Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Bert Lahr

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Last updated on November 7, 2024.
Bert Lahr

Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the MGM 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.

After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions. — © Bert Lahr
After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions.
That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture career. After that, I was typecast as a lion, and there just weren't many parts for lions.
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