Oscar Levant
Birthday
1906/12/27
Day of death
1972/08/14 (65 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1951) An American in Paris
as Adam Cook
(1941) Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self - Panelist
(1952) O. Henry's Full House
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
(1947) Humoresque
as Sid Jeffers
(1940) Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Resident Expert
(1953) The Band Wagon
as Lester Marton
(1949) The Barkleys of Broadway
as Ezra Millar
(1948) Romance on the High Seas
as Oscar Farrar
(1945) Rhapsody in Blue
as Oscar Levant
(1955) The Cobweb
as Mr. Capp
(1940) Rhythm on the River
as Billy Starbuck
(1948) You Were Meant for Me
as Oscar Hoffman
(1941) Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Dick Rayburn
(1953) The I Don't Care Girl
as Charles Bennett
(1929) Night Parade
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
(1929) The Dance of Life
as Jerry Evans
(2010) Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1939) Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
as Himself - Panelist
(2003) Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
(1923) Ben Bernie and All the Lads
as Himself
(1991) The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self