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
Lahr c. 1936
Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the MGM feature film The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Lahr as Skid in the Broadway revival of Burlesque, 1946
Connie Booth is a retired American actress and writer. She has appeared in several British television programmes and films, including her role as Polly Sherman on BBC Two's Fawlty Towers, which she co
Bert Lahr
…1941) and daughter Jane (b. 1943) with Schroeder. John Lahr is a London-based drama critic who married the actress and comedian turned psychotherapist Connie Booth (Fawlty Towers) in 2000; she was previously married to British actor/comedian John Cleese. Jane Lahr is an author and literary editor who was married…