Jack Oakie

(1903-1978)

American actor

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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.

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Born	Lewis Delaney Offield 12 November 1903 Sedalia, Missouri, USA
Died	23 January 1978 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Venita Varden 1910-1948 · American actress · m. 1936; div. 1945 info edit

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Victoria Horne 1911-2003 · American actress · m. 1950 info edit

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Evelyn Oakie · Mother · 1868-1939 edit info

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Mary Brian · 1906-2002 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Toby Wing · 1915-2001 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Joan Crawford · 1905-1977 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Ann Sothern · 1909-2001 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Charlie Chaplin (singer) · Friend · Jamaican singer edit info

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George Bancroft · Friend · 1882-1956 · American actor edit info

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Syd Chaplin · Friend · 1885-1965 · English actor edit info

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Charles Chaplin · Friend · 1889-1977 · British comic actor and filmmaker edit info

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Jeanette MacDonald · Friend · 1903-1965 · American singer and actress edit info

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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers · Friend · 1904-1999 · American actor and jazz musician edit info

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Joan Crawford · Friend · 1905-1977 · American actress edit info

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Elena Verdugo · Friend · 1925-2017 · American actress edit info

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