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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009
as Self
A look into how L. Frank Baum's classic novel was transformed into one of the most beloved films of all time including archival interviews, behind-the...
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive)
A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless Groom, Sing a Song of Six Pants, and Malice in the Palace...
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
The movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973); several uncanny moments of sync...
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.
The Dark Side of Oz
1995
as Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)
Pink Floyd Meets The Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of t...
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage)
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
as Professor Spats
Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her Da...
The Fantasticks
1964
as Ben Hucklebee
Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos’ daughter, Luisa, and Ben’s son, Matt, by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associa...
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as The Commander (archive footage)
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.
A Tale of Old Whiff
1960
as voice
A 70mm scope cartoon in which a dog learns to smell in order to become a detective.
The Great Waltz
1955
as Hans Ebesteder
Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart his father's efforts to prevent his success when th...
The Second Greatest Sex
1955
as Job McClure
In 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat, keeping the town's men away from home most of the time. ...
Rose Marie
1954
as Barney McCorkle
Rose Marie Lemaitre, an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her guardian, Mike Malone, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mount...
Anything Goes
1954
as Moonface
On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she...
Mister Universe
1951
as Joe Pulaski
A gullible and honest "Mr. Universe" winner, Tommy Tomkins, gets added to the stable of a con-man and a wrestling prompter.
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
as Eddie Eagen
A self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.
Meet the People
1944
as Commander
A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some importan...
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Skip Owens
Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that ...
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
This package for comedy and the musical numbers has Luke Brown being drugged by the gangster operators of the swank Boathouse Inn; most notably Roxie ...
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow ...
Zaza
1938
as Cascart
A seductive music hall star falls in love with a married aristocrat.
Just Around the Corner
1938
as Gus
Penny helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The little miss dances with Corporal Jones.
Josette
1938
as Barney Barnaby
Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think the woman is a young nightclub singer with whom they b...
Love and Hisses
1937
as Sugar Boles
As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
as Bert
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
Whose Baby Are You?
1936
as Bert Halibut
Druggist George Haggerty's wife is about to give birth. Because all his customers pay on credit, he has no money, and the phone company is taking out ...
Boy, Oh Boy
1936
as The Butler
Bert Lahr is a butler in the employ of some newly-rich family. His sweetheart kitchen-worker gives away his sweepstakes ticket to the chauffeur. It tu...
No More West
1934
as Gunpowder Bert
Bert Lahr is a big city boy hung up on tales of the Old West. When his playing cowboys and Indians causes a ruckus, he's brought before a judge who pr...
Henry the Ache
1934
as King Henry VIII
Shemp Howard stars in this old parody of the then-current film "King Henry The Eighth". Also starring Bert Lahr in the title role.
Hizzoner
1933
as Bert Lahr, Cop
In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Bert Lahr
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the patrons tell.
Flying High
1931
as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Faint Heart
1929
as Rudolf
Felix Rudolff is a dressmaker tailor and later dresses like a policeman after seeing a parade He becomes a rookie policeman who handcuffs Dynamite Dan...