Bert Lahr
Acting
Born: 1895-08-13 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Omnibus
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
What's My Line?
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
Skid Johnson
The Wizard of Oz
Cowardly Lion / Zeke
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self
MGM Parade
The Hollywood Palace
Self
Startime
Tom Hopkins
General Electric Theater
Mr. O'Malley
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hucklebee
Mister Universe
Joe Pulaski
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Summer Fun
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Professor Spats
Rose Marie
Barney McCorkle
Josette
Barney Barnaby
Faint Heart
Rudolf
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
'Zeke' (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
The Second Greatest Sex
Job McClure
Meet the People
Commander
Hizzoner
Bert Lahr, Cop
No More West
Gunpowder Bert
Ship Ahoy
Skip Owens
Love and Hisses
Sugar Boles
The Fantasticks
Ben Hucklebee
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
Zeke (archive footage)
Zaza
Cascart
Flying High
Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Commander (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter
Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
Anything Goes
Moonface