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Jack Oakie (1903-1978) was an American character actor. Oakie portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor. His IMDb page shows 103 credits from 1923 to 1966. This page will rank Jack Oakie movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Jack Oakie Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Jack Oakie Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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There are 18 Jack Oakie films I have seen for sure, probably more that I don’t remember. I cannot seem to find The affairs of Annabel which he was also in which is a favourite.
The HIGHEST rated film I have seen is Around the World in 80 Days.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Hello, Frisco, Frisco.
The LOWEST rated film I have seen for sure is The Wonderful Country.
Favourite Jack Oakie Movies:
Around the World in 80 Days
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Tin Pan Alley
The Rat Race
It Happened Tomorrow
Thieves’ Highway
Navy Blues
The Eagle and the Hawk
That Girl From Paris
The Wonderful Country
The Affairs of Annabel
Jack Oakie was never on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000. Here are the actors on the 2023 list he appeared with, only one of which is still with us.
14 JOHN GIELGUD Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
32 TREVOR HOWARD Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
69 JOHN MILLS Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
90 JOHN CARRADINE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
95 ROBERT MITCHUM The Wonderful Country (1959)
98 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
120 DAVID NIVEN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
204 MARC LAWRENCE If I Had a Million (1932)
207 ROBERT MORLEY Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
518 TONY CURTIS The Rat Race (1960)
531 CESAR ROMERO Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
531 CESAR ROMERO The Great American Broadcast (1941)
531 CESAR ROMERO Wintertime (1943)
775 AKIM TAMIROFF The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
850 DEBBIE REYNOLDS The Rat Race (1960)
852 KEYE LUKE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
852 KEYE LUKE King of Burlesque (1936)
869 JOHN DEHNER Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
Jack appeared with 29 Oscar winners.
BING CROSBY College Humor (1933)
BING CROSBY Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
BING CROSBY The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
BING CROSBY Too Much Harmony (1933)
CHARLES COBURN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
CHARLES LAUGHTON If I Had a Million (1932)
CLARK GABLE The Call of the Wild (1935)
CLAUDETTE COLBERT Make Me a Star (1932)
DAVID NIVEN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
DEAN JAGGER College Rhythm (1934)
DON AMECHE Something to Shout About (1943)
FRANK SINATRA Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
FREDRIC MARCH Make Me a Star (1932)
FREDRIC MARCH Paramount on Parade (1930)
FREDRIC MARCH The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
FREDRIC MARCH The Wild Party (1929)
GARY COOPER Alice in Wonderland (1933)
GARY COOPER If I Had a Million (1932)
GARY COOPER Make Me a Star (1932)
GARY COOPER Paramount on Parade (1930)
GARY COOPER Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
GEORGE BURNS College Humor (1933)
GEORGE BURNS The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
GIG YOUNG Navy Blues (1941)
GINGER ROGERS Sitting Pretty (1933)
GINGER ROGERS The Sap from Syracuse (1930)
JACK ALBERTSON LOVER COME BACK (1961)
JANE WYMAN College Rhythm (1934)
JANE WYMAN King of Burlesque (1936)
JOHN GIELGUD Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
JOHN MILLS Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
LORETTA YOUNG The Call of the Wild (1935)
MARY PICKFORD STAR NIGHT AT COCOANUT GROVE (1934)
RONALD COLMAN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
SPENCER TRACY Looking for Trouble (1934)
THOMAS MITCHELL SONG OF THE ISLANDS (1942)
VAN HEFLIN Tomahawk (1951)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Murder at the Vanities (1934)
WALLACE BEERY Chinatown Nights (1929)
WALTER BRENNAN Once in a Lifetime (1932)
WALTER BRENNAN Rise and Shine (1941)
WARNER BAXTER King of Burlesque (1936)