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.

Filmography

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