Filmography
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Known For
The Wizard of Oz 'Zeke' / The Cowardly Lion (1939) -
Sing Your Worries Away Clarence 'Chow' Brewster (1942) -
Ship Ahoy 'Skip' Owens (1942) -
Known For
Meet the People The Commander (1944) -
Actor
The Night They Raided Minsky's Professor Spats (1968) -
The Red Skelton Hour Bert Lahr (1967) -
Summer Fun Henry Thompson (1966) -
Thompson's Ghost Henry Thompson (1966)
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Cesare (1965) -
The Fantasticks Hucklebee (1964) -
The Eleventh Hour Go-Go Garrity (1963) -
Ten Girls Ago Ed Dooley (1962)
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The Secret World of Eddie Hodges Postman (1960)
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Startime Tom Hopkins (1960) -
A Tale of Old Whiff Old Whiff (1960)
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![Rendezvous]( "Rendezvous")
Rendezvous Alfie (1958-1959) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Mr. O'Malley (1959) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Arnolphe (1953-1958) -
![The United States Steel Hour]( "The United States Steel Hour")
The United States Steel Hour Frank Mooner (1957) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre (1957) -
![The Steve Allen Plymouth Show]( "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show")
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show Comedian-Skit Appearences (1957) -
![Ford Star Jubilee]( "Ford Star Jubilee")
Ford Star Jubilee Zeke (1956) -
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program Man on the Street (1955) -
![The Great Waltz]( "The Great Waltz")
The Great Waltz Hans Ebesteder (1955) -
![The Second Greatest Sex]( "The Second Greatest Sex")
The Second Greatest Sex Job McClure (1955) -
![The Colgate Comedy Hour]( "The Colgate Comedy Hour")
The Colgate Comedy Hour Frankie Burns (1954) -
![The Best of Broadway]( "The Best of Broadway")
The Best of Broadway Banjo (1954) -
![Rose Marie]( "Rose Marie")
Rose Marie Barney McCorkle (1954) -
![All Star Revue]( "All Star Revue")
All Star Revue Guest Actor (1953) -
![Musical Comedy Time]( "Musical Comedy Time")
Musical Comedy Time 'Rusty' Krause (1951) -
![Mister Universe]( "Mister Universe")
Mister Universe Joe Pulaski (1951) -
The Prudential Family Playhouse Skid Johnson (1951)
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![Always Leave Them Laughing]( "Always Leave Them Laughing")
Always Leave Them Laughing Eddie Eagen (1949) -
![Repertory Theatre]( "Repertory Theatre")
Repertory Theatre Skid Johnson (1949) -
![Meet the People]( "Meet the People")
Meet the People The Commander (1944) -
![Ship Ahoy]( "Ship Ahoy")
Ship Ahoy 'Skip' Owens (1942) -
![Sing Your Worries Away]( "Sing Your Worries Away")
Sing Your Worries Away Clarence 'Chow' Brewster (1942) -
![The Wizard of Oz]( "The Wizard of Oz")
The Wizard of Oz 'Zeke' / The Cowardly Lion (1939) -
![Zaza]( "Zaza")
Zaza Cascart (1938) -
![Just Around the Corner]( "Just Around the Corner")
Just Around the Corner Gus (1938) -
![Josette]( "Josette")
Josette Barney Barnaby (1938) -
![Love and Hisses]( "Love and Hisses")
Love and Hisses 'Sugar' Boles (1937) -
![Merry-Go-Round of 1938]( "Merry-Go-Round of 1938")
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 Bert Lahr (1937) -
Montague the Magnificent Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague (1937)
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Off the Horses Chester Twitt (1937)
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![Whose Baby Are You?]( "Whose Baby Are You?")
Whose Baby Are You? Bert Halibut (1936) -
![Boy, Oh Boy]( "Boy, Oh Boy")
Boy, Oh Boy The Butler (1936) -
![Gold Bricks]( "Gold Bricks")
Gold Bricks Bert (1936) -
![No More West]( "No More West")
No More West Gunpowder Bert (1934) -
![Henry the Ache]( "Henry the Ache")
Henry the Ache King Henry VIII (1934) -
![Hizzoner]( "Hizzoner")
Hizzoner Bert Lahr, Cop (1933) -
![Mr. Broadway]( "Mr. Broadway")
Mr. Broadway Bert Lahr (1933) -
![Flying High]( "Flying High")
Flying High Rusty (1931) -
ActorFaint Heart Rudolf (1929)
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Soundtrack
![Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz]( "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz")
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![Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows]( "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows")
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![Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs]( "Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs")
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![That's Entertainment!]( "That's Entertainment!")
That's Entertainment! (1974) -
![The Fantasticks]( "The Fantasticks")
The Fantasticks (1964) -
![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) -
![The Second Greatest Sex]( "The Second Greatest Sex")
The Second Greatest Sex (1955) -
![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1955) -
![Rose Marie]( "Rose Marie")
Rose Marie (1954) -
![The Colgate Comedy Hour]( "The Colgate Comedy Hour")
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954) -
![Always Leave Them Laughing]( "Always Leave Them Laughing")
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) -
![Meet the People]( "Meet the People")
Meet the People (1944) -
![Ship Ahoy]( "Ship Ahoy")
Ship Ahoy (1942) -
![Sing Your Worries Away]( "Sing Your Worries Away")
Sing Your Worries Away (1942) -
![The Wizard of Oz]( "The Wizard of Oz")
The Wizard of Oz (1939) -
![Just Around the Corner]( "Just Around the Corner")
Just Around the Corner (1938) -
![Merry-Go-Round of 1938]( "Merry-Go-Round of 1938")
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) -
![Flying High]( "Flying High")
Flying High (1931) -
SoundtrackFaint Heart (1929)
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Writer
![The Wizard of Oz]( "The Wizard of Oz")
The Wizard of Oz (1939) -
Archive footage
![Lost Forever]( "Lost Forever")
Lost Forever (2011) -
![These Amazing Shadows]( "These Amazing Shadows")
These Amazing Shadows (2011) -
Toys of Anti-Christ (2011)
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![The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]( "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien")
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![The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond]( "The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond")
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![Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America]( "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America")
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![Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge]( "Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge")
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![Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters]( "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters")
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2005) -
![Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz]( "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz")
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![Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz]( "Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz")
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![Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination]( "Oz Tribute: The Art of Imagination")
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![Broadway: The American Musical]( "Broadway: The American Musical")
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![The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow]( "The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow")
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![Television: The First Fifty Years]( "Television: The First Fifty Years")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1997) -
![Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults]( "Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults")
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (1996) -
![The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic]( "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic")
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The Whimsical World of Oz (1985)
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![That's Entertainment!]( "That's Entertainment!")
That's Entertainment! (1974) -
![The Hollywood Palace]( "The Hollywood Palace")
The Hollywood Palace (1970) -
![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
![The Sound of Laughter]( "The Sound of Laughter")
The Sound of Laughter (1963) -
Archive footage
![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1955) -
It Pays to Be Funny (1947)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
His first wife, Mercedes Delpino, was mentally ill and lived in an asylum beginning in 1930.
Quotes
[on 'Tin Man' Jack Haley, often found snoozing on the set] That son-of-a-bitch could sleep hung up on a meat hook, and I can't sleep at night!
Trademark
Slow warbling vibrato singing voice, most notably used in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but also noted in other movies including Rose Marie (1954), as well as on Broadway.
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Irving Lahrheim
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 72)
New York City, New York, USA
Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)User Polls
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