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Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, largely starring in films. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California of an aortic aneurysm.

Jack Oakie is probably most notable for his portrayal of Benzino Napaloni, the dictator of Bacteria, in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator
, for which he received an Oscar nomination for the Best Supporting Actor. This role was a broad parody of Benito Mussolini.

Oakie was married twice, his first to Venita Varden in 1936 ended in divorce in 1945. She died in 1948 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 624 at Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. In 1950, he married a second time to actress Victoria Horne with whom he remained until his passing in 1978.

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