Jack Oakie
American actor (1903-1978) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
Jack Oakie was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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1978Died23 January 19781964
Daniel BooneSeries, Otis Cobb1963
Breaking PointSeries1961
Target: The Corruptors!Series
The New BreedSeries, 1961Ham Tucker1960
The Rat RaceFilm, Mac1959
BonanzaSeries, Thaddeus Cade
The Wonderful CountryFilm, 1959Travis Hyle1952
This Is Your LifeSeries1951
TomahawkFilm, Sol Beckworth1949
Thieves' HighwayFilm, Slob1948
Studio OneSeries, Frank Rey1944
It Happened TomorrowFilm, Uncle Oscar Smith1943
Hello, Frisco, HelloFilm, Dan Daley1940
Little MenFilm, William "Willie" Deming1937
Fight for Your LadyFilm, "Honest Ham" Hamilton1935
Call of the WildFilm, 'Shorty' Hoolihan1934
Murder at the VanitiesFilm, Jack Ellery1932
Dancers in the DarkFilm, Duke Taylor1931
The Gang BusterFilm, Charlie Case1929
Chinatown NightsFilm, James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter1903Born12 November 1903
Daniel BooneSeries, Otis Cobb1963Breaking PointSeries1961Target: The Corruptors!SeriesThe New BreedSeries, 1961Ham Tucker1960The Rat RaceFilm, Mac1959BonanzaSeries, Thaddeus CadeThe Wonderful CountryFilm, 1959Travis Hyle1952This Is Your LifeSeries1951TomahawkFilm, Sol Beckworth1949Thieves' HighwayFilm, Slob1948Studio OneSeries, Frank Rey1944It Happened TomorrowFilm, Uncle Oscar Smith1943Hello, Frisco, HelloFilm, Dan Daley1940Little MenFilm, William "Willie" Deming1937Fight for Your LadyFilm, "Honest Ham" Hamilton1935Call of the WildFilm, 'Shorty' Hoolihan1934Murder at the VanitiesFilm, Jack Ellery1932Dancers in the DarkFilm, Duke Taylor1931The Gang BusterFilm, Charlie Case1929Chinatown NightsFilm, James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter1903Born12 November 1903People around Jack
William A. Wellman Directed The Call of the Wild (1935)
A. Edward Sutherland Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
William LeBaron Produced Iceland and Song of the Islands
Benjamin Stoloff Directed Radio City Revels and Super-Sleuth
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Call of the Wild (1935)
Norman Taurog Directed If I Had a Million (1932)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Paramount on Parade (1930)
Walter Lang Directed When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed If I Had a Million (1932)- Norman Z. McLeod Directed Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Frank Tuttle Directed Paramount on Parade and Sweetie
Wesley Ruggles Directed College Humor and Shoot the Works- Harry Joe Brown Directed Madison Square Garden (1932)
Gary Cooper Also in Alice in Wonderland and The Stolen Jools
David O. Selznick Produced Chinatown Nights and The Man I Love
Alfred Newman Wrote The Call of the Wild (1935)
John Payne Also in Iceland and Tin Pan Alley
James Cruze Directed If I Had a Million and Sailor Be Good
Victor Schertzinger Directed Paramount on Parade and Uptown New York
William A. Seiter Directed If I Had a Million (1932)
Charles Lamont Directed The Merry Monahans (1944)- Edward Small Produced The Toast of New York and Super-Sleuth
B. P. Schulberg Produced Paramount on Parade (1930)
Kenneth Macgowan Produced Tin Pan Alley and King of Burlesque
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The Great Dictator 1940
Thieves' Highway 1949
Lover Come Back 1961
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
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Television 7
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1978 · aged 74
