Acting
Bert Lahr
Born August 13, 1895 · New York City, New York, USA · Died December 4, 1967
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
8.1
The Wizard of Oz
Cowardly Lion / Zeke
7.8
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
8.5
What's My Line?
Self
6.1
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Professor Spats
7.9
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
5.8 TMDB
Just Around the Corner
Gus
7.7
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
6.5
Ship Ahoy
Skip Owens
7.6
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
5.8
Rose Marie
Barney McCorkle
8.2
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hucklebee
7.4
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
7.5
The Philco Television Playhouse
Skid Johnson
5.7
Meet the People
Commander
6.3
Zaza
Cascart
5.8
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Commander (archive footage)
6.8
General Electric Theater
Mr. O'Malley
8.4
The Steve Allen Show
Self
5.6
Always Leave Them Laughing
Eddie Eagen
5.6
Flying High
Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
Filmography
- 2009To Oz! The Making of a ClassicSelfMovie
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow'Zeke' (archive footage)Movie
- 1997Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film VaultsSelf (Archival Footage)Movie
- 1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of MagicSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sProfessor SpatsMovie
- 1966Summer FunSeries
- 1964The FantasticksBen HucklebeeMovie
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyThe Commander (archive footage)Movie
- 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelfSeries
- 1963The Sound of LaughterEgbert Bunting / Roland MontagueMovie
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1960A Tale of Old WhiffvoiceMovie
- 1959StartimeTom HopkinsSeries
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelfSeries
- 1955The Great WaltzHans EbestederMovie
- 1955The Second Greatest SexJob McClureMovie
- 1955MGM ParadeSeries
- 1954Rose MarieBarney McCorkleMovie
- 1954Anything GoesMoonfaceMovie
- 1953General Electric TheaterMr. O'MalleySeries
- 1952OmnibusSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameHucklebeeSeries
- 1951The Ezio Pinza ShowSelfSeries
- 1951Mister UniverseJoe PulaskiMovie
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
- 1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
- 1949Always Leave Them LaughingEddie EagenMovie
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSkid JohnsonSeries
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
- 1944Meet the PeopleCommanderMovie
- 1942Ship AhoySkip OwensMovie
- 1942Sing Your Worries AwayClarence 'Chow' BrewsterMovie
- 1939The Wizard of OzCowardly Lion / ZekeMovie
- 1939ZazaCascartMovie
- 1938Just Around the CornerGusMovie
- 1938JosetteBarney BarnabyMovie
- 1937Love and HissesSugar BolesMovie
- 1937Merry Go Round of 1938BertMovie
- 1936Whose Baby Are You?Bert HalibutMovie
- 1936Boy, Oh BoyThe ButlerMovie
- 1934No More WestGunpowder BertMovie
- 1934Henry the AcheKing Henry VIIIMovie
- 1933HizzonerBert Lahr, CopMovie
- 1933Mr. BroadwayBert LahrMovie
- 1931Flying HighEmil 'Rusty' KrouseMovie
- 1929Faint HeartRudolfMovie
- —OzSelf / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)Movie