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

The Merv Griffin Show
1965
What's My Line?
1951
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1958
An American in Paris
1951
The Band Wagon
1953
O. Henry's Full House
1952
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Made for Each Other
1939
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
That's Entertainment! III
1994
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
29
Sound
10
Crew
1
2011
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1955
The Cobweb
as Mr. Capp
1953
The Band Wagon
as Lester Marton
1953
The I Don't Care Girl
as Charles Bennett
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
1951
An American in Paris
as Adam Cook
1951
What's My Line?
as Self
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Ezra Millar
1948
Romance on the High Seas
as Oscar Farrar
1948
You Were Meant for Me
as Oscar Hoffman
1947
Humoresque
as Sid Jeffers
1945
Rhapsody in Blue
as Oscar Levant
1941
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self - Panelist
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Dick Rayburn
1940
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Resident Expert
1940
Rhythm on the River
as Billy Starbuck
1940
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
as Himself - Resident Panel Expert
1939
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
as Himself - Panelist
1929
Night Parade
as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist
1929
The Dance of Life
as Jerry Evans
1923
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
as Himself