Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 27, 1906
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Oscar Levant
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.
Known For - Movies
An American in Paris
as Adam Cook
O. Henry's Full House
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Humoresque
as Sid Jeffers
Romance on the High Seas
as Oscar Farrar
The Band Wagon
as Lester Marton
The Cobweb
as Mr. Capp
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Ezra Millar
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
