Jack Oakie

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

104

Birth Date

1903-11-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Known For

• 

  The Great Dictator
• 

  Annabel Takes a Tour
• 

  Let's Go Native
• 

  She Wrote the Book
• 

  On Stage Everybody
• 

  That's the Spirit

Credits

• actors (104 credits)

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Kilroy

    Joe Kelsey

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Lover Come Back

    J. Paxton Miller

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Rat Race

    Mac

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Wonderful Country

    Travis Hyle

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    SS Henrietta Captain

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Tomahawk

    Sol Beckworth

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Last of the Buccaneers

    Sgt. Dominick

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Thieves' Highway

    Slob

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • When My Baby Smiles at Me

    Bozo Evans

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Northwest Stampede

    Mike Kirby

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • She Wrote the Book

    Jerry Marlowe

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • On Stage Everybody

    Michael Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • That's the Spirit

    Steve 'Slim' Gogarty

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bowery to Broadway

    Michael O'Rourke

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Sweet and Low-Down

    Popsy

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Merry Monahans

    Pete Monahan

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Take It or Leave It

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • It Happened Tomorrow

    Uncle Oscar Smith

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Wintertime

    Skip Hutton

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hello, Frisco, Hello

    Dan Daley

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Something to Shout About

    Larry Martin

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Iceland

    Slip Riggs

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Song of the Islands

    Rusty Smith

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Rise and Shine

    Boley Bolenciecwcz

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Polo with the Stars

    Self - Watching Polo Match

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Navy Blues

    'Cake' O'Hara

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Great American Broadcast

    Chuck Hadley

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Little Men

    William "Willie" Deming

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Tin Pan Alley

    Harry Calhoun

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Great Dictator

    Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Young People

    Joe Ballantine

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Thanks for Everything

    Bates

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Annabel Takes a Tour

    Lanny Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Affairs of Annabel

    Lanny Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Radio City Revels

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Hitting a New High

    Corny Davis

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Fight for Your Lady

    "Honest Ham" Hamilton

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Toast of New York

    Luke

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Super-Sleuth

    Bill Martin

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Champagne Waltz

    Happy Gallagher

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • That Girl from Paris

    Whammo Lonsdale

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Texas Rangers

    Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Florida Special

    Bangs Tucker

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Colleen

    Joe Cork

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • King of Burlesque

    Joe Cooney

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Collegiate

    Jerry Craig

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Big Broadcast of 1936

    Spud Miller

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Call of the Wild

    'Shorty' Hoolihan

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • College Rhythm

    Francis J. Finnegan

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Hollywood Rhythm

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Shoot the Works

    Nicky Nelson

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Murder at the Vanities

    Jack Ellery

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Looking for Trouble

    Casey

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Alice in Wonderland

    Tweedledum

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Sitting Pretty

    Chick Parker

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Too Much Harmony

    Benny Day

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • College Humor

    Barney Shirrel

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Eagle and the Hawk

    Mike 'Slug' Richards

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Sailor Be Good

    Kelsey Jones

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • From Hell to Heaven

    Charlie Bayne

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Uptown New York

    Eddie Doyle

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • If I Had a Million

    Private Mulligan

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Madison Square Garden

    Eddie Burke

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Once in a Lifetime

    George Lewis

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Million Dollar Legs

    Migg Tweeny

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Make Me a Star

    Jack Oakie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Sky Bride

    Alec Dugan

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Dancers in the Dark

    Duke Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Touchdown!

    Babe Barton

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Dude Ranch

    Jennifer

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Stolen Jools

    Jack Oakie

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • June Moon

    Frederick Martin Stevens

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Gang Buster

    Charlie Case

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Sea Legs

    Searchlight Doyle

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Let's Go Native

    Voltaire McGinnis

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Sap from Syracuse

    Littleton Looney

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Social Lion

    Marco Perkins

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Paramount on Parade

    Himself / Master of Ceremonies / Fu Manchu's Victim (Murder Will Out) / Girls Gym Instructor (In a Girls' Gym)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Hit the Deck

    Bilge

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Sweetie

    Tap-Tap Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Fast Company

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Street Girl

    Joe Spring

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Hard to Get

    Marty Martin

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Man I Love

    Lew Layton

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Close Harmony

    Ben Barney

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Wild Party

    Al

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Chinatown Nights

    James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Dummy

    Dopey Hart

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Sin Town

    'Chicken' O'Toole

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Someone to Love

    Michael Casey

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Fleet's In

    Searchlight Doyle

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Road House

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Finders Keepers

    B. B. Brown

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Big Brother

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • His Children's Children

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1923