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.

Casted

The Wizard of Oz

Played "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

Average Rating

7.6

5908 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1939

87 years ago
That's Entertainment!

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.4

65 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1974

52 years ago
The Night They Raided Minsky's

Played Professor Spats

Average Rating

5.5

22 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1968

58 years ago
Just Around the Corner

Played Gus

Average Rating

5.5

10 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1938

88 years ago
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.3

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 1990

36 years ago
Ship Ahoy

Played Skip Owens

Average Rating

5.9

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 16, 1942

85 years ago
Rose Marie

Played Barney McCorkle

Average Rating

4.0

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1954

73 years ago
Meet the People

Played Commander

Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1944

83 years ago
Always Leave Them Laughing

Played Eddie Eagen

Average Rating

3.5

4 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 1949

77 years ago
Flying High

Played Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1931

95 years ago
Zaza

Played Cascart

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1938

88 years ago
Josette

Played Barney Barnaby

Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1938

89 years ago
Anything Goes

Played Moonface

Average Rating

6.0

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1954

73 years ago
Henry the Ache

Played King Henry VIII

Average Rating

1.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 1934

93 years ago
The Fantasticks

Played Ben Hucklebee

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1964

62 years ago
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

Played 'Zeke' (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 2000

26 years ago
The Big Parade of Comedy

Played The Commander (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 1964

62 years ago
Sing Your Worries Away

Played Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1942

85 years ago
Mister Universe

Played Joe Pulaski

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 1951

76 years ago
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Played Self (Archival Footage)

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1997

28 years ago
The Sound of Laughter

Played Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1963

63 years ago
A Tale of Old Whiff

Played voice

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 06, 1960

67 years ago
Merry Go Round of 1938

Played Bert

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1937

89 years ago
The Second Greatest Sex

Played Job McClure

Average Rating

6.5

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1955

71 years ago
Mr. Broadway

Played Bert Lahr

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1933

93 years ago
Love and Hisses

Played Sugar Boles

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1937

89 years ago
Whose Baby Are You?

Played Bert Halibut

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1936

90 years ago
Faint Heart

Played Rudolf

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1929

97 years ago
The Great Waltz

Played Hans Ebesteder

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 1955

71 years ago
Hizzoner

Played Bert Lahr, Cop

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1933

93 years ago
No More West

Played Gunpowder Bert

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1934

93 years ago
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2008

18 years ago
To Oz! The Making of a Classic

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 2009

16 years ago
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2009

17 years ago
Boy, Oh Boy

Played The Butler

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1936

90 years ago
Oz

Played Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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