Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Acting

December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972 (aged 65)

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

Public Speaking
Movie
Public Speaking2011 · Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Movie
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'2005 · Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Movie
Jack Paar: Smart Television2003 · Self
That's Entertainment! III
Movie
That's Entertainment! III1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Movie
The Fred Astaire Songbook1991 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
★ 7.4Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973 · Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
★ 6.6Series
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · Self
Fízlárna
Series
Fízlárna1955 · Mr. Capp
The Band Wagon
Movie
The Band Wagon1953 · Lester Marton
Fathers and Sons
Series
Fathers and Sons1953 · Charles Bennett
O. Henry's Full House
Movie
O. Henry's Full House1952 · William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Broken News
Series
Broken News1951 · Adam Cook
What's My Line?
Series
What's My Line?1950 · Self
The Barkleys of Broadway
Movie
The Barkleys of Broadway1949 · Ezra Millar
Romance on the High Seas
Movie
Romance on the High Seas1948 · Oscar Farrar
You Were Meant for Me
Movie
You Were Meant for Me1948 · Oscar Hoffman
Humoresque
Movie
Humoresque1947 · Sid Jeffers
Rhapsody in Blue
Movie
Rhapsody in Blue1945 · Oscar Levant
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Movie
Kiss the Boys Goodbye1941 · Dick Rayburn
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Movie
Information Please: Series 2, No. 121941 · Self - Panelist
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
Movie
Information Please Series 2, No. 21940 · Self - Resident Expert
일편단심 민들레
Series
일편단심 민들레1940 · Billy Starbuck
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
Movie
Information Please: Series 1, No. 101940 · Himself - Resident Panel Expert
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
Movie
Information Please: Series 1, No. 11939 · Himself - Panelist
Night Parade
Movie
Night Parade1929 · Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
The Dance of Life
Movie
The Dance of Life1929 · Jerry Evans
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
Movie
Ben Bernie and All the Lads1923 · Himself