Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

1895-08-13 – 1967-12-04 (age 72) New York City, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz

1939

as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

as Professor Spats

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as The Commander (archive footage)

Rose Marie
Rose Marie

1954

as Barney McCorkle

Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses

1937

as Sugar Boles

Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy

1942

as Skip Owens

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks

1964

as Ben Hucklebee

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Zaza
Zaza

1939

as Cascart

Josette
Josette

1938

as Barney Barnaby

Flying High
Flying High

1931

as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

The Second Greatest Sex
The Second Greatest Sex

1955

as Job McClure

Just Around the Corner
Meet the People
Meet the People

1944

as Commander

The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter

1963

as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague