Lewis Delaney Offield
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 12, 1903 Sedalia, MO |
| Died | Jan 23, 1978 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 74 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Glendale) | |
Jack Oakie | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1923-1971 |
| Top Roles | Joe Ballantine, Barney Shirrel, Harry Aloysius Calhoun, Napaloni, Sol Beckworth |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama, Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Book-Based, Romantic Rivalry |
| Top Collaborators | William LeBaron (Producer), Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Charlie Chaplin, Adolph Zukor (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Grace Kelly, Kim Hunter, Richard Ney see more.. |
Jack Oakie Overview:
Actor, Jack Oakie, was born Lewis Delaney Offield on Nov 12, 1903 in Sedalia, MO. Oakie died at the age of 74 on Jan 23, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Oakie was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1940 | Best Supporting Actor | The Great Dictator (1940) | Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Jack Oakie's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #72 on Feb 21, 1945.
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with a 'White Woman'?
By carole_and_co on Sep 4, 2018 From Carole & Co.made two films with Carole Lombard, "From Hell To Heaven" (from which a publicity still is shown) and "The Eagle And The Hawk" (like Cary Grant, he had no scenes with Carole). If Oakie's remembered today, it's for his turn as a Benito Mussolini type in Charlie Chaplin's 1940 classic "The ... Read full article
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Jack Oakie Quotes:
Bartender: Five?
Pete Monahan: Yeah, for me and the four horsemen - Fire, Disease, Death, and Famine.
Bartender: Heh, heh, that's a misquotation.
Pete Monahan: Yeah, yeah... just get the stuff.
Jack Ellery: Nancy, what shall I do?
Nancy: Oh, Mr. Ellery!
Jack Ellery: C'mon, let's do it.
Police Lt. Bill Murdock: [Ogling a showgirl] Now there's a baby over there looks suspicious and ought to be followed.
Jack Ellery: Hmm! Don't get to close to her. She'll mistake you for King Kong.
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