Oscar Polk Filmography

Oscar Polk

Oscar Polk was an American actor, best known for his portrayal as the servant "Pork" in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. On January 4, 1949, he was fatally struck by a taxi cab as he stepped off a curb in Times Square. At the time of his death he was scheduled to have a major role in the play Leading Lady, and he was replaced by Ossie Davis. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Long Island, New York.

quick facts
Birthdate:December 25, 1899
Birthplace:Marianna, Arkansas
Date of death:January 4, 1949
Also known as:O.W. Polk

Movies with appearances by Oscar Polk

Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
Release date:April 9, 1943
Directed by:Busby Berkeley, Vincente Minnelli
Genre:Black-and-white
Estimated budget:$662,141
The Notorious Elinor Lee
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Release date:January 1940
Directed by:Oscar Micheaux
Genre:Drama
The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures
Release date:July 16, 1936
Directed by:William Keighley, Marc Connelly
Genre:Film adaptation

Places Oscar Polk has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Oscar Polk
MarkerLocationPopulation
A Arkansas 2,937,979
« Prev  Next »

Personal relationships of Oscar Polk

Ivy Parsons
Ivy Parsons
Relationship type:Marriage
Oscar Polk
Top of Page © 2012 Juggle, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Encyclopedia & Reference Resource
Some of the content on this page was provided by other sites, including
Freebase Icon (Oscar Polk) or others licensed under Creative Commons