
Bert Lahr
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1895
- Died
- December 4, 1967 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Bert Lahr (born Irving Lahrheim; August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Lahr is remembered today for his roles as the Cowardly Lion and the farmworker Zeke in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, but was also well-known for work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Oz
Movie · as Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
Movie · as Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Movie · as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Movie · as Self (Archival Footage)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Night They Raided Minsky's
Movie · as Professor Spats
Summer Fun
TV · 1 ep

The Fantasticks
Movie · as Ben Hucklebee

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as The Commander (archive footage)

The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Sound of Laughter
Movie · as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep

A Tale of Old Whiff
Movie · as voice

Startime
TV · as Tom Hopkins · 1 ep

The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Second Greatest Sex
Movie · as Job McClure

The Great Waltz
Movie · as Hans Ebesteder

MGM Parade
TV · 1 ep

Rose Marie
Movie · as Barney McCorkle

Anything Goes
Movie · as Moonface

General Electric Theater
TV · as Mr. O'Malley · 1 ep

Omnibus
TV · 4 eps

Mister Universe
Movie · as Joe Pulaski

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Hucklebee · 1 ep
The Ezio Pinza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 3 eps

What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Always Leave Them Laughing
Movie · as Eddie Eagen

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Skid Johnson · 1 ep

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps

Meet the People
Movie · as Commander

Ship Ahoy
Movie · as Skip Owens

Sing Your Worries Away
Movie · as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

The Wizard of Oz
Movie · as Cowardly Lion / Zeke

Zaza
Movie · as Cascart

Just Around the Corner
Movie · as Gus

Josette
Movie · as Barney Barnaby

Merry Go Round of 1938
Movie · as Bert

Love and Hisses
Movie · as Sugar Boles
Whose Baby Are You?
Movie · as Bert Halibut
Boy, Oh Boy
Movie · as The Butler

Henry the Ache
Movie · as King Henry VIII

No More West
Movie · as Gunpowder Bert

Mr. Broadway
Movie · as Bert Lahr

Hizzoner
Movie · as Bert Lahr, Cop

Flying High
Movie · as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

Faint Heart
Movie · as Rudolf

