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Jack Oakie

Acting

Born November 12, 1903 · Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Died January 23, 1978

Also known as Джек Оуки · Lewis Delaney Offield

IMDb

Biography

Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1941 · nominated

Filmography25 titles

The Great Dictator

1940as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Bonanza

1959as Thaddeus Cade

One to One: John & Yoko

2024as Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)

Daniel Boone

1964as Otis Cobb

Lover Come Back

1961as J. Paxton Miller

The Rat Race

1960as Mac

It Happened Tomorrow

1944as Uncle Oscar Smith

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as SS Henrietta Captain

The Eagle and the Hawk

1933as Mike 'Slug' Richards

The Texas Rangers

1936as Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones

If I Had a Million

1932as Private Mulligan

Uptown New York

1932as Eddie Doyle

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943as Dan Daley

King of Burlesque

1936as Joe Cooney

The Toast of New York

1937as Luke

Call of the Wild

1935as 'Shorty' Hoolihan

The Wonderful Country

1959as Travis Hyle

Alice in Wonderland

1933as Tweedledum

Street Girl

1929as Joe Spring

Annabel Takes a Tour

1938as Lanny Morgan

The Stolen Jools

1931as Jack Oakie

Little Men

1940as William "Willie" Deming

Hitting a New High

1937as Corny Davis

Young People

1940as Joe Ballantine

Chinatown Nights

1929as James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter