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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 was married twice. His first marriage (1936-1945) was to Venita Varden, who perished in the 1948 air crash of United Airlines Flight 624 at Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. Oakie's second marriage was to actress Victoria Horne in 1950; they moved to an estate in Northridge and lived there until his death. The USC School of Cinematic Arts ...
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- Sedalia, Missouri, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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." He would accomplish so much despite the fact that he was "functionally deaf" throughout his career and performed primarily with the aid of lip reading or vibrations. The stories vary on how ...
- November 12, 1903
- January 23, 1978
Nov 11, 2022 · Here are 10 things you should know about Jack Oakie, born on November 12, 1903. The prolific Oakie was a go-to character actor for comedic second banana role...
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Jack Oakie came out of retirement for this 1972 TV performance of "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?", which he introduced 40 years earlier in the film "Sitt...
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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. He was born Lewis Delaney Offield on November 12, 1903, in Sedalia, Missouri. His father was a grain dealer, and his mother was a psychology teacher.
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1928. Finders Keepers as B. B. Brown. 1923. Big Brother. 1923. His Children's Children as Minor Role (uncredited) All. Department. Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.
