Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Acting • Born 1903-11-12 – Died 1978-01-23

Acting1Sedalia, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

111 credits
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

Movie • 1940

Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Fast Company

Fast Company

Movie • 1929

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

Movie • 1944

Uncle Oscar Smith

Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway

Movie • 1949

Slob

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Movie • 1928

B. B. Brown

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

Movie • 1959

Travis Hyle

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Movie • 1932

Self

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Movie • 1933

Tweedledum

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

Movie • 1961

J. Paxton Miller

Wintertime

Wintertime

Movie • 1943

Skip Hutton

The Dummy

The Dummy

Movie • 1929

Dopey Hart

Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Movie • 1951

Sol Beckworth

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Movie • 2007

Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

Movie • 1929

Al

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

Movie • 1941

Boley Bolenciecwcz

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

Movie • 1937

Luke

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

Movie • 1936

Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

Movie • 1934

Jack Ellery

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

Movie • 1933

Mike 'Slug' Richards

That's the Spirit

That's the Spirit

Movie • 1945

Steve 'Slim' Gogarty

Young People

Young People

Movie • 1940

Joe Ballantine

Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

Movie • 1937

Corny Davis

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

Movie • 1932

George Lewis

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

Movie • 1932

Private Mulligan

The Rat Race

The Rat Race

Movie • 1960

Mac

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

Movie • 1938

Lanny Morgan

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

Movie • 1929

Lew Layton

Street Girl

Street Girl

Movie • 1929

Joe Spring

Something to Shout About

Something to Shout About

Movie • 1943

Larry Martin

Colleen

Colleen

Movie • 1936

Joe Cork

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

Movie • 1934

Casey

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

Movie • 1932

Migg Tweeny

Uptown New York

Uptown New York

Movie • 1932

Eddie Doyle

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

Movie • 1935

'Shorty' Hoolihan

Sweet and Low-Down

Sweet and Low-Down

Movie • 1944

Popsy

Road House

Road House

Movie • 1928

Sam

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

Movie • 1937

Bill Martin

Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native

Movie • 1930

Voltaire McGinnis

When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me

Movie • 1948

Bozo Evans

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

Movie • 1933

Charlie Bayne

College Humor

College Humor

Movie • 1933

Barney Shirrel

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

Movie • 1933

Chick Parker

The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936

Movie • 1935

Spud Miller

Last of the Buccaneers

Last of the Buccaneers

Movie • 1950

Sgt. Dominick

Shoot the Works

Shoot the Works

Movie • 1934

Nicky Nelson

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

Movie • 1941

'Cake' O'Hara

Big Brother

Big Brother

Movie • 1923

The Merry Monahans

The Merry Monahans

Movie • 1944

Pete Monahan

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

Movie • 1936

Whammo Lonsdale

King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque

Movie • 1936

Joe Cooney

Radio City Revels

Radio City Revels

Movie • 1938

Harry

Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady

Movie • 1937

"Honest Ham" Hamilton

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

Movie • 1932

Duke Taylor

Thanks for Everything

Thanks for Everything

Movie • 1938

Bates

Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony

Movie • 1933

Benny Day

Sea Legs

Sea Legs

Movie • 1930

Searchlight Doyle

The Sap from Syracuse

The Sap from Syracuse

Movie • 1930

Littleton Looney

Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour

Movie • 1938

Lanny Morgan

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Movie • 1932

Eddie Burke

Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands

Movie • 1942

Rusty Smith

The Social Lion

The Social Lion

Movie • 1930

Marco Perkins

Close Harmony

Close Harmony

Movie • 1929

Ben Barney

The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast

Movie • 1941

Chuck Hadley

Northwest Stampede

Northwest Stampede

Movie • 1948

Mike Kirby

Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights

Movie • 1929

James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Movie • 1933

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch

Movie • 1931

Jennifer

Florida Special

Florida Special

Movie • 1936

Bangs Tucker

Kilroy

Kilroy

Movie • 1965

Joe Kelsey

Little Men

Little Men

Movie • 1940

William "Willie" Deming

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Movie • 1943

Dan Daley

Sweetie

Sweetie

Movie • 1929

Tap-Tap Thompson

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

Movie • 1929

Bilge

College Rhythm

College Rhythm

Movie • 1934

Francis J. Finnegan

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

Movie • 1929

Marty Martin

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

Movie • 1940

Harry Calhoun

Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway

Movie • 1944

Michael O'Rourke

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

Movie • 1937

Happy Gallagher

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

Movie • 1931

Jack Oakie

Polo with the Stars

Polo with the Stars

Movie • 1941

Self - Watching Polo Match

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

Movie • 1930

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

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Movie • 1934

Self

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie • 1956

SS Henrietta Captain

Sky Bride

Sky Bride

Movie • 1932

Alec Dugan

She Wrote the Book

She Wrote the Book

Movie • 1946

Jerry Marlowe

The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

Movie • 1928

Searchlight Doyle

Iceland

Iceland

Movie • 1942

Slip Riggs

Collegiate

Collegiate

Movie • 1936

Jerry Craig

Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

Movie • 1944

(archive footage) (uncredited)

His Children's Children

His Children's Children

Movie • 1923

Minor Role (uncredited)

Hollywood Rhythm

Hollywood Rhythm

Movie • 1934

June Moon

June Moon

Movie • 1931

Frederick Martin Stevens

The Gang Buster

The Gang Buster

Movie • 1931

Charlie Case

Sailor Be Good

Sailor Be Good

Movie • 1933

Kelsey Jones

On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody

Movie • 1945

Michael Sullivan

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Movie • 2014

Self (archive footage)

Touchdown!

Touchdown!

Movie • 1931

Babe Barton

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

Movie • 2011

Self (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

Movie • 1942

Self

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

Movie • 1932

Jack Oakie (uncredited)

Someone to Love

Someone to Love

Movie • 1928

Michael Casey

One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

Movie • 2025

Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)

Sin Town

Sin Town

Movie • 1929

'Chicken' O'Toole

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Movie • 1934

Self

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Frank Rey

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

TV • 1961

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

TV • 1964

Otis Cobb

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

TV • 1952

Self

The New Breed

The New Breed

TV • 1961

Ham Tucker

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

TV • 1963

Bonanza

Bonanza

TV • 1959

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