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
Public Speaking
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
The Cobweb
1955
as Mr. Capp
The Band Wagon
1953
as Lester Marton
The I Don't Care Girl
1953
as Charles Bennett
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
An American in Paris
1951
as Adam Cook
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Ezra Millar
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Oscar Farrar
You Were Meant for Me
1948
as Oscar Hoffman
Humoresque
1947
as Sid Jeffers
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Oscar Levant
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Dick Rayburn
- No poster
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941
as Self - Panelist
- No poster
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
1940
as Self - Resident Expert
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Billy Starbuck
- No poster
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
1940
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
1939
as Himself - Panelist
Night Parade
1929
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist