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Full Name
  
Irving Lahrheim

Name
  
Bert Lahr

Cause of death
  
Role
  
Actor

Occupation
  
Actor, comedian

Buried
  
Union Field Cemetery

Years active
  
1925–67


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Born
  
August 13, 1895 (
1895-08-13
)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Died
  
December 4, 1967, New York City, New York, United States

Children
  
John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Herbert Lahr

Spouse
  
Mildred Schroeder (m. 1940–1967), Mercedes Delpino (m. 1929–1939)

Movies
  
The Wizard of Oz, Flying High, Meet the People, The Night They Raided M, Ship Ahoy

Similar People
  
Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton

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Bert Lahr (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was an American actor, particularly of stage and film, and comedian. Lahr is known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker Zeke, in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known for his explosive humor, but also adapted well to dramatic roles and his work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway.

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Early life

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Lahr was born as Irving Lahrheim, in New York City, the son of Augusta (1871-1932) and Jacob Lahrheim (1870-1947). His parents were German Jewish immigrants. Lahr grew up in the Yorkville section of Manhattan. Dropping out of school at 15 to join a juvenile vaudeville act, Lahr worked up to top billing on the Columbia Burlesque Circuit. In 1927 he debuted on Broadway in Delmar's Revels. He played to packed houses, performing classic routines such as "The Song of the Woodman" (which he reprised in the film Merry-Go-Round of 1938). Lahr had his first major success in a stage musical playing the prize fighter hero of Hold Everything! (1928–29). Other musicals followed, notably Flying High (1930), Florenz Ziegfeld's Hot-Cha! (1932) and The Show is On (1936) in which he co-starred with Beatrice Lillie. In 1939, he co-starred as Louis Blore alongside Ethel Merman in the Broadway production of DuBarry Was a Lady.

Career

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Lahr made his feature film debut in 1931's Flying High, playing the oddball aviator he had played on stage. He signed with New York-based Educational Pictures for a series of two-reel comedies. When that series ended, he went to Hollywood to work in feature films. Aside from The Wizard of Oz (1939), his movie career was limited. In the 1944 patriotic film Meet the People, Lahr uttered the phrase "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" later popularized by cartoon character Snagglepuss.

Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz

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Lahr's most famous role was that of the Cowardly Lion in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. Lahr was signed to play the role on July 25, 1938. He starred opposite Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, and Margaret Hamilton. Lahr's lion costume was composed of lion fur and, under the high-intensity lighting required for Oz's Technicolor scenes, the costume was unbearably hot. Lahr contributed ad-lib comedic lines for his character. Many of Lahr's scenes took several takes because other cast members, especially Garland, couldn't complete the scenes without laughing. The Cowardly Lion is the only character who sings two solo song numbers-"If I Only Had the Nerve", performed after the initial meeting with Dorothy, The Scarecrow, and The Tin Man in the forest, and "If I Were King of the Forest", performed while he and the others are awaiting their audience with the Wizard.

"The Wizard of Oz" was Lahr's 17th movie. When warned that Hollywood had a habit of typecasting actors, Lahr replied, "Yeah, but how many parts are there for lions?"

An original Cowardly Lion costume worn by Lahr in The Wizard of Oz is in the holdings of The Comisar Collection, which is also the largest collection of television artifacts and memorabilia in the world.

Waiting for Godot

He made the transition to straight theater. He got a script of Waiting for Godot, and was greatly impressed but unsure of how the revolutionary play would be received in the United States. It was performed in Europe to great acclaim, but was somewhat obscure and intellectual. He co-starred in the US premiere of Waiting for Godot in 1956 at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida, playing Estragon to Tom Ewell's Vladimir. The performance bombed, with audience members walking out in large numbers, and the critics did not treat it kindly. In his book Notes on a Cowardly Lion, John Lahr (Bert's son) states that the problems were caused partly by the choices of the director, including the decision to limit Bert's movement on stage; filling the stage with platforms; and a misguided description of the play as a light comedy, along with other difficulties.

