Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard Played Five Roles

Frank Morgan, the actor who played the Wizard, actually played five different roles throughout the film. First, he was the Kansan professor who seemed to foretell the future, then there was (of course) the Great and Powerful Oz, he was also the driver of the Horse-of-a-Different-Color in the Emerald City and can be seen as a guard at the Wizard’s palace, and also the doorkeeper there. While some might speculate that this was done to save on casting for the production team, it is more likely that this was simply the director being true to the real nature of the Wizard of Oz, who was both powerful and mysterious.