Bert Lahr
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.
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Movies (35)
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
as Self
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)
2008
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
2000
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
1997
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
as Self (archive footage)
1990
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Professor Spats
1968
The Fantasticks
as Ben Hucklebee
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as The Commander (archive footage)
1964
The Sound of Laughter
as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1963
A Tale of Old Whiff
as voice
1960
The Great Waltz
as Hans Ebesteder
1955
The Second Greatest Sex
as Job McClure
1955
Rose Marie
as Barney McCorkle
1954
Anything Goes
as Moonface
1954
Mister Universe
as Joe Pulaski
1951
Always Leave Them Laughing
as Eddie Eagen
1949
Meet the People
as Commander
1944
Ship Ahoy
as Skip Owens
1942
Sing Your Worries Away
as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
1942
The Wizard of Oz
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1939
Zaza
as Cascart
1938
Just Around the Corner
as Gus
1938
Josette
as Barney Barnaby
1938
Love and Hisses
as Sugar Boles
1937
Merry Go Round of 1938
as Bert
1937
Whose Baby Are You?
as Bert Halibut
1936
Boy, Oh Boy
as The Butler
1936
No More West
as Gunpowder Bert
1934
Henry the Ache
as King Henry VIII
1934
Hizzoner
as Bert Lahr, Cop
1933
Mr. Broadway
as Bert Lahr
1933
Flying High
as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
1931
Faint Heart
as Rudolf
1929
TV Shows (13)
Summer Fun
1966
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
MGM Parade
1955
General Electric Theater
as Mr. O'Malley
1953
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hucklebee
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Skid Johnson
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948