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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2009
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
Movie Self
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2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Movie 'Zeke' (archive footage)
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1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Movie Self (Archival Footage)
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1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
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1974
That's Entertainment!
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Movie Professor Spats
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1966
Summer Fun
TV show
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1964
The Fantasticks
Movie Ben Hucklebee
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1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie The Commander (archive footage)
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1964
The Hollywood Palace
TV show Self
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1963
The Sound of Laughter
Movie Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
- 1963
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1960
A Tale of Old Whiff
Movie voice
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1959
Startime
TV show Tom Hopkins
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1956
The Steve Allen Show
TV show Self
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1955
The Great Waltz
Movie Hans Ebesteder
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1955
The Second Greatest Sex
Movie Job McClure
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1955
MGM Parade
TV show
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1954
Rose Marie
Movie Barney McCorkle
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1954
Anything Goes
Movie Moonface
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show Mr. O'Malley
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1952
Omnibus
TV show
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1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV show Hucklebee
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1951
The Ezio Pinza Show
TV show Self
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1951
Mister Universe
Movie Joe Pulaski
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV show Self
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1950
What's My Line?
TV show Self
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1949
Always Leave Them Laughing
Movie Eddie Eagen
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1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV show Skid Johnson
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1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV show Self
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1944
Meet the People
Movie Commander
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1942
Ship Ahoy
Movie Skip Owens
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1942
Sing Your Worries Away
Movie Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
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1939
The Wizard of Oz
Movie Cowardly Lion / Zeke
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1939
Zaza
Movie Cascart
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1938
Just Around the Corner
Movie Gus
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1938
Josette
Movie Barney Barnaby