# Any actors before Frank Morgan in Oz that played 5 roles in a movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 31, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659 "2024-03-31T23:43:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/1 "2024-03-31T23:43:34Z")
So Morgan is credited for 5 roles in Wizard of Oz. 1939. Why yes, I am watching the Wizard of Oz on Easter. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/2 "2024-03-31T23:57:04Z")
Alec Guinness played 8 different characters in [Kind Hearts and Coronets](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_Hearts_and_Coronets). ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/3 "2024-04-01T00:03:37Z")
Ten years later. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/4 "2024-04-01T00:07:25Z")
Never mind, I didn’t read the OP title carefully enough. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/5 "2024-04-01T00:11:01Z")
[The Playhouse](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Playhouse_(film)#:~:text=The%20Playhouse%20is%20a%201921,where%20Keaton%20plays%20every%20role.) by Buster Keaton ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/6 "2024-04-01T00:17:09Z")
_Only Me_ (1929) - Short film in which Lupino Lane plays 24 roles. _The One-Man Band_ (1900) - Short film in which George Melies plays 7 roles. _Seven Faces_ (1929) - Paul Muni plays 7 roles. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/7 "2024-04-01T00:23:19Z")
Sounds like The One-Man Band (1900) has to be the winner, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/8 "2024-04-01T12:28:27Z")
Tony Randall played 7 roles in “The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/9 "2024-04-01T13:47:44Z")
Which was well after, that list is large. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/10 "2024-04-01T15:49:43Z")
[Must read more closely.] ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/11 "2024-04-01T15:58:47Z")
I misread that as Frank Oz. That’s what I get for skimming. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/12 "2024-04-01T16:00:15Z")
I think it is easy to do, I’m pretty sure Frank OZ was not a part of the awful Muppet Oz Movie. For that I am thankful. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/13 "2024-04-01T16:12:56Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > So Morgan is credited for 5 roles in Wizard of Oz. 1939. Technically he only played 2 roles-the other 3 were the Wizard in disguise, playing all of his minions. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/14 "2024-04-01T16:14:34Z")
He is listed for 5 roles, so hard to say. Logistically it doesn’t even make sense anyway. The final doorman is very hard to reconcile as being the Wizard. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/15 "2024-04-01T16:23:09Z")
I checked imdb to see what roles he was credited with. It says "Professor Marvel/The Gatekeeper/The Carriage Driver/The Guard/The… " and then it cuts off. And I was annoyed that I couldn’t see what the fifth one was, but then I figured it out pretty quick. 🤦🏻‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/16 "2024-04-01T16:25:23Z")
Wikipedia also lists him for 5 roles as did Rotten Tomatoes. I figured if those 3 agree, as did the credits themselves. It is 5 roles. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/17 "2024-04-02T03:28:09Z")
That’s been a question of mine forever. _Are_ they intended to be the same guy? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659/18 "2024-04-02T04:48:29Z")
Tom Hanks played at least six roles in _The Polar Express_. It was filmed in motion capture. Requiring Hanks to perform and do the voices.