<P> Frank Morgan ( born Francis Phillip Wuppermann ; June 1 , 1890 -- September 18 , 1949 ) was an American character actor . He is best known as a Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer contract player and as the titular character in The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) . </P>
<P> Frank Morgan ( born Francis Phillip Wuppermann ; June 1 , 1890 -- September 18 , 1949 ) was an American character actor . He is best known as a Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer contract player and as the titular character in The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) . </P>
who played the wizard in the wizard of oz
who played the wizard in the wizard of oz
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan