Oscar Levant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 27, 1906
- Died
- August 14, 1972
- 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.
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
- Fellow Americans
Fellow Americans 1942
Music
Kiss the Boys Goodbye 1941
as Dick Rayburn
- Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 1941
as Self - Panelist
- Information Please Series 2, No. 2
Information Please Series 2, No. 2 1940
as Self - Resident Expert
Rhythm on the River 1940
as Billy Starbuck
- Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 1940
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 1939
as Himself - Panelist
Made for Each Other 1939
Music
Nothing Sacred 1937
Original Music Composer
Charlie Chan at the Opera 1936
Music
In Person 1935
Original Music Composer
Crime Without Passion 1934
Additional Music
Let's Try Again 1934
Original Music Composer
Love Comes Along 1930
Songs
Tanned Legs 1929
Songs
Night Parade 1929
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
The Delightful Rogue 1929
Songs
Street Girl 1929
Songs
The Dance of Life 1929
as Jerry Evans
The Ingenues: The Band Beautiful 1928
Music
- Ben Bernie and All the Lads
Ben Bernie and All the Lads 1923
as Himself
Credits from TMDB.