Acting
Bert Lahr
Born 1895-08-13
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Bert Lahr
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The Wizard of Oz
1939
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What's My Line?
1950
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The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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The Steve Allen Show
1956
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Omnibus
1952
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
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MGM Parade
1955
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Startime
1959
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That's Entertainment!
1974
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (51 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Oz! The Making of a Classic | Self | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Dark Side of the Rainbow | 'Zeke' (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self (Archival Footage) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1990 |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 | |
 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Night They Raided Minsky's | Professor Spats | Movie | 1968 |
| Summer Fun | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | The Fantasticks | Ben Hucklebee | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Big Parade of Comedy | The Commander (archive footage) | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Sound of Laughter | Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague | Movie | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | A Tale of Old Whiff | voice | Movie | 1960 |
 | Startime | Tom Hopkins | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Great Waltz | Hans Ebesteder | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Second Greatest Sex | Job McClure | Movie | 1955 |
 | MGM Parade | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Rose Marie | Barney McCorkle | Movie | 1954 |
 | Anything Goes | Moonface | Movie | 1954 |
 | General Electric Theater | Mr. O'Malley | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Hucklebee | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Ezio Pinza Show | Self | TV Series | 1951 | |
 | Mister Universe | Joe Pulaski | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Always Leave Them Laughing | Eddie Eagen | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Skid Johnson | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Meet the People | Commander | Movie | 1944 |
 | Ship Ahoy | Skip Owens | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sing Your Worries Away | Clarence 'Chow' Brewster | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Wizard of Oz | Cowardly Lion / Zeke | Movie | 1939 |
 | Zaza | Cascart | Movie | 1939 |
 | Just Around the Corner | Gus | Movie | 1938 |
 | Josette | Barney Barnaby | Movie | 1938 |
 | Love and Hisses | Sugar Boles | Movie | 1937 |
 | Merry Go Round of 1938 | Bert | Movie | 1937 |
| Whose Baby Are You? | Bert Halibut | Movie | 1936 | |
| Boy, Oh Boy | The Butler | Movie | 1936 | |
 | No More West | Gunpowder Bert | Movie | 1934 |
 | Henry the Ache | King Henry VIII | Movie | 1934 |
 | Hizzoner | Bert Lahr, Cop | Movie | 1933 |
 | Mr. Broadway | Bert Lahr | Movie | 1933 |
 | Flying High | Emil 'Rusty' Krouse | Movie | 1931 |
 | Faint Heart | Rudolf | Movie | 1929 |
| Oz | Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage) | Movie | — |