- Recent Role:
- Himself on The Hollywood Squares (1966)
- Gender:
- Male
- Born:
- 8-13-1895
- Died:
-
12-4-1967
(hemorrhage pneumonia)
- Birthplace:
- New York, New York
- Birth Name:
- Irving Lahrheim
Rubber-faced actor who enjoyed a long career in vaudeville, burlesque, legitimate theater and movies. Lahr is best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion in the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.