No, They are two different characters. Uncle Henry is the Uncle of the character Dorothy Gale, who is abducted by the cyclone ( storm, not the amusement ride) to Oz.The title character was played by Frank Morgan. In a sense he is a mad scientist. Uncle Henry is a farmer. no connection!
The Title character better known as the Wizard. In the classic film version he was played by Frank Morgan. It is understood that W.C. Fields ( original and intoxicated Mad Hatter) was considered for the role, and it fits in a way, as the Wizard is essentially a fraud and in a way a forerunner of Orwell"s Big Brother.
'Uncle Henry' was played by Charley Grapewin.
Charles Grapewin played the role of Uncle Henry .
Dorothy has just one uncle, who is ka Uncle Henry.
In the original 1900 book edition of 'The Wizard of Oz', the aunt was called Aunt Em. In the beloved 1939 film version, the role was played by Clara Dickey ka Clara Blandick [June 4, 1880-April 15, 1962]. The uncle was called Uncle Henry. The role was played by Charles Ellsworth Grapewin [December 20, 1869-February 2, 1956].
There was only one uncle in The Wizard of Oz, and he was ka Uncle Henry. In the 1939 film version of the original book by author and Oz series originator Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 5, 1919] there were three farmhands, who were ka Hickory Twicker, Hunk Andrews, and Zeke.
They were Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farm workers in Kansas. Their alter egos in Oz were the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Woodsman.
The farm hands that worked for Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry were:Hunk, who also was the Scarecrow in the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie, played by Ray Bolger.Zeke, who also was the Cowardly Lion in the movie, played by Bert LahrHickory, who also was the Tin Man, played by Jack Haley.
Charley Grapewin played 'Uncle Henry Gale'.
no. He was not. Charlie's Grapewin was in it and played Uncle Henry.
Dorothy has just one uncle, who is ka Uncle Henry.
Uncle Henry
Uncle Henry is the person to whom Dorothy is related in "The Wizard of Oz."Specifically, that information becomes available elsewhere in the Oz series by Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919). But it is not known in "The Wizard of Oz." The audience just knows that Dorothy Gale lives with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em but has no idea which one of the couple is Dorothy's blood relative.
In the original 1900 book edition of 'The Wizard of Oz', the aunt was called Aunt Em. In the beloved 1939 film version, the role was played by Clara Dickey ka Clara Blandick [June 4, 1880-April 15, 1962]. The uncle was called Uncle Henry. The role was played by Charles Ellsworth Grapewin [December 20, 1869-February 2, 1956].
There was only one uncle in The Wizard of Oz, and he was ka Uncle Henry. In the 1939 film version of the original book by author and Oz series originator Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 5, 1919] there were three farmhands, who were ka Hickory Twicker, Hunk Andrews, and Zeke.
They were Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farm workers in Kansas. Their alter egos in Oz were the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Woodsman.
The farm hands that worked for Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry were:Hunk, who also was the Scarecrow in the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie, played by Ray Bolger.Zeke, who also was the Cowardly Lion in the movie, played by Bert LahrHickory, who also was the Tin Man, played by Jack Haley.
Dorothy uses the silver slippers to cross the desert surrounding Oz in three steps and return home to Kansas where she is reunited with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.
Frank Morgan
Ray Bolger played the role of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz .