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 contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 13, 1895Deathday
December 4, 1967Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
New York City, New York, United StatesAlso known as
Irving Lahrheim![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ArYiG2D7IWRrTZorgUQZyrhkdjj.jpg)
Cast credits
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The Night They Raided Minsky's
Professor Spats![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ke3YRcwmpOgA1gQ7gvoSzbAmMm.jpg)
Just Around the Corner
Gus![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rSPpJl4DCG5RN0N4waBo8z7GvKP.jpg)
Ship Ahoy
Skip Owens![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r50ho1bUZcwG9B2wwrznxea0oYC.jpg)
Meet the People
Commander![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p3Oi6xpwwfYRFipISjWTKlquveb.jpg)
Always Leave Them Laughing
Eddie Eagen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oqsjhcaVKGyhFH1nBKWGpNvjd27.jpg)
Flying High
Emil 'Rusty' Krouse![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xReAx71mBoNt08VvKlx0M9TXvk8.jpg)
Henry the Ache
King Henry VIII![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ahnmK76uBief2jXe1RCGngIPwbw.jpg)
Rose Marie
Barney McCorkle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2XdwIgabQoaV6m7dB87kP8WVW8J.jpg)
Zaza
Cascart![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3zuZ9ICQxHfUJUQGKJnscBgtrN3.jpg)
Merry Go Round of 1938
Bert![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6ASKR8arnPKxocmVJffW1lx4KBa.jpg)
The Second Greatest Sex
Job McClure![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iss1Y22PRFmvbuS8ByjkNG1bMB1.jpg)
Josette
Barney Barnaby![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9TLgFNBmQFEy2QkguTHzqD2YUwg.jpg)
Love and Hisses
Sugar Boles![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zDrBHhOF55FjbJLyYge3I4v1B8S.jpg)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bNOhJU87YyHmPONH1LiEXL66ewV.jpg)
The Fantasticks
Hucklebee![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pfAZFD7I2hxW9HCChTuAzsdE6UX.jpg)
The Wizard of Oz
Zeke / Cowardly Lion![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oOqcDRNw7PWnbskJhIs1NZUZmtV.jpg)
Mister Universe
Joe Pulaski![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/Az3Cc2ZuSj6q9PhqD3d2HWjgDS.jpg)
Faint Heart
Rudolf![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nocGspaG9QwXe5rruysLslZIanD.jpg)
The Great Waltz
Hans Ebesteder![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jp8nsILhQA0Qz81hiiTbJWlgxJP.jpg)
No More West
Gunpowder Bert