Bert Lahr

from New York City, New York, United States

Artwork for The Wizard of OzImage of Bert Lahr

Biography

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.

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Timeline

2009Aged 114

2008Aged 113

  • Poster for Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    Self (archive footage)

2000Aged 105

  • Poster for The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    'Zeke' (archive footage)

1997Aged 102

  • Poster for Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    Self (Archival Footage)

1990Aged 95

  • Poster for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    Self (archive footage)

1974Aged 79

  • Poster for That's Entertainment!

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968Aged 73

  • Poster for The Night They Raided Minsky's

    Professor Spats

1964Aged 69

  • Poster for The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Commander (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Fantasticks

    Ben Hucklebee

1963Aged 68

  • Poster for The Sound of Laughter

    Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

1960Aged 65

  • Poster for A Tale of Old Whiff

    voice

1955Aged 60

  • Poster for The Second Greatest Sex

    Job McClure

  • Poster for The Great Waltz

    Hans Ebesteder

1954Aged 59

  • Poster for Anything Goes

    Moonface

  • Poster for Rose Marie

    Barney McCorkle

1951Aged 56

  • Poster for Mister Universe

    Joe Pulaski

1949Aged 54

  • Poster for Always Leave Them Laughing

    Eddie Eagen

1944Aged 49

  • Poster for Meet the People

    Commander

1942Aged 47

  • Poster for Sing Your Worries Away

    Clarence 'Chow' Brewster

  • Poster for Ship Ahoy

    Skip Owens

1939Aged 44

  • Poster for Zaza

    Cascart

  • Poster for The Wizard of Oz

    Cowardly Lion / Zeke

1938Aged 43

  • Poster for Josette

    Barney Barnaby

  • Poster for Just Around the Corner

    Gus

1937Aged 42

  • Poster for Merry Go Round of 1938

    Bert

  • Poster for Love and Hisses

    Sugar Boles

1936Aged 41

1934Aged 39

  • Poster for Henry the Ache

    King Henry VIII

  • Poster for No More West

    Gunpowder Bert

1933Aged 38

  • Poster for Mr. Broadway

    Bert Lahr

  • Poster for Hizzoner

    Bert Lahr, Cop

1931Aged 36

  • Poster for Flying High

    Emil 'Rusty' Krouse

1929Aged 34

  • Poster for Faint Heart

    Rudolf

Year unknown

  • Oz

    Self / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)