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

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