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Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) 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 .
Jack Oakie. Actor: The Great Dictator. "America's Joyboy," beefy, plump-faced comedian Jack Oakie, was one of the funniest top and second banana jokesters of stage, radio and especially film's "Golden Age."
Call of the Wild is a 1935 American adventure western film an adaptation of Jack London 's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild. The film is directed by William A. Wellman, and stars Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack Oakie. The screenplay is by Gene Fowler and Leonard Praskins.
Sitting Pretty is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical comedy film that tells the story of two aspiring but untalented songwriters played by Jack Oakie and Jack Haley. They are joined by Ginger Rogers and Thelma Todd on their trip from New York City to Hollywood to find their fortune.
Jack Oakie. Actor: The Great Dictator. "America's Joyboy," beefy, plump-faced comedian Jack Oakie, was one of the funniest top and second banana jokesters of stage, radio and especially film's "Golden Age."
Jack Oakie was long considered one of the screen’s most notorious scene-stealers. He had a unique brand of comedy and was the master of the double and triple take.
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 was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.
1903 - 1978. Jack Oakie was born Lewis Delaney Offield in Sedalia, Missouri. He grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, thus acquiring the nickname “Oakie”. Oakie initially worked as a runner on Wall Street before appearing in amateur theatre and comedy.
J ack Oakie was a cherub-faced comic who specialized in stealing scenes from show business' top personalities. The Oakie presence was felt in almost every phase of show...
