Bert Lahr
Acting
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.
Born: August 13, 1895
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973); several uncanny moments of synchronisation and a generally darker tone than the original film. Aired on TCM.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.
The Wizard of Oz
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
A Tale of Old Whiff
A 70mm scope cartoon in which a dog learns to smell in order to become a detective.
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.
What's My Line?
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)
as Self (Archival Footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Professor Spats
as Ben Hucklebee
as The Commander (archive footage)
as Self
as Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague
as Self
as voice
as Self
as Hans Ebesteder
as Job McClure
as Barney McCorkle
as Moonface
as Mr. O'Malley
as Hucklebee
as Joe Pulaski
as Self
as Self
as Eddie Eagen
as Skid Johnson
as Self
as Commander
as Skip Owens
as Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
as Cascart
as Gus
as Barney Barnaby
as Sugar Boles
as Bert
as Gunpowder Bert
as King Henry VIII
as Bert Lahr, Cop
as Bert Lahr
as Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
as Rudolf