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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: Acting

Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1906-12-27

Died: 1972-08-14

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1923	Ben Bernie and All the Lads	Himself	20
2	1929	The Dance of Life	Jerry Evans	55
3	1929	Night Parade	Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist	35
4	1939	Information Please: Series 1, No. 1	Himself - Panelist	57
5	1940	Information Please: Series 1, No. 10	Himself - Resident Panel Expert	0
6	1940	Rhythm on the River	Billy Starbuck	60
7	1940	Information Please Series 2, No. 2	Self - Resident Expert	0
8	1941	Information Please: Series 2, No. 12	Self - Panelist	0
9	1941	Kiss the Boys Goodbye	Dick Rayburn	50
10	1945	Rhapsody in Blue	Oscar Levant	64
11	1947	Humoresque	Sid Jeffers	71
12	1948	You Were Meant for Me	Oscar Hoffman	60
13	1948	Romance on the High Seas	Oscar Farrar	68
14	1949	The Barkleys of Broadway	Ezra Millar	68
15	1951	An American in Paris	Adam Cook	70
16	1952	O. Henry's Full House	William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")	65
17	1953	The I Don't Care Girl	Charles Bennett	65
18	1953	The Band Wagon	Lester Marton	71
19	1955	The Cobweb	Mr. Capp	58
20	1973	The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli	Self (archive footage)	0
21	1976	That's Entertainment, Part II	(archive footage)	69
22	1991	The Fred Astaire Songbook	Self (archive footage)	0
23	1994	That's Entertainment! III	(archive footage)	70
24	2003	Jack Paar: Smart Television	Self	0
25	2005	Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'	Self (archive footage)	0
26	2010	Public Speaking	Self (archive footage)	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	What's My Line?	Self	69
2	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	70
3	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58