Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

Acting

August 13, 1895 — December 4, 1967New York City, New York, USA

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

1939

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1938

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy

1942

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

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The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

2025

Zeke (archive footage)

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009

Self

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

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

2009

Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

Self (archive footage)

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

'Zeke' (archive footage)

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

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

1997

Self (Archival Footage)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

Professor Spats

Summer Fun

1966

The Fantasticks

The Fantasticks

1964

Ben Hucklebee

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Commander (archive footage)

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964

Self

The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

1963

Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

A Tale of Old Whiff

A Tale of Old Whiff

1960

voice

Startime

Startime

1959

Tom Hopkins

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956

Self

The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1955

Hans Ebesteder

The Second Greatest Sex

The Second Greatest Sex

1955

Job McClure

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

Barney McCorkle

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1954

Moonface

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Mr. O'Malley

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hucklebee

The Ezio Pinza Show

The Ezio Pinza Show

1951

Self

Mister Universe

Mister Universe

1951

Joe Pulaski

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Self

Always Leave Them Laughing

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

Eddie Eagen

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Skid Johnson

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Self

Meet the People

Meet the People

1944

Commander

Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy

1942

Skip Owens

Sing Your Worries Away

Sing Your Worries Away

1942

Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

Zaza

Zaza

1939

Cascart

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1938

Gus

Josette

Josette

1938

Barney Barnaby

Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937

Sugar Boles

Merry Go Round of 1938

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937

Bert

Whose Baby Are You?

Whose Baby Are You?

1936

Bert Halibut

Boy, Oh Boy

1936

The Butler

No More West

No More West

1934

Gunpowder Bert

Henry the Ache

Henry the Ache

1934

King Henry VIII

Hizzoner

Hizzoner

1933

Bert Lahr, Cop

Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1933

Bert Lahr

Flying High

Flying High

1931

Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

Faint Heart

Faint Heart

1929

Rudolf

Oz

Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)