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Seine vielleicht bekannteste Filmrolle spielte er 1951 als bester Freund von Gene Kellys Hauptfigur in Ein Amerikaner in Paris. In diesen und anderen Filmen wie Vorhang auf! mit Fred Astaire verkörperte Levant oft den mit sardonischem Humor ausgestatteten Sidekick des Hauptdarstellers. [1]
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), An American in Paris (1951), and The Band Wagon (1953).
Occasionally Levant appeared on film in a showcase piano piece, but there are only a handful of film roles where he showed his substantial skill as an actor. He played himself in the highly fictionalized Gershwin bio Rhapsody in Blue (1945) , highlighted by his playing of the piece.
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17. Aug. 2018 · Oscar Levant, edgy, unhinged and brilliant, was a rumpled, chain-smoking man whose stinging one-liners about showbiz — “strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you’ll find the real tinsel...
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1 Video. 99+ Photos. Drama Musical Romance. Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman. Director. Vincente Minnelli. Writer. Alan Jay Lerner. Stars. Gene Kelly. Leslie Caron. Oscar Levant. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.59. search Amazon.
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.
