Oscar Levant
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
What's My Line?
Self
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
Self - Resident Expert
An American in Paris
Adam Cook
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
Himself - Resident Panel Expert
The Barkleys of Broadway
Ezra Millar
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self (archive footage)
The Band Wagon
Lester Marton
Romance on the High Seas
Oscar Farrar
You Were Meant for Me
Oscar Hoffman
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self (archive footage)
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self - Panelist
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
Himself - Panelist
O. Henry's Full House
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Dick Rayburn
Rhapsody in Blue
Oscar Levant
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
Himself
Night Parade
Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
Humoresque
Sid Jeffers
The Cobweb
Mr. Capp
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
Rhythm on the River
Billy Starbuck
The I Don't Care Girl
Charles Bennett
The Dance of Life
Jerry Evans
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self