Jerry Maren - Famous Actor

Jerry Maren Net Worth

$300,000

Famous for playing the role of a Munchkin in the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, Jerry Maren had a net worth of $300 thousand USD at the time of his death in 2018. Throughout his acting career, Maren worked on many movies and TV shows, including 1978’s The Lord of The Rings and No Soap, Radio in 1982.

Key facts:

The key facts about Jerry Maren mentioned in the context are:
  • He was an American actor.
  • His most recognized role was of a Munchkin member of the Lollipop Guild in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
  • He was the last confirmed surviving cast member of the movie when Ruth Duccini passed away in 2014.
  • He acted in many TV series and films including Lidsville, The Lord of The Rings and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan.
  • He won an Action on Film Award for Outstanding Cast Performance for his role in 201's Dahmer vs. Gacy.

Basic Information About Jerry Maren

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor
Net worth$300,000
Date of birth1920-01-24 (104 years old)
Place of birthBoston
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseElizabeth Barrington - (10 MayΒ 1975 - 26 JanuaryΒ 2011)Β (her death)
GenderMale
Height4 ft 2 in (1.29 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Jerry Maren roles

Movie / Series Role
SpaceballsDink (uncredited)
Planet of the ApesChild Ape (uncredited)
The Great Outdoors(uncredited)
TRON(uncredited)
HouseLittle Critter
The Lord of the RingsCharacter Actor (voice)
Hello, Dolly!Midget (uncredited)
Something Wicked This Way ComesDemon Midget (uncredited)
Where the Buffalo RoamBell Man
The Beverly HillbilliesSpaceman #2 1 episode, 1966
BewitchedGremlin 1 episode, 1967
The Gong ShowConfetti Thrower (1976) unknown episodes
JuliaLittle Green Man 1 episode, 1970
SeinfeldDad 1 episode, 1997
Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanDash 2 episodes, 1977
The Wild Wild WestCoco (uncredited) unknown episodes
Get SmartLower Gemini 1 episode, 1970
The Daily ShowSelf 2 episodes, 1999-2000
The Twilight ZoneCreature (segment "Personal Demons") 1 episode, 1986
Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) unknown episodes

Jerry Maren's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
The Wizard of OzΒ (1939)$50 per week

Jerry Maren's Quotes

  • We represent the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild and in the name of the Lollipop Guild we welcome you to Munchkin Land.
  • For me, it was meeting all the little people from all over the world. Not only the United States but from all over. A few of them came from Texas. You'd never believe that. I always thought only big tall men came from Texas and there they had about 10 little guys from Texas--I couldn't believe it. I met other little people from Germany, France, Italy--they were from all over. There were over 120! -- JM, describing the "Munchkins" experience while filming The Wizard of Oz.
  • [on Samson and Delilah (1949)] Oh, that was a lot of fun. I had more fun doin' that picture. Me and a whole gang was in that, you know, about seven or eight of us, and our job was to torture Samson in one of the arenas. I had a torch and then we had another guy with a scissors and another guy with jaws and anything to torture the poor soul. When he was tied up in the arena, the director said, "Closer to Samson!" That meant us, you know, so I got close as I could to Samson, and I sat really rubbing his feet, you know. Of course I didn't meant it. I just meant to tickle him, you know. But then he used to say to me, "You little monster, get away from there!"
  • [on Cecil B. DeMille] He was kind of demanding, you know. He goes, "Don't forget you guys are gettin' paid," or something like that. He'd holler down with the microphone, you know, "Let's see you act now!" He wanted the whole crowd to be, which I don't blame him, 'cause the pictures cost a ton of money and he had to answer to the stockbrokers.
  • I pulled the door open and there was this beautiful gal. Holy Toledo! I couldn't believe it. You know, there was Hedy Lamarr right in the doorway.

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Interesting Facts about Jerry Maren

  1. He played Buster Brown on television and radio during the 1950s and 1960s and did McDonald's commercials under the heavy costume of Mayor McCheese or the Hamburglar for several years.
  2. He was "Little Oscar" who was the original driver of Wienermobile in the "Oscar Mayer" commercials.
  3. Worked a stand in for child actors.
  4. Played "Boko" the comedy assistant to Ms. Geraldine Larsen's "Magic Lady" on "The Magic Lady TV Show" on The ABC TV network in the early 1950s.
  5. The location of the Munchkins' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is 6915 Hollywood Blvd.
  6. Claims that the Munchkins got paid only $50 a week while the dog Toto received $200 a week during the filming of The Wizard of Oz (1939).
  7. In addition to the Lollipop Guild member (a part he was given because he had a singing and dancing background) in The Wizard of Oz (1939), he played a number of munchkin filler parts throughout the movie.
  8. With the death of Ruth Duccini on January 16, 2014, Maren became the only surviving actor to have played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
  9. Was a professional wrestler.

References & Fact Checks βœ…

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  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WIKI_MUNCHKIN_1.jpg
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  • Author: Alan C. Teeple User:ACT1
  • Date taken: October 1998

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