Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

🎂 12th November 1903 (122 yrs) 📍 Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Known For

The Great Dictator

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.

Jack Oakie

Movies Featuring Jack Oakie

One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko (2025)

as Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (2011)

as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kilroy

Kilroy (1965)

as Joe Kelsey
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back (1961)

as J. Paxton Miller
The Rat Race

The Rat Race (1960)

as Mac
The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country (1959)

as Travis Hyle
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

as SS Henrietta Captain
Tomahawk

Tomahawk (1951)

as Sol Beckworth
Last of the Buccaneers

Last of the Buccaneers (1950)

as Sgt. Dominick
Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway (1949)

as Slob
When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

as Bozo Evans
Northwest Stampede

Northwest Stampede (1948)

as Mike Kirby
She Wrote the Book

She Wrote the Book (1946)

as Jerry Marlowe
On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody (1945)

as Michael Sullivan
That's the Spirit

That's the Spirit (1945)

as Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway (1944)

as Michael O'Rourke
Sweet and Low-Down

Sweet and Low-Down (1944)

as Popsy
The Merry Monahans

The Merry Monahans (1944)

as Pete Monahan
Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It (1944)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

as Uncle Oscar Smith
Wintertime

Wintertime (1943)

as Skip Hutton
Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)

as Dan Daley
Something to Shout About

Something to Shout About (1943)

as Larry Martin
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)

as Self
Iceland

Iceland (1942)

as Slip Riggs
Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands (1942)

as Rusty Smith
Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine (1941)

as Boley Bolenciecwcz
No Image

Polo with the Stars (1941)

as Self - Watching Polo Match
Navy Blues

Navy Blues (1941)

as 'Cake' O'Hara
The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast (1941)

as Chuck Hadley
Little Men

Little Men (1940)

as William "Willie" Deming
Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley (1940)

as Harry Calhoun
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator (1940)

as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Young People

Young People (1940)

as Joe Ballantine
Thanks for Everything

Thanks for Everything (1938)

as Bates
Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)

as Lanny Morgan
The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel (1938)

as Lanny Morgan
Radio City Revels

Radio City Revels (1938)

as Harry
Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High (1937)

as Corny Davis
Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady (1937)

as "Honest Ham" Hamilton
The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York (1937)

as Luke
Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth (1937)

as Bill Martin
Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz (1937)

as Happy Gallagher
That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris (1936)

as Whammo Lonsdale
The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers (1936)

as Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones
Florida Special

Florida Special (1936)

as Bangs Tucker
Colleen

Colleen (1936)

as Joe Cork
Collegiate

Collegiate (1936)

as Jerry Craig
King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque (1936)

as Joe Cooney
The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

as Spud Miller
Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild (1935)

as 'Shorty' Hoolihan
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)

as Self
College Rhythm

College Rhythm (1934)

as Francis J. Finnegan
No Image

Hollywood Rhythm (1934)

Shoot the Works

Shoot the Works (1934)

as Nicky Nelson
Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities (1934)

as Jack Ellery
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)

as Self
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble (1934)

as Casey
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

as Tweedledum
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty (1933)

as Chick Parker
Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony (1933)

as Benny Day
College Humor

College Humor (1933)

as Barney Shirrel
The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)

as Mike 'Slug' Richards
Sailor Be Good

Sailor Be Good (1933)

as Kelsey Jones
From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven (1933)

as Charlie Bayne
Uptown New York

Uptown New York (1932)

as Eddie Doyle
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million (1932)

as Private Mulligan
Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden (1932)

as Eddie Burke
Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime (1932)

as George Lewis
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932)

as Self
Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs (1932)

as Migg Tweeny
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star (1932)

as Jack Oakie (uncredited)
Sky Bride

Sky Bride (1932)

as Alec Dugan
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark (1932)

as Duke Taylor
Touchdown!

Touchdown! (1931)

as Babe Barton
Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch (1931)

as Jennifer
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools (1931)

as Jack Oakie
June Moon

June Moon (1931)

as Frederick Martin Stevens
The Gang Buster

The Gang Buster (1931)

as Charlie Case
Sea Legs

Sea Legs (1930)

as Searchlight Doyle
Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native (1930)

as Voltaire McGinnis
The Sap from Syracuse

The Sap from Syracuse (1930)

as Littleton Looney
The Social Lion

The Social Lion (1930)

as Marco Perkins
Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade (1930)

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

Hit the Deck (1929)

as Bilge
Sweetie

Sweetie (1929)

as Tap-Tap Thompson
No Image

Fast Company (1929)

Street Girl

Street Girl (1929)

as Joe Spring
Hard to Get

Hard to Get (1929)

as Marty Martin
The Man I Love

The Man I Love (1929)

as Lew Layton
Close Harmony

Close Harmony (1929)

as Ben Barney
The Wild Party

The Wild Party (1929)

as Al
Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights (1929)

as James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
The Dummy

The Dummy (1929)

as Dopey Hart
Sin Town

Sin Town (1929)

as 'Chicken' O'Toole
Someone to Love

Someone to Love (1928)

as Michael Casey
The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In (1928)

as Searchlight Doyle
Road House

Road House (1928)

as Sam
Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers (1928)

as B. B. Brown
Big Brother

Big Brother (1923)

His Children's Children

His Children's Children (1923)

as Minor Role (uncredited)