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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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The Philco Television Playhouse

(1948) Skid Johnson

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What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1951) Hucklebee

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The Wizard of Oz

(1939) Zeke / Cowardly Lion

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That's Entertainment!

(1974) (archive footage)

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The Dark Side of the Rainbow

(2000) 'Zeke' (archive footage)

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

(1990) Self (archive footage)

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Faint Heart

(1929) Rudolf

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2009	Self	To Oz! The Making of a Classic 2009-09-23 Movie
2008	Himself (archive footage)	Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge 2008-03-18 Movie
2000	'Zeke' (archive footage)	The Dark Side of the Rainbow 2000-07-04 Movie
1990	Self (archive footage)	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990-02-20 Movie
1974	(archive footage)	That's Entertainment! 1974-06-21 Movie
1968	Professor Spats	The Night They Raided Minsky's 1968-12-22 Movie
1966	N/A	Summer Fun 1966-07-22 TV Show
1964	Hucklebee	The Fantasticks 1964-10-17 Movie
	(archive footage)	The Big Parade of Comedy 1964-09-02 Movie
	Self	The Hollywood Palace 1964-01-04 TV Show
1963	Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague	The Sound of Laughter 1963-12-17 Movie
	N/A	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963-10-04 TV Show
1962	Self	The Merv Griffin Show 1962-10-01 TV Show
1960	voice	A Tale of Old Whiff 1960-01-06 Movie
1956	Self	The Steve Allen Show 1956-06-24 TV Show
1955	Hans Ebesteder	The Great Waltz 1955-11-04 Movie
	Job McClure	The Second Greatest Sex 1955-09-30 Movie
1954	Barney McCorkle	Rose Marie 1954-03-03 Movie
	Moonface	Anything Goes 1954-02-28 Movie
1953	Mr. O'Malley	GE Theater 1953-02-01 TV Show
1952	N/A	Omnibus 1952-11-09 TV Show
1951	Hucklebee	Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24 TV Show
	Joe Pulaski	Mister Universe 1951-01-10 Movie
1950	Self	The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950-09-10 TV Show
	Self - Mystery Guest	What's My Line? 1950-02-02 TV Show
1949	Eddie Eagen	Always Leave Them Laughing 1949-11-26 Movie
1948	Skid Johnson	The Philco Television Playhouse 1948-10-03 TV Show
	Self - Comedian	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
	Self	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
1944	Commander	Meet the People 1944-06-01 Movie
1942	Skip Owens	Ship Ahoy 1942-04-16 Movie
	Clarence 'Chow' Brewster	Sing Your Worries Away 1942-03-06 Movie
1939	Zeke / Cowardly Lion	The Wizard of Oz 1939-08-15 Movie
1938	Cascart	Zaza 1938-12-29 Movie
	Gus	Just Around the Corner 1938-11-11 Movie
	Barney Barnaby	Josette 1938-06-03 Movie
1937	Sugar Boles	Love and Hisses 1937-12-21 Movie
	Bert	Merry Go Round of 1938 1937-11-14 Movie
1936	Bert Halibut	Whose Baby Are You? 1936-10-02 Movie
1934	Gunpowder Bert	No More West 1934-03-29 Movie
	King Henry VIII	Henry the Ache 1934-01-25 Movie
1933	Bert Lahr, Cop	Hizzoner 1933-11-17 Movie
	Bert Lahr	Mr. Broadway 1933-09-12 Movie
1931	Emil 'Rusty' Krouse	Flying High 1931-11-14 Movie
1929	Rudolf	Faint Heart 1929-12-21 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv