Bert Lahr
Known for: Acting
Born: August 13, 1895
Died: December 4, 1967
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
38 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
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The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025NR
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
8.7
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
7.7
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990NR
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
5.5
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968NR
Summer Fun
1966
6.0
The Fantasticks
1964
7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
5.0
The Sound of Laughter
19635.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
8.5
A Tale of Old Whiff
1960
6.8
Startime
1959
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
10.0
The Great Waltz
1955
7.8
The Second Greatest Sex
1955
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
4.5
Rose Marie
1954
6.4
Anything Goes
1954
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.0
Omnibus
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951NR
The Ezio Pinza Show
1951
6.3
Mister Universe
1951
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
4.4
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
5.8
Meet the People
1944
6.3
Ship Ahoy
1942
6.0
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
7.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939
5.7
Zaza
1939
5.8
Just Around the Corner
1938
7.2
Josette
1938
10.0
Love and Hisses
1937
7.5
Merry Go Round of 1938
193710.0
Whose Baby Are You?
19367.0
Boy, Oh Boy
1936
10.0
No More West
1934
3.5
Henry the Ache
1934
10.0
Hizzoner
1933
9.0
Mr. Broadway
1933
5.8
Flying High
1931
10.0
Faint Heart
1929NR
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