Oscar Levant
Biography
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor.
He was more famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music.
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Known For
Acting History
2011
Public Speaking as Self (archive footage)
2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' as Self (archive footage)
2003Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
1994That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
1991The Fred Astaire Songbook as Self (archive footage)
1976That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1955The Cobweb as Mr. Capp
1953The Band Wagon as Lester Marton
1953The I Don't Care Girl as Charles Bennett
1952O. Henry's Full House as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
1951An American in Paris as Adam Cook
1950What's My Line? as Self
1949The Barkleys of Broadway as Ezra Millar
1948Romance on the High Seas as Oscar Farrar
1948You Were Meant for Me as Oscar Hoffman
1947Humoresque as Sid Jeffers
1945Rhapsody in Blue as Oscar Levant
1941Kiss the Boys Goodbye as Dick Rayburn
1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 as Self - Panelist
1940Information Please Series 2, No. 2 as Self - Resident Expert
1940Rhythm on the River as Billy Starbuck
1940Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
1939Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 as Himself - Panelist
1929Night Parade as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
1929The Dance of Life as Jerry Evans
1923Ben Bernie and All the Lads as Himself