Oscar Levant

Acting

Born: 1906-12-27 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1972-08-14

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.

Acting

An American in Paris

Adam Cook

Information Please: Series 2, No. 12

Self - Panelist

O. Henry's Full House

William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Humoresque

Sid Jeffers

Information Please Series 2, No. 2

Self - Resident Expert

The Band Wagon

Lester Marton

The Barkleys of Broadway

Ezra Millar

Romance on the High Seas

Oscar Farrar

Rhapsody in Blue

Oscar Levant

The Cobweb

Mr. Capp

Rhythm on the River

Billy Starbuck

You Were Meant for Me

Oscar Hoffman

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Dick Rayburn

The I Don't Care Girl

Charles Bennett

Night Parade

Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Self (archive footage)

The Dance of Life

Jerry Evans

Public Speaking

Self (archive footage)

Information Please: Series 1, No. 10

Himself - Resident Panel Expert

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1

Himself - Panelist

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Self

Ben Bernie and All the Lads

Himself

The Fred Astaire Songbook

Self (archive footage)

An American in Paris

Adam Cook

Information Please: Series 2, No. 12

Self - Panelist

O. Henry's Full House

William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Humoresque

Sid Jeffers

Information Please Series 2, No. 2

Self - Resident Expert

The Band Wagon

Lester Marton

The Barkleys of Broadway

Ezra Millar

Romance on the High Seas

Oscar Farrar

Rhapsody in Blue

Oscar Levant

The Cobweb

Mr. Capp

Rhythm on the River

Billy Starbuck

You Were Meant for Me

Oscar Hoffman

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Dick Rayburn

The I Don't Care Girl

Charles Bennett

Night Parade

Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Self (archive footage)

The Dance of Life

Jerry Evans

Public Speaking

Self (archive footage)

Information Please: Series 1, No. 10

Himself - Resident Panel Expert

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1

Himself - Panelist

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Self

Ben Bernie and All the Lads

Himself

The Fred Astaire Songbook

Self (archive footage)

Oscar Levant

Biography

Acting

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