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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Foxy

[Broadway]
1962
Judge Herman J. Rinderbrust

Nelson Smedley

Milo Leotard Allardyce DuPlessis Weatherwax

Harry Hubris

Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
Performer

Harry

Passenger

Monroe Fuller

"Hostility" Husband

"I Remember" Performer

"Nobody Else But You" Performer

"Too Young To Live" Performer

[Broadway]
1957
Boniface

[Broadway]
1956
Estragon (Gogo)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1951
The Clown

Mr. Murdock

Lovey

A Vaudevillian

Captain Universe

Close Friend

Him

Lefty Hogan

Performer

Specialty Performer

Siegfried

Schneider

[Broadway]
1946
Skid

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1944
Mr. Clarence Day

"Fragonard in Pink"

The Stagehand

"Drink" Singer

The Patient

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1939
Louis Blore / His Most Royal Majesty, The King of France

Louis Blore

His Most Royal Majesty, The King of France

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1936
Ronald Taylor

Mihael

A Critic

"Epilogue" Performer

Putty Nose

Bert Larrimore

"Song of the Woodman" Performer

"Woof" Performer

Performer

[Broadway]
1935
De Leon

Professor Von Kluck

Lord Marleybone

Mr. N.B. Cee

"The Buxom Mrs. Bascom" Performer

"I'm the Fellow Who Loves You" Performer

Ambrose

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1934
Balzac

Performer

The Samaritan

Paul Naughton

Bill Leonard

Jacques

Richard

"Things" Singer

The Dictator

[Broadway]
1932
"Cabin in the Cotton" Singer

"Two Feet in Two-Four Time" Singer

"Turn Out The Lights And Go To Bed" Singer

"A Bottle and a Bird" Singer

A Suspect

A Fellow

The Other Fellow

Mr. Smyler

Customer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1932
Alky Schmidt

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1930
Rusty Krause

Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1928
Gink Schiner

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1927
Performer


Movies

Flying High
[ 1931 ] Rusty Krause
Mr. Broadway
[ 1933 ] Bert Lahr
Love and Hisses
[ 1937 ] SugarBoles
Merry-Go-Round of 1938
[ 1937 ] Bert Lahr
Josette
[ 1938 ] Barney Barnaby
Just Around the Corner
[ 1938 ] Gus
The Wizard of Oz
[ 1939 ] Zeke, The Cowardly Lion
Ship Ahoy
[ 1942 ] SkipOwens
Sing Your Worries Away
[ 1942 ] ClarenceChowBrewster
Meet the People
[ 1944 ] The Commander
Always Leave Them Laughing
[ 1949 ] Eddie Eagen
Rose Marie
[ 1954 ] Barney McCorkle
The Second Greatest Sex
[ 1955 ] Job McClure
The Night They Raided Minsky's
[ 1968 ] Professor Spats

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1964 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bert Lahr, Foxy

Tony Awards - 1963 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Bert Lahr, The Beauty Part

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Bert Lahr been in?

Bert Lahr has appeared on Broadway in 18 shows.

How many West End shows has Bert Lahr been in?

Bert Lahr has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Bert Lahr been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Foxy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Beauty Part.

What awards has Bert Lahr won?

Bert Lahr won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role in Foxy.

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