Actor
Jack Haley
Born 10 August 1897 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA — died 6 June 1979
Jack Haley (1897–1979) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, singer and dancer who became a film actor in the 1930s. He is best remembered as the Tin Man, and as the farmhand Hickory, in MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939), one of Hollywood's most enduring musicals.
Key films
The Wizard of Oz (1939)On Cinespective
His defining role as the Tin Man and Hickory, in one of cinema's most beloved musicals.
Follow Thru (1930)
Early sound-era musical comedy from the start of his screen career, based on a stage show.
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Fox college musical comedy in which he was a leading comic presence, and an early film for Judy Garland.
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Major Fox musical built around Irving Berlin songs, showing his place in 1930s studio musicals.
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Compilation celebrating MGM musicals, in which he appeared as a veteran of the studio's golden age.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 50
- 1927Broadway Madness · as Radio AnnouncerActor
- 1930Follow Thru · as Jack MartinActor
- 1930The 20th AmendmentActor
- 1931Success · as ElmerActor
- 1933Salt Water Daffy · as Elmer WagonbottomActor
- 1933Sitting Pretty · as Pete PendletonActor
- 1933Mr. Broadway · as Jack HaleyActor
- 1933Wrongorilla · as ElmerActor
- 1934Here Comes the Groom · as Mike ScanlonActor
- 1935Spring Tonic · as SykesActor
- 1935Coronado · as Chuck HornbostelActor
- 1935The Girl Friend · as Henry A. HenryActor
- 1935Redheads on Parade · as Peter MathewsActor
- 1936Poor Little Rich Girl · as Jimmy DolanActor
- 1936Pigskin Parade · as Slug WintersActor
- 1936Mister Cinderella · as Joe JenkinsActor
- 1936F-Man · as Johnny DimeActor
- 1937Ali Baba Goes to Town · as HimselfActor
- 1937Pick a Star · as Joe JenkinsActor
- 1937Danger – Love at Work · as Henry Throckmorton MacMorrowActor
- 1937Wake Up and Live · as Edward 'Eddie" KaneActor
- 1937She Had to Eat · as Danny DeckerActor
- 1938Alexander's Ragtime Band · as Davey LaneActor
- 1938Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Orville SmithersActor
- 1938Hold That Co-ed · as Wilbur PetersActor
- 1938Thanks for Everything · as Henry SmithActor
- 1939The Wizard of Oz · as Tin Man / HickoryActor
- 1941Moon Over Miami · as Jack O'HaraActor
- 1941Navy Blues · as 'Powerhouse' BoltonActor
- 1942Beyond the Blue Horizon · as Squidge SullivanActor
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 · as SelfActor
- 1943Higher and Higher · as Mike O'BrienActor
- 1944One Body Too Many · as Albert TuttleActor
- 1944Take It Big · as Jack NorthActor
- 1945Scared Stiff · as Larry ElliotActor
- 1945Sing Your Way Home · as Steven KimballActor
- 1945George White's Scandals · as Jack EvansActor
- 1946People Are Funny · as Pinky WilsonActor
- 1946Vacation in Reno · as Jack CarrollActor
- 1949Make Mine Laughs · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1958No Time at All · as Stanley LeedsActor
- 1970Norwood · as Mr. ReeseActor
- 1974That's Entertainment! · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1977New York, New York · as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)Actor
- 1985That's Dancing! · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow · as 'Hickory' (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009To Oz! The Making of a Classic · as SelfActor
- 2022Rat Pack · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.