Deceased

How Did Jack Oakie Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asДжек Оуки, Lewis Delaney OffieldGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/11/1903Born inSedalia, Missouri, USADied23/01/1978 (aged 74)Died inNorthridgeCauseaortic aneurysmWikidataQ545846 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#14028 ↗

Jack Oakie 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.

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Filmography81 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	One to One: John & YokoMovie	Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)	122
2014	Bing Crosby: RediscoveredMovie	Self (archive footage)	111
2011	The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns ProphetMovie	Self (archive footage)	108
2007	Hitler: The Comedy YearsMovie	Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)	104
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Otis Cobb	61
1963	Breaking PointSeries	—	60
1961	The New BreedSeries	Ham Tucker	58
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	58
1961	Lover Come BackMovie	J. Paxton Miller	58
1960	The Rat RaceMovie	Mac	57
1959	BonanzaSeries	Thaddeus Cade	56
1956	Around the World in 80 DaysMovie	SS Henrietta Captain	53
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	49
1951	TomahawkMovie	Sol Beckworth	48
1950	Last of the BuccaneersMovie	Sgt. Dominick	47
1949	Thieves' HighwayMovie	Slob	46
1948	Studio OneSeries	Frank Rey	45
1948	When My Baby Smiles at MeMovie	Bozo Evans	45
1946	She Wrote the BookMovie	Jerry Marlowe	43
1944	Sweet and Low-DownMovie	Popsy	41
1944	Take It or Leave ItMovie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	41
1944	Bowery to BroadwayMovie	Michael O'Rourke	41
1944	The Merry MonahansMovie	Pete Monahan	41
1943	WintertimeMovie	Skip Hutton	40
1943	Hello, Frisco, HelloMovie	Dan Daley	40
1942	Song of the IslandsMovie	Rusty Smith	39
1942	Breakdowns of 1942Movie	Self	39
1942	IcelandMovie	Slip Riggs	39
1941	Navy BluesMovie	'Cake' O'Hara	38
1941	The Great American BroadcastMovie	Chuck Hadley	38
1941	Rise and ShineMovie	Boley Bolenciecwcz	38
1941	Polo with the StarsMovie	Self - Watching Polo Match	38
1940	The Great DictatorMovie	Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria	37
1940	Tin Pan AlleyMovie	Harry Calhoun	37
1940	Little MenMovie	William "Willie" Deming	37
1940	Young PeopleMovie	Joe Ballantine	37
1938	The Affairs of AnnabelMovie	Lanny Morgan	35
1938	Radio City RevelsMovie	Harry	35
1938	Thanks for EverythingMovie	Bates	35
1937	Champagne WaltzMovie	Happy Gallagher	34
1937	The Toast of New YorkMovie	Luke	34
1937	Hitting a New HighMovie	Corny Davis	34
1936	King of BurlesqueMovie	Joe Cooney	33
1936	Florida SpecialMovie	Bangs Tucker	33
1936	ColleenMovie	Joe Cork	33
1936	The Texas RangersMovie	Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones	33
1935	Call of the WildMovie	'Shorty' Hoolihan	32
1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936Movie	Spud Miller	32
1935	CollegiateMovie	Jerry Craig	32
1934	Looking for TroubleMovie	Casey	31
1934	Murder at the VanitiesMovie	Jack Ellery	31
1934	Hollywood RhythmMovie	—	31
1934	Shoot the WorksMovie	Nicky Nelson	31
1934	Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveMovie	Self	31
1934	Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Movie	Self	31
1933	The Eagle and the HawkMovie	Mike 'Slug' Richards	30
1933	Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Movie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	30
1933	From Hell to HeavenMovie	Charlie Bayne	30
1933	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Tweedledum	30
1933	Too Much HarmonyMovie	Benny Day	30
1932	If I Had a MillionMovie	Private Mulligan	29
1932	Dancers in the DarkMovie	Duke Taylor	29
1932	Make Me a StarMovie	Jack Oakie (uncredited)	29
1932	Once in a LifetimeMovie	George Lewis	29
1932	Madison Square GardenMovie	Eddie Burke	29
1932	Hollywood on Parade No. A-1Movie	Self	29
1932	Sky BrideMovie	Alec Dugan	29
1931	Dude RanchMovie	Jennifer	28
1930	Paramount on ParadeMovie	Himself / Master of Ceremonies / Fu Manchu's Victim (Murder Will Out) / Girls Gym Instructor (In a Girls' Gym)	27
1930	Let's Go NativeMovie	Voltaire McGinnis	27
1930	The Sap from SyracuseMovie	Littleton Looney	27
1930	Sea LegsMovie	Searchlight Doyle	27
1929	Chinatown NightsMovie	James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter	26
1929	Hard to GetMovie	Marty Martin	26
1929	Street GirlMovie	Joe Spring	26
1929	Hit the DeckMovie	Bilge	26
1929	The DummyMovie	Dopey Hart	26
1929	The Man I LoveMovie	Lew Layton	26
1929	Sin TownMovie	'Chicken' O'Toole	26
1928	The Fleet's InMovie	Searchlight Doyle	25
1923	His Children's ChildrenMovie	Minor Role (uncredited)	20