Oscar Levant

Acting

December 27, 1906

— August 14, 1972

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.

Movies

Popularity

IMDb

Known For (22 movies)

The I Don't Care Girl

Charles Bennett

1953

An American in Paris

Adam Cook

1951

Romance on the High Seas

Oscar Farrar

1948

Rhapsody in Blue

Oscar Levant

1945

The Band Wagon

Lester Marton

1953

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Self (archive footage)

2005

The Barkleys of Broadway

Ezra Millar

1949

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Dick Rayburn

1941

You Were Meant for Me

Oscar Hoffman

1948

The Fred Astaire Songbook

Self (archive footage)

1991

Public Speaking

Self (archive footage)

2011

O. Henry's Full House

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

1952

Night Parade

Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist

1929

Rhythm on the River

Billy Starbuck

1940

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1

Himself - Panelist

1939

The Dance of Life

Jerry Evans

1929

The Cobweb

Mr. Capp

1955

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976

Humoresque

Sid Jeffers

1947

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Self

2003

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

1973