R.J. Squibbs
- The Entertainer (1976) (TV) .... Billy Rice
- "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 - "Nanny and the Professor" .... Uncle Horace (1 episode, 1971)
- South Sea Island Sweetheart (1971) TV episode .... Uncle Horace - "The Jean Arthur Show" (1 episode, 1966)
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1966) TV episode - The Daydreamer (1966) .... The Pieman
- "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 - Babes in Toyland (1961) .... Barnaby
- "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 - "Where's Raymond?" .... Ray Wallace / ... (35 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka "The Ray Bolger Show" (new title)
- Final (1955) TV episode .... Raymond
- A Gift from the Sultan (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
- Angel in Disguise (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
- Father for a Day (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
- Getting Susan a Job (1954) TV episode .... Ray Wallace
(30 more) - April in Paris (1952) .... S. 'Sam' Winthrop Putnam
- Where's Charley? (1952) .... Charley Wykeham
- Look for the Silver Lining (1949) .... Jack Donahue
- The Harvey Girls (1946) .... Chris Maule
- Forever and a Day (1943) (scenes deleted) .... Sentry
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) .... Nifty Sullivan
- Sunny (1941) .... Bunny Billings
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) .... Hunk / The Scarecrow
- Sweethearts (1938) .... Hans the Dancer
- The Girl of the Golden West (1938) (scenes deleted) .... Happy Moore
- Rosalie (1937) .... Bill Delroy
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) .... Ray Bolger
- Carrie of the Chorus: The Berth Mark (1926) .... Banker
Soundtrack:
- Hildegarde (2001) (performer: "If I Only Had a Brain")
... aka Hildegarde, a Duck Down Under - Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998) (V) (performer: "We're Off To See The Wizard")
- 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")
- The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) (performer: "Hollywood Honors Its Own")
- 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) - The Daydreamer (1966) (performer: "Who Can Tell")
- Babes in Toyland (1961) (performer: "We Won't Be Happy Till We Get It", "Castle in Spain")
- "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") - "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)) - "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") - April in Paris (1952) (performer: "I Ask You", "The Place You Hold in My Heart", "I Know a Place")
- Where's Charley? (1952) (performer: "MAKE A MIRACLE", "MY DARLING, MY DARLING", "ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY", "BETTER GET OUT OF HERE")
- 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")
- The Harvey Girls (1946) (performer: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (uncredited), "Swing Your Partner Round and Round" (uncredited))
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) (performer: "The Girl I Love to Leave Behind" (1943))
- Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (performer: "Wherever You Go" (1941), "I'm in Good Shape" (1941), "Boogie Woogie Conga" 1941)) ("Karanina" (1941))
- Sunny (1941) (performer: "Jack Tar and Sam Gob", "Ringmaster", "Who?")
- 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))
- Sweethearts (1938) (performer: "WOODEN SHOES")
- Rosalie (1937) (performer: "On, Brave Old Army Team" (uncredited), "Anchors Aweigh" (1906) (uncredited), "To Love or Not To Love" (1937))
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (performer: "She's A Follies Girl" (1936) (uncredited))
Self:
- That's Dancing! (1985) (also archive footage) .... Himself/Host
- The Whimsical World of Oz (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score
- The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
- The Making of 'The Wizard of Oz' (1979) (TV) .... Himself
- The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- At Long Last Cole (1975) (TV) .... Himself
... aka At Long Last Cole: What a Swell Party It Was! (USA: alternative title) - "Dinah's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 23 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Judy: Impressions of Garland (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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) - "The Judy Garland Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #1.10 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "The Christophers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- The Meaning of Excellence (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "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 Presents" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
- Back Stage Party (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Revlon Presents"
... aka "Revlon Spring Music Festival"
- Accent on Comedy (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Celebrity Golf" (1 episode)
... aka "The Golf Channel Presents Celebrity Golf with Sam Snead" (USA)
- Ray Bolger (????) TV episode - "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 - "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 - "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 - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #3.14 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Washington Square" (1956) TV series .... Himself (1956-57)
- "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 - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (1955) .... Himself
- The Big Time (1955) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Himself
- "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 - Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
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"The O'Reilly Factor"
- Episode dated 10 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... The Scarecrow - Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Hunk/The Scarecrow
-
"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode - Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Vector
-
"American Masters"
- Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Himself - That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "Harvey Girls")
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V) .... Barnaby
- That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clips from 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'The Harvey Girls'
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"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself -
"Disneyland"
- Babes in Toyland: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Barnaby
- Babes in Toyland: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Barnaby -
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
- USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself -
"Ford Star Jubilee"
- The Wizard of Oz (1956) TV episode .... Hunk/The Scarecrow - Make Mine Laughs (1949) .... Edited from Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
Additional Details
Other Works:
He starred in the original Broadway production of another Rodgers and Hart show, "By Jupiter". This one was never filmed. morePublicity Listings:
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