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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.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1964
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1963 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
The Wizard of Oz
1939as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1939as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
That's Entertainment!
1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950as Self
1950as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950as Self
1950as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
Ship Ahoy
1942as Skip Owens
1942as Skip Owens
Just Around the Corner
1938as Gus
1938as Gus
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968as Professor Spats
1968as Professor Spats
Rose Marie
1954as Barney McCorkle
1954as Barney McCorkle