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Bert Lahr

Actor

Bert Lahr

Born August 13, 1895 in New York City, New York, USADied December 4, 196725 films

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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The Wizard of Oz posterFirst watchThe Wizard of Oz19397.6as Cowardly Lion / ZekeYoung Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and…View film

Filmography

25 films as actor
  1. 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sProfessor Spats
  2. 1964The FantasticksBen Hucklebee
  3. 1960A Tale of Old Whiffvoice
  4. 1955The Great WaltzHans Ebesteder
  5. 1955The Second Greatest SexJob McClure
  6. 1954Rose MarieBarney McCorkle
  7. 1954Anything GoesMoonface
  8. 1951Mister UniverseJoe Pulaski
  9. 1949Always Leave Them LaughingEddie Eagen
  10. 1944Meet the PeopleCommander
  11. 1942Ship AhoySkip Owens
  12. 1942Sing Your Worries AwayClarence 'Chow' Brewster
  13. 1939The Wizard of OzCowardly Lion / Zeke
  14. 1939ZazaCascart
  15. 1938Just Around the CornerGus
  16. 1938JosetteBarney Barnaby
  17. 1937Love and HissesSugar Boles
  18. 1937Merry Go Round of 1938Bert
  19. 1936Whose Baby Are You?Bert Halibut
  20. 1936Boy, Oh BoyThe Butler
  21. 1934No More WestGunpowder Bert
  22. 1934Henry the AcheKing Henry VIII
  23. 1933HizzonerBert Lahr, Cop
  24. 1931Flying HighEmil 'Rusty' Krouse
  25. 1929Faint HeartRudolf