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Bert Lahr

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Bert Lahr

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 13, 1895 (131 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

Acting
2009To Oz! The Making of a ClassicSelf
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionSelf (archive footage)
2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeSelf (archive footage)
2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow'Zeke' (archive footage)
1997Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film VaultsSelf (Archival Footage)
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie ClassicSelf (archive footage)
1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage)
1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sProfessor Spats
1966Summer Fun
1964The FantasticksBen Hucklebee
1964The Big Parade of ComedyThe Commander (archive footage)
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf
1963The Sound of LaughterEgbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1960A Tale of Old Whiffvoice
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf
1955The Second Greatest SexJob McClure
1955The Great WaltzHans Ebesteder
1955MGM Parade
1954Rose MarieBarney McCorkle
1954Anything GoesMoonface
1953General Electric TheaterMr. O'Malley
1952Omnibus
1951Mister UniverseJoe Pulaski
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHucklebee
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1950What's My Line?Self
1949Always Leave Them LaughingEddie Eagen
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSkid Johnson
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1944Meet the PeopleCommander
1942Ship AhoySkip Owens
1942Sing Your Worries AwayClarence 'Chow' Brewster
1939The Wizard of Oz"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1938Just Around the CornerGus
1938ZazaCascart
1938JosetteBarney Barnaby
1937Merry Go Round of 1938Bert
1937Love and HissesSugar Boles
1936Whose Baby Are You?Bert Halibut
1936Boy, Oh BoyThe Butler
1934Henry the AcheKing Henry VIII
1934No More WestGunpowder Bert
1933Mr. BroadwayBert Lahr
1933HizzonerBert Lahr, Cop
1931Flying HighEmil 'Rusty' Krouse
1929Faint HeartRudolf
-OzSelf / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)