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Jack Oakie

1903 - 1978

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Jack Oakie is the 3,960th most popular actor (up from 4,120th in 2024), the 6,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,107th in 2019) and the 1,845th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Jack Oakie ranks 3,960 out of 13,578. Before him are Vitaly Solomin, James Marsters, Brett Cullen, Mary Anderson, Afife Jale, and August Wilhelm Iffland. After him are Willeke van Ammelrooy, Frances Sternhagen, Yūjirō Ishihara, Lawrence Tierney, Paula Patton, and Mia May.

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Among people born in 1903, Jack Oakie ranks 221. Before him are Bernard Leene, Anatoly Alexandrov, Oleg Losev, Natallia Arsiennieva, Josefina Pla, and Rudolf Wolters. After him are Nils Ramm, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, Alfredo Copello, Gioacchino Colombo, Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, and Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto. Among people deceased in 1978, Jack Oakie ranks 169. Before him are Theodor Tolsdorff, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Alexander Gerschenkron, Jorge Cafrune, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, and Duncan Grant. After him are Gotthard Handrick, Gordon Matta-Clark, František Šterc, Ali Soilih, Lennie Tristano, and Theo Lingen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Oakie ranks 6,414 out of 20,380. Before him are Camille Paglia (1947), Victor J. Stenger (1935), Scott Columbus (1956), Squanto (1585), and Robert Berdella (1949). After him are Helene Madison (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), Everlast (1969), Maria Tallchief (1925), and James Blish (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jack Oakie ranks 1,845. Before him are Judith Light (1949), Jane Greer (1924), Christine Elise (1965), James Marsters (1962), Brett Cullen (1956), and Mary Anderson (1859). After him are Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), Paula Patton (1975), Wes Bentley (1978), Al Ernest Garcia (1887), and Mariel Hemingway (1961).

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