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Bert Lahr
ActorBorn 1895, died 1967On stage 1927 to 196420 productions on this page
Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known for his quick-witted humor and his work in burlesque and vaudeville and on Broadway.
On stage
20 productions, 37 years
1928
413 performances
1930
357 performances
1932
George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932]Broadway
Casino Theatre. Original. Directed by Russell Markert
47 performances
1933
George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932]Broadway
Casino Theatre. Return-Engagement. Directed by Russell Markert
24 performances
1934
237 performances
1935
110 performances
1936
237 performances
1939
408 performances
1939
408 performances
1944
183 performances
1948
429 performances
1951
276 performances
1956
60 performances
1959
16 performances
Worked with more than once
12 names- Pearl Harris 4 productions
- Mildred Webb 4 productions
- Hazel Boffinger 4 productions
- Peggy Moseley 3 productions
- Peggy Gallimore 3 productions
- Jane Lane 3 productions
- James Howard 3 productions
- Helen Bennett 3 productions
- Eleanor Powell 3 productions
- Charles Walters 3 productions
- Betty Allen 3 productions
- Zynaid Spencer 2 productions
Also credited on
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