Bert Lahr
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.
The Wizard of Oz
as "Zeke" / Cowardly LionYoung Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow...
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That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Professor SpatsRachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews...
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Flying High
as Emil 'Rusty' KrouseAn inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
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Ship Ahoy
as Skip OwensMiss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a...
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Rose Marie
as Barney McCorkleRose Marie Lemaitre, an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her...
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Always Leave Them Laughing
as Eddie EagenA self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.
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Just Around the Corner
as GusPenny helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The...
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The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as 'Zeke' (archive footage)The movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's album The Dark...
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as The Commander (archive footage)Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
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Merry Go Round of 1938
as BertTwo screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
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Meet the People
as CommanderA idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute...
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Josette
as Barney BarnabyTwo young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think...
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Zaza
as CascartA seductive music hall star falls in love with a married aristocrat.
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The Second Greatest Sex
as Job McClureIn 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat,...
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The Sound of Laughter
as Egbert Bunting / Roland MontagueA compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.
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Anything Goes
as MoonfaceOn an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress...
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The Fantasticks
as Ben HucklebeeWidowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos’ daughter, Luisa, and Ben’s son, Matt, by...
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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless...
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Love and Hisses
as Sugar BolesAs part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist...
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Mister Universe
as Joe PulaskiA gullible and honest "Mr. Universe" winner, Tommy Tomkins, gets added to the stable of a...
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Henry the Ache
as King Henry VIIIShemp Howard stars in this old parody of the then-current film "King Henry The Eighth". Also...
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Mr. Broadway
as Bert LahrEd Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories...
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The Great Waltz
as Hans EbestederJohann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to...
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No More West
as Gunpowder BertBert Lahr is a big city boy hung up on tales of the Old West. When his playing cowboys and...
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A Tale of Old Whiff
as voiceA 70mm scope cartoon in which a dog learns to smell in order to become a detective.
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Hizzoner
as Bert Lahr, CopIn this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock...
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Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz
as uncreditedThe Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen was a life-long camera buff, and this 16mm color footage...
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Faint Heart
as RudolfFelix Rudolff is a dressmaker tailor and later dresses like a policeman after seeing a parade He...
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The Dark Side of Oz
as Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage)Pink Floyd Meets The Wizard of Oz
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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What's My Line?
as SelfFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as Skid JohnsonThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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Omnibus
as uncreditedOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as HucklebeeHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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The Hollywood Palace
as SelfThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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General Electric Theater
as Mr. O'MalleyGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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