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