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Oscar Levant

Acting Born Dec 27, 1906 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self
Film

An American in Paris

as Adam Cook

Full filmography

  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
  • The Band Wagon (1953) as Lester Marton
  • An American in Paris (1951) as Adam Cook
  • That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
  • The Cobweb (1955) as Mr. Capp
  • O. Henry's Full House (1952) as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
  • Romance on the High Seas (1948) as Oscar Farrar
  • Public Speaking (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) as Ezra Millar
  • Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as Oscar Levant
  • Humoresque (1947) as Sid Jeffers
  • Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) as Dick Rayburn
  • The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) as Self (archive footage)
  • Rhythm on the River (1940) as Billy Starbuck
  • You Were Meant for Me (1948) as Oscar Hoffman
  • Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003) as Self
  • The Dance of Life (1929) as Jerry Evans
  • Night Parade (1929) as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
  • The I Don't Care Girl (1953) as Charles Bennett