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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-08-13 (129 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Bert Lahr

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

Acting

2023

Lynch/Oz as Cowardly Lion (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009

2008

2000

The Dark Side of the Rainbow as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

1997

1995

The Dark Side of Oz as Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

1990

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)

1968

1966

1964

The Fantasticks as Ben Hucklebee
The Big Parade of Comedy as The Commander (archive footage)

1963

The Sound of Laughter as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

1962

1960

1956

1955

The Great Waltz as Hans Ebesteder

1954

Rose Marie as Barney McCorkle
Anything Goes as Moonface

1953

General Electric Theater as Mr. O'Malley

1952

1951

Mister Universe as Joe Pulaski

1950

1949

1948

1944

Meet the People as Commander

1942

Ship Ahoy as Skip Owens
Sing Your Worries Away as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

1939

The Wizard of Oz as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

1938

Zaza as Cascart
Josette as Barney Barnaby

1937

Love and Hisses as Sugar Boles

1936

Whose Baby Are You? as Bert Halibut
Boy, Oh Boy as The Butler

1934

Henry the Ache as King Henry VIII
No More West as Gunpowder Bert

1933

Mr. Broadway as Bert Lahr
Hizzoner as Bert Lahr, Cop

1931

Flying High as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

1929

Faint Heart as Rudolf