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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) — "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
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That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) — Professor Spats
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Just Around the Corner (1938) — Gus
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
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Ship Ahoy (1942) — Skip Owens
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) — Self (archive footage)
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Rose Marie (1954) — Barney McCorkle
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Hucklebee
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
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The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) — Skid Johnson
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Meet the People (1944) — Commander
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Zaza (1939) — Cascart
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The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) — The Commander (archive footage)
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General Electric Theater (1953) — Mr. O'Malley
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The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self
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Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) — Eddie Eagen
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Flying High (1931) — Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
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Josette (1938) — Barney Barnaby
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Anything Goes (1954) — Moonface
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The Hollywood Palace (1964) — Self
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Henry the Ache (1934) — King Henry VIII
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Startime (1959) — Tom Hopkins
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Sing Your Worries Away (1942) — Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
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The Fantasticks (1964) — Ben Hucklebee
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Mister Universe (1951) — Joe Pulaski
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The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000) — 'Zeke' (archive footage)
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) — Self (Archival Footage)
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Omnibus (1952)
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The Sound of Laughter (1963) — Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
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A Tale of Old Whiff (1960) — voice
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Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937) — Bert
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The Second Greatest Sex (1955) — Job McClure
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MGM Parade (1955)
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Mr. Broadway (1933) — Bert Lahr
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Love and Hisses (1937) — Sugar Boles
- Whose Baby Are You? (1936) — Bert Halibut
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Faint Heart (1929) — Rudolf