Person Details

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Aliases: Irving Lahrheim

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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

The Philco Television Playhouse
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The Philco Television Playhouse

(1948) Skid Johnson
The Wizard of Oz
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The Wizard of Oz

(1939) Zeke / Cowardly Lion
That's Entertainment!
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That's Entertainment!

(1974) (archive footage)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1951) Hucklebee
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

(1990) Self (archive footage)
The Great Waltz
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The Great Waltz

(1955) Hans Ebesteder
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
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The Dark Side of the Rainbow

(2000) 'Zeke' (archive footage)
The Second Greatest Sex
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The Second Greatest Sex

(1955) Job McClure

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2009 Self
2008 Himself (archive footage)
2000 'Zeke' (archive footage)
1990 Self (archive footage)
1974 (archive footage)
1968 Professor Spats
1966 N/A
1964 Ben Hucklebee
The Commander (archive footage)
Self
1963 Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
N/A
1962 Self
1960 voice
1956 Self
1955 Hans Ebesteder
Job McClure
1954 Barney McCorkle
Moonface
1953 Mr. O'Malley
1952 N/A
1951 Hucklebee
Joe Pulaski
1950 Self
Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Eddie Eagen
1948 Skid Johnson
Self - Comedian
Self
1944 Commander
1942 Skip Owens
Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
1939 Zeke / Cowardly Lion
1938 Cascart
Gus
Barney Barnaby
1937 Sugar Boles
Bert
1936 Bert Halibut
1934 Gunpowder Bert
King Henry VIII
1933 Bert Lahr, Cop
Bert Lahr
1931 Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
1929 Rudolf
Year Character Movie/Tv

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