Lahr reprised his role in a short-lived Broadway run, co-starring with E. G. Marshall as Vladimir. This time, it was with a new director, Herbert Berghof, who had met with Beckett in Europe and discussed the play. The set was cleared and Bert was allowed more freedom in his performance. Advertisements were taken out urging intellectuals to support the play. It was a success and received enthusiastic ovations from the audience. Bert was praised and though he claimed he did not understand the play, others would disagree and say he understood it a great deal.

Television

Lahr occasionally appeared on television, including NBC's live version of the Cole Porter musical Let's Face It (1954), the 1964 Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Fantasticks, and occasional appearances as the mystery guest on What's My Line? (e.g. December 30, 1956). He performed in commercials, including a memorable series for Lay's potato chips during its long-running "Betcha can't eat just one" campaign with Lahr appearing in multiple costumes. He was not afraid to take on the classics in television performances of Androcles and the Lion and the School for Wives (1956). He performed as Moonface Martin in a television version of Anything Goes, with Ethel Merman reprising her role as Reno Sweeney and Frank Sinatra as Billy Crocker. In 1959, he played Mr. O'Malley in an adaptation of Barnaby for General Electric Theater. In 1963, he appeared as Go-Go Garrity in the episode "Is Mr. Martian Coming Back" on NBC's medical drama The Eleventh Hour.

Other work

Among his numerous Broadway roles, Lahr starred as Skid in the Broadway revival of Burlesque from 1946 to 1948 and played multiple roles, including Queen Victoria, in the original Broadway musical Two on the Aisle from 1951 to 1952. In late 1955 his name was mentioned by Larry Fine as a possible replacement for Shemp Howard, who had died suddenly, to be a part of the Three Stooges. Nothing came of it. In the late 1950s, he supplied the voice of a bloodhound in "Old Whiff," a short cartoon produced by Mike Todd which featured the olfactory Smell-O-Vision process developed for Todd's feature film Scent of Mystery (1960).

In 1964 he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in the musical Foxy. At the American Shakespeare Festival he played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960), for which he received the Best Shakespearean Actor of the Year Award.

"Laughter is never too far away from tears," he reflected on his comedy. "You will cry at a pedlar much easier than you would cry at a woman dressed in ermine who had just lost her whole family."

Personal life

Lahr's first wife, Mercedes Delpino, developed mental health problems that left her hospitalized. This complicated his relationship with his second wife, Mildred Schroeder, as he had legal problems with getting a divorce in New York State. She grew tired of waiting and became involved with another man and married him. Lahr was heartbroken but eventually won her back. Lahr had three children, a son, Herbert, with Delpino, and a son and daughter with Schroeder. His younger son, John is a London-based drama critic and married to the actress and comedian Connie Booth (Fawlty Towers). His daughter Jane is an author and literary editor.

Death

Lahr was filming The Night They Raided Minsky's when he died on December 4, 1967 at the age of 72. The official cause of death was listed as pneumonia. Lahr had been hospitalized on November 21 for what was reported as a back ailment. In Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr, John Lahr wrote: "Bert Lahr died in the early morning of December 4, 1967. Two weeks before, he had returned home at 2 a.m., chilled and feverish, from the damp studio where The Night They Raided Minsky's was being filmed. Ordinarily, a man of his age and reputation would not have had to perform that late into the night, but he had waived that proviso in his contract because of his trust in the producer and his need to work. The newspapers reported the cause of death as pneumonia; but he succumbed to cancer, a disease he feared but never knew he had." Most of Lahr's scenes had already been shot. Norman Lear told the New York Times that "through judicious editing we will be able to shoot the rest of the film so that his wonderful performance will remain intact." The producers used test footage of Lahr, plus an uncredited voice double and a body double, burlesque actor Joey Faye, to complete Lahr's role.


