Oscar Levant
- Acting
- December 27, 1906 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- August 14, 1972
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Public Speaking · Self
- Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' · Self
- Jack Paar: Smart Television · Self
- That's Entertainment! III · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Fred Astaire Songbook · Self
- That's Entertainment, Part II · (archive footage)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- The Cobweb · Mr. Capp
- The Band Wagon · Lester Marton
- The I Don't Care Girl · Charles Bennett
- O. Henry's Full House · William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
- An American in Paris · Adam Cook
- What's My Line? · Self
- The Barkleys of Broadway · Ezra Millar
- Romance on the High Seas · Oscar Farrar
- You Were Meant for Me · Oscar Hoffman
- Humoresque · Sid Jeffers
- Rhapsody in Blue · Oscar Levant
- Fellow Americans · Music
- Kiss the Boys Goodbye · Dick Rayburn
- Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 · Self
- Information Please Series 2, No. 2 · Self
- Rhythm on the River · Billy Starbuck
- Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 · Self
- Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 · Self
- Made for Each Other · Music
- Nothing Sacred · Music
- Charlie Chan at the Opera · Music
- In Person · Music
- Crime Without Passion · Additional Music
- Let's Try Again · Music
- Love Comes Along · Songs
- Tanned Legs · Songs
- Night Parade · Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
- The Delightful Rogue · Songs
- Street Girl · Songs
- The Dance of Life · Jerry Evans
- The Ingenues: The Band Beautiful · Music
- Ben Bernie and All the Lads · Self