1939Winner
Best Performance
The Wizard of Oz
Bert Lahr
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
August 13, 1895
Biography
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.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2009Nominee
Best Performance
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
1974Nominee
Best Performance
That's Entertainment!
Career Highlights
1968Highlight
Best Performance
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1951Highlight
Best Performance
Mister Universe
Video
The Wizard of Oz
That's Entertainment!
The Night They Raided Minsky's