Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1895-08-13
- Day of Death1967-12-04 (72 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsIrving 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's
As: Professor Spats
- 1964
The Fantasticks
As: Ben Hucklebee
- 1963
The Sound of Laughter
As: Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
- 1960
A Tale of Old Whiff
As: voice
- 1955
The Great Waltz
As: Hans Ebesteder
- 1955
The Second Greatest Sex
As: Job McClure
- 1954
Rose Marie
As: Barney McCorkle
- 1954
Anything Goes
As: Moonface
1953General Electric Theater
As: Mr. O'Malley
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Hucklebee
1951Mister Universe
As: Joe Pulaski
1949Always Leave Them Laughing
As: Eddie Eagen
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Skid Johnson
1944Meet the People
As: Commander
1942Ship Ahoy
As: Skip Owens
- 1939
The Wizard of Oz
As: "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1938Zaza
As: Cascart
- 1938
Just Around the Corner
As: Gus
1938Josette
As: Barney Barnaby
1937Love and Hisses
As: Sugar Boles
1937Merry Go Round of 1938
As: Bert
1934No More West
As: Gunpowder Bert
1934Henry the Ache
As: King Henry VIII
1933Hizzoner
As: Bert Lahr, Cop
1933Mr. Broadway
As: Bert Lahr
1931Flying High
As: Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
1929Faint Heart
As: Rudolf