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Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Garland was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and "The Wizard of Oz". After fifteen years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed s ... ... ( read more! ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Frank Morgan (June 1, 1890 September 18, 1949) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in the film The Wizard of Oz.Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Morgan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia ... ... ( read more! ) 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 oppos ... ... ( read more! ) Bert Lahr (born Irving Lahrheim August 13, 1895 December 4, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Lahr is remembered today for his roles as the Cowardly Lion and the farmworker Zeke in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, but was also well-known for work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway.Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert La ... ... ( read more! ) John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, 1897 June 6, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer and vaudevillian. He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Imada, licensed under CC-B ... ... ( read more! ) Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 May 14, 1970) was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live.Description above from the Wiki ... ... ( read more! ) Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image.In later years, Hamilton made freque ... ... ( read more! ) Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Ems husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayers The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in ... ... ( read more! ) Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey) was an American stage and screen actress best known for her role as Auntie Em in the beloved 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz. ... ... ( read more! ) ...