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