Acting
Jack Oakie
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1961, busiest in 1929 with 11 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 69top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Great Dictator89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.4
- Psychological3.6, average 5.5
- Uncanny0.8, average 2.5
- Mystery2.3, average 4.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 9
- Musical Comedy 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Showbiz 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Lighthearted 3
- 1930s 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Classic Western 3
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
A. Edward SutherlandDirectorJune Moon, The Sap from Syracuse, Champagne Waltz, Too Much Harmony, Fast Company, +3 more- LLeo ToverCinematographerCollege Humor, Murder at the Vanities, Shoot the Works, The Big Broadcast of 1936, College Rhythm, +2 more
George BarbierActorSong of the Islands, The Sap from Syracuse, College Rhythm, Million Dollar Legs, Hello, Frisco, Hello, +1 more
John LeipoldComposerCollege Humor, If I Had a Million, The Big Broadcast of 1936, The Wild Party, Florida Special, +1 more
Charles SellonActorLet's Go Native, Dude Ranch, Sea Legs, The Social Lion, Sweetie
Richard 'Skeets' GallagherActorLet's Go Native, Too Much Harmony, Fast Company, The Social Lion, Close Harmony
Richard ArlenActorCollege Humor, The Man I Love, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Sky Bride, Touchdown!
Alfred NewmanComposerCall of the Wild, Thieves' Highway, Tin Pan Alley, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Looking for Trouble
Robert EllisWriterSong of the Islands, Iceland, Tin Pan Alley, The Great American Broadcast, Hello, Frisco, Hello- HHelen LoganWriterSong of the Islands, Iceland, Tin Pan Alley, The Great American Broadcast, Hello, Frisco, Hello
Joseph L. MankiewiczWriterIf I Had a Million, June Moon, Sky Bride, Fast Company, The Social Lion
Herman J. MankiewiczWriterThe Man I Love, Dancers in the Dark, Rise and Shine, Fast Company, The Dummy
Movies and TV shows
992020s
1 title · average score 79
GoodWatch score 79as Napaloni - Dictator of Bactera (archive footage)
2000s
1 title
as Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
7 titles · average score 58
as Joe Kelsey
GoodWatch score 47TV show · as Otis Cobb
TV show
GoodWatch score 64as J. Paxton Miller
TV show · as Ham Tucker
GoodWatch score 63as Mac
1950s
5 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 53as Travis Hyle
GoodWatch score 73TV show · as Thaddeus Cade
GoodWatch score 67as SS Henrietta Captain
GoodWatch score 50as Sol Beckworth
as Sgt. Dominick
1940s
24 titles · average score 61
as Steve 'Slim' Gogarty
GoodWatch score 69as Uncle Oscar Smith
GoodWatch score 61as Dan Daley
as Larry Martin
GoodWatch score 56as Rusty Smith
GoodWatch score 51as Slip Riggs
GoodWatch score 52as 'Cake' O'Hara
GoodWatch score 58as Chuck Hadley
GoodWatch score 89as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
GoodWatch score 59as Joe Ballantine
GoodWatch score 52as Harry Calhoun
GoodWatch score 50as William "Willie" Deming
1930s
45 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch score 50as Lanny Morgan
GoodWatch score 42as Bill Martin
GoodWatch score 46as Whammo Lonsdale
GoodWatch score 72as Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones
GoodWatch score 62as Joe Cooney
GoodWatch score 63as 'Shorty' Hoolihan
as Jerry Craig
GoodWatch score 61as Jack Ellery
GoodWatch score 70as Mike 'Slug' Richards
GoodWatch score 58as Barney Shirrel
GoodWatch score 70as Migg Tweeny
as Voltaire McGinnis
1920s
16 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 70as Joe Spring
as Bilge
as Elmer Kane
GoodWatch score 63as Al
as Lew Layton
GoodWatch score 49as James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
as 'Chicken' O'Toole
as Tap-Tap Thompson
as Ben Barney
as Dopey Hart
as Searchlight Doyle
as B. B. Brown