Name
Oscar Levant
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-12-27
Deathday
1972-08-14 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as...
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A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop....
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When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing ...
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Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as he...
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Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new ...
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Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The C...
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Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this ti...
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Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but pa...
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Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Re...
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A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship....
- 1951 An American in Paris as Adam Cook
- 1941 Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 as Self - Panelist
- 1952 O. Henry's Full House as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
- 1947 Humoresque as Sid Jeffers
- 1940 Information Please Series 2, No. 2 as Self - Resident Expert
- 1953 The Band Wagon as Lester Marton
- 1949 The Barkleys of Broadway as Ezra Millar
- 1948 Romance on the High Seas as Oscar Farrar
- 1945 Rhapsody in Blue as Oscar Levant
- 1955 The Cobweb as Mr. Capp
- 1940 Rhythm on the River as Billy Starbuck
- 1948 You Were Meant for Me as Oscar Hoffman
- 1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye as Dick Rayburn
- 1953 The I Don't Care Girl as Charles Bennett
- 1929 Night Parade as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
- 1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' as Self (archive footage)
- 1929 The Dance of Life as Jerry Evans
- 2011 Public Speaking as Self (archive footage)
- 1940 Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
- 1994 That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1939 Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 as Himself - Panelist
- 2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
- 1923 Ben Bernie and All the Lads as Himself
- 1991 The Fred Astaire Songbook as Self (archive footage)
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 2 episodes ) as Self
