Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Known for

Acting

Born

November 12, 1903

Birthplace

Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Died

January 23, 1978 (aged 74)

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.

Best known work

The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1961

Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway

1949

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

1959

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

1935

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Filmography

2025
One to One: John & Yoko
as Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
Kilroy
as Joe Kelsey
1964
Daniel BooneTV
as Otis Cobb (1 episode)
1963
Breaking PointTV
1961
Lover Come Back
as J. Paxton Miller
1961
The New BreedTV
as Ham Tucker (1 episode)
1961
Target: The Corruptors!TV
1960
The Rat Race
as Mac
1959
The Wonderful Country
as Travis Hyle
1959
BonanzaTV
as Thaddeus Cade (1 episode)
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
as SS Henrietta Captain
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
as Self (1 episode)
1951
Tomahawk
as Sol Beckworth
1950
Last of the Buccaneers
as Sgt. Dominick
1949
Thieves' Highway
as Slob
1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Bozo Evans
1948
Studio OneTV
as Frank Rey (1 episode)
1948
Northwest Stampede
as Mike Kirby
1946
She Wrote the Book
as Jerry Marlowe
1945
On Stage Everybody
as Michael Sullivan
1945
That's the Spirit
as Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
1944
Bowery to Broadway
as Michael O'Rourke