Bert Lahr
August 13, 1895 (129 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2009 · To Oz! The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2009 · Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive)
- 2008 · Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · The Dark Side of the Rainbow as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
- 1995 · The Dark Side of Oz as Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
- 1990 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)
- 1968 · The Night They Raided Minsky's as Professor Spats
- 1966 · Summer Fun as
- 1964 · The Fantasticks as Ben Hucklebee
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as The Commander (archive footage)
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self
- 1963 · The Sound of Laughter as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1960 · A Tale of Old Whiff as voice
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 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
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mr. O'Malley
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Hucklebee
- 1951 · Mister Universe as Joe Pulaski
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self
- 1949 · Always Leave Them Laughing as Eddie Eagen
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Skid Johnson
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1944 · Meet the People as Commander
- 1942 · Ship Ahoy as Skip Owens
- 1942 · Sing Your Worries Away as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
- 1939 · Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz as
- 1939 · The Wizard of Oz as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
- 1938 · Zaza as Cascart
- 1938 · Just Around the Corner as Gus
- 1938 · Josette as Barney Barnaby
- 1937 · Love and Hisses as Sugar Boles
- 1937 · Merry Go Round of 1938 as Bert
- 1936 · Whose Baby Are You? as Bert Halibut
- 1936 · Boy, Oh Boy as The Butler
- 1934 · No More West as Gunpowder Bert
- 1934 · Henry the Ache as King Henry VIII
- 1933 · Hizzoner as Bert Lahr, Cop
- 1933 · Mr. Broadway as Bert Lahr
- 1931 · Flying High as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
- 1929 · Faint Heart as Rudolf