Career Bert Lahr
1 career 1.1 cowardly lion in wizard of oz 1.2 waiting godot 1.3 television 1.4 other work career lahr cowardly lion in mgm feature film wizard of oz, 1939 lahr made feature film debut in 1931 s flying high, playing oddball aviator had played on stage. signed new york-based educational pictures series of two-reel comedies. when series ended, went hollywood work in feature films. aside wizard of oz (1939), movie career limited. in 1944 patriotic film meet people, lahr uttered phrase heavens murgatroyd! later popularized cartoon character snagglepuss. cowardly lion in wizard of oz lahr s famous role of cowardly lion in metro-goldwyn-mayer s 1939 adaptation of wizard of oz. lahr signed play role on july 25, 1938. starred opposite judy garland, ray bolger, jack haley, frank morgan, , margaret hamilton. lahr s lion costume composed of lion fur and, under high-intensity lighting required oz s technicolor scenes, costume unbearably hot. lahr contributed ad-lib comedic lines character. many ...