Acting
Bert Lahr
Also Known As: Irving Lahrheim
Birth Date
August 13, 1895
Death Date
December 4, 1967
(passed away at 72)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
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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.
Photos
What's My Line?
Self
1950 • 4 episodes
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 • 1 episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
Skid Johnson
1948 • 1 episode
Omnibus
1952 • 4 episodes
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956 • 1 episode
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 7 episodes
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950 • 3 episodes
The Wizard of Oz
Cowardly Lion / Zeke
1939
Startime
Tom Hopkins
1959 • 1 episode
MGM Parade
1955 • 1 episode
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964 • 1 episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hucklebee
1951 • 1 episode
General Electric Theater
Mr. O'Malley
1953 • 1 episode
Summer Fun
1966 • 1 episode
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
1990
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Professor Spats
1968
The Second Greatest Sex
Job McClure
1955
The Ezio Pinza Show
Self
1951 • 1 episode