Filmography

Actor
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's as
Professor Spats
1966
Summer Fun (TV Series) as
Henry Thompson
- Thompson's Ghost (1966) - Henry Thompson
1966
Thompson's Ghost (TV Movie) as
Henry Thompson
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Cesare
- Cops and Robbers (1965) - Cesare
1964
The Fantasticks (TV Movie) as
Hucklebee
1963
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) as
Go-Go Garrity
- Is Mr. Martian Coming Back? (1963) - Go-Go Garrity
1962
Ten Girls Ago (TV Movie) as
Ed Dooley
1960
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (TV Movie) as
Postman
1960
Startime (TV Series) as
Tom Hopkins
- The Greatest Man Alive (1960) - Tom Hopkins
1960
A Tale of Old Whiff (Short) as
Old Whiff (voice)
1958
Rendezvous (TV Series) as
Alfie / Sam
- Alfy's Tulip (1959) - Alfie
- A Very Fine Deal (1958) - Sam
1959
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Mr. O'Malley
- Mr. O'Malley (1959) - Mr. O'Malley
1953
Omnibus (TV Series) as
Mr. Collins / Chief Ranger / Arnolphe / ...
- The Suburban Review (1958) - Mr. Collins / Chief Ranger
- School for Wives (1957) - Arnolphe
- The Big Wheel - The Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday (1957) - Narrator / Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel")
- Moliere's School for Wives (1956) - (segment "Moliere's School for Wives")
- Androcles and the Lion (1956) - Androcles
- Vive! (1953) - Painter (segment "Vive!")
1957
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Frank Mooner
- You Can't Win (1957) - Frank Mooner
1957
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Big Heist (1957)
1956
Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) as
'Zeke' / Host
- The Wizard of Oz (1956) - 'Zeke' / Host
1955
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Man on the Street
- Jack Gives Johnny Carson Advice (1955) - Man on the Street
1955
The Great Waltz (TV Movie) as
Hans Ebesteder
1955
The Second Greatest Sex as
Job McClure
1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Frankie Burns / Aunt Pamela Burns / Moonface
- Let's Face It (1954) - Frankie Burns / Aunt Pamela Burns
- Anything Goes (1954) - Moonface
1954
The Best of Broadway (TV Series) as
Banjo
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1954) - Banjo
1954
Rose Marie as
Barney McCorkle
1951
Musical Comedy Time (TV Series) as
'Rusty' Krause
- Flying High (1951) - 'Rusty' Krause
1951
Mister Universe as
Joe Pulaski
1951
The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV Series) as
Skid Johnson
- Burlesque (1951) - Skid Johnson
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing as
Eddie Eagen
1949
NBC Repertory Theatre (TV Series)
- Burlesque (1949)
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Skid Johnson
- Burlesque (1949) - Skid Johnson
1944
Meet the People as
The Commander
1942
Ship Ahoy as
'Skip' Owens
1942
Sing Your Worries Away as
Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
1939
The Wizard of Oz as
'Zeke' / The Cowardly Lion
1938
Zaza as
Cascart
1938
Just Around the Corner as
Gus
1938
Josette as
Barney Barnaby
1937
Love and Hisses as
'Sugar' Boles
1937
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 as
Bert Lahr
1937
Montague the Magnificent (Short) as
Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1937
Off the Horses (Short) as
Chester Twitt
1936
Whose Baby Are You? (Short) as
Bert Halibut
1936
Boy, Oh Boy (Short) as
The Butler
1936
Gold Bricks (Short) as
Bert
1934
No More West (Short) as
Gunpowder Bert
1934
Henry the Ache (Short) as
King Henry VIII
1933
Hizzoner (Short) as
Bert Lahr, Cop
1933
Mr. Broadway as
Bert Lahr
1931
Flying High as
Rusty Krause
1929
Faint Heart (Short) as
Rudolf
Writer
1939
The Wizard of Oz (additional dialogue - uncredited)
Soundtrack
2020
Capone (performer: "If I Were King of the Forest from Wizard of Oz")
2005
Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz (Video documentary short) (performer: "The Merry Old Land of Oz" - uncredited)
2001
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (TV Mini Series) (performer: "We're Off to See the Wizard" - uncredited)
1998
Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (Video short) (performer: "We're Off To See The Wizard")
