Acting
Jack Oakie
- Titles
- 101movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1961, busiest in 1929 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 68top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Great Dictator83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Wholesome5.7average 3.3
- Showbiz3.4average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Situational Comedy4.5average 2.7
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Psychological3.8, average 5.6
- Uncanny0.8, average 2.5
- Mystery2.5, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Musical Comedy 4
- Showbiz 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Classic Western 3
- Character-Driven 3
- 1930s 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Period Drama 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
A. Edward SutherlandDirectorChampagne Waltz, June Moon, Too Much Harmony, The Sap from Syracuse, The Social Lion, +2 more- LLeo ToverCinematographerMurder at the Vanities, The Big Broadcast of 1936, College Humor, Shoot the Works, Florida Special, +2 more
George BarbierActorSong of the Islands, Hello, Frisco, Hello, Million Dollar Legs, The Sap from Syracuse, College Rhythm, +1 more
John LeipoldComposerIf I Had a Million, The Big Broadcast of 1936, College Humor, The Wild Party, Florida Special, +1 more
Charles SellonActorDude Ranch, Let's Go Native, The Social Lion, Sweetie, Sea Legs
Richard ArlenActorWhen My Baby Smiles at Me, College Humor, The Man I Love, Sky Bride, Touchdown!
Alfred NewmanComposerCall of the Wild, Thieves' Highway, Tin Pan Alley, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Looking for Trouble- HHelen LoganWriterSong of the Islands, Tin Pan Alley, The Great American Broadcast, Iceland, Hello, Frisco, Hello
- PPercy HeathWriterFrom Hell to Heaven, The Man I Love, Dude Ranch, Let's Go Native, Close Harmony
Robert EllisWriterSong of the Islands, Tin Pan Alley, The Great American Broadcast, Iceland, Hello, Frisco, Hello
Betty GrableActorSong of the Islands, Tin Pan Alley, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Collegiate
Harry GreenActorThe Man I Love, Too Much Harmony, Sea Legs, Close Harmony
Movies and TV shows
982020s
1 title
as Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
2000s
1 title
as Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
7 titles · average score 69
as Joe Kelsey
71
TV show · as Otis Cobb
TV show
70
as J. Paxton Miller
TV show · as Ham Tucker
67
as Mac
1950s
5 titles · average score 67
60
as Travis Hyle
76
TV show · as Thaddeus Cade
66
as SS Henrietta Captain
65
as Sol Beckworth
as Sgt. Dominick
1940s
24 titles · average score 61
73
as Slob
53
as Bozo Evans
as Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
69
as Uncle Oscar Smith
64
as Dan Daley
61
as Rusty Smith
57
as Slip Riggs
60
as Chuck Hadley
48
as 'Cake' O'Hara
83
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
54
as Joe Ballantine
55
as Harry Calhoun
1930s
45 titles · average score 58
50
as Lanny Morgan
53
as Lanny Morgan
53
as Bill Martin
50
as Corny Davis
49
as Honest "Ham" Hamilton
65
as Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones
56
as Joe Cork
65
as 'Shorty' Hoolihan
59
as Jack Ellery
68
as Mike 'Slug' Richards
57
as Barney Shirrel
67
as Migg Tweeny
1920s
15 titles
as Bilge
as Lew Layton
as Joe Spring
as Tap-Tap Thompson
as Ben Barney
as Dopey Hart
as 'Chicken' O'Toole
as James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
as Searchlight Doyle
as B. B. Brown
as Sam