Oscar Levant
View on IMDb ↗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
Jack Paar: Smart Television
The I Don't Care Girl
The Band Wagon
That's Entertainment! III
What's My Line?
Humoresque
An American in Paris
Public Speaking
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
That's Entertainment, Part IIFilmography (29)
- 2011
Public SpeakingSelf (archive footage) - 2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'Self (archive footage) - 2003
Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionSelf - 1994
That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) - 1991
The Fred Astaire SongbookSelf (archive footage) - 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) - 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage) - 1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf - 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1955
The CobwebMr. Capp - 1953
The I Don't Care GirlCharles Bennett - 1953
The Band WagonLester Marton - 1952
O. Henry's Full HouseWilliam Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") - 1951
An American in ParisAdam Cook - 1950
What's My Line?Self - 1949
The Barkleys of BroadwayEzra Millar - 1948
Romance on the High SeasOscar Farrar - 1948
You Were Meant for MeOscar Hoffman - 1947
HumoresqueSid Jeffers - 1945
Rhapsody in BlueOscar Levant - 1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12Self - Panelist
- 1941
Kiss the Boys GoodbyeDick Rayburn - 1940Information Please Series 2, No. 2Self - Resident Expert
- 1940Information Please: Series 1, No. 10Himself - Resident Panel Expert
- 1940
Rhythm on the RiverBilly Starbuck - 1939
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1Himself - Panelist - 1929
The Dance of LifeJerry Evans - 1929
Night ParadeAnn Pennington's Piano Accompanist - 1923Ben Bernie and All the LadsHimself
Crew (10)
- 1942Fellow AmericansMusic
- 1939Made for Each OtherMusic
- 1937Nothing SacredOriginal Music Composer
- 1936Charlie Chan at the OperaMusic
- 1935In PersonOriginal Music Composer
- 1934Crime Without PassionAdditional Music
- 1934Let's Try AgainOriginal Music Composer
- 1930Love Comes AlongSongs
- 1929Street GirlSongs
- 1929Tanned LegsSongs