John Joseph Haley Jr August 10 1897 June 6 1979 was an American actor comedian dancer radio host singer and vaudevillian He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 MetroGoldwynMayer film The Wizard of Oz Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Imada licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia