Bert Lahr

    Bert Lahr

    Acting

    August 13, 1895
    Died December 4, 1967 (72 years old)
    New York City, New York, USA

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    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

    Filmography

    To Oz! The Making of a Classic

    2009

    as Self

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    2009

    as Self (archive footage)

    Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    2008

    as Self (archive footage)

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    2000

    as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

    8.7
    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    1997

    as Self (Archival Footage)

    7.7
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    1990

    as Self (archive footage)

    8.3

    Bob Hope's World of Comedy

    1976

    as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

    That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

    1974

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    7.4
    The Night They Raided Minsky's

    The Night They Raided Minsky's

    1968

    as Professor Spats

    5.5

    Summer Fun

    1966

    The Fantasticks

    The Fantasticks

    1964

    as Ben Hucklebee

    6
    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    1964

    as The Commander (archive footage)

    7.2
    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    1964

    as Self

    5
    The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

    1963

    as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

    5

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    5.9
    A Tale of Old Whiff

    A Tale of Old Whiff

    1960

    as voice

    8.5
    Startime

    Startime

    1959

    as Tom Hopkins

    6.8
    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956

    as Self

    6.2
    The Second Greatest Sex

    The Second Greatest Sex

    1955

    as Job McClure

    7.8
    The Great Waltz

    The Great Waltz

    1955

    as Hans Ebesteder

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    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    1955

    7.5
    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

    1954

    as Barney McCorkle

    4.5
    Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

    1954

    as Moonface

    6.4
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Mr. O'Malley

    6.8
    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    1952

    7
    Mister Universe

    Mister Universe

    1951

    as Joe Pulaski

    6.3
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Hucklebee

    8.8

    The Ezio Pinza Show

    1951

    as Self

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950

    as Self

    6.9
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    Always Leave Them Laughing

    Always Leave Them Laughing

    1949

    as Eddie Eagen

    4.4
    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    1948

    as Skid Johnson

    6.6
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    Meet the People

    Meet the People

    1944

    as Commander

    5.8
    Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

    1942

    as Skip Owens

    6.3
    Sing Your Worries Away

    Sing Your Worries Away

    1942

    as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

    6
    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939

    as Cowardly Lion / Zeke

    7.6
    Zaza

    Zaza

    1939

    as Cascart

    5.7
    Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

    1938

    as Gus

    5.8
    Josette

    Josette

    1938

    as Barney Barnaby

    7.2
    Merry Go Round of 1938

    Merry Go Round of 1938

    1937

    as Bert

    7.5
    Love and Hisses

    Love and Hisses

    1937

    as Sugar Boles

    10

    Whose Baby Are You?

    1936

    as Bert Halibut

    10

    Boy, Oh Boy

    1936

    as The Butler

    7
    Henry the Ache

    Henry the Ache

    1934

    as King Henry VIII

    3.5
    No More West

    No More West

    1934

    as Gunpowder Bert

    10
    Mr. Broadway

    Mr. Broadway

    1933

    as Bert Lahr

    9
    Hizzoner

    Hizzoner

    1933

    as Bert Lahr, Cop

    10
    Flying High

    Flying High

    1931

    as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

    5.8
    Faint Heart

    Faint Heart

    1929

    as Rudolf

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