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Jack Oakie

Born
November 12, 1903
Died
January 23, 1978
Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.
Known For
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
SS Henrietta Captain
Alice in Wonderland
(1933)
Tweedledum
Lover Come Back
(1961)
J. Paxton Miller
Thieves' Highway
(1949)
Slob
Call of the Wild
(1935)
'Shorty' Hoolihan
The Wonderful Country
(1959)
Travis Hyle
Young People
(1940)
Joe Ballantine
The Stolen Jools
(1931)
Jack Oakie
Full Filmography
Acting
His Children's Children
(1923)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Big Brother
(1923)
Finders Keepers
(1928)
B. B. Brown
The Fleet's In
(1928)
Searchlight Doyle
Road House
(1928)
Sam
The Wild Party
(1929)
Al
The Man I Love
(1929)
Lew Layton
Street Girl
(1929)
Joe Spring
Chinatown Nights
(1929)
The Reporter
Sweetie
(1929)
Tap-Tap Thompson
Hit the Deck
(1929)
Bilge
Close Harmony
(1929)
Ben Barney
Fast Company
(1929)
The Dummy
(1929)
Dopey Hart
Let's Go Native
(1930)
Voltaire McGinnis
Sea Legs
(1930)
Searchlight Doyle
The Social Lion
(1930)
Marco Perkins
The Sap from Syracuse
(1930)
Littleton Looney
Paramount on Parade
(1930)
Himself / Master of Ceremonies / Fu Manchu's Victim (Murder Will Out) / Girls Gym Instructor (In a Girls' Gym)
Galas de la Paramount
(1930)
Self (from original version)
Dude Ranch
(1931)
Jennifer / Vance Kilroy
The Stolen Jools
(1931)
Jack Oakie
June Moon
(1931)
Frederick Martin Stevens
The Gang Buster
(1931)
Charlie Case
Touchdown!
(1931)
Babe Barton
Once in a Lifetime
(1932)
George Lewis
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Private Mulligan
Million Dollar Legs
(1932)
Migg Tweeny
Dancers in the Dark
(1932)
Duke Taylor
Madison Square Garden
(1932)
Eddie Burke
Uptown New York
(1932)
Eddie Doyle
Sky Bride
(1932)
Alec Dugan
Make Me a Star
(1932)
Jack Oakie (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
(1932)
Self
Alice in Wonderland
(1933)
Tweedledum
The Eagle and the Hawk
(1933)
Mike 'Slug' Richards
From Hell to Heaven
(1933)
Charlie Bayne
Sitting Pretty
(1933)
Chick Parker
College Humor
(1933)
Barney Shirrel
Too Much Harmony
(1933)
Benny Day
Sailor Be Good
(1933)
Kelsey Jones
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
(1933)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
(1934)
Jack Ellery
Looking for Trouble
(1934)
Casey
Shoot the Works
(1934)
Nicky Nelson
College Rhythm
(1934)
Francis J. Finnegan
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
(1934)
Self
Hollywood Rhythm
(1934)
Call of the Wild
(1935)
'Shorty' Hoolihan
The Big Broadcast of 1936
(1935)
Spud Miller
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones
Colleen
(1936)
Joe Cork
King of Burlesque
(1936)
Joe Cooney
That Girl from Paris
(1936)
Whammo Lonsdale
Florida Special
(1936)
Bangs Carter
Collegiate
(1936)
Jerry Craig
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Luke
Hitting a New High
(1937)
Corny Davis
Super-Sleuth
(1937)
Bill Martin
Fight for Your Lady
(1937)
Honest "Ham" Hamilton
Champagne Waltz
(1937)
Happy Gallagher
The Affairs of Annabel
(1938)
Lanny Morgan
Radio City Revels
(1938)
Harry
Annabel Takes a Tour
(1938)
Lanny Morgan
Thanks for Everything
(1938)
Bates
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Young People
(1940)
Joe Ballantine
Little Men
(1940)
William "Willie" Deming
Tin Pan Alley
(1940)
Harry Calhoun
Rise and Shine
(1941)
Boley Bolenciecwcz
Navy Blues
(1941)
'Cake' O'Hara
The Great American Broadcast
(1941)
Chuck Hadley
Polo with the Stars
(1941)
Self - Watching Polo Match
Song of the Islands
(1942)
Rusty Smith
Iceland
(1942)
Slip Riggs
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Wintertime
(1943)
Skip Hutton
Something to Shout About
(1943)
Larry Martin
Hello, Frisco, Hello
(1943)
Dan Daley
It Happened Tomorrow
(1944)
Uncle Oscar Smith
Sweet and Low-Down
(1944)
Popsy
The Merry Monahans
(1944)
Pete Monahan
Bowery to Broadway
(1944)
Michael O'Rourke
Take It or Leave It
(1944)
Himself
That's the Spirit
(1945)
Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
On Stage Everybody
(1945)
Michael Sullivan
She Wrote the Book
(1946)
Jerry Marlowe
When My Baby Smiles at Me
(1948)
Bozo Evans
Northwest Stampede
(1948)
Mike Kirby
Thieves' Highway
(1949)
Slob
Last of the Buccaneers
(1950)
Sgt. Dominick
Tomahawk
(1951)
Sol Beckworth
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
SS Henrietta Captain
The Wonderful Country
(1959)
Travis Hyle
The Rat Race
(1960)
Mac
Lover Come Back
(1961)
J. Paxton Miller
Kilroy
(1965)
Joe Kelsey
Hitler: The Comedy Years
(2007)
Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
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