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Jack Haley
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Life & Death

Died aged 81
Also known asJack Haley Sr., John Joseph "Jack" Haley Jr., John Joseph Haley Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/08/1897Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied06/06/1979 (aged 81)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ927057 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#9070 ↗

John Joseph Haley Jr. was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer, drummer and vaudevillian. He is most notable for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.

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Filmography50 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Rat PackMovieSelf (archive footage)125
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionMovieSelf (archive footage)112
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of MagicMovieSelf (archive footage)93
1985That's Dancing!MovieSelf (archive footage)88
1977New York, New YorkMovieMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)80
1974That's Entertainment!Movie(archive footage)77
1970NorwoodMovieMr. Reese73
1963Burke's LawSeriesVictor Haggerty66
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf65
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf64
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries—61
1958No Time at AllMovieStanley Leeds61
1956Playhouse 90SeriesStanley Leeds59
1955MGM ParadeSeries—58
1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf55
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf53
1949Make Mine LaughsMovie(archive footage)52
1946People Are FunnyMoviePinky Wilson49
1946Vacation in RenoMovieJack Carroll49
1945Sing Your Way HomeMovieSteven Kimball48
1945George White's ScandalsMovieJack Evans48
1945Scared StiffMovieLarry Elliot48
1944Take It BigMovieJack North47
1943Higher and HigherMovieMike O'Brien46
1942Beyond the Blue HorizonMovieSquidge Sullivan45
1942Breakdowns of 1942MovieSelf45
1941Navy BluesMovie'Powerhouse' Bolton44
1941Moon Over MiamiMovieJack O'Hara44
1939The Wizard of OzMovie"Hickory" / Tin Man42
1938Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMovieOrville Smithers41
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandMovieDavey Lane41
1938Thanks for EverythingMovieHenry Smith41
1937Ali Baba Goes to TownMovieHimself40
1937She Had to EatMovieDanny Decker40
1937Danger – Love at WorkMovieHenry Throckmorton MacMorrow40
1937Wake Up and LiveMovieEdward 'Eddie" Kane40
1937Pick a StarMovieJoe Jenkins40
1936Poor Little Rich GirlMovieJimmy Dolan39
1936F-ManMovieJohnny Dime39
1936Pigskin ParadeMovieSlug Winters39
1935CoronadoMovieChuck Hornbostel38
1935Spring TonicMovieSykes38
1935Redheads on ParadeMoviePeter Mathews38
1935The Girl FriendMovieHenry A. Henry38
1934Here Comes the GroomMovieMike Scanlon37
1933Salt Water DaffyMovieElmer Wagonbottom36
1933WrongorillaMovieElmer36
1931SuccessMovieElmer34
1930Follow ThruMovieJack Martin33
0OzMovieSelf / Tin Man (archive footage)—