Portrait of Wheeler Oakman

Acting

Wheeler Oakman

Career

Active from 1913 to 1966, with a break from 1948 to 1965, busiest in 1932 with 15 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mickey
Mickey
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wheeler Oakman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 8
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Early Cinema 6
  • Fast-Paced Action 5
  • Nostalgic Cinema 3
  • Historical Curio 2
  • American Frontier 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Tragic Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

165
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Bat Men of Africa
Bat Men of Africa (1966)

as Durkin

1950s

1 title ยท average score 43
Planet Outlaws
Planet Outlaws (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lieutenant Patten

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 44
Jack Armstrong
Jack Armstrong (1947)

as Prof. Hobart Zorn

Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)

as Joe Heller / Lew Heller (uncredited)

Teen Age
Teen Age (1944)

as Jim Murray (archive footage)

What a Man!
What a Man! (1944)

as Detective

Riding West
Riding West (1944)

as Captain Amos Karnes

Saddles and Sagebrush
Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)

as Henchman Ace Barko

Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
GoodWatch score 40

as Tony

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Freighter Mate [Chs. 7-8]

Bowery at Midnight
Bowery at Midnight (1942)
GoodWatch score 40

as "Trigger" Stratton

Escort Girl
Escort Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 36

as Gregory Stone

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1941)

as Kimble

Radio Ranch
Radio Ranch (1940)

as Argo

1930s

76 titles ยท average score 48
Slaves in Bondage
Slaves in Bondage (1937)
GoodWatch score 29

as Jim Murray

Roarin' Guns
Roarin' Guns (1936)

as Walton

Ghost Patrol
Ghost Patrol (1936)
GoodWatch score 37

as Kincaid

Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred (1935)

as Duke Foster

The Phantom Empire
The Phantom Empire (1935)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lord Argo

Frontier Days
Frontier Days (1934)

as Henry Jethrow

Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley (1934)

as 'Smiley' Mason

Hot Hoofs
Hot Hoofs (1933)

as Gill Brown, the Horse Owner

Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone (1932)
GoodWatch score 42

as Utah Becker

End of the Trail
End of the Trail (1932)

as Major Jenkins

Beauty Parlor
Beauty Parlor (1932)

as Jim Fremont

The Sky Raiders
The Sky Raiders (1931)

as Willard

1920s

36 titles ยท average score 57
The Shakedown
The Shakedown (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Manager

Handcuffed
Handcuffed (1929)

as Tom Bennett

Lights of New York
Lights of New York (1928)
GoodWatch score 36

as Hawk Miller

The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

as Van

While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson

The Heart of Broadway
The Heart of Broadway (1928)

as 'Dandy Jim' Doyle

The Masked Angel
The Masked Angel (1928)

as Luther Spence

The Love Trap
The Love Trap (1923)

as Grant Garrison

The Half Breed
The Half Breed (1922)

as Delmar Spavinaw

Peck's Bad Boy
Peck's Bad Boy (1921)

as Dr. Jack Martin - the Man in the Case

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

as 'Dapper Bill' Ballard

The Virgin of Stamboul
The Virgin of Stamboul (1920)

as Capt. Carlisle Pemberton

1910s

30 titles ยท average score 67
Back to God's Country
Back to God's Country (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

as Peter Burke

Eve in Exile
Eve in Exile (1919)

as Paul Armitage

Mickey
Mickey (1918)
GoodWatch score 75

as Herbert Thornhill

Revenge
Revenge (1918)

as Dick Randall

Hell's Hinges
Hell's Hinges (1916)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)

The Carpet from Bagdad
The Carpet from Bagdad (1915)

as George P.A. Jones

Sweet Alyssum
Sweet Alyssum (1915)

as Wynne Garlan

In the Days of the Thundering Herd
In the Days of the Thundering Herd (1914)

as Chief Swift Wing

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1914)

as The Bronco Kid, alias of Drury

When the West Was Young
When the West Was Young (1914)

as Ned Halton

Alone in the Jungle
Alone in the Jungle (1913)

as Concho

Alas! Poor Yorick!
Alas! Poor Yorick! (1913)

as Real Montgomery Irving