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Bert Lahr

Acting

Born: 1895-08-13
Died: 1967-12-04
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1964
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1963

Acting44 titles

Love and Hisses
10.0
Movie

Love and Hisses

1937Comedy
Faint Heart
10.0
Movie

Faint Heart

1929Drama
The Great Waltz
10.0
Movie

The Great Waltz

1955Drama
Hizzoner
10.0
Movie

Hizzoner

1933Comedy
No More West
10.0
Movie

No More West

1934Comedy
Mr. Broadway
9.0
Movie

Mr. Broadway

1933Comedy
MGM Parade
9.0
Series

MGM Parade

1955-1956Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
8.7
Movie

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000Action
A Tale of Old Whiff
8.5
Cartoon

A Tale of Old Whiff

1960Animation
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
8.3
Movie

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

1990Documentary
The Second Greatest Sex
7.8
Movie

The Second Greatest Sex

1955Action
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
7.7
Movie

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

1997Documentary
The Wizard of Oz
7.6
Movie

The Wizard of Oz

1939Action
Merry Go Round of 1938
7.5
Movie

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937Comedy
That's Entertainment!
7.4
Movie

That's Entertainment!

1974Documentary
Josette
7.2
Movie

Josette

1938Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964Comedy
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950-1955Comedy
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
Startime
6.8
Series

Startime

1959-1960Comedy
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama
Anything Goes
6.4
Movie

Anything Goes

1954Romance
Ship Ahoy
6.3
Movie

Ship Ahoy

1942Comedy
Mister Universe
6.3
Movie

Mister Universe

1951Romance
Omnibus
6.3
Series

Omnibus

1952-1961Documentary
The Steve Allen Show
6.2
Series

The Steve Allen Show

1956-1960Comedy
Sing Your Worries Away
6.0
Movie

Sing Your Worries Away

1942Comedy
The Fantasticks
6.0
Movie

The Fantasticks

1964Comedy
Just Around the Corner
5.8
Movie

Just Around the Corner

1938Comedy
Meet the People
5.8
Movie

Meet the People

1944Comedy
Flying High
5.8
Movie

Flying High

1931Romance
The Night They Raided Minsky's
5.7
Movie

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968Comedy
Zaza
5.7
Movie

Zaza

1939Drama
The Sound of Laughter
5.0
Movie

The Sound of Laughter

1963Comedy
The Hollywood Palace
5.0
Series

The Hollywood Palace

1964-1970Comedy
Rose Marie
4.5
Movie

Rose Marie

1954Drama
Always Leave Them Laughing
4.4
Movie

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949Drama
Henry the Ache
3.5
Movie

Henry the Ache

1934Drama
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
0
Movie

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008Documentary
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
0
Movie

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009Documentary
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
0
Movie

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

2025Action