Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

  • Birthday: 1906-12-27
  • Deathday: 1972-08-14
  • Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography

An American in Paris

1951

As Adam Cook

Humoresque

1947

As Sid Jeffers

The Band Wagon

1953

As Lester Marton

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

As Ezra Millar

Romance on the High Seas

1948

As Oscar Farrar

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

As Oscar Levant

The Cobweb

1955

As Mr. Capp

Rhythm on the River

1940

As Billy Starbuck

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941

As Dick Rayburn

The I Don't Care Girl

1953

As Charles Bennett

O. Henry's Full House

1952

As William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Night Parade

1929

As Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist

The Dance of Life

1929

As Jerry Evans

You Were Meant for Me

1948

As Oscar Hoffman

Information Please: Series 1, No. 10

1940

As Himself - Resident Panel Expert

That's Entertainment! III

1994

As (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

As (archive footage)

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1

1939

As Himself - Panelist

The Fred Astaire Songbook

1991

As Self (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

As Self (archive footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

As Self (archive footage)

Public Speaking

2010

As Self (archive footage)

Information Please: Series 2, No. 12

1941

As Self - Panelist

Information Please Series 2, No. 2

1940

As Self - Resident Expert

Production

Nothing Sacred

1937

As Original Music Composer

Let's Try Again

1934

As Original Music Composer

Crime Without Passion

1934

As Additional Music

Made for Each Other

1939

As Music

Love Comes Along

1930

As Songs

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