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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

2025
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

as    "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

as    Self (archive footage)

2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as    'Zeke' (archive footage)

2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as    'Zeke' (archive footage)

1995
The Dark Side of Oz

as    Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)

1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

as    Self (archive footage)

1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's

as    Professor Spats

1964
The Fantasticks

as    Ben Hucklebee

1955
The Great Waltz

as    Hans Ebesteder

1955
The Second Greatest Sex

as    Job McClure

1954
Rose Marie

as    Barney McCorkle

1954
Anything Goes

as    Moonface

1951
Mister Universe

as    Joe Pulaski

1949
The Wizard of Oz

as    "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

1949
Always Leave Them Laughing

as    Eddie Eagen

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