Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Known for
Acting
Born
March 29, 1908
Died
August 31, 1968 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

Biography

Dennis O'Keefe (March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. He was the son of Irish vaudevillians working in the United States. As a small child he joined his parents' act and later wrote skits for the stage. O'Keefe started in films as an extra in the early 1930s. After a small but impressive role in Saratoga, Clark Gable recommended O'Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937. His film roles were bigger after that, starting with The Bad Man of Brimstone and Burn 'Em Up O'Connor. O'Keefe left MGM around 1940 but continued to work in mostly lower budget productions. In the 1950s he did some directing, wrote mystery stories and by the mid-1950s found work on television shows such as Justice, The Martha Raye Show, The Ford Show as well as his own series The Dennis O'Keefe Show.

Known For

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Filmography

1964
The Naked Flame poster

The Naked Flame

Movie · as Paul Ashley

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Walter O'Connor · 1 ep

1961
All Hands on Deck poster

All Hands on Deck

Movie · as Brian O'Gara

1959
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Dan Muldoon · 1 ep

1959
The Dennis O'Keefe Show poster

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

TV · as Hal Towne · 32 eps

1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre poster

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Movie · as Capt. Matt Riordan

1957
Lady of Vengeance poster

Lady of Vengeance

Movie · as William T. Marshall

1957
Sail Into Danger poster

Sail Into Danger

Movie · as Steve Ryman

1957
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · as Self - Host · 42 eps

1956
Confession poster

Confession

Movie · as Ben Birch

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep

1955
Las Vegas Shakedown poster

Las Vegas Shakedown

Movie · as Joe Barnes

1955
Chicago Syndicate poster

Chicago Syndicate

Movie · as Barry Amsterdam

1955
Inside Detroit poster

Inside Detroit

Movie · as Blair Vickers

1955
Screen Director's Playhouse poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

TV · as Reverend Charles Parker · 1 ep

1954
The Diamond Wizard poster

The Diamond Wizard

Movie · as Joe Dennison

1954
Drums of Tahiti poster

Drums of Tahiti

Movie · as Mike Macklin

1954
Angela poster

Angela

Movie · as Steve Catlett

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Inspector Marney, Evans, Fred Long, Howard Davenport · 1 ep

1953
The Fake poster

The Fake

Movie · as Paul Mitchell

1953
The Lady Wants Mink poster

The Lady Wants Mink

Movie · as Jim Connors

1952
One Big Affair poster

One Big Affair

Movie · as Jimmy Donovan

1952
Everything I Have Is Yours poster

Everything I Have Is Yours

Movie · as Alec Tacksbury

1952
The Gulf Playhouse poster

The Gulf Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Company She Keeps poster

The Company She Keeps

Movie · as Larry

1951
Passage West poster

Passage West

Movie · as Jacob Karns

1951
Follow the Sun poster

Follow the Sun

Movie · as Chuck Williams

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Prof. Stephen Bolt · 1 ep

1950
Woman on the Run poster

Woman on the Run

Movie · as Dan Legget

1950
The Eagle and the Hawk poster

The Eagle and the Hawk

Movie · as Whitney Randolph

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Second Man, Captain John Danforth, Bill, Jeff Sewell, Mack · 1 ep

1950
Your Show of Shows poster

Your Show of Shows

TV · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · 1 ep

1949
Siren of Atlantis poster

Siren of Atlantis

Movie · as Jean Morhange

1949
Abandoned poster

Abandoned

Movie · as Mark Sitko

1949
Cover Up poster

Cover Up

Movie · as Sam Donovan

1949
The Great Dan Patch poster

The Great Dan Patch

Movie · as David Palmer

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · 1 ep

1948
Walk a Crooked Mile poster

Walk a Crooked Mile

Movie · as Daniel F. O'Hara

1948
Raw Deal poster

Raw Deal

Movie · as Joe Sullivan

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Will · 1 ep

1947
Dishonored Lady poster

Dishonored Lady

Movie · as Dr. David Cousins

1947
T-Men poster

T-Men

Movie · as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan

1947
Mr. District Attorney poster

Mr. District Attorney

Movie · as Steve Bennett

1946
Her Adventurous Night poster

Her Adventurous Night

Movie · as Bill Fry

1945
Brewster's Millions poster

Brewster's Millions

Movie · as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster

1945
Doll Face poster

Doll Face

Movie · as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan

1945
Getting Gertie's Garter poster

Getting Gertie's Garter

Movie · as Kenneth B. Ford

1945
The Affairs of Susan poster

The Affairs of Susan

Movie · as Bill Anthony

1945
Earl Carroll Vanities poster

Earl Carroll Vanities

Movie · as Danny Baldwin

1944
The Fighting Seabees poster

The Fighting Seabees

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell poster

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Movie · as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins

1944
Up in Mabel's Room poster

Up in Mabel's Room

Movie · as Boris

1944
Abroad with Two Yanks poster

Abroad with Two Yanks

Movie · as Jeff Reardon

1944
Sensations of 1945 poster

Sensations of 1945

Movie · as Junior Crane

1943
Hangmen Also Die! poster

Hangmen Also Die!

Movie · as Jan Horak

1943
The Leopard Man poster

The Leopard Man

Movie · as Jerry Manning

1943
Tahiti Honey poster

Tahiti Honey

Movie · as Mickey Monroe

1943
Good Morning, Judge poster

Good Morning, Judge

Movie · as David Barton

1943
Hi Diddle Diddle poster

Hi Diddle Diddle

Movie · as Sonny Phyffe

1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine poster

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Movie · as Mike Jason

1942
Moonlight Masquerade poster

Moonlight Masquerade

Movie · as John Bennett Jr.

1941
Topper Returns poster

Topper Returns

Movie · as Bob

1941
Lady Scarface poster

Lady Scarface

Movie · as Lieutenant Bill Mason

1941
Mr. District Attorney poster

Mr. District Attorney

Movie · as P. Cadwallader Jones

1941
Broadway Limited poster

Broadway Limited

Movie · as Dr. Harvey North

1941
Weekend for Three poster

Weekend for Three

Movie · as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig

1940
You'll Find Out poster

You'll Find Out

Movie · as Chuck Deems

1940
Arise, My Love poster

Arise, My Love

Movie · as Shep

1940
Pop Always Pays poster

Pop Always Pays

Movie · as Jeff Thompson

1940
Bowery Boy poster

Bowery Boy

Movie · as Dr. Tom O'Hara

1940
Alias the Deacon poster

Alias the Deacon

Movie · as Johnny Sloan

1940
Girl from Havana poster

Girl from Havana

Movie · as Woody Davis

1940
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now poster

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Movie · as Tod Lowell

1940
La Conga Nights poster

La Conga Nights

Movie · as Steve Collins

1939
That's Right – You're Wrong poster

That's Right – You're Wrong

Movie · as Chuck Deems

1939
The Kid From Texas poster

The Kid From Texas

Movie · as William Quincy

1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor poster

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Movie