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Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

Birthday: 1895-08-13 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

as    Self (archive footage)

1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's

as    Professor Spats

1954
Rose Marie

as    Barney McCorkle

1949
The Wizard of Oz

as    "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

1944
Meet the People

as    Commander

1938
Josette

as    Barney Barnaby

1938
Just Around the Corner

as    Gus

1937
Merry Go Round of 1938

as    Bert

1931
Flying High

as    Emil 'Rusty' Krouse