
Oscar Levant
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-12-27
Day of Death
1972-08-14 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Oscar Levant
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
Acting
(2010)
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1991)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(1955)
The Cobweb
as Mr. Capp
(1953)
The Band Wagon
as Lester Marton
(1953)
The I Don't Care Girl
as Charles Bennett
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
(1951)
An American in Paris
as Adam Cook
(1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Ezra Millar
(1948)
Romance on the High Seas
as Oscar Farrar
(1948)
You Were Meant for Me
as Oscar Hoffman
(1947)
Humoresque
as Sid Jeffers
(1945)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Oscar Levant
(1941)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Dick Rayburn
(1941)
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self - Panelist
(1940)
Rhythm on the River
as Billy Starbuck
(1940)
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
(1940)
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Resident Expert
(1939)
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
as Himself - Panelist
(1929)
The Dance of Life
as Jerry Evans
(1929)
Night Parade
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
(1923)
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
as Himself
Crew
(1939)
Made for Each Other
Music
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
Original Music Composer
(1936)
(1934)
Crime Without Passion
Additional Music
(1934)
Let's Try Again
Original Music Composer
(1930)
Love Comes Along
Songs