Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie
Oakie in 1941
Born
Lewis Delaney Offield

(1903-11-12)November 12, 1903
DiedJanuary 23, 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 74)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
OccupationActor
Years active1923–1971
Spouses
Venita Varden
(m. 1936; div. 1945)
(m. 1950)

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.