Oscar Levant
December 27, 1906 (117 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2010 · Public Speaking as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1991 · The Fred Astaire Songbook as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1955 · The Cobweb as Mr. Capp
- 1953 · The Band Wagon as Lester Marton
- 1953 · The I Don't Care Girl as Charles Bennett
- 1952 · O. Henry's Full House as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
- 1951 · An American in Paris as Adam Cook
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self
- 1949 · The Barkleys of Broadway as Ezra Millar
- 1948 · Romance on the High Seas as Oscar Farrar
- 1948 · You Were Meant for Me as Oscar Hoffman
- 1947 · Humoresque as Sid Jeffers
- 1945 · Rhapsody in Blue as Oscar Levant
- 1941 · Kiss the Boys Goodbye as Dick Rayburn
- 1941 · Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 as Self - Panelist
- 1940 · Information Please Series 2, No. 2 as Self - Resident Expert
- 1940 · Rhythm on the River as Billy Starbuck
- 1940 · Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
- 1939 · Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 as Himself - Panelist
- 1929 · Night Parade as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
- 1929 · The Dance of Life as Jerry Evans
- 1923 · Ben Bernie and All the Lads as Himself