Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

1895-08-13 – 1967-12-04 (age 72) New York City, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz

1939

as Cowardly Lion / Zeke

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Second Greatest Sex
The Second Greatest Sex

1955

as Job McClure

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

as Professor Spats

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as The Commander (archive footage)

Just Around the Corner
Rose Marie
Rose Marie

1954

as Barney McCorkle

Anything Goes
Anything Goes

1954

as Moonface

Merry Go Round of 1938
Mister Universe
Mister Universe

1951

as Joe Pulaski

The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter

1963

as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy

1942

as Skip Owens

Faint Heart
Faint Heart

1929

as Rudolf

Meet the People
Meet the People

1944

as Commander

Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses

1937

as Sugar Boles

Always Leave Them Laughing
Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

as Eddie Eagen

Sing Your Worries Away
Sing Your Worries Away

1942

as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster