
Jack Oakie
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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
Credits

The Great Dictator (1940)
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as SS Henrietta Captain

Call of the Wild (1935)
as 'Shorty' Hoolihan

One to One: John & Yoko (2025)
as Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
Hollywood Rhythm (1934)
Actor

The Rat Race (1960)
as Mac

Road House (1928)
as Sam

Sin Town (1929)
as 'Chicken' O'Toole

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
as Mike 'Slug' Richards

Big Brother (1923)
Actor

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)
as Self

Alice in Wonderland (1933)
as Tweedledum

Young People (1940)
as Joe Ballantine

Lover Come Back (1961)
as J. Paxton Miller

The Wonderful Country (1959)
as Travis Hyle

June Moon (1931)
as Frederick Martin Stevens

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
as Self

Paramount on Parade (1930)
as Himself / Master of Ceremonies / Fu Manchu's Victim (Murder Will Out) / Girls Gym Instructor (In a Girls' Gym)

Someone to Love (1928)
as Michael Casey

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)

If I Had a Million (1932)
as Private Mulligan

Collegiate (1935)
as Jerry Craig

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)

Little Men (1940)
as William "Willie" Deming

The Toast of New York (1937)
as Luke

Song of the Islands (1942)
as Rusty Smith

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
as Uncle Oscar Smith

The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Jack Oakie

That's the Spirit (1945)
as Steve 'Slim' Gogarty

Murder at the Vanities (1934)
as Jack Ellery

Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
as Lanny Morgan

Shoot the Works (1934)
as Nicky Nelson

Street Girl (1929)
as Joe Spring

Thieves' Highway (1949)
as Slob

King of Burlesque (1936)
as Joe Cooney

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
as Self

The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
as Lanny Morgan

The Wild Party (1929)
as Al

Kilroy (1965)
as Joe Kelsey

Million Dollar Legs (1932)
as Migg Tweeny

She Wrote the Book (1946)
as Jerry Marlowe

Something to Shout About (1943)
as Larry Martin

The Texas Rangers (1936)
as Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones

Take It or Leave It (1944)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rise and Shine (1941)
as Boley Bolenciecwcz

Bowery to Broadway (1944)
as Michael O'Rourke

Tin Pan Alley (1940)
as Harry Calhoun

Super-Sleuth (1937)
as Bill Martin

Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
as Sgt. Dominick

Madison Square Garden (1932)
as Eddie Burke

On Stage Everybody (1945)
as Michael Sullivan

Thanks for Everything (1938)
as Bates

Once in a Lifetime (1932)
as George Lewis

College Humor (1933)
as Barney Shirrel

Iceland (1942)
as Slip Riggs

Champagne Waltz (1937)
as Happy Gallagher

The Man I Love (1929)
as Lew Layton

Sitting Pretty (1933)
as Chick Parker

Too Much Harmony (1933)
as Benny Day

Sea Legs (1930)
as Searchlight Doyle

The Merry Monahans (1944)
as Pete Monahan

College Rhythm (1934)
as Francis J. Finnegan

Colleen (1936)
as Joe Cork

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (2011)
as Self (archive footage)

Navy Blues (1941)
as 'Cake' O'Hara

Tomahawk (1951)
as Sol Beckworth

Finders Keepers (1928)
as B. B. Brown

Fight for Your Lady (1937)
as "Honest Ham" Hamilton

Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
as Dan Daley

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932)
as Self

Dancers in the Dark (1932)
as Duke Taylor

Hitting a New High (1937)
as Corny Davis

The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
as Spud Miller

Chinatown Nights (1929)
as James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter

Looking for Trouble (1934)
as Casey

Let's Go Native (1930)
as Voltaire McGinnis

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hit the Deck (1929)
as Bilge

That Girl from Paris (1936)
as Whammo Lonsdale

Sky Bride (1932)
as Alec Dugan

Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
as Popsy

Make Me a Star (1932)
as Jack Oakie (uncredited)

The Great American Broadcast (1941)
as Chuck Hadley

Wintertime (1943)
as Skip Hutton

The Social Lion (1930)
as Marco Perkins

Florida Special (1936)
as Bangs Tucker

The Gang Buster (1931)
as Charlie Case

When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
as Bozo Evans

Touchdown! (1931)
as Babe Barton

Hard to Get (1929)
as Marty Martin

Northwest Stampede (1948)
as Mike Kirby

The Sap from Syracuse (1930)
as Littleton Looney

From Hell to Heaven (1933)
as Charlie Bayne

Dude Ranch (1931)
as Jennifer

Uptown New York (1932)
as Eddie Doyle

His Children's Children (1923)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Fast Company (1929)
Actor

Sweetie (1929)
as Tap-Tap Thompson

The Dummy (1929)
as Dopey Hart
Polo with the Stars (1941)
as Self - Watching Polo Match

Radio City Revels (1938)
as Harry

Sailor Be Good (1933)
as Kelsey Jones

The Fleet's In (1928)
as Searchlight Doyle

Close Harmony (1929)
as Ben Barney




