Jack Oakie

Acting • 1903-11-12 • Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.

Known For

8.3

The Great Dictator

1940

7.0

Lover Come Back

1961

6.8

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

7.3

Thieves' Highway

1949

6.3

Call of the Wild

1935

6.5

If I Had a Million

1932

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Filmography

2025
One to One: John & YokoFilm
Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2014
Bing Crosby: RediscoveredFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2011
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns ProphetFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
2007
Hitler: The Comedy YearsFilm
Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1965
KilroyFilm
Joe Kelsey
1964
Daniel BooneTV
Otis Cobb • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1963
Breaking PointTV
★ 7.4
1961
Lover Come BackFilm
J. Paxton Miller
★ 7.0
1961
The New BreedTV
Ham Tucker • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1961
Target: The Corruptors!TV
★ 5.7
1960
The Rat RaceFilm
Mac
★ 6.7
1959
BonanzaTV
Thaddeus Cade • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
The Wonderful CountryFilm
Travis Hyle
★ 6.1
1956
Around the World in 80 DaysFilm
SS Henrietta Captain
★ 6.7
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1951
TomahawkFilm
Sol Beckworth
★ 7.0
1950
Last of the BuccaneersFilm
Sgt. Dominick
★ 6.7
1949
Thieves' HighwayFilm
Slob
★ 7.3
1948
Studio OneTV
Frank Rey • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
When My Baby Smiles at MeFilm
Bozo Evans
★ 5.5
1948
Northwest StampedeFilm
Mike Kirby
★ 3.3
1946
She Wrote the BookFilm
Jerry Marlowe
★ 6.5
1945
That's the SpiritFilm
Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
★ 6.7
1945
On Stage EverybodyFilm
Michael Sullivan
★ 8.0
1944
It Happened TomorrowFilm
Uncle Oscar Smith
★ 6.8
1944
Sweet and Low-DownFilm
Popsy
★ 5.7
1944
The Merry MonahansFilm
Pete Monahan
★ 5.3
1944
Bowery to BroadwayFilm
Michael O'Rourke
★ 10.0
1944
Take It or Leave ItFilm
(archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1943
Hello, Frisco, HelloFilm
Dan Daley
★ 6.4
1943
Something to Shout AboutFilm
Larry Martin
★ 6.5
1943
WintertimeFilm
Skip Hutton
★ 5.3
1942
Song of the IslandsFilm
Rusty Smith
★ 7.0
1942
IcelandFilm
Slip Riggs
★ 6.5
1942
Breakdowns of 1942Film
Self
★ 6.0
1941
The Great American BroadcastFilm
Chuck Hadley
★ 6.0
1941
Rise and ShineFilm
Boley Bolenciecwcz
★ 7.3
1941
Polo with the StarsFilm
Self - Watching Polo Match
★ 5.2
1941
Navy BluesFilm
'Cake' O'Hara
★ 4.8
1940
The Great DictatorFilm
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
★ 8.3
1940
Tin Pan AlleyFilm
Harry Calhoun
★ 5.5
1940
Little MenFilm
William "Willie" Deming
★ 5.5
1940
Young PeopleFilm
Joe Ballantine
★ 5.2
1938
The Affairs of AnnabelFilm
Lanny Morgan
★ 5.4
1938
Radio City RevelsFilm
Harry
★ 7.7
1938
Thanks for EverythingFilm
Bates
★ 6.7
1938
Annabel Takes a TourFilm
Lanny Morgan
★ 5.7
1937
The Toast of New YorkFilm
Luke
★ 6.1
1937
Hitting a New HighFilm
Corny Davis
★ 5.5
1937
