Jack Oakie

Deceased · Born: Nov 12, 1903 · Died: Jan 23, 1978

Personal Details

BornNov 12, 1903 Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Spouse

Victoria Horne
( Dec 31, 1969 to Jan 23, 1978 )
Venita Varden
( Dec 31, 1969 to Feb 16, 1945 )

Parents

James Madison Offield Jr.
Evelyn Oakie

Relatives

Rev Albert Jump (Grandparent)
Harriet Ann Murray Jump (Grandparent)
R Boone Offield (Half Sibling)
Alice Evelyn Offield Lindberg (Half Sibling)

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.

Career

acting

1966

Bonanza as Thaddeus Cade

1961

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back as J. Paxton Miller

1960

The Rat Race as Mac

1959

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country as Travis Hyle

1951

Tomahawk as Sol Beckworth

1950

Last of the Buccaneers

Last of the Buccaneers as Sgt. Dominick

1949

Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway as Slob

1948

When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me as Bozo Evans

Northwest Stampede

Northwest Stampede as Mike Kirby

1946

She Wrote the Book

She Wrote the Book as Jerry Marlowe

1945

On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody as Michael Sullivan

That's the Spirit

That's the Spirit as Steve 'Slim' Gogarty

1944

The Merry Monahans

The Merry Monahans as Pete Monahan

Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway as Michael O'Rourke

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow as Uncle Oscar Smith

Sweet and Low-Down

Sweet and Low-Down as Popsy

1943

Something to Shout About

Something to Shout About as Larry Martin

Wintertime as Skip Hutton

Hello Frisco, Hello

Hello Frisco, Hello as Dan Daley

1942

Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands as Rusty Smith

Iceland as Slip Riggs

1941

Rise and Shine as Boley Bolenciecwcz

Navy Blues as 'Cake' O'Hara

The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast as Chuck Hadley

1940

Little Men as William "Willie" Deming

Tin Pan Alley as Harry Calhoun

The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Young People as Joe Ballantine

1938

Thanks for Everything

Thanks for Everything as Bates

Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour as Lanny Morgan

Radio City Revels

Radio City Revels as Harry

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel as Lanny Morgan

1937

Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady as Honest "Ham" Hamilton

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz as Happy Gallagher

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York as Luke

Super-Sleuth as Bill Martin

1936

Colleen as Joe Cork

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris as Whammo Lonsdale

King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque as Joe Cooney

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers as Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones

1935

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild as 'Shorty' Hoolihan

1934

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities as Jack Ellery

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble as Casey

1933

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk as Mike 'Slug' Richards

Sitting Pretty as Chick Parker

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven as Charlie Bayne

Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony as Benny Day

College Humor as Barney Shirrel

1932

Sky Bride as Alec Dugan

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million as Private Mulligan

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark as Duke Taylor

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime as George Lewis

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs as Migg Tweeny

1930

Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native as Voltaire McGinnis

The Sap from Syracuse

The Sap from Syracuse as Littleton Looney

The Social Lion

The Social Lion as Marco Perkins

1929

The Dummy as Dopey Hart

Street Girl as Joe Spring

Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights as The Reporter

The Wild Party as Al

appearances

2011

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

1941

Polo with the Stars

Polo with the Stars

1930

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade