Bert Lahr

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

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 Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • Always Leave Them Laughing

    Always Leave Them Laughing

  • To Oz! The Making of a Classic

    To Oz! The Making of a Classic

  • Boy, Oh Boy

    Boy, Oh Boy

  • The Fantasticks

    The Fantasticks

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • A Tale of Old Whiff

    A Tale of Old Whiff

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

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

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Sing Your Worries Away

    Sing Your Worries Away

  • Josette

    Josette

  • Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

  • Mr. Broadway

    Mr. Broadway

  • Meet the People

    Meet the People

  • Zaza

    Zaza

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • Summer Fun

    Summer Fun

  • 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

  • Whose Baby Are You?

    Whose Baby Are You?

  • Love and Hisses

    Love and Hisses

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • The Night They Raided Minsky's

    The Night They Raided Minsky's

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

  • The Second Greatest Sex

    The Second Greatest Sex

  • Mister Universe

    Mister Universe

  • Hizzoner

    Hizzoner

  • No More West

    No More West

  • The Great Waltz

    The Great Waltz

  • Faint Heart

    Faint Heart

  • Henry the Ache

    Henry the Ache