08/13/1895
New York City, New York, USA:
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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To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009) as Self |
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) as Self (archive footage) |
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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000) as 'Zeke' (archive footage) |
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) as Self (Archival Footage) |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (1990) as Self (archive footage) |
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Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) |
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That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) |
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The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) as Professor Spats |
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The Fantasticks (1964) as Ben Hucklebee |
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The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as The Commander (archive footage) |
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The Sound of Laughter (1963) as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague |
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A Tale of Old Whiff (1960) as voice |
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The Great Waltz (1955) as Hans Ebesteder |
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The Second Greatest Sex (1955) as Job McClure |
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Rose Marie (1954) as Barney McCorkle |
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Anything Goes (1954) as Moonface |
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Mister Universe (1951) as Joe Pulaski |
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Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) as Eddie Eagen |
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Meet the People (1944) as Commander |
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Ship Ahoy (1942) as Skip Owens |
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Sing Your Worries Away (1942) as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster |
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion |
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Zaza (1939) as Cascart |
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Just Around the Corner (1938) as Gus |
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Josette (1938) as Barney Barnaby |
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Love and Hisses (1937) as Sugar Boles |
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Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937) as Bert |
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Whose Baby Are You? (1936) as Bert Halibut |
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Boy, Oh Boy (1936) as The Butler |
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No More West (1934) as Gunpowder Bert |
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Henry the Ache (1934) as King Henry VIII |
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Hizzoner (1933) as Bert Lahr, Cop |
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Mr. Broadway (1933) as Bert Lahr |
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Flying High (1931) as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse |
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Faint Heart (1929) as Rudolf |
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Oz () as Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage) |