Oscar Polk (December 25, 1899[1][2] – January 4, 1949) was an American actor.

His most memorable scene in that film comes when Pork discloses to Scarlett O'Hara, portrayed by Vivien Leigh, that the back property taxes “done run up sky high” on Tara in the amount of $300.

[3] 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 10 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 in Long Island, New York.