Bert Lahr
August 13, 1895 (129 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2009 ·To Oz! The Making of a Classicas Self
- 2009 ·Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depressionas Self (archive)
- 2008 ·Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stoogeas Self (archive footage)
- 2000 ·The Dark Side of the Rainbowas 'Zeke' (archive footage)
- 1995 ·The Dark Side of Ozas Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
- 1990 ·The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magicas Self (archive footage)
- 1974 ·That's Entertainment!as (archive footage)
- 1968 ·The Night They Raided Minsky'sas Professor Spats
- 1966 ·Summer Funas
- 1964 ·The Fantasticksas Ben Hucklebee
- 1964 ·The Big Parade of Comedyas The Commander (archive footage)
- 1964 ·The Hollywood Palaceas Self
- 1963 ·The Sound of Laughteras Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
- 1963 ·Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas
- 1962 ·The Merv Griffin Showas Self
- 1960 ·A Tale of Old Whiffas voice
- 1956 ·The Steve Allen Showas Self
- 1955 ·The Great Waltzas Hans Ebesteder
- 1955 ·The Second Greatest Sexas Job McClure
- 1954 ·Rose Marieas Barney McCorkle
- 1954 ·Anything Goesas Moonface
- 1953 ·General Electric Theateras Mr. O'Malley
- 1952 ·Omnibusas
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Hucklebee
- 1951 ·Mister Universeas Joe Pulaski
- 1950 ·The Colgate Comedy Houras Self
- 1950 ·What's My Line?as Self
- 1949 ·Always Leave Them Laughingas Eddie Eagen
- 1948 ·The Philco Television Playhouseas Skid Johnson
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1944 ·Meet the Peopleas Commander
- 1942 ·Ship Ahoyas Skip Owens
- 1942 ·Sing Your Worries Awayas Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
- 1939 ·Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Ozas
- 1939 ·The Wizard of Ozas "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
- 1938 ·Zazaas Cascart
- 1938 ·Just Around the Corneras Gus
- 1938 ·Josetteas Barney Barnaby
- 1937 ·Love and Hissesas Sugar Boles
- 1937 ·Merry Go Round of 1938as Bert
- 1936 ·Whose Baby Are You?as Bert Halibut
- 1936 ·Boy, Oh Boyas The Butler
- 1934 ·No More Westas Gunpowder Bert
- 1934 ·Henry the Acheas King Henry VIII
- 1933 ·Hizzoneras Bert Lahr, Cop
- 1933 ·Mr. Broadwayas Bert Lahr
- 1931 ·Flying Highas Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
- 1929 ·Faint Heartas Rudolf