Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 13, 1895
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Irving Lahrheim
Bert Lahr
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.
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Known For - Movies
The Wizard of Oz
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as The Commander (archive footage)
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Professor Spats
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
Rose Marie
as Barney McCorkle
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
as Self (archive footage)
The Second Greatest Sex
as Job McClure
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
