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Oscar Polk(1899-1949)

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Oscar Polk
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
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Oscar Polk was born on 25 December 1899 in Marianna, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), The Green Pastures (1936) and Reap the Wild Wind (1942). He was married to Ivy V. Polk. He died on 4 January 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1899
DiedJanuary 4, 1949(49)
BornDecember 25, 1899
DiedJanuary 4, 1949(49)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind
8.2
  • Pork - House Servant
  • 1939
Rex Ingram in The Green Pastures (1936)
The Green Pastures
7.0
  • Gabriel
  • 1936
John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
6.6
  • Salt Meat
  • 1942
It's a Great Life (1935)
It's a Great Life
8.1
  • Lazy Bones
  • 1935

Credits

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Actor

  • Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Cabin in the Sky
    7.1
    • The Deacon
    • Fleetfoot
    • 1943
  • Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon in White Cargo (1942)
    White Cargo
    6.0
    • Umeela
    • 1942
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Reap the Wild Wind
    6.6
    • Salt Meat
    • 1942
  • Bing Crosby, Brian Donlevy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Carolyn Lee, and Mary Martin in Birth of the Blues (1941)
    Birth of the Blues
    6.3
    • Man in Jail (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Edna Mae Harris and Gladys Williams in The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
    The Notorious Elinor Lee
    4.9
    • Blakely (as O.W. Polk)
    • 1940
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
    Gone with the Wind
    8.2
    • Pork - House Servant
    • 1939
  • Eve Arden, Tom Brown, and Barton MacLane in Big Town Czar (1939)
    Big Town Czar
    5.3
    • Arthur, Harlem Numbers Man (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Out of the Inkwell (1938)
    Out of the Inkwell
    5.8
    Short
    • Janitor (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Underworld (1937)
    Underworld
    4.7
    • Sam Brown
    • 1937
  • Rex Ingram in The Green Pastures (1936)
    The Green Pastures
    7.0
    • Gabriel
    • 1936
  • It's a Great Life (1935)
    It's a Great Life
    8.1
    • Lazy Bones
    • 1935
  • World's Champ
    Short
    • 1933

Videos2

Gone with the Wind: 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
Trailer 1:56
Gone with the Wind: 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
The Green Pastures
Trailer 3:48
The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures
Trailer 3:48
The Green Pastures

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • O.W. Polk
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • December 25, 1899
    • Marianna, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 1949
    • New York City, New York, USA(hit by car)
  • Spouse
    • Ivy V. Polk? - January 4, 1949 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In January 1949, Polk was fatally injured after being hit by a taxicab as he stepped off a curb in New York's Time Square. Just prior to his death, he was scheduled to appear in a major role in the play "Leading Lady.".

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