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Bert Lahr

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 13, 1895 (Died at 72)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1929 – 1967
Known Credits43 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.5

Bert Lahr

Also known as:Irving Lahrheim
Total Works

43

32 movies • 11 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Wizard of Oz
7.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939•movie
as Cowardly Lion / Zeke
That's Entertainment!
7.4
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 43 titles featuring Bert Lahr

The Wizard of Oz
7.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939•movie

as Cowardly Lion / Zeke

That's Entertainment!
7.4

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

What's My Line?
7.0
4 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Night They Raided Minsky's
5.5

as Professor Spats

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
7 eps

as Self

Just Around the Corner
5.8

as Gus

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
3 eps

as Self

Ship Ahoy
6.4
Ship Ahoy
1942•movie

as Skip Owens

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
8.3

as Self (archive footage)

Rose Marie
4.5
Rose Marie
1954•movie

as Barney McCorkle

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Hucklebee

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps

as Skid Johnson

Meet the People
5.8
Meet the People
1944•movie

as Commander

Zaza
5.7
Zaza
1939•movie

as Cascart

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

as The Commander (archive footage)

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Mr. O'Malley

The Steve Allen Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self

Always Leave Them Laughing
4.4

as Eddie Eagen

Flying High
5.8
Flying High
1931•movie

as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

Josette
7.2
Josette
1938•movie

as Barney Barnaby

Anything Goes
6.4
Anything Goes
1954•movie

as Moonface

The Hollywood Palace
5.0
1 eps

as Self

Henry the Ache
3.5
Henry the Ache
1934•movie

as King Henry VIII

Omnibus
7.0
4 eps
Omnibus
1952•series
Startime
6.8
1 eps
Startime
1959•series

as Tom Hopkins

Sing Your Worries Away
6.0

as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

The Fantasticks
6.0
The Fantasticks
1964•movie

as Ben Hucklebee

Mister Universe
6.3
Mister Universe
1951•movie

as Joe Pulaski

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
8.7

as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

The Sound of Laughter
5.0

as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

A Tale of Old Whiff
8.5

as voice

Merry Go Round of 1938
7.5

as Bert

The Second Greatest Sex
7.8

as Job McClure

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series
Mr. Broadway
9.0
Mr. Broadway
1933•movie

as Bert Lahr

Love and Hisses
10.0
Love and Hisses
1937•movie

as Sugar Boles

Faint Heart
10.0
Faint Heart
1929•movie

as Rudolf

The Great Waltz
10.0
The Great Waltz
1955•movie

as Hans Ebesteder

Hizzoner
10.0
Hizzoner
1933•movie

as Bert Lahr, Cop

No More West
10.0
No More West
1934•movie

as Gunpowder Bert

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

as Self (archive footage)