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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Wizard of Oz
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1939
The Sound of Laughter
as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1963
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Professor Spats
1968
Just Around the Corner
as Gus
1938
Ship Ahoy
as Skip Owens
1942
Mr. Broadway
as Bert Lahr
1933
Meet the People
as Commander
1944
Always Leave Them Laughing
as Eddie Eagen
1949
Flying High
as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
1931
Sing Your Worries Away
as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
1942
Henry the Ache
as King Henry VIII
1934
Rose Marie
as Barney McCorkle
1954
A Tale of Old Whiff
as voice
1960
Merry Go Round of 1938
as Bert
1937
Zaza
as Cascart
1939
The Second Greatest Sex
as Job McClure
1955
Josette
as Barney Barnaby
1938
Love and Hisses
as Sugar Boles
1937
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
Whose Baby Are You?
as Bert Halibut
1936
TV Appearances
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Omnibus
1952
General Electric Theater
as Mr. O'Malley
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hucklebee
1951
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Skid Johnson
1948
Summer Fun
1966
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
MGM Parade
1955