Oscar Levant

Known for: Acting

Born: 1906-12-27 – 1972-08-14 (aged 65)

From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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 (29)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Public Speaking
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Cobweb
1955
as Mr. Capp
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Band Wagon
1953
as Lester Marton
MOVIE★ 7.3
The I Don't Care Girl
1953
as Charles Bennett
MOVIE★ 6.8
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
MOVIE★ 7.0
An American in Paris
1951
as Adam Cook
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Ezra Millar
MOVIE★ 6.7
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Oscar Farrar
MOVIE★ 6.3
You Were Meant for Me
1948
as Oscar Hoffman
MOVIE★ 7.0
Humoresque
1947
as Sid Jeffers
MOVIE★ 6.6
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Oscar Levant
MOVIE★ 6.5
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Dick Rayburn
MOVIE★ 10.0
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 10.0
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
1940
as Self - Resident Expert
MOVIE★ 6.9
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Billy Starbuck
MOVIE★ 9.0
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
1940
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
MOVIE★ 6.1
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
1939
as Himself - Panelist
MOVIE★ 5.2
Night Parade
1929
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Dance of Life
1929
as Jerry Evans
MOVIE★ 5.5
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
1923
as Himself