If you’re a huge Oz fan — or just a fan of old-fashioned names generally — here’s a list of (most of) the people who played Munchkins in the legendary 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz”:
| Male | Female |
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Adam Albert Arnold August Bela Bernard Billy (2) Carl (2) Carlos Charles (4) Charley Clarence Colonel Dominick Eddie Elmer Emil Eugene Eulie Frank (3) Franklin Franz Fredreich Garland George (2) Gerard Gus Harry Harvey Henry Howard Jack Jakob (2) James (2) Jimmie Jessie John (2) Johnny (3) Joseph (2) Karl Kurt Lajos Leon Lewis Matjus Matthew Meinhardt Mickey Murray Nels Nicholas Parnell Prince Robert Sandor Theodore Tommy Victor Walter Willi William (2) |
Addie Alta Ann Betty (2) Carolyn Charlotte Christie Dolly Donna Elizabeth Elly Elsie Emma Ethel Eva Fern Freda Frieda Gertrude Gladys (2) Gracie Hazel (2) Helen (2) Hilda (2) Hildred Jeane Joan Josefine Leona Lida Lillian Margaret (3) Marguerite Marie Mitzi Nita Nona Olga Patsy Priscilla Ruth (2) Shirley Stella Thaisa Valerie Viola Yvonne |
While the majority of the 132 Munchkins in the film were played by little people, a handful of the female Munchkins were actually played by child actresses.
Source: The Wizardry of Oz by Jay Scarfone and William Stillman, via Kansas Wizard of Oz ‘N More.