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Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan.
Frank Morgan .
Frank Morgan played the role of the eponymous character .
In "The Wizard of Oz" (1939), the Wizard is played by Frank Morgan. Of course the Wizard is not real in the film. It's controlled by the man behind the curtain.
Frank Morgan, AKA the Wizard of Oz.
No. It was Frank Morgan who stepped in on short notice to play the guard. He also played Prof. Marvel/Wizard.
KansasOz Role(s)Actor/ActressHunkScarecrowRay BolgerHickoryTin ManJack HaleyZekeCowardly LionBert LahrMiss Almira GulchWicked Witch of the WestMargaret HamiltonProfessor MarvelEmerald City Doorman/Cabbie/The Wizard's Guard/The Wizard of OzFrank Morgan
Frank Morgan played the Wizard, Professor Marvel and the guard that cried so much at Emerald city. He also played the doorman (Who rang that bell?) and the cabbie (with the Horse of a Different Color).
One actor played many parts. Frank Morgan played the Doorman, as well as the Gatekeeper, the Carriage Driver, Professor Marvel and the Wizard of Oz himself.
Frank Morgan, the actor who played the wizard in the movie, "The Wizard of Oz," found a laundry receipt of Frank Baum, the book's author, in the pocket of the coat he wore in the movie. It turned out that the coat used in the movie had belonged to the author. The connection was a coincidence.
Judy Garland [June 10, 1922-June 22, 1969] plays Dorothy Gale in the beloved 1939 film version of 'The Wizard of Oz'.