Oscar Levant
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1906-12-27 – 1972-08-14
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for
An American in Paris
1951Adam CookInformation Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941Self - Panelist
O. Henry's Full House
1952William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Humoresque
1947Sid JeffersInformation Please Series 2, No. 2
1940Self - Resident Expert
The Band Wagon
1953Lester Marton
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949Ezra Millar
Romance on the High Seas
1948Oscar Farrar
Rhapsody in Blue
1945Oscar Levant
The Cobweb
1955Mr. Capp
Rhythm on the River
1940Billy Starbuck
You Were Meant for Me
1948Oscar Hoffman
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941Dick Rayburn
The I Don't Care Girl
1953Charles Bennett
Night Parade
1929Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005Self (archive footage)
The Dance of Life
1929Jerry Evans