Oscar Levant
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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.
Known for
Credits
An American in Paris (1951)
as Adam Cook
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
The Band Wagon (1953)
as Lester Marton
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
as Oscar Farrar
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
as Ezra Millar
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
The Cobweb (1955)
as Mr. Capp
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
as Self
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
as Dick Rayburn
The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
as Oscar Levant
Humoresque (1947)
as Sid Jeffers
You Were Meant for Me (1948)
as Oscar Hoffman
Public Speaking (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Rhythm on the River (1940)
as Billy Starbuck
The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
as Charles Bennett
The Dance of Life (1929)
as Jerry Evans
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 (1939)
as Himself - Panelist
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 (1941)
as Self - Panelist
Night Parade (1929)
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
Information Please Series 2, No. 2 (1940)
as Self - Resident Expert
Ben Bernie and All the Lads (1923)
as Himself
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 (1940)
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert