John Emanuel Bolger (born February 26, 1954 in New York City; grew up in Jamaica, Queens) is an American actor. He attended Holy Family High School and graduated from Bucknell University in 1977 He appeared in many campus productions as well as played football for the Bucknell Bison. He later studied theater design at New York University.
He married in 1979 and has three children. John Bolger is the great nephew of Ray Bolger, who played Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. In 1988, he co-founded the Willow Cabin Theatre Company, which produces several plays each year. He is friends with Jill Farren Phelps.