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