Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bert Lahr
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 33Series: 11
TMDB ID: 9069
IMDb ID: nm0481618
Known for: Acting
Born: August 13, 1895
Died: December 4, 1967
Age: 72
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 2025
Years active: 97
Average TMDB rating: 6.89
Wikidata: Q827411
Also known as
Irving Lahrheim
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bert Lahr.
as Zeke (archive footage)
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008 • Movie
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 • Movie
as Self (Archival Footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 • Movie
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
1974 • Movie
as Professor Spats
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 • Movie
as Ben Hucklebee
The Fantasticks
1964 • Movie
as The Commander (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • Movie
as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
The Sound of Laughter
1963 • Movie
as voice
A Tale of Old Whiff
1960 • Movie
as Hans Ebesteder
The Great Waltz
1955 • Movie
as Job McClure
The Second Greatest Sex
1955 • Movie
as Barney McCorkle
Rose Marie
1954 • Movie
as Moonface
Anything Goes
1954 • Movie
as Joe Pulaski
Mister Universe
1951 • Movie
as Eddie Eagen
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949 • Movie
as Commander
Meet the People
1944 • Movie
as Skip Owens
Ship Ahoy
1942 • Movie
as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
Sing Your Worries Away
1942 • Movie
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz
1939 • Movie
as Cascart
Zaza
1939 • Movie
as Gus
Just Around the Corner
1938 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bert Lahr.
as Self • 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
1964 • Series
as Tom Hopkins • 1 eps
Startime
1959 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
1956 • Series
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955 • Series
as Mr. O'Malley • 1 eps
General Electric Theater
1953 • Series
4 eps
Omnibus
1952 • Series
as Hucklebee • 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
as Skid Johnson • 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 • Series
as Self • 7 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series