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.
Movie Appearances
An American in Paris
as Adam Cook
1951
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self - Panelist
1941
O. Henry's Full House
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
1952
Humoresque
as Sid Jeffers
1947
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Resident Expert
1940
The Band Wagon
as Lester Marton
1953
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Ezra Millar
1949
Romance on the High Seas
as Oscar Farrar
1948
Rhapsody in Blue
as Oscar Levant
1945
The Cobweb
as Mr. Capp
1955
Rhythm on the River
as Billy Starbuck
1940
You Were Meant for Me
as Oscar Hoffman
1948
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Dick Rayburn
1941
The I Don't Care Girl
as Charles Bennett
1953
Night Parade
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
1929
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Dance of Life
as Jerry Evans
1929
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
1940
