Oscar Polk (December 25, 1899[1][2] – January 4, 1949) was an American actor. He portrayed the servant Pork in the film Gone with the Wind (1939).
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Born | (1899-12-25)December 25, 1899 Marianna, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | January 4, 1949(1949-01-04) (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1927–1946 |
His most memorable scene in that film comes when Pork discloses to Scarlett O'Hara, portrayed by Vivien Leigh, that the back property taxes on Tara are $300. He was married to Ivy V. Polk (née Ivy Parsons), who also had an uncredited role in Gone with the Wind.[3] Together they had a son, Oscar Polk Jr.
On January 4, 1949, Oscar Polk was fatally struck by a taxi cab as he stepped off a curb in Times Square in New York City ten days after his 49th birthday. 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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1935 | It's a Great Life | Lazy Bones | |
1936 | The Green Pastures | Gabriel | |
1937 | Underworld | Sam Brown | |
1939 | Big Town Czar | Arthur, Harlem Numbers Man | Uncredited |
1939 | Gone with the Wind | Pork - House Servant | |
1940 | The Notorious Elinor Lee | Blakely | |
1941 | Birth of the Blues | Man in Jail | Uncredited |
1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Salt Meat | |
1942 | White Cargo | Umeela | |
1943 | Cabin in the Sky | The Deacon / Fleetfoot | (final film role) |
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