Bert Lahr

Acting • 1895-08-13 • 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.

Known For

7.6

The Wizard of Oz

1939

6.4

Ship Ahoy

1942

5.8

Flying High

1931

5.8

Just Around the Corner

1938

5.7

Zaza

1939

6.4

Anything Goes

1954

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Filmography

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionFilm
Self (archive footage)
2009
To Oz! The Making of a ClassicFilm
Self
2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeFilm
Self (archive footage)
2000
The Dark Side of the RainbowFilm
'Zeke' (archive footage)
★ 8.7
1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film VaultsFilm
Self (Archival Footage)
★ 7.7
1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of MagicFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.3
1974
That's Entertainment!Film
(archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky'sFilm
Professor Spats
★ 5.5
1966
Summer FunTV
1964
The Hollywood PalaceTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1964
The Big Parade of ComedyFilm
The Commander (archive footage)
★ 7.2
1964
The FantasticksFilm
Ben Hucklebee
★ 6.0
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
The Sound of LaughterFilm
Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
★ 5.0
1960
A Tale of Old WhiffFilm
voice
★ 8.5
1959
StartimeTV
Tom Hopkins • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1955
MGM ParadeTV
★ 7.5
1955
The Second Greatest SexFilm
Job McClure
★ 7.8
1955
The Great WaltzFilm
Hans Ebesteder
★ 10.0
1954
Rose MarieFilm
Barney McCorkle
★ 4.5
1954
Anything GoesFilm
Moonface
★ 6.4
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Mr. O'Malley • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
OmnibusTV
★ 7.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Hucklebee • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Mister UniverseFilm
Joe Pulaski
★ 6.3
1951
The Ezio Pinza ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.9
1949
Always Leave Them LaughingFilm
Eddie Eagen
★ 4.4
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 7 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Skid Johnson • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1944
Meet the PeopleFilm
Commander
★ 5.8
1942
Ship AhoyFilm
Skip Owens
★ 6.4
1942
Sing Your Worries AwayFilm
Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
★ 6.0
1939
The Wizard of OzFilm
Cowardly Lion / Zeke
★ 7.6
1939
ZazaFilm
Cascart
★ 5.7
1938
Just Around the CornerFilm
Gus
★ 5.8
1938
JosetteFilm
Barney Barnaby
★ 7.2
1937
Love and HissesFilm
Sugar Boles
★ 10.0
1937
Merry Go Round of 1938Film
Bert
★ 7.5
1936
Whose Baby Are You?Film
Bert Halibut
★ 10.0
1936
Boy, Oh BoyFilm
The Butler
★ 7.0
1934
No More WestFilm
Gunpowder Bert
★ 10.0
1934
Henry the AcheFilm
King Henry VIII
★ 3.5
1933
HizzonerFilm
Bert Lahr, Cop
★ 10.0
1933
Mr. BroadwayFilm
Bert Lahr
★ 9.0
1931
Flying HighFilm
Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
★ 5.8
1929
Faint HeartFilm
Rudolf
★ 10.0