Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Irving Lahrheim
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
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
(1948) Skid JohnsonThe Wizard of Oz
(1939) Zeke / Cowardly LionThat's Entertainment!
(1974) (archive footage)Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1951) HucklebeeThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
(1990) Self (archive footage)The Great Waltz
(1955) Hans EbestederThe Dark Side of the Rainbow
(2000) 'Zeke' (archive footage)The Second Greatest Sex
(1955) Job McClureActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 |