1974
That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (performer: "If I Only Had A Brain" (1939), "We're Off To See The Wizard" (1939) - uncredited)
1964
The Fantasticks (TV Movie) (performer: "Never Say No", "Happy Ending", "Plant a Raddish" - uncredited)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) (performer: "Heave Ho" (1944) - uncredited)
1955
The Second Greatest Sex (performer: "THE SECOND GREATEST SEX")
1955
MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2 (1955) - (performer: "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard" - uncredited)
1954
Rose Marie (performer: "Love and Kisses", "I'm A Mountie Who Never Got His Man" (uncredited))
1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Anything Goes (1954) - (performer: "Friendship", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Anything Goes" - uncredited)
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1909) - uncredited)
1944
Meet the People (performer: "Heave Ho" (1944))
1942
Ship Ahoy ("The Last Call for Love" (1942)) / (performer: "A Life on the Ocean Wave" (1838) (uncredited), "I'll Take Tallulah" (1942), "How About You?" (1941))
1942
Sing Your Worries Away (performer: "Cindy Lou McWilliams" (1942), "Nothing Can Change My Mind" (1942), "Sally")
1939
The Wizard of Oz (performer: "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard", "The Merry Old Land of Oz", "If I Were King of the Forest" - uncredited)
1938
Just Around the Corner (performer: "This Is a Happy Little Ditty" (1938) - uncredited)
1937
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (performer: "Song of the Woodman", "Six of One and a Half-Dozen of the Other")
1931
Flying High (performer: "It'll Be the First Time for Me" (1931), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) - uncredited)
1929
Faint Heart (Short) (performer: "The Prisoner's Song" - uncredited)
Self
1967
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode #2.35 (1967) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #2.34 (1967) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #2.33 (1967) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #2.32 (1967) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #2.31 (1967) - Self - Panelist
1967
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Self / King Foulup the First
- Where There's Smoke, There's a Dragon (1967) - Self / King Foulup the First
1967
The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #2.10 (1967) - Self - Guest
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Audience bow / Self - Comedian
- Bobby Vinton, Bert Lahr, Jackie Mason, Joan Rivers, The McGuire Sisters, George Kirby, The Young Americans (1967) - Self
- The Dave Clark Five, Woody Allen, Bert Lahr, Jerry Vale, Virginia O'Brien, Lou Jacobi, Arlene Golonka, The Barry Sisters, Gali Gali (1965) - Self
- Jimmy Durante, Frankie Avalon, Stiller & Meara, The Lee Evans Jazz Trio, Kaye Ballard, Bert Lahr, Bill Dana, Anita Gillette, Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang (1963) - Self
- Connie Francis, Cyril Ritchard, Robert Goulet, Al Hirt, Bert Lahr, Dorothy Loudon, Charlie Manna, Jean Carroll, Eddie Foy, Jr. (1961) - Self
- Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, Joan Blondell, Bert Lahr, The Four Preps, The Rays, Roberta Peters, Carol Haney, Peter Gennaro, Dickie Henderson, Michael Hale (1958) - Self
1966
Lambs Club Salute (TV Special) as
Self
1965
A 1960'S Radio Broadcast Addition: Chase and Sandborn 101st Anniversary (TV Movie) as
Self
1963
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Bert Lahr, Wally Cox, Lilia Skala, George Carlin, Bruce Scott (1965) - Self - Guest
- Bert Lahr, Walter Slezak, Adela Rogers St. John, William Saroyan (1963) - Self - Guest
1965
The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1965
The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.21 (1965) - Self
1964
The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
1951
What's My Line? (TV Series) as
Self - Mystery Guest
- Bert Lahr (3) (1964) - Self - Mystery Guest
- Bert Lahr (2) (1963) - Self - Mystery Guest
