Bert Lahr
Acting
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
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow
'Zeke' (archive footage)
1997Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Self (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1968The Night They Raided Minsky's
Professor Spats
1964The Fantasticks
Ben Hucklebee
1964The Big Parade of Comedy
The Commander (archive footage)
1963The Sound of Laughter
Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
1960A Tale of Old Whiff
voice
1955The Second Greatest Sex
Job McClure
1955The Great Waltz
Hans Ebesteder
1954Rose Marie
Barney McCorkle
1954Anything Goes
Moonface
1951Mister Universe
Joe Pulaski
1949Always Leave Them Laughing
Eddie Eagen
1944Meet the People
Commander
1942Ship Ahoy
Skip Owens
1942Sing Your Worries Away
Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
1939The Wizard of Oz
"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
1938Just Around the Corner
Gus
1938Zaza
Cascart
1938Josette
Barney Barnaby