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Fittingly known to be a "Leo" for his horoscope, Bert Lahr is always remembered... more
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(8 articles)
The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review
(From Collider.com. 15 October 2009, 2:29 PM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--October 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 15 October 2009, 12:34 AM, PDT)
(From Collider.com. 15 October 2009, 2:29 PM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--October 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 15 October 2009, 12:34 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) .... Professor Spats
... aka The Night They Invented Striptease - "The Red Skelton Show" .... King Foul-Up I (1 episode, 1967)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode #17.5 (1967) TV episode .... King Foul-Up I - "Summer Fun" .... Henry Thompson (1 episode, 1966)
- Thompson's Ghost (1966) TV episode .... Henry Thompson - Thompson's Ghost (1966) (TV) .... Henry Thompson
- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Cesare (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Cops and Robbers (1965) TV episode .... Cesare - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Hucklebee (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Fantasticks (1964) TV episode .... Hucklebee - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Go-Go Garrity (1 episode, 1963)
- Is Mr. Martian Coming Back? (1963) TV episode .... Go-Go Garrity - The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) .... Postman
- "Startime" .... Tom Hopkins (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- The Greatest Man Alive (1960) TV episode .... Tom Hopkins - "General Electric Theater" .... Mr. O'Malley (1 episode, 1959)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Mr. O'Malley (1959) TV episode .... Mr. O'Malley - "Rendezvous" .... Alfie / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Alfy's Tulip (1959) TV episode .... Alfie
- A Very Fine Deal (1958) TV episode .... Sam - "Omnibus" .... Androcles (4 episodes, 1956-1958)
- The Suburban Review (1958) TV episode
- School for Wives (1957) TV episode
- Androcles and the Lion: Part 2/The Silent World (1956) TV episode .... Androcles
- Androcles and the Lion (1956) TV episode .... Androcles - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Frank Mooner (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- You Can't Win (1957) TV episode .... Frank Mooner - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Big Heist (1957) TV episode - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Comedian-Skit Appearences (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.31 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian-Skit Appearences - "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Host / ... (1 episode, 1956)
- The Wizard of Oz (1956) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Zeke / The Cowardly Lion / Host - The Great Waltz (1955) (TV) .... Hans Ebesteder
- The Second Greatest Sex (1955) .... Job McClure
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Aunt Pamela Burns / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Let's Face It (1954) TV episode .... Frankie Burns/Aunt Pamela Burns
- Anything Goes (1954) TV episode .... Moonface Martin / Reverend Dr. Moon - "The Best of Broadway" .... Banjo (1 episode, 1954)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1954) TV episode .... Banjo - Rose Marie (1954) .... Barney McCorkle
- "Musical Comedy Time" .... 'Rusty' Krause (1 episode, 1951)
- Flying High (1951) TV episode .... 'Rusty' Krause - Mr. Universe (1951) .... Joe Pulaski
- "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Prudential Family Theater
- Burlesque (1951) TV episode - Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) .... Eddie Eagen
- "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Comedian (1 episode, 1949)
- Episode #1.21 (1949) TV episode .... Guest Comedian - "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Skid (1 episode, 1949)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Burlesque (1949) TV episode .... Skid - Meet the People (1944) .... The Commander
- Ship Ahoy (1942) .... Skip Owens
- Sing Your Worries Away (1942) .... Clarence 'Chow' Brewster
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) .... Zeke / The Cowardly Lion
- Zaza (1939) .... Cascart
- Just Around the Corner (1938) .... Gus
- Josette (1938) .... Barney Barnaby
- Love and Hisses (1937) .... Sugar Boles
- Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937) .... Bert
- Montague the Magnificent (1937)
- Off the Horses (1937) .... Chester Twitt
- Whose Baby Are You? (1936)
- Boy, Oh Boy (1936)
- Gold Bricks (1936) .... Bert
- No More West (1934)
- Henry the Ache (1934)
- Hizzoner (1933)
- Flying High (1931) .... Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
... aka George White's Flying High
... aka Happy Landing (UK) - Faint Heart (1929)
... aka Bert Lahr in Faint Heart (USA: copyright title)
Soundtrack:
- Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998) (V) (performer: "We're Off To See The Wizard")
- That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "We're Off to See the Wizard", "If I Only Had the Nerve")
... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title) - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Fantasticks (1964) TV episode (performer: "Never Say No" (uncredited), "Happy Ending" (uncredited), "Plant a Raddish" (uncredited)) - The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (performer: "Heave Ho" (1944) (uncredited))
... aka MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (USA: complete title) - The Second Greatest Sex (1955) (performer: "THE SECOND GREATEST SEX")
- Rose Marie (1954) (performer: "I'm A Mountie Who Never Got His Man" (uncredited))
- Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1909))
- Meet the People (1944) (performer: "Heave Ho" (1944))
- Ship Ahoy (1942) (performer: "How About You?" (1941)) ("A Life on the Ocean Wave" (1838) (uncredited), "The Last Call for Love" (1942), "I'll Take Tallulah" (1942))
- Sing Your Worries Away (1942) (performer: "Sally") ("Cindy Lou McWilliams" (1942), "Nothing Can Change My Mind" (1942))
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) (performer: "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard" (uncredited), "The Merry Old Land of Oz" (uncredited), "If I Were King of the Forest" (uncredited))
- Just Around the Corner (1938) (performer: "This Is a Happy Little Ditty")
- Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937) (performer: "Song of the Woodman")
- Flying High (1931) (performer: "It'll Be the First Time for Me" (1931)) ("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929))
... aka George White's Flying High
... aka Happy Landing (UK)
Writer:
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
Self:
- "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 16 October 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (14 episodes, 1950-1967)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #20.33 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #19.10 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #18.35 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #18.24 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #17.42 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
(9 more) - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #2.21 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (4 episodes, 1951-1964)
- Episode dated 23 February 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 6 January 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 30 December 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 22 April 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 April 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 8 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 8 January 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
... aka The Arthur Murray Show
- Episode dated 17 November 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 May 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #4.12 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Patrice Munsel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #1.4 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Comic Actor / ... (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.8 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Singer/Comic Actor - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.21 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #2.3 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dave Garroway Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #1.28 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "The Buick Circus Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 16 June 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #2.35 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Mr. Broadway (1933) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"
- Episode #1.75 (2009) TV episode .... The Cowardly Lion - Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Zeke/The Cowardly Lion
-
"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode -
"American Masters"
- Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... The Cowardly Lion
- Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Cowardly Lion
- That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clip from 'The Wizard of Oz'
-
"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor - The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Meet the People'
- The Sound of Laughter (1963) .... Egbert, alias Roland Montague (edited from: Montague the Magnificent)
- It Pays to Be Funny (1947) .... (edited from: Off the Horses)
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Other Works:
(1960s) TV commercial for Lays Potato Chips
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