Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

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

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · TV

as Self

What's My Line?

1950 · TV

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · TV

as Self

An American in Paris

1951 · Movie

as Adam Cook

O. Henry's Full House

1952 · Movie

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

1953 · Movie

as Lester Marton

Romance on the High Seas

1948 · Movie

as Oscar Farrar

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949 · Movie

as Ezra Millar

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · Movie

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · Movie

as (archive footage)

1955 · Movie

as Mr. Capp

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003 · Movie

as Self

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 · Movie

as Dick Rayburn

The Fred Astaire Songbook

1991 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Rhapsody in Blue

1945 · Movie

as Oscar Levant

1947 · Movie

as Sid Jeffers

You Were Meant for Me

1948 · Movie

as Oscar Hoffman

Public Speaking

2011 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Rhythm on the River

1940 · Movie

as Billy Starbuck

The I Don't Care Girl

1953 · Movie

as Charles Bennett

The Dance of Life

1929 · Movie

as Jerry Evans

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1

1939 · Movie

as Himself - Panelist