JACK OAKIE (fue un actor estadounidense)

JACK OAKIE (nacido como Lewis Delaney Offield; 12 de noviembre de 1903 – 23 ​​de enero de 1978) fue un actor estadounidense, protagonista principalmente de películas, pero también trabajó en teatro, radio y televisión.

Biografía y carrera

Jack Oakie nació en Sedalia , Missouri , en 522 W. Seventh St. Su padre, James Madison Offield (1880-1939), era un comerciante de cereales, y su madre, Evelyn Offield ( nee Jump) (1868-1939), era un profesor de psicología.

Oakie trabajó en varios musicales y comedias en Broadway desde 1923 hasta 1927, cuando se mudó a Hollywood para trabajar en películas al final de la era del cine mudo. Oakie apareció en cinco películas mudas durante 1927 y 1928.

Cuando comenzó la era de los » talkies «, firmó con Paramount Pictures en 1927. ^[2] Hizo su primera película hablada, The Dummy , en 1929.

Sin estar limitado por un contrato de estudio de cine, Oakie se ramificó en la radio y tuvo su propio programa de radio entre 1936 y 1938.

Al final de su carrera apareció en varios episodios de varios programas de televisión , incluyendo The Real McCoys (1963, tres veces como Uncle Rightly), Breaking Point (Episodio # 22 A Child of the Center Ring, 1964), Daniel Boone (1966 ) y Bonanza (1966).

Jack Oakie murió el 23 de enero de 1978 en Los Ángeles, California, a la edad de 74 años de un aneurisma aórtico. Sus restos fueron enterrados en Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale en el condado de Los Ángeles.

Wikipedia in English

JACK OAKIE (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring primarily in movies, but also worked in theater, radio, and television.

Biography and career

Jack Oakie was born in Sedalia, Missouri, at 522 W. Seventh St. His father, James Madison Offield (1880-1939), was a grain merchant, and his mother, Evelyn Offield (nee Jump) (1868-1939), was a professor of psychology.

Oakie worked in various Broadway musicals and comedies from 1923 to 1927, when he moved to Hollywood to work on films at the end of the silent film era. Oakie appeared in five silent films during 1927 and 1928. When the talkies era began, he signed with Paramount Pictures in 1927. [2] He made his first talking movie, The Dummy, in 1929.

Without being bound by a movie studio contract, Oakie branched out into radio and had his own radio show between 1936 and 1938.

At the end of his career he appeared in several episodes of various television shows, including The Real McCoys (1963, three times as Uncle Rightly), Breaking Point (Episode # 22 A Child of the Center Ring, 1964), Daniel Boone (1966) and Bonanza (1966).

Jack Oakie died on January 23, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 74 from an aortic aneurysm. His remains were interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale in Los Angeles County.

Filmography

1923 His children’s children

1923 Older brother

1924 Classmates

1928 Guardians of the Seekers

1928 Road House

1928 The fleet is in

1928 Someone to Love

1935 The Call of the Wild

1935 The great broadcast of 1936

1936 King of Burlesque

1936 Schoolboy Jerry Craig

1936 Girl

1936 Florida Special

The Texas Rangers

1936 That Girl from Paris

1937 Champagne Waltz

1937 Super-detective

1937 The New Toast

1937 Fight for your lady

1937 Reaching a new high

1938 Radio City Revels

1938 Annabel’s Affairs

1938 Annabel takes a tour

1938 Thanks for everything

1940 Young people

1940 The great dictator

1940 Tin Alley

1940 Little Men

1941 The Great American Broadcast

1941 Navy blue

1941 Rise up and shine

1942 Song of the Isles

1942 Iceland

1943 Something to Scream

1943 Hello Frisco, Hello

1944 It happened tomorrow

1944 The Merry Monahans

1944 Sweet and Low

1945 That’s the spirit

1945 Everybody on stage

1946 She wrote the book

1948 Northwest Stampede

1948 When my baby smiles at me

1949 Highway of Thieves

1950 The Last of the Buccaneers

1951 Tomahawk

1956 Around the world in 80 days

1959 The Wonderful Country

1960 The Rat Race

1961 Lover returns.