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Actor
Oscar Levant
- Born December 27, 1906 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died August 14, 1972
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 Paris1951
The Band Wagon1953
Humoresque1947
The Barkleys of Broadway1949
O. Henry's Full House1952
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
That's Entertainment! III1994
Romance on the High Seas1948
Filmography
- 2011Public SpeakingFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionFilmSelf
- 1994That's Entertainment! IIIFilm(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991The Fred Astaire SongbookFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm(archive footage)
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf
- 1955The CobwebFilmMr. Capp
- 1953The Band WagonFilmLester Marton
- 1953The I Don't Care GirlFilmCharles Bennett
- 1952O. Henry's Full HouseFilmWilliam Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
- 1951An American in ParisFilmAdam Cook
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf
- 1949The Barkleys of BroadwayFilmEzra Millar
- 1948Romance on the High SeasFilmOscar Farrar
- 1948You Were Meant for MeFilmOscar Hoffman
- 1947HumoresqueFilmSid Jeffers
- 1945Rhapsody in BlueFilmOscar Levant
- 1942Fellow AmericansFilmMusic
- 1941Kiss the Boys GoodbyeFilmDick Rayburn
- 1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12FilmSelf - Panelist
- 1940Rhythm on the RiverFilmBilly Starbuck
- 1940Information Please Series 2, No. 2FilmSelf - Resident Expert
- 1940Information Please: Series 1, No. 10FilmHimself - Resident Panel Expert
- 1939Made for Each OtherFilmMusic
- 1939Information Please: Series 1, No. 1FilmHimself - Panelist
- 1937Nothing SacredFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1936Charlie Chan at the OperaFilmMusic
- 1935In PersonFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1934Crime Without PassionFilmAdditional Music
- 1934Let's Try AgainFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1930Love Comes AlongFilmSongs
- 1929The Dance of LifeFilmJerry Evans
- 1929Street GirlFilmSongs
- 1929Night ParadeFilmAnn Pennington's Piano Accompanist
- 1929Tanned LegsFilmSongs
- 1929The Delightful RogueFilmSongs
- 1928The Ingenues: The Band BeautifulFilmMusic
- 1923Ben Bernie and All the LadsFilmHimself