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Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

Known for: Acting

Born 13/08/1895
Died 1967-12-04
Place of birth New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Series ★ 5,9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

Skid Johnson

1948

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

The Wizard of Oz Film ★ 7,6

The Wizard of Oz

"Zeke"

1939

The Steve Allen Show Series ★ 6,2

The Steve Allen Show

Self

1956

The Colgate Comedy Hour Series ★ 6,9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Omnibus Series ★ 7,0

Omnibus

1952

MGM Parade Series ★ 7,5

MGM Parade

1955

Startime Series ★ 6,8

Startime

Tom Hopkins

1959

The Hollywood Palace Series ★ 5,0

The Hollywood Palace

Self

1964

Series

Summer Fun

1966

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hucklebee

1951

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Mr. O'Malley

1953

That's Entertainment! Film ★ 7,4

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

The Night They Raided Minsky's Film ★ 5,5

The Night They Raided Minsky's

Professor Spats

1968

Mister Universe Film ★ 6,3

Mister Universe

Joe Pulaski

1951

Love and Hisses Film ★ 10,0

Love and Hisses

Sugar Boles

1937

Film

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

1976

The Big Parade of Comedy Film ★ 7,2

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Commander (archive footage)

1964

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic Film ★ 8,3

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Self (archive footage)

1990

Hizzoner Film ★ 10,0

Hizzoner

Bert Lahr, Cop

1933

The Second Greatest Sex Film ★ 7,8

The Second Greatest Sex

Job McClure

1955

Faint Heart Film ★ 10,0

Faint Heart

Rudolf

1929

Series

The Ezio Pinza Show

Self

1951

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

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

Self (archive footage)

2009

No More West Film ★ 10,0

No More West

Gunpowder Bert

1934

Just Around the Corner Film ★ 5,8

Just Around the Corner

Gus

1938

Always Leave Them Laughing Film ★ 4,4

Always Leave Them Laughing

Eddie Eagen

1949

Meet the People Film ★ 5,8

Meet the People

Commander

1944

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Film ★ 7,7

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

Self (Archival Footage)

1997

Ship Ahoy Film ★ 6,3

Ship Ahoy

Skip Owens

1942

Rose Marie Film ★ 4,5

Rose Marie

Barney McCorkle

1954

The Sound of Laughter Film ★ 5,0

The Sound of Laughter

Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

1963

Film

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

Self

2009

Film

Oz

Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

Anything Goes Film ★ 6,4

Anything Goes

Moonface

1954

Henry the Ache Film ★ 3,5

Henry the Ache

King Henry VIII

1934

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Film

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

Zeke (archive footage)

2025

The Dark Side of the Rainbow Film ★ 8,7

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

'Zeke' (archive footage)

2000

Merry Go Round of 1938 Film ★ 7,5

Merry Go Round of 1938

Bert

1937

Flying High Film ★ 5,8

Flying High

Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

1931

Sing Your Worries Away Film ★ 6,0

Sing Your Worries Away

Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

1942

Zaza Film ★ 5,7

Zaza

Cascart

1939

Mr. Broadway Film ★ 9,0

Mr. Broadway

Bert Lahr

1933

Josette Film ★ 7,2

Josette

Barney Barnaby

1938

Film ★ 10,0

Whose Baby Are You?

Bert Halibut

1936

The Great Waltz Film ★ 10,0

The Great Waltz

Hans Ebesteder

1955

The Fantasticks Film ★ 6,0

The Fantasticks

Ben Hucklebee

1964

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge Film

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Self (archive footage)

2008

A Tale of Old Whiff Film ★ 8,5

A Tale of Old Whiff

voice

1960

Film ★ 7,0

Boy, Oh Boy

The Butler

1936