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Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren

Actor · Died May 24, 2018, aged 98 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jerry Maren (born Gerard Marenghi; January 24, 1920 – May 24, 2018) was an American actor who played a Munchkin member of the Lollipop Guild in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Maren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1920
Died
May 24, 2018 (aged 98)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Jerry Maren's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
37%
Self
18%
Bonds
13%
Power
12%
Ideas
12%
Survival
7%
Legacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jerry Maren's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jerry Maren's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hollywood Shorties(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dahmer vs. Gacy(2010)

    as Mime

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Manlon

  • The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond(2009)

    as Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bit Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Oompa Loompa

  • The Dreamer of Oz(1990)

    as Mr. Munchkin

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dad

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Spaceballs(1987)

    as Dink (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • House(1985)

    as Little Critter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as (segment "Personal Demons")

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear(1984)

    as Elf #3

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Being(1981)

    as Monster

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • High School U.S.A.(1983)

    as Robot

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Something Wicked This Way Comes(1983)

    as Demon Small Person (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wizards and Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • No Soap, Radio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Under the Rainbow(1981)

    as Hotel Rainbow Guest

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Side Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Tom Tiny

  • Prophecy(1979)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Americathon(1979)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings(1978)

    as Character Actor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan(1978)

    as Page Boy

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Black Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Janicott's Henchman Shotgun Spiro

  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dash

  • When Things Were Rotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Archer (uncredited)

  • Little Cigars(1973)

    as Cadillac

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Harry(1971)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lidsville(1971)

    Show 17 episodes · as Boris

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Baby Creature

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hello, Dolly!(1969)

    as Little Person (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mildred

  • Planet of the Apes(1968)

    as Child Ape (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Lower Gemini

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Gremlin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Superman and the Mole-Men(1951)

    as Mole-Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • That's the Spirit(1945)

    as Midget (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Great John L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Midget

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    as Midget (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Fingers at the Window(1942)

    as Small Boy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Maisie Was a Lady(1941)

    as Midget (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • At the Circus(1939)

    as Little Professor Atom (as Jerry Marenghi)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Wizard of Oz(1939)

    as Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Light Fingered Lester

  • The Terror of Tiny Town(1938)

    as Townsperson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1938 to 2016; peak year 1984.

Most popular right now

Lidsville (1971)

Film career

19382016

Peak 1984 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 46: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew2 of 46: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s4 · acting1940s5 · acting1950s2 · acting1960s6 · acting1970s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew1980s12 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
3878

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jerry Maren's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 27; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Dahmer vs. Gacy (2010)

92nd percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jerry Maren work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerry Maren's MovieCove titles; Angelo Rossitto shares the most, 2.