Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

Deceased · Born: Aug 13, 1895 · Died: Dec 4, 1967

Personal Details

Born Aug 13, 1895 New York City, New York, United States
Spouse
  • Mildred Schroeder

    ( Feb 11, 1940 to Dec 4, 1967 )
  • Mercedes Delpino

    ( Aug 29, 1919 to Nov 2, 1939 )
Parents
  • Jacob Lahrheim
  • Augusta Lahrheim

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's as Professor Spats
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1964
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks as Hucklebee
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1963
The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
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1955
The Second Greatest Sex
The Second Greatest Sex as Job McClure
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The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz as Hans Ebesteder
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1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Moonface
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Rose Marie
Rose Marie as Barney McCorkle
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1951
Mister Universe
Mister Universe as Joe Pulaski
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1949
Always Leave Them Laughing
Always Leave Them Laughing as Eddie Eagen
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1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse as Skid Johnson
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1944
Meet the People
Meet the People as Commander
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1942
Sing Your Worries Away
Sing Your Worries Away as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
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Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy as Skip Owens
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1939
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz as Zeke / Cowardly Lion
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1938
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner as Gus
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Josette
Josette as Barney Barnaby
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Zaza
Zaza as Cascart
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1937
Merry-Go-Round of 1938
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 as Bert
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Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses as Sugar Boles
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1931
Flying High
Flying High as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
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