Oscar Polk(1899-1949)

Actor

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Oscar Polk

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Autant en emporte le vent (1939)

Oscar Polk was born on 25 December 1899 in Marianna, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Autant en emporte le vent (1939), The Green Pastures (1936) and Les naufrageurs des mers du sud (1942). He was married to Ivy V. Polk. He died on 4 January 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Autant en emporte le vent (1939)

Autant en emporte le vent

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 Les naufrageurs des mers du sud (1942)

Les naufrageurs des mers du sud

6.6

Salt Meat

1942

It's a Great Life (1935)

It's a Great Life

8.1

Lazy Bones

1935

Credits

Actor

Un petit coin aux cieux
7.1
- The Deacon
- Fleetfoot
- 1943
Tondelayo
6.0
- Umeela
- 1942
Les naufrageurs des mers du sud
6.6
- Salt Meat
- 1942
Birth of the Blues
6.3
- Man in Jail (uncredited)
- 1941
The Notorious Elinor Lee
4.9
- Blakely (as O.W. Polk)
- 1940
Autant en emporte le vent
8.2
- Pork - House Servant
- 1939
Big Town Czar
5.3
- Arthur, Harlem Numbers Man (uncredited)
- 1939
Out of the Inkwell
5.8
Short
- Janitor (uncredited)
- 1938
Underworld
4.6
- Sam Brown
- 1937
The Green Pastures
7.0
- Gabriel
- 1936
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

Gone with the Wind: 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

Personal details

Alternative name
- O.W. Polk
Height
- 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

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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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When did Oscar Polk die?
January 4, 1949
How did Oscar Polk die?
Hit by car
How old was Oscar Polk when he died?
49 years old
Where did Oscar Polk die?
New York City, New York, USA
When was Oscar Polk born?
December 25, 1899

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