- The Harlem Globetrotters & Bert Lahr (1956) - Self - Mystery Guest
- Bert Lahr (1951) - Self - Mystery Guest
1963
Stump the Stars (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Panelist
- Alice Ghostley, Dane Clark, Bert Lahr, Nanette Fabray (1963) - Self - Guest Panelist
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Salvador Dali/Bert Lahr/Patricia Morison/Don Chastain (1963) - Self - Guest
1950
The Arthur Murray Party (TV Series) as
Self - Comic Actor
- Bert Lahr, Gypsy Rose Lee, June Havoc, Jack E. Leonard, Paul Winchell, Mae Sagon, Bambi Lynn & Rod Alexander (1957) - Self - Comic Actor
- Bert Lahr, The Fontane Sisters (1955) - Self - Comic Actor
- Bert Lahr, Burl Ives, Don Cummings, Paul & Grace Hartman, Nancy Donovan (1950) - Self - Comic Actor
1960
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) as
Self
- Anne Bancroft, Bert Lahr, Kay Starr, The Mills Brothers (1960) - Self
1958
The George Gobel Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.12 (1958) - Self
1957
The Patrice Munsel Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.4 (1957) - Self
1957
Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment (TV Movie) as
Self
1957
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Ann Sothern, Bert Lahr, Brenda Lee (1957) - Self
1957
The 11th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1956
Washington Square (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.1 (1956) - Self
1956
The Julius LaRosa Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Tony Bennett, Bert Lahr, Maureen Cannon, Lassie, the Charlivel Trio (1956) - Self
1956
Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV Series) as
Self
- Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl (1956) - Self
1956
The NBC Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.8 (1956) - Self
- Episode #1.7 (1956) - Self
1955
The Sunday Spectacular: Show Biz from Vaudeville to Video (TV Movie) as
Self
1955
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Comic Actor
- Episode #5.21 (1955) - Self - Comic Actor
1954
Person to Person (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #2.3 (1954) - Self
1954
The Dave Garroway Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.28 (1954) - Self
1953
All Star Revue (TV Series) as
Self
- Host: Martha Raye; Guests: Bert Lahr, Rocky Graziano, Ray Middleton, Nadja Witkowska, George Bassman & his Orchestra (1953) - Self
- Host: Tallulah Bankhead; Guests: Bert Lahr, Patsy Kelly, Phil Foster, Bob Carroll, Dolores Martin, Ron Fletcher (1953) - Self
1953
The Buick Circus Hour (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest Star
- Episode #1.10 (1953) - Self
- Bert Lahr (1953) - Self - Guest Star
1952
The U.S. Royal Showcase (TV Series) as
Self
- Blanche Thebom (1952) - Self
- Jane Pickens (1952) - Self
- John Raitt (1952) - Self
- Louis Armstrong (1952) - Self
- Mimi Benzell (1952) - Self
- Martha Wright (1952) - Self
- Patricia Morison (1952) - Self
- Anne Jeffreys (1952) - Self
- Laraine Day/Leo Durocher (1952) - Self
- Bert Wheeler/Toni Arden (1952) - Self
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1952) - Self
- Frankie Laine/Paul Douglas (1952) - Self
- Eddie Foy, Jr. (1952) - Self
- Fred Allen (1952) - Self
- Jack Carson/Peggy Lee (1952) - Self
- Herb Shriner/Dolores Gray (1952) - Self
- Jeanette MacDonald/Bobby Clark (1952) - Self
- Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Bert Lahr, Ezio Pinza, Eddie Foy, Jr. (1952) - Self
- Beatrice Lillie (1952) - Self
- Fred Allen, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Bert Lahr (1952) - Self
- Milton Berle/Kaye Ballard/Pee Wee King (1952) - Self
- Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Kaye Ballard (1952) - Self
- Harpo Marx (1952) - Self
- Premiere Show (1952) - Self
1951
The Ezio Pinza Show (TV Series) as
Self - Comic Actor
- Episode #1.3 (1951) - Self - Comic Actor
1951
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.35 (1951) - Self
1951
Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.18 (1951) - Self
1949
The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Bert Lahr, Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Herb Shriner, Mindy Carson, Louis Jordan (1951) - Self
