Bert Lahr
Born: 1895-08-13 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1967-12-04
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2009
- To Oz! The Making of a Classic as Self
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive footage)
2008
- Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Self (archive footage)
2000
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
1997
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults as Self (Archival Footage)
1990
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic as Self (archive footage)
1974
- That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)
1968
- The Night They Raided Minsky's as Professor Spats
1966
1964
- The Fantasticks as Ben Hucklebee
- The Hollywood Palace as Self
- The Big Parade of Comedy as The Commander (archive footage)
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- The Sound of Laughter as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1960
- A Tale of Old Whiff as voice
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self
1955
- The Second Greatest Sex as Job McClure
- The Great Waltz as Hans Ebesteder
1954
- Rose Marie as Barney McCorkle
- Anything Goes as Moonface
1953
- General Electric Theater as Mr. O'Malley
1952
1951
- Mister Universe as Joe Pulaski
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Hucklebee
1950
- What's My Line? as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1949
- Always Leave Them Laughing as Eddie Eagen
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse as Skid Johnson
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
- Meet the People as Commander
1942
- Ship Ahoy as Skip Owens
- Sing Your Worries Away as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
1939
- The Wizard of Oz as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1938
- Zaza as Cascart
- Just Around the Corner as Gus
- Josette as Barney Barnaby
1937
- Love and Hisses as Sugar Boles
- Merry Go Round of 1938 as Bert
1936
- Boy, Oh Boy as The Butler
- Whose Baby Are You? as Bert Halibut
1934
- Henry the Ache as King Henry VIII
- No More West as Gunpowder Bert
1933
- Hizzoner as Bert Lahr, Cop
- Mr. Broadway as Bert Lahr
1931
- Flying High as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
1929
- Faint Heart as Rudolf