Bert Lahr
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.
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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-08-13 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting
2023
Lynch/Oz as Cowardly Lion (archive footage) (uncredited)2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive)2009
To Oz! The Making of a Classic as Self2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Self (archive footage)2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow as 'Zeke' (archive footage)1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults as Self (Archival Footage)1995
The Dark Side of Oz as Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage)1974
That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's as Professor Spats1966
Summer Fun as Not available1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as The Commander (archive footage)1964
The Fantasticks as Ben Hucklebee1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Not available1963
The Sound of Laughter as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self1960
A Tale of Old Whiff as voice1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self1955
The Second Greatest Sex as Job McClure1955
The Great Waltz as Hans Ebesteder1954
Rose Marie as Barney McCorkle1954
Anything Goes as Moonface1953
General Electric Theater as Mr. O'Malley1952
Omnibus as Not available1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Hucklebee1951
Mister Universe as Joe Pulaski1950
What's My Line? as Self1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self1949
Always Leave Them Laughing as Eddie Eagen1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Skid Johnson1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1944
Meet the People as Commander1942
Ship Ahoy as Skip Owens1942
Sing Your Worries Away as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster1939
The Wizard of Oz as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion1939
Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz as Not available1938
Josette as Barney Barnaby1938
Zaza as Cascart1938
Just Around the Corner as Gus1937
Love and Hisses as Sugar Boles1937
Merry Go Round of 1938 as Bert1936
Boy, Oh Boy as The Butler1936
Whose Baby Are You? as Bert Halibut1934
No More West as Gunpowder Bert1934
Henry the Ache as King Henry VIII1933
Hizzoner as Bert Lahr, Cop1933
Mr. Broadway as Bert Lahr1931
Flying High as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse1929
Faint Heart as Rudolf