Jack Oakie
Known for
Acting
Life
1903 – 1978 (aged 74)
Born in
Sedalia, Missouri, USA
Credits
View on IMDb101 acting credits
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.
Known For
The Great Dictator
15 Oct 1940
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Lover Come Back
20 Dec 1961
Thieves' Highway
20 Sep 1949
The Wonderful Country
21 Oct 1959
It Happened Tomorrow
31 Mar 1944
Alice in Wonderland
18 Dec 1933
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Filmography
2025
- One to One: John & Yokoas Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
2007
- Hitler: The Comedy Yearsas Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
- Kilroyas Joe Kelsey
1964
- Daniel Booneas Otis Cobb1 episode
1963
- Breaking Point1 episode
1961
- Lover Come Backas J. Paxton Miller
- The New Breedas Ham Tucker1 episode
- Target: The Corruptors!1 episode
1960
- The Rat Raceas Mac
1959
- The Wonderful Countryas Travis Hyle
- Bonanzaas Thaddeus Cade1 episode
1956
- Around the World in 80 Daysas SS Henrietta Captain
1951
- Tomahawkas Sol Beckworth
1950
- Last of the Buccaneersas Sgt. Dominick
1949
- Thieves' Highwayas Slob
1948
- When My Baby Smiles at Meas Bozo Evans
- Studio Oneas Frank Rey1 episode
- Northwest Stampedeas Mike Kirby
1946
- She Wrote the Bookas Jerry Marlowe
1945
- On Stage Everybodyas Michael Sullivan
- That's the Spiritas Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
1944
- Bowery to Broadwayas Michael O'Rourke
- Sweet and Low-Downas Popsy
- The Merry Monahansas Pete Monahan
- Take It or Leave Itas (archive footage) (uncredited)
- It Happened Tomorrowas Uncle Oscar Smith
1943
- Wintertimeas Skip Hutton
- Hello, Frisco, Helloas Dan Daley
- Something to Shout Aboutas Larry Martin
1942
- Icelandas Slip Riggs
- Song of the Islandsas Rusty Smith
1941
- Rise and Shineas Boley Bolenciecwcz
- Navy Bluesas 'Cake' O'Hara
- The Great American Broadcastas Chuck Hadley
1940
- Little Menas William "Willie" Deming
- Tin Pan Alleyas Harry Calhoun
- The Great Dictatoras Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
- Young Peopleas Joe Ballantine
1938
- Thanks for Everythingas Bates
- Annabel Takes a Touras Lanny Morgan
- The Affairs of Annabelas Lanny Morgan
- Radio City Revelsas Harry
1937
- Hitting a New Highas Corny Davis
- Fight for Your Ladyas "Honest Ham" Hamilton
- The Toast of New Yorkas Luke
- Super-Sleuthas Bill Martin
- Champagne Waltzas Happy Gallagher
1936
- That Girl from Parisas Whammo Lonsdale
- The Texas Rangersas Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones
- Florida Specialas Bangs Tucker
- Colleenas Joe Cork
- King of Burlesqueas Joe Cooney
1935
- Collegiateas Jerry Craig
- The Big Broadcast of 1936as Spud Miller
- Call of the Wildas 'Shorty' Hoolihan
1934
- College Rhythmas Francis J. Finnegan
- Hollywood Rhythm
- Shoot the Worksas Nicky Nelson
- Murder at the Vanitiesas Jack Ellery
- Looking for Troubleas Casey
1933
- Alice in Wonderlandas Tweedledum
- Sitting Prettyas Chick Parker
- Too Much Harmonyas Benny Day
- College Humoras Barney Shirrel
- The Eagle and the Hawkas Mike 'Slug' Richards
- Sailor Be Goodas Kelsey Jones
- From Hell to Heavenas Charlie Bayne
1932
- Uptown New Yorkas Eddie Doyle
- If I Had a Millionas Private Mulligan
- Madison Square Gardenas Eddie Burke
- Once in a Lifetimeas George Lewis
- Million Dollar Legsas Migg Tweeny
- Make Me a Staras Jack Oakie (uncredited)
- Sky Brideas Alec Dugan
- Dancers in the Darkas Duke Taylor
1931
- Touchdown!as Babe Barton
- Dude Ranchas Jennifer
- The Stolen Joolsas Jack Oakie
- June Moonas Frederick Martin Stevens
- The Gang Busteras Charlie Case
1930
- Sea Legsas Searchlight Doyle
- Let's Go Nativeas Voltaire McGinnis
- The Sap from Syracuseas Littleton Looney
- The Social Lionas Marco Perkins
1929
- Hit the Deckas Bilge
- Sweetieas Tap-Tap Thompson
- Fast Company
- Street Girlas Joe Spring
- Hard to Getas Marty Martin
- The Man I Loveas Lew Layton
- Close Harmonyas Ben Barney
- The Wild Partyas Al
- Chinatown Nightsas James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
- The Dummyas Dopey Hart
- Sin Townas 'Chicken' O'Toole
1928
- Someone to Loveas Michael Casey
- The Fleet's Inas Searchlight Doyle
- Road Houseas Sam
- Finders Keepersas B. B. Brown
1923
- Big Brother
- His Children's Childrenas Minor Role (uncredited)