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