- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1895
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 4, 1967
Bert Lahr
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.
Filmography
movieThe Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025 · Zeke (archive footage)
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009 · Self
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieShemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 · 'Zeke' (archive footage)
movieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 · Self (Archival Footage)
movieThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 · Professor Spats
Summer Fun
1966
movieThe Fantasticks
1964 · Ben Hucklebee
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · The Commander (archive footage)
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
movieThe Sound of Laughter
1963 · Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
movieA Tale of Old Whiff
1960 · voice
tvStartime
1959 · Tom Hopkins
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self
movieThe Great Waltz
1955 · Hans Ebesteder
movieThe Second Greatest Sex
1955 · Job McClure
tvMGM Parade
1955
movieRose Marie
1954 · Barney McCorkle
movieAnything Goes
1954 · Moonface
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Mr. O'Malley
tvOmnibus
1952
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Hucklebee
The Ezio Pinza Show
1951 · Self
movieMister Universe
1951 · Joe Pulaski
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieAlways Leave Them Laughing
1949 · Eddie Eagen
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Skid Johnson
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieMeet the People
1944 · Commander
movieShip Ahoy
1942 · Skip Owens
movieSing Your Worries Away
1942 · Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
movieThe Wizard of Oz
1939 · "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
movieZaza
1939 · Cascart
movieJust Around the Corner
1938 · Gus
movieJosette
1938 · Barney Barnaby
movieLove and Hisses
1937 · Sugar Boles
movieMerry Go Round of 1938
1937 · Bert
Whose Baby Are You?
1936 · Bert Halibut
Boy, Oh Boy
1936 · The Butler
movieNo More West
1934 · Gunpowder Bert
movieHenry the Ache
1934 · King Henry VIII
movieHizzoner
1933 · Bert Lahr, Cop
movieMr. Broadway
1933 · Bert Lahr
movieFlying High
1931 · Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
movieFaint Heart
1929 · Rudolf
Oz
— · Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)