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Harry Earles

Harry Earles

Acting

Biography

Harry/Kurt (stage name/real name) came over to the U.S. from Germany around 1915 with his sister, Grace/Freida. Once they arrived, they worked for a man named Earles, at which time they adopted his last name. In the early 1920s, their sister Daisy/Hilda joined them and in the mid- to late 1920s, their sister Tiny/Elly arrived. The four worked in the movies while simultaneously working for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Around 1930, the four left the movie business in favor of the circus, where they worked until the mid-1950s. During this time, they made very few film appearances (most notably The Wizard of Oz (1939)) as Munchkins and Daisy's brief blink-and-you-miss-it shot in Best Picture winner The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)). The foursome retired in the mid-1950s. Grace died in 1970, Daisy in 1980 and Harry in 1985. For more info on Harry Doll/Harry Earles/Kurt Schneider, check out Steven Cox's book "The Munchkins of Oz".

Filmography Movies

Acting

That's My BabyMOVIE
MOVIE

That's My Baby

9.0(0.0K)
That's My Baby
The Baby
Poster for The Unholy Three
MOVIE

The Unholy Three

6.7(0.1K)
The Unholy Three
Tweedledee aka Little Willie
Poster for The Unholy Three
MOVIE

The Unholy Three

5.9(0.0K)
The Unholy Three
Tweedledee aka Willie 'Midget'
Poster for Baby Brother
MOVIE

Baby Brother

6.5(0.0K)
Baby Brother
Gus, one of Barr's midgets
Poster for Good News
MOVIE

Good News

6.3(0.0K)
Good News
Midget in Trash Basket
Poster for Baby Clothes
MOVIE

Baby Clothes

6.6(0.0K)
Baby Clothes
Midget
Poster for Their Purple Moment
MOVIE

Their Purple Moment

6.6(0.0K)
Their Purple Moment
Pink Pub Midget Perfomer (uncredited)
Poster for Be Big!
MOVIE

Be Big!

6.8(0.0K)
Be Big!
Midget Performer (uncredited)
Poster for Block-Heads
MOVIE

Block-Heads

7.0(0.1K)
Block-Heads
Midget in the elevator (uncredited)
Poster for Sealskins
MOVIE

Sealskins

6.7(0.0K)
Sealskins
Midget (uncredited)

Gallery

Harry Earles portrait