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Bert Lahr

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Irving Lahrheim, 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.

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Bert Lahr
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Programs

The Fred Allen Show
The Fred Allen Show
1932–1950
278 broadcasts
Command Performance
Command Performance
1942–1977
364 broadcasts

Broadcasts

Planning A TV Show29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Planning A TV Show
Sun Feb 6 1949 · Variety
Cary Grant Virginia OBrien Joan Davis Bert Lahr29:00
Command Performance 
Cary Grant Virginia OBrien Joan Davis Bert Lahr
Tue Aug 18 1942 · Variety
Jamaica Race Track56:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Jamaica Race Track
Sun May 1 1949 · Variety
Racing Form Trial30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Racing Form Trial
Sun Apr 28 1946 · Variety
Satire On Surveys And Polls1:01:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Satire On Surveys And Polls
Wed Oct 11 1939 · Variety