Acting
Oscar Levant
EN cinema · 38 credits
Born
27 December 1906
Died
14 August 1972 (aged 65)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
The Cobweb
as Mr. Capp
The Band Wagon
as Lester Marton
The I Don't Care Girl
as Charles Bennett
O. Henry's Full House
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
An American in Paris
as Adam Cook
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Ezra Millar
Romance on the High Seas
as Oscar Farrar
You Were Meant for Me
as Oscar Hoffman
Humoresque
as Sid Jeffers
Rhapsody in Blue
as Oscar Levant
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self - Panelist
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Dick Rayburn
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
1940
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Resident Expert
Rhythm on the River
as Billy Starbuck
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
1940
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
as Himself - Panelist
Nothing Sacred
Original Music Composer
In Person
Original Music Composer
Crime Without Passion
Additional Music
Let's Try Again
Original Music Composer
Night Parade
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
The Dance of Life
as Jerry Evans
