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 opposite Eleanor Powell in Rosalie (1937). His first dancing and singing role was in Sweethearts (1938), where he did the "wooden shoes" number with red-headed soprano/actress Jeanette MacDonald. This got him noticed by MGM producers and resulted in his being cast in his most famous role, that of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Surprisingly, even though the film was a success, Bolger's contract with MGM ended. He went to RKO to make Four Jacks and a Jill (1942). After this, Bolger went to Broadway, where he received his greatest satisfaction. In 1953 he turned to television and got his own sitcom, Where's Raymond? (1953), later changed to "The Ray Bolger Show". After his series ended, Bolger made frequent guest appearances on TV and had some small roles in movies. In 1985 he co-hosted That's Dancing! (1985) with Liza Minnelli. Bolger died in 1987 at the age of 83. Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the Mausoleum, Crypt F2, Block 35.

Raymond Wallace Bolger va ser un actor, ballarí, cantant i intèrpret de teatre nord-americà que va començar la seva carrera cinematogràfica a l'era del cinema mut. Bolger va ser un intèrpret important de Broadway a la dècada de 1930 i més enllà.

雷·博尔格（Ray Bolger）的职业生涯始于杂耍表演。他是一个名为“桑福德和博尔格”的团队的一半，并且还独自进行了许多百老汇演出。他和吉恩·凯利（Gene Kelly）一样，既是歌舞演员，也是演员。他于 1936 年与米高梅签约，他的第一个角色是在《了不起的齐格菲尔德》（1936 年）中饰演自己。不久之后，他在《罗莎莉》（1937）中扮演了埃莉诺·鲍威尔（Eleanor Powell）的对手戏。他的第一个舞蹈和歌唱角色是在《甜心》（1938 年）中，在那里他与红发女高音/女演员珍妮特·麦克唐纳 （Jeanette MacDonald） 一起表演了“木鞋”号码。这让他受到米高梅制片人的注意，并导致他出演了他最著名的角色，即《绿野仙踪》（1939 年）中的稻草人。令人惊讶的是，尽管这部电影取得了成功，但博尔格与米高梅的合同却结束了。他去RKO制作了《四个杰克和一个吉尔》（1942）。在此之后，博尔格去了百老汇，在那里他得到了最大的满足。1953年，他转向电视，并有了自己的情景喜剧《雷蒙德在哪里？（1953年），后来改为“雷·博尔格秀”。在他的系列结束后，博尔格经常在电视上客串，并在电影中扮演一些小角色。1985年，他与人共同主持了That's Dancing！（1985）与丽莎·明内利（Liza Minnelli）合作。博尔格于1987年去世，享年83岁。安葬于美国加利福尼亚州卡尔弗城的圣十字公墓，陵墓，地下室F2，第35座。

Ray Bolger, nome artístico de Raymond Wallace Bolger (Boston, 10 de janeiro de 1904 - Los Angeles, 15 de janeiro de 1987) foi um ator e dançarino irlandês-norteamericano. Participou como espantalho no filme Mágico de Oz (1939). Em 1936 assinou contrato com a MGM. Seu primeiro papel foi em 1936 interpretando ele mesmo no filme The Great Ziegfeld. No ano seguinte interpretou junto com Eleanor Powell na comédia romântica Rosalie. Em 1938 foi o primeiro papel como cantor e dançarino em Sweethearts, onde interpretou o "sapatos de madeira" junto a cantora soprano e atriz Jeanette MacDonald.