- Episode #2.25 (1950) - Self
- Episode #2.13 (1949) - Self
1950
The Eyes Have It (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.24 (1950) - Self
1949
Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series) as
Self
- Bert Lahr, Mata & Hari, the DeCastro Sisters (1949) - Self
1949
We, the People (TV Series) as
Self - Comic Actor
- Bert Lahr, Osa Johnson, Vincent Lopez, Connie Eaccarino, Countessa Alexandra Tolstoy (1949) - Self - Comic Actor
1949
The Lamb's Gambol (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- Episode #1.13 (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.5 (1949) - Self - Host
1946
Hour Glass (TV Series) as
Self
- Bert Lahr, Joyce Van Patten, Barbara Blaine, The Merry Macs (1946) - Self
1939
Houston Post Contest Winners Arrive in Los Angeles (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
Ed Sullivan's Comedy Legends (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.4 (2022) - Self
2022
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) as
Cowardly Lion
- 12th Annual 2022 Revvie Awards (2022) - Cowardly Lion
2022
Weekend Express (TV Series) as
The Cowardly Lion
- Episode dated 7 August 2022 (2022) - The Cowardly Lion
2011
Lost Forever (Documentary short) as
'Zeke' (uncredited)
2011
Friday Download (TV Series) as
The Cowardly Lion
- Episode #1.1 (2011) - The Cowardly Lion
2011
These Amazing Shadows (Documentary) as
'Zeke' (uncredited)
2011
Toys of Anti-Christ (TV Mini Series documentary) as
The Cowardly Lion
- Part 1: The Living Image (2011) - The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
'Zeke'
- Kate Walsh/Jesse Eisenberg/Brad Paisley (2009) - 'Zeke'
- John Krasinski/Patton Oswalt/Quinn Dahle (2009) - 'Zeke'
2009
To Oz! The Making of a Classic (Video documentary short) as
Self
2009
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (Video documentary) as
Self / 'Zeke'
2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts (2009) - Self
2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (Video documentary) as
Self
2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (Documentary) as
'Zeke' (uncredited)
2005
We Haven't Really Met Properly...: Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion/Zeke (Video short) as
Self
2005
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Buddy Ebsen (2005) - Self
2005
Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz (Video documentary short) as
'Zeke' (uncredited)
2005
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (Video documentary short) as
'Zeke'
2005
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz (Video documentary) as
'Zeke'
2004
Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini Series documentary)
- Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004)
2000
The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow (TV Movie) as
'Zeke'
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years (Video documentary) as
Self
1997
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Vaudeville (1997) - Self
1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1996
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Self
- Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) - Self
1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV Movie documentary) as
Self / 'Zeke'
1985
The Whimsical World of Oz (TV Movie documentary) as
'Zeke'
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor - Unidentified Film (uncredited)
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (TV Special) as
Tribute Montage
1974
That's Entertainment! (Documentary) as
'Zeke'
1973
Comedy Cavalcade
1970
The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #7.17 (1970) - Self
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
The Commander
1964
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- The Wild and Wonderful Thirties (1964) - Self (uncredited)
1963
The Sound of Laughter (Documentary) as
Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1955
MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) as
'Zeke'
- Episode #1.2 (1955) - 'Zeke'
1947
It Pays to Be Funny as
Chester Twitt

References

Bert Lahr Wikipedia


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