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 Philco Television Playhouse

What's My Line?

The Ed Sullivan Show

MGM Parade

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Steve Allen Show

Omnibus

The Wizard of Oz

All Movies (38)

• The Wizard of Oz at Sphere2025 · as Zeke (archive footage)
• To Oz! The Making of a Classic2009 · as Self
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Dark Side of the Rainbow2000 · as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
• Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults1997 · as Self (Archival Footage)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Night They Raided Minsky's1968 · as Professor Spats
• The Fantasticks1964 · as Ben Hucklebee
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as The Commander (archive footage)
• The Sound of Laughter1963 · as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
• A Tale of Old Whiff1960 · as voice
• The Great Waltz1955 · as Hans Ebesteder
• The Second Greatest Sex1955 · as Job McClure
• Rose Marie1954 · as Barney McCorkle
• Anything Goes1954 · as Moonface
• Mister Universe1951 · as Joe Pulaski
• Always Leave Them Laughing1949 · as Eddie Eagen
• Meet the People1944 · as Commander
• Ship Ahoy1942 · as Skip Owens
• Sing Your Worries Away1942 · as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
• The Wizard of Oz1939 · as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
• Zaza1939 · as Cascart
• Just Around the Corner1938 · as Gus
• Josette1938 · as Barney Barnaby
• Love and Hisses1937 · as Sugar Boles
• Merry Go Round of 19381937 · as Bert
• Whose Baby Are You?1936 · as Bert Halibut
• Boy, Oh Boy1936 · as The Butler
• No More West1934 · as Gunpowder Bert
• Henry the Ache1934 · as King Henry VIII
• Hizzoner1933 · as Bert Lahr, Cop
• Mr. Broadway1933 · as Bert Lahr
• Flying High1931 · as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
• Faint Heart1929 · as Rudolf
• Oz— · as Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

All TV Shows (14)

• Summer Fun1966
• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• Startime1959 · as Tom Hopkins
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Mr. O'Malley
• Omnibus1952
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Hucklebee
• The Ezio Pinza Show1951 · as Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Skid Johnson
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self