Bert Lahr

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-08-13

Day of death

1967-12-04 (72 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

  • The Fantasticks

    The Fantasticks

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

  • Merry Go Round of 1938

    Merry Go Round of 1938

  • Hizzoner

    Hizzoner

  • Mr. Broadway

    Mr. Broadway

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • Mister Universe

    Mister Universe

  • Faint Heart

    Faint Heart

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

  • Zaza

    Zaza

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • Always Leave Them Laughing

    Always Leave Them Laughing

  • A Tale of Old Whiff

    A Tale of Old Whiff

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Boy, Oh Boy

    Boy, Oh Boy

  • Sing Your Worries Away

    Sing Your Worries Away

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Meet the People

    Meet the People

  • The Night They Raided Minsky's

    The Night They Raided Minsky's

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • To Oz! The Making of a Classic

    To Oz! The Making of a Classic

  • Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

  • Love and Hisses

    Love and Hisses

  • Whose Baby Are You?

    Whose Baby Are You?

  • Summer Fun

    Summer Fun

  • Henry the Ache

    Henry the Ache

  • No More West

    No More West

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Josette

    Josette

  • The Second Greatest Sex

    The Second Greatest Sex

  • Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

  • The Great Waltz

    The Great Waltz