---
name: "Oscar Polk"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/oscar-polk"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 December 1899"
died: "4 January 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:01.011005+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Oscar Polk

Actor. Born 25 December 1899 in Marianna. Died 4 January 1949.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 December 1899, Marianna
- **Died:** 4 January 1949
- **Also known as:** O.W. Polk

## Biography

Oscar Polk (25 December 1899 – 4 January 1949) was an American actor. He portrayed the house servant Pork in the film *Gone with the Wind* (1939). Other screen roles include Gabriel in *The Green Pastures* (1936), Salt Meat in *Reap the Wild Wind* (1942), and The Deacon and Fleetfoot in *Cabin in the Sky* (1943). He was also credited as O.W. Polk in some early films.

Polk began his career on the stage in the late 1920s and appeared in several Broadway productions, among them *The Green Pastures* (1935) and *You Can't Take It with You* (1936). He continued working in theatre and film until his death in New York City after being struck by a taxi.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gone with the Wind* (1939), Fi1m 74, as Pork — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md)

## Also known for

- *Reap the Wild Wind* (1942), Salt Meat
- *Cabin in the Sky* (1943), The Deacon / Fleetfoot

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/oscar-polk