Jack Haley

Birthday: 10 August 1897, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name: John Joseph Haley Jr.

Height: 175 cm

Jack Haley was a movie and vaudeville actor who is always remembered as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The Tin Man role was originally was going to Buddy Ebsen, but due to allergic reaction from the aluminum powder makeup, Ebsen was taken out of the casting and Haley replaced him. To avoid the same problem arising, they used aluminum paste... Show more »

[on Judy Garland] She was full of laughter. And pep. She didn't need pills, but the poor sucker got ...Show more »

[on Judy Garland] She was full of laughter. And pep. She didn't need pills, but the poor sucker got hooked on them. Not while she was on Oz. The pills started when she turned out pictures faster than Metro could make money on them. Show less «

[on a The Wizard of Oz (1939) glitch, involving a 'Tin Man' who should appear rusty] For three days ...Show more »

[on a The Wizard of Oz (1939) glitch, involving a 'Tin Man' who should appear rusty] For three days I worked in a shiny suit of tin, with a sparkling tin nose, a bright tin strap around my head, a glistening tin pot on my head, and a coat of brilliant tin paint on my face. I glittered no end - for three days! Show less «

[on The Wizard of Oz (1939)] It was awful. You couldn't have fun... I had to drag myself to work.

[When asked by co-presenter Ray Bolger at the 1979 Oscar awards why he got to announce the winner] W...Show more »

[When asked by co-presenter Ray Bolger at the 1979 Oscar awards why he got to announce the winner] Well, when your son produces the show, YOU can announce the winner! Show less «

A smart performer knows when to get off. It wasn't a wrench leaving movies. I don't believe there's ...Show more »

A smart performer knows when to get off. It wasn't a wrench leaving movies. I don't believe there's no business like show business. Show less «

Jack Haley

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