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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."
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. He was born Lewis Delaney Offield on November 12, 1903, in Sedalia, Missouri.
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...
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.
Jan 24, 1978 · Jack Oakie, who appeared in more than a hundred Hollywood movies, mostly as the good‐natured, somewhat dimwitted buffoon, died yesterday in Northridge, Calif., apparently from an aortic aneurysm.
Oakie is most noted for his portrayal of Benzino Napaloni, the boisterous dictator of Bacteria, in Charlie Chaplin’s production of “The Great Dictator” (1940). He received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.
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...
