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Bert Lahr

Acting Born Aug 13, 1895 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Skid Johnson
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
Film

The Wizard of Oz

as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

Full filmography

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Skid Johnson
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • MGM Parade (1955)
  • Omnibus (1952)
  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
  • Startime (1959) as Tom Hopkins
  • The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Hucklebee
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Mr. O'Malley
  • Summer Fun (1966)
  • That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) as Self (Archival Footage)
  • Oz as Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
  • The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) as Professor Spats
  • To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009) as Self
  • The Second Greatest Sex (1955) as Job McClure
  • The Ezio Pinza Show (1951) as Self
  • The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as The Commander (archive footage)
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
  • Rose Marie (1954) as Barney McCorkle