Bert Lahr
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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
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mister Universe (1951)
as Joe Pulaski
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Hizzoner (1933)
as Bert Lahr, Cop
Faint Heart (1929)
as Rudolf
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (2025)
as Zeke (archive footage)
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
as Professor Spats
No More West (1934)
as Gunpowder Bert
Henry the Ache (1934)
as King Henry VIII
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as The Commander (archive footage)
Love and Hisses (1937)
as Sugar Boles
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
as Job McClure
The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000)
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
Meet the People (1944)
as Commander
Flying High (1931)
as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
Just Around the Corner (1938)
as Gus
Mr. Broadway (1933)
as Bert Lahr
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
as Self (Archival Footage)
Ship Ahoy (1942)
as Skip Owens
Anything Goes (1954)
as Moonface
Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937)
as Bert
Sing Your Worries Away (1942)
as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fantasticks (1964)
as Ben Hucklebee
A Tale of Old Whiff (1960)
as voice
Oz (—)
as Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
Josette (1938)
as Barney Barnaby
Rose Marie (1954)
as Barney McCorkle
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
as Eddie Eagen
Whose Baby Are You? (1936)
as Bert Halibut
The Great Waltz (1955)
as Hans Ebesteder
Zaza (1939)
as Cascart
To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009)
as Self
Boy, Oh Boy (1936)
as The Butler
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008)
as Self (archive footage)