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Filmography by type for
Oscar Polk More at IMDbPro »

Videos (see all 3)
The Green Pastures -- Trailer for this film based on the play
Gone with the Wind -- Home video trailer with a sneak peak into the bonus features of this classic

Overview

Date of Birth:
25 December 1899, Marianna, Arkansas, USA See more »
Date of Death:
4 January 1949, New York City, New York, USA See more »
Trivia:
In January 1949, Polk was fatally injured after being hit by a taxicab... See more »
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
 (From Collider.com. 4 December 2009, 12:19 PM, PST)
Gone with the Wind Breezes Onto DVD and Blu-ray November 17th
 (From MovieWeb. 18 August 2009, 5:03 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
O.W. Polk

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... The Deacon/Fleetfoot
  2. White Cargo (1942) .... Umeela
  3. Reap the Wild Wind (1942) .... Salt Meat
    ... aka "Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind" - USA (complete title)
  4. Birth of the Blues (1941) (uncredited) .... Man in Jail
  5. The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) (as O.W. Polk) .... Blakely

  6. Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Pork - House Servant
  7. Big Town Czar (1939) (uncredited) .... Arthur, Harlem Numbers Man
    ... aka "Fighting the Racketeers" - USA (reissue title)
  8. Out of the Inkwell (1938) (uncredited) .... Janitor
  9. Underworld (1937) .... Sam Brown
  10. The Green Pastures (1936) .... Gabriel
  11. It's a Great Life (1935) .... Lazy Bones
Archive Footage:
  1. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind'

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1927- 1943). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »
Publicity Listings:
2 Articles See more »
Genres:
Drama | Adventure | Romance See more »
Plot Keywords:
African American | Murder | Based On Novel | Dancing See more »

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