Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-08-13

Day of Death

1967-12-04 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Irving Lahrheim

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.

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Acting

The Wizard of Oz

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as

"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

The Sound of Laughter

1963

The Sound of Laughter

as

Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

The Night They Raided Minsky's

as

Professor Spats

Just Around the Corner

1938

Just Around the Corner

as

Gus

Ship Ahoy

1942

Ship Ahoy

as

Skip Owens

Mr. Broadway

1933

Mr. Broadway

as

Bert Lahr

Meet the People

1944

Meet the People

as

Commander

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

Always Leave Them Laughing

as

Eddie Eagen

Flying High

1931

Flying High

as

Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

Sing Your Worries Away

1942

Sing Your Worries Away

as

Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

Henry the Ache

1934

Henry the Ache

as

King Henry VIII

Rose Marie

1954

Rose Marie

as

Barney McCorkle

A Tale of Old Whiff

1960

A Tale of Old Whiff

as

voice

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937

Merry Go Round of 1938

as

Bert

Zaza

1938

Zaza

as

Cascart

The Second Greatest Sex

1955

The Second Greatest Sex

as

Job McClure

Josette

1938

Josette

as

Barney Barnaby

Love and Hisses

1937

Love and Hisses

as

Sugar Boles

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage)

Whose Baby Are You?

1936

Whose Baby Are You?

as

Bert Halibut

The Fantasticks

1964

The Fantasticks

as

Ben Hucklebee

Mister Universe

1951

Mister Universe

as

Joe Pulaski

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as

'Zeke' (archive footage)

Faint Heart

1929

Faint Heart

as

Rudolf

The Great Waltz

1955

The Great Waltz

as

Hans Ebesteder

Hizzoner

1933

Hizzoner

as

Bert Lahr, Cop

No More West

1934

No More West

as

Gunpowder Bert

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

as

Self (archive footage)

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

as

Self

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

The Commander (archive footage)

Anything Goes

1954

Anything Goes

as

Moonface

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

as

Self (archive)

The Dark Side of Oz

1995

The Dark Side of Oz

as

Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

Boy, Oh Boy

1936

Boy, Oh Boy

as

The Butler

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

1997

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

as

Self (Archival Footage)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Mr. O'Malley

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Hucklebee

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Skid Johnson

Summer Fun

Summer Fun

as

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing