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.
"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz
Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
The Sound of Laughter
Professor Spats
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Gus
Just Around the Corner
Skip Owens
Ship Ahoy
Bert Lahr
Mr. Broadway
Commander
Meet the People
Eddie Eagen
Always Leave Them Laughing
Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
Flying High
Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
Sing Your Worries Away
King Henry VIII
Henry the Ache
Barney McCorkle
Rose Marie
voice
A Tale of Old Whiff
Bert
Merry Go Round of 1938
Cascart
Zaza
Job McClure
The Second Greatest Sex
Barney Barnaby
Josette
Sugar Boles
Love and Hisses
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Bert Halibut
Whose Baby Are You?
Ben Hucklebee
The Fantasticks
Joe Pulaski
Mister Universe
'Zeke' (archive footage)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Rudolf
Faint Heart
Hans Ebesteder
The Great Waltz
Bert Lahr, Cop
Hizzoner
Gunpowder Bert
No More West
Self (archive footage)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
The Commander (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Moonface
Anything Goes
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
The Dark Side of Oz
The Butler
Boy, Oh Boy
Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz
Cowardly Lion (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lynch/Oz
Self (Archival Footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-08-13
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Irving Lahrheim