<Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Gwendolyn Rickard (m . 1929--1987) </Td> </Tr> <P> Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904--January 15, 1987) was an American film actor, vaudevillian, TV presenter, singer, dancer (particularly of tap) and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent film era . He was a major Broadway performer in the 1930s and beyond (see below). He is best known for his portrayal of farm worker Hunk and the Scarecrow in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was also the host of his eponymous television show, The Ray Bolger Show . </P> <P> Bolger was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts into a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent, the son of James Edward and Anne C. (née Wallace) Bolger . </P>

Actor who played the scarecrow in wizard of oz