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Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

Actor Aug 13 (died age 72) New York City, New York, USA 1929–2009 (80 year career)
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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

The Wizard of Oz
Film

The Wizard of Oz

"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
That's Entertainment!
Film

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Film

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

Self (archive footage)
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Film

The Night They Raided Minsky's

Professor Spats
Ship Ahoy
Film

Ship Ahoy

Skip Owens
Just Around the Corner
Film

Just Around the Corner

Gus
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Film

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

'Zeke' (archive footage)
Josette
Film

Josette

Barney Barnaby

Filmography

Acting (50)

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Movies (37)

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

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

2009

as Self (archive footage)

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009

as Self

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

as Self (archive footage)

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

8.7
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

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

1997

as Self (Archival Footage)

7.0
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

1990

as Self (archive footage)

8.3
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.4
The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

as Professor Spats

5.5
The Fantasticks

The Fantasticks

1964

as Ben Hucklebee

6.0
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as The Commander (archive footage)

6.3
The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

1963

as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

2.0
A Tale of Old Whiff

A Tale of Old Whiff

1960

as voice

7.0
The Second Greatest Sex

The Second Greatest Sex

1955

as Job McClure

6.5
The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1955

as Hans Ebesteder

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

as Barney McCorkle

4.0
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1954

as Moonface

6.0
Mister Universe

Mister Universe

1951

as Joe Pulaski

5.0
Always Leave Them Laughing

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

as Eddie Eagen

3.5
Meet the People

Meet the People

1944

as Commander

5.4
Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy

1942

as Skip Owens

5.9
Sing Your Worries Away

Sing Your Worries Away

1942

as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

5.5
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

7.6
Zaza

Zaza

1938

as Cascart

5.2
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1938

as Gus

5.5
Josette

Josette

1938

as Barney Barnaby

6.5
Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937

as Sugar Boles

Merry Go Round of 1938

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937

as Bert

5.0
Boy, Oh Boy

Boy, Oh Boy

1936

as The Butler

Whose Baby Are You?

Whose Baby Are You?

1936

as Bert Halibut

No More West

No More West

1934

as Gunpowder Bert

Henry the Ache

Henry the Ache

1934

as King Henry VIII

1.3
Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1933

as Bert Lahr

Hizzoner

Hizzoner

1933

as Bert Lahr, Cop

Flying High

Flying High

1931

as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

4.8
Faint Heart

Faint Heart

1929

as Rudolf

Oz

Oz

as Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)