JACK HALEY BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
 
Jack Haley was born on August 10th, 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts with the birth name John Joseph Haley Jr.  He began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and soon was appearing on Broadway in such productions of "Good News" and "Gay Paree". 
 
He became a famous actor most remembered for his role as the Tim Man in the film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).  Prior to this role he was cast in a number of silent films such as "Broadway Madness" (1927) and "Follow Thru" (1930).  
 
Before his big leap to fame he starred in such films as "Poor Little Rich Girl" (1936) and after getting cast as the Tin Man he worked on the film "Higher and Higher" (1943) alongside Shirley Temple.
 
Along with his theatrical stage experience and film experience, he was a host of the television show "Ford Star Revue" (1950).  He then went on to retire from the industry and found employment in real estate.  He did come out of retirement to appear in a cameo in "Norwood" (1970) and his last public appearance was at the 1979 Academy Awards where he co presented an award with his co star Ray Bolger.
 
Haley married only once to Florence Mcfadden in 1921 and they had two children, Gloria and Hack Haley.  The couple remained married until he passed away on June 6th, 1979 in Los Angeles, California after suffering from a heart attack.  He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.  He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Radio.    

 
Filmography

1977 New York, New York
1972 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1970 Norwood
1963 Burke's Law
1960 The Danny Thomas Show
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 
1958 Playhouse 90
1955 The Ray Milland Show: Meet Mr. McNulty 
1954 The Christophers
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater 
1946 Vacation in Reno
1946 People Are Funny
1945 Sing Your Way Home 
1945 George White's Scandals 
1945 Scared Stiff 
1944 One Body Too Many 
1944 Take It Big 
1943 Higher and Higher 
1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon 
1941 Navy Blues
1941 Moon Over Miami
1939 The Wizard of Oz 
1938 Thanks for Everything 
1938 Hold That Co-ed 
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band 
1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1937 Danger: Love at Work
1937 Wake Up and Live
1937 She Had to Eat
1937 Pick a Star
1936 Mister Cinderella
1936 Pigskin Parade 
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl 
1936 F-Man
1935 Coronado 
1935 The Girl Friend 
1935 Redheads on Parade 
1935 Spring Tonic 
1934 Here Comes the Groom
1933 Sitting Pretty 
1933 Salt Water Daffy
1933 Nothing But the Tooth 
1933 Wrongorilla
1932 Then Came the Yawn
1930 Follow Thru
1930 The 20th Amendment
1927 Broadway Madness