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Bert Lahr

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American actor (1895-1967)

United StatesActorsLived 1895 to 1967 · aged 72
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Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939).

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Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the MGM feature film The Wizard of Oz (1939)Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the MGM feature film The Wizard of Oz (1939)Lahr as Skid in the Broadway revival of Burlesque, 1946Lahr as Skid in the Broadway revival of Burlesque, 1946Lahr c. 1948Lahr c. 1948Lahr as Louis Blore in the Broadway production of DuBarry Was a Lady, 1939Lahr as Louis Blore in the Broadway production of DuBarry Was a Lady, 1939

Filmography 38

The Wizard of Oz1939 · ★ 7.6
That's Entertainment!1974 · ★ 7.4
The Night They Raided Minsky's1968
Just Around the Corner1938
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic1990
Ship Ahoy1942
Rose Marie1954
The Big Parade of Comedy1964
Mister Universe1951
Meet the People1944
Zaza1939
Henry the Ache1934
Flying High1931
Anything Goes1954
Always Leave Them Laughing1949
Josette1938
The Dark Side of the Rainbow2000
The Fantasticks1964
Sing Your Worries Away1942
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults1997
The Second Greatest Sex1955
The Sound of Laughter1963
Merry Go Round of 19381937
A Tale of Old Whiff1960
Faint Heart1929
Hizzoner1933
Love and Hisses1937
No More West1934
Mr. Broadway1933
Boy, Oh Boy1936
The Great Waltz1955
Whose Baby Are You?1936
Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere2025
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009
To Oz! The Making of a Classic2009
Oz
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge2008

52 credits on file

Television 14

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
What's My Line?1950
The Philco Television Playhouse1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Steve Allen Show1956
Omnibus1952
MGM Parade1955
Startime1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
The Hollywood Palace1964
General Electric Theater1953
Summer Fun1966
The Ezio Pinza Show1951

Awards 1

1964Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

In their orbit 1

Connected to Bert 6

Milton BerleAlso in Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)June HavocAlso in Sing Your Worries Away (1942)Ed WynnAlso in The Sound of Laughter (1963)Spike JonesAlso in Meet the People (1944)Simone SimonAlso in Josette (1938)Robert AldaAlso in Mister Universe (1951)

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Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known for his quick-witted humor and his work in burlesque and vaudeville and on Broadway.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1967 · aged 72
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21 languages

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