Oscar Levant

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
December 27, 1906 (65 years old)
Died
August 14, 1972
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Popular Genres
Music Documentary Comedy
Career Span
1923 – 2010

Oscar Levant

6 wins
26 nominations
6 Oscars
26 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Dec 27, 1906
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1923 – 2010

Known For

An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951
as Adam Cook
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Oscar Farrar
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
1953
as Lester Marton
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Humoresque
Humoresque
1947
as Sid Jeffers
The Cobweb
The Cobweb
1955
as Mr. Capp
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
The I Don't Care Girl
The I Don't Care Girl
1953
as Charles Bennett
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life
1929
as Jerry Evans
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Ezra Millar

Frequent Collaborators

Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
3 shared projects
in "That's Entertainment, Part II"
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Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
3 shared projects
in "The Band Wagon"
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Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
3 shared projects
in "O. Henry's Full House"
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Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
2 shared projects
in "That's Entertainment, Part II"
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Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
2 shared projects
in "That's Entertainment, Part II"
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Georges Guétary
Georges Guétary
2 shared projects
in "That's Entertainment, Part II"
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Madge Blake
Madge Blake
2 shared projects
in "The Band Wagon"
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Dick Cherney
2 shared projects
in "The Band Wagon"
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Ruth Lewis
2 shared projects
in "Romance on the High Seas"
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Beverly Thompson
2 shared projects
in "O. Henry's Full House"
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Doris Day
Doris Day
2 shared projects
in "That's Entertainment, Part II"
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Brandon Beach
2 shared projects
in "The Band Wagon"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

An American in Paris
Romance on the High Seas
The Band Wagon
O. Henry's Full House
That's Entertainment, Part II
Humoresque
The Cobweb
That's Entertainment! III

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