Silent Film
The Wizard has appeared in nearly every silent Oz film, portrayed by different actors each time.
- The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908): Sam 'Smiling' Jones
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910): Hobart Bosworth
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914): Todd Wright
- His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914): J. Charles Haydon
- Wizard of Oz (1925): Charles Murray
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