Wheeler Oakman
Biography
Wheeler Oakman was an American film actor who came to the screen from stock theater in the eastern United States and appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1948. Born in Washington, D.C., he was often a leading man in silent pictures, opposite leading ladies including Priscilla Dean and Colleen Moore. He appeared in Mickey, a 1918 comedy-drama opposite Mabel Normand, and played the crime boss in Lights of New York (1928), the first all-talking feature. Usually wearing a dapper mustache, he generally played villains, gangsters and henchmen in crime thrillers, melodramas and westerns. He worked steadily through the 1930s, largely in low-budget westerns and serials but also in bigger features such as Operator 13 (1934) and G Men (1935). He later became a fixture at Monogram Pictures and a favorite of producer Sam Katzman, whom he followed to Columbia.
59years old at death
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Died Van Nuys
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Wheeler Vivian Oakman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 27 years1916 to 1943
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Oakman played the crime boss in Lights of New York, the first all-talking feature ever made, and his line into a telephone-disguised microphone, "Take... him for... a ride," was often revived in compilations.
Wheeler Oakman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
William Beaudine directed two of these films, David Howard two. Bela Lugosi appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bela Lugosi's page
J. Farrell MacDonald's page
Vince Barnett's page
Minerva Urecal's page
Jack Mulhall's page
Henry Hall's page
William BeaudineDirector, 2 films, 1943
All films by William Beaudine
David HowardDirector, 2 films, 1934
All films by David Howard
Also two films together1 more actor
- Eddie KaneBowery at Midnight (1942) and Lights of New York (1928)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.