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Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Acting Born: December 27, 1906 • 65 years old (deceased) • 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.

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Known For

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

as Adam Cook

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

as Lester Marton

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

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

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

as Mr. Capp

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

as Oscar Farrar

Humoresque

Humoresque

as Sid Jeffers

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Public Speaking

Public Speaking

as Self (archive footage)

The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

as Ezra Millar

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)

You Were Meant for Me

You Were Meant for Me

as Oscar Hoffman

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

as Oscar Levant

The I Don't Care Girl

The I Don't Care Girl

as Charles Bennett

The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

as Jerry Evans

Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River

as Billy Starbuck

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

as Self

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as Self (archive footage)