Bert Lahr

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Biography

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…more

Born

8/13/1895, New York, New York

Died

12/4/1967

Birth Name

Irving Lahrheim

Gender

Male

Credits

Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 18: Ep 35 May 30, 1965: The Animals, Connie Francis, Bert Lahr, Wayne Newton, Anthony Newley
    5/30/65
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 24 Petula Clark / Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem / Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr
    3/14/65
  - S 17: Ep 42 Bert Lahr / Rita Pavone / Pat Buttram / Stepp Brothers / The Kim Sisters
    9/6/64
  - S 13: Ep 36 June 5, 1960 Jack Lemmon, Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Bert Lahr, Anita Bryant
    6/5/60
  - S 11: Ep 26 Rodgers & Hammerstein / Bert Lahr / The Rays / Four Preps
    3/23/58
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 8 Grantland Rice tribute / Nat King Cole / Bert Lahr & Art Carney / D. Fairbanks Jr.
    10/31/54
  - S 7: Ep 41 scheduled: Bert Lahr; Joni James; Pat Henning; Patachou
    6/27/54
  - S 7: Ep 33 The ASCAP Story, Part 1 with W.C. Handy; Bert Lahr; Julius LaRosa; Lilian Roth
    5/2/54
  - S 7: Ep 8 Ann Miller / Bert Lahr / Art Carney / Julius LaRosa
    11/1/53
  - S 6: Ep 9 Bert Lahr / Art Carney / The Delta Rhythm Boys / Mimi Benzell
    11/9/52
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (46)

Role
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 October 16-20, 1967
    10/16/67
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 September 15, 1967
    9/15/67
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 31 April 23, 1967: Bobby Vinton, Bert Lahr, Jackie Mason, Joan Rivers
    4/23/67
  - S 19: Ep 10 Dave Clark Five / Jerry Vale / Woody Allen / Bert Lahr / The Barry Sisters
    11/14/65
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 59 July 29, 1965
    7/29/65
  - S 1: Ep 110 March 8, 1963
    3/8/63
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 21 Host: Bette Davis / Bert Lahr
    2/20/65
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Cesare
  - S 2: Ep 15 Cops and Robbers
    2/19/65
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Hucklebee
  - S 14: Ep 1 The Fantasticks
    10/18/64
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 15: Ep 26 EPISODE #701
    2/23/64
  - S 14: Ep 19 EPISODE #646
    1/6/63
  - S 2: Ep 32 EPISODE #47
    4/22/51
- The Eleventh Hour (1962)
  Go-Go Garrity
  - S 2: Ep 13 Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?
    12/25/63
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 April 8, 1963
    4/8/63
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 1 First show of the 15th Season
    9/17/61
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 18 February 24, 1960
    2/24/60
- Ford Startime
  Tom
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Greatest Man Alive
    2/2/60
- General Electric Theater
  Mr. O'Malley
  - S 8: Ep 14 Mr. O'Malley
    12/20/59
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 12 March 11, 1958
    3/11/58
- Omnibus
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 The Suburban Review
    1/14/58
  - S 5: Ep 17 The Big Wheel -- The Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday
    1/27/57
  - S 5: Ep 6 School for Wives
    11/11/56
- The United States Steel Hour
  Frank Mooner
  - S 5: Ep 7 You Can't Win
    12/4/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Danny
  - S 11: Ep 7 The Big Heist
    11/13/57
- Omnibus
  Arnolphe
  - S 6: Ep 3 School for Wives
    11/10/57
- The Patrice Munsel Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 November 8, 1957
    11/8/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 4 Man in a Trance
    10/23/57
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 32 Ann Sothern, Bert Lahr, Brenda Lee
    5/19/57
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 8: Ep 18 EPISODE #343
    12/30/56
- Ford Star Jubilee
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Wizard of Oz
    11/3/56
- Washington Square
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 10/21/1956
    10/21/56
- Omnibus
  Androcles
  - S 5: Ep 2 Androcles and the Lion Part 2
    10/14/56
- Max Liebman Presents
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 7 Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
    3/25/56
- The NBC Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 March 11, 1956
    3/11/56
- Max Liebman Presents
  Hans Ebesteder
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Great Waltz
    11/5/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 21 3/20/1955
    3/20/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Frankie Burns/Aunt Pamela Burns
  - S 5: Ep 8 11/21/1954 - Let's Face It
    11/21/54
- The Best Of Broadway
  Banjo
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Man Who Came to Dinner
    10/13/54
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 September 17, 1954
    9/17/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Moonface Martin/The Rev. Dr. Moon
  - S 4: Ep 22 2/28/1954 - Anything Goes
    2/28/54
- Four Star Revue
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 December 26, 1953
    12/28/53
- Four Star Revue
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 23 February 7, 1953
    2/7/53
- Omnibus
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 11 Vive
    1/18/53
- The Jack Carter Show
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 35 May 5, 1951
    5/5/51
- Musical Comedy Time
  Rusty Krause
  - S 1: Ep 13 Flying High
    3/19/51
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 17 1/9/1951
    1/9/51
  - S 2: Ep 25 3/7/1950
    3/7/50
  - S 2: Ep 13 12/13/1949
    12/13/49
- Prudential Family Playhouse
  Ralph 'Skid' Johnson
  - S 1: Ep 7 Burlesque
    1/2/51
- Arthur Murray Party
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Bert Lahr / Burl Ives / Don Cumming
    10/15/50
- Celebrity Time
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 2/19/1950
    2/19/50
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 October 22, 1949
    10/22/49
- We, The People
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 23 Bert Lahr/Vincent Lopez
    6/7/49
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Skid
  - S 1: Ep 30 Burlesque
    4/24/49

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- Lahr was a member of the Hollywood Victory Caravan during World War II. This group traveled around the country giving performances in order to sell war bonds.
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- Lahr dropped out of school at the age of 15 to join a vaudeville act.
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- Lahr won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Foxy in 1964.
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- Lahr: If you want to be a success in Hollywood be sure and go to New York.
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- Lahr: After Wizard of Oz I was typecast as a lion and there aren't many parts for lions.
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