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...

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

Cast Credits

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as 'Zeke' (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

The Fantasticks

as Ben Hucklebee

The Great Waltz

as Hans Ebesteder

Rose Marie

as Barney McCorkle

Anything Goes

as Moonface

Mister Universe

as Joe Pulaski

Meet the People

as Commander

Ship Ahoy

as Skip Owens

Sing Your Worries Away

as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

The Wizard of Oz

as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

Zaza

as Cascart

Josette

as Barney Barnaby

Love and Hisses

as Sugar Boles

Whose Baby Are You?

as Bert Halibut

Boy, Oh Boy

as The Butler

No More West

as Gunpowder Bert

Henry the Ache

as King Henry VIII

Hizzoner

as Bert Lahr, Cop

Flying High

as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

Faint Heart

as Rudolf