Oscar Levant

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-12-27 (66 years old)

Deathday

1972-08-14

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Acting

1951

1952

O. Henry's Full House

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

1947

Humoresque

as Sid Jeffers

1940

Information Please Series 2, No. 2

as Self - Resident Expert

1953

The Band Wagon

as Lester Marton

1949

1948

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

as Oscar Levant

1955

The Cobweb

as Mr. Capp

1940

Rhythm on the River

as Billy Starbuck

1948

You Were Meant for Me

as Oscar Hoffman

1941

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

as Dick Rayburn

1953

The I Don't Care Girl

as Charles Bennett

1929

Night Parade

as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist

2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as Self (archive footage)

1929

The Dance of Life

as Jerry Evans

2010

Public Speaking

as Self (archive footage)

1940

Information Please: Series 1, No. 10

as Himself - Resident Panel Expert

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1939

1991

The Fred Astaire Songbook

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1937

Nothing Sacred

as Original Music Composer

1934

Crime Without Passion

as Additional Music

1930

1934

Let's Try Again

as Original Music Composer

1929

Street Girl

as Songs

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