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Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

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

To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009 • Self
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
2009 • Self (archive footage)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008 • Self (archive footage)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 • 'Zeke' (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 • Self (Archival Footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990 • Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • (archive footage)

Full filmography

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 • 'Zeke' (archive footage)
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Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • (archive footage)
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The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
1964 • Ben Hucklebee
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The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • The Commander (archive footage)
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The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter
1963 • Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
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The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz
1955 • Hans Ebesteder
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Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1954 • Barney McCorkle
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Anything Goes
Anything Goes
1954 • Moonface
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Mister Universe
Mister Universe
1951 • Joe Pulaski
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Meet the People
Meet the People
1944 • Commander
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Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy
1942 • Skip Owens
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Sing Your Worries Away
Sing Your Worries Away
1942 • Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
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The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
1939 • "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
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Zaza
Zaza
1938 • Cascart
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Josette
Josette
1938 • Barney Barnaby
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Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses
1937 • Sugar Boles
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Whose Baby Are You?
1936 • Bert Halibut
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Boy, Oh Boy
1936 • The Butler
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No More West
No More West
1934 • Gunpowder Bert
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Henry the Ache
Henry the Ache
1934 • King Henry VIII
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Hizzoner
Hizzoner
1933 • Bert Lahr, Cop
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Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway
1933 • Bert Lahr
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Flying High
Flying High
1931 • Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
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Faint Heart
Faint Heart
1929 • Rudolf
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Oz
Unknown year • Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
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Bert Lahr – Biography, Known For & Filmography