Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 27, 1906
Died
Aug 14, 1972
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
40 titles
Oscar Levant
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
Filmography
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The Cobweb
Mr. Capp
The Band Wagon
Lester Marton
The I Don't Care Girl
Charles Bennett
O. Henry's Full House
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
An American in Paris
Adam Cook
What's My Line?
Self
The Barkleys of Broadway
Ezra Millar
Romance on the High Seas
Oscar Farrar
You Were Meant for Me
Oscar Hoffman
Humoresque
Sid Jeffers
Rhapsody in Blue
Oscar Levant
Fellow Americans
Music
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Dick Rayburn
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self - Panelist
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
Self - Resident Expert
Rhythm on the River
Billy Starbuck
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
Himself - Resident Panel Expert
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
Himself - Panelist
Made for Each Other
Music
Nothing Sacred
Original Music Composer
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Music
In Person
Original Music Composer
Crime Without Passion
Additional Music
Let's Try Again
Original Music Composer
Love Comes Along
Songs
Tanned Legs
Songs
Night Parade
Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
The Delightful Rogue
Songs
Street Girl
Songs
The Dance of Life
Jerry Evans
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
Himself