Scarecrow (Oz)

Scarecrow
Oz character
First appearanceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Created byL. Frank Baum
Portrayed byFrank Moore (His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz)
Larry Semon (The Wizard of Oz)
Ray Bolger (The Wizard of Oz)
Hinton Battle (The Wiz; 1975 musical)
Michael Jackson (The Wiz; 1978 film)
Justin Case (Return to Oz)
Jackson Browne (The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True)
Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire) (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz)
Elijah Kelley (The Wiz Live!)
Ari Zagaris (Dorothy and the Witches of Oz)
Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Emerald City)
Jonathan Bailey (Wicked (2024 film))
Voiced byAlfie Scopp (Tales of the Wizard of Oz and Return to Oz)
Mickey Rooney (Journey Back to Oz)
Billy Van (The Wizard of Oz; anime film)
Richard Dumont (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Matthew Stone (Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz)
David Lodge (The Wizard of Oz; 1990 cartoon series)
Andy Milder (The Oz Kids)
Michael Gough (Tom & Jerry and the Wizard of Oz and Tom & Jerry: Back to Oz)
Paul Scheer (Once Upon a Time)
Dan Aykroyd (Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return)
Stephen Stanton (Lost in Oz)
William Salyers (Lego Dimensions)
Paul Eiding (Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.)
Bill Fagerbakke (Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz)
In-universe information
AliasSocrates Strawman
Chang Wang Woe
Fiyero Tigelaar
SpeciesScarecrow
GenderMale
TitleHis Majesty the Scarecrow
Royal Treasurer
Emperor of the Silver Islands
OccupationRuler of Oz
Tin Woodman's treasurer
Corn farmer
SpouseTsing Tsing (in his former incarnation)
Children3 sons
15 grandsons (from his former incarnation)

The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow. In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. In reality, he is only two days old and merely naïve. Throughout the course of the novel, he proves to have the brains he seeks and is later recognized as "the wisest man in all of Oz," although he continues to credit the Wizard for them. He is, however, wise enough to know his own limitations and all too happy to hand the rulership of Oz to Princess Ozma and become one of her trusted advisors, though he typically spends more time having fun than advising.