Champagne WaltzFilm
Happy Gallagher
★ 10.0
1937
Super-SleuthFilm
Bill Martin
★ 5.6
1937
Fight for Your LadyFilm
"Honest Ham" Hamilton
★ 5.6
1936
The Texas RangersFilm
Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones
★ 6.6
1936
King of BurlesqueFilm
Joe Cooney
★ 6.2
1936
That Girl from ParisFilm
Whammo Lonsdale
★ 6.9
1936
ColleenFilm
Joe Cork
★ 5.8
1936
Florida SpecialFilm
Bangs Tucker
★ 7.0
1935
Call of the WildFilm
'Shorty' Hoolihan
★ 6.3
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936Film
Spud Miller
★ 5.8
1935
CollegiateFilm
Jerry Craig
★ 7.0
1934
Murder at the VanitiesFilm
Jack Ellery
★ 5.7
1934
Looking for TroubleFilm
Casey
★ 6.7
1934
College RhythmFilm
Francis J. Finnegan
★ 5.6
1934
Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1934
Shoot the WorksFilm
Nicky Nelson
★ 6.7
1934
Hollywood RhythmFilm
★ 8.0
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Film
Self
1933
Alice in WonderlandFilm
Tweedledum
★ 6.1
1933
The Eagle and the HawkFilm
Mike 'Slug' Richards
★ 6.6
1933
College HumorFilm
Barney Shirrel
★ 5.6
1933
Sitting PrettyFilm
Chick Parker
★ 8.0
1933
From Hell to HeavenFilm
Charlie Bayne
★ 7.8
1933
Too Much HarmonyFilm
Benny Day
★ 7.0
1933
Sailor Be GoodFilm
Kelsey Jones
★ 8.0
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932
If I Had a MillionFilm
Private Mulligan
★ 6.5
1932
Million Dollar LegsFilm
Migg Tweeny
★ 6.8
1932
Uptown New YorkFilm
Eddie Doyle
★ 6.5
1932
Dancers in the DarkFilm
Duke Taylor
★ 5.7
1932
Make Me a StarFilm
Jack Oakie (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1932
Once in a LifetimeFilm
George Lewis
★ 7.3
1932
Madison Square GardenFilm
Eddie Burke
★ 6.8
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1Film
Self
★ 4.0
1932
Sky BrideFilm
Alec Dugan
★ 8.0
1931
The Stolen JoolsFilm
Jack Oakie
★ 5.6
1931
The Gang BusterFilm
Charlie Case
★ 6.1
1931
Dude RanchFilm
Jennifer
★ 5.3
1931
June MoonFilm
Frederick Martin Stevens
★ 8.0
1931
Touchdown!Film
Babe Barton
★ 8.0
1930
Paramount on ParadeFilm
Himself / Master of Ceremonies / Fu Manchu's Victim (Murder Will Out) / Girls Gym Instructor (In a Girls' Gym)
★ 5.9
1930
The Sap from SyracuseFilm
Littleton Looney
★ 5.5
1930
Let's Go NativeFilm
Voltaire McGinnis
★ 7.7
1930
The Social LionFilm
Marco Perkins
★ 7.5
1930
Sea LegsFilm
Searchlight Doyle
★ 6.0
1929
The Wild PartyFilm
Al
★ 6.7
1929
Street GirlFilm
Joe Spring
★ 6.1
1929
Chinatown NightsFilm
James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
★ 4.4
1929
SweetieFilm
Tap-Tap Thompson
★ 6.6
1929
The Man I LoveFilm
Lew Layton
★ 5.5
1929
Hit the DeckFilm
Bilge
★ 8.5
1929
Sin TownFilm
'Chicken' O'Toole
★ 9.0
1929
Close HarmonyFilm
Ben Barney
★ 6.8
1929
Fast CompanyFilm
Elmer Kane
★ 8.0
1929
The DummyFilm
Dopey Hart
★ 8.0
1929
Hard to GetFilm
Marty Martin
★ 7.0
1928
Road HouseFilm
Sam
★ 10.0
1928
Someone to LoveFilm
Michael Casey
★ 8.0
1928
Finders KeepersFilm
B. B. Brown
★ 8.0
1928
The Fleet's InFilm
Searchlight Doyle
★ 7.0
1923
Big BrotherFilm
★ 10.0
1923
His Children's ChildrenFilm
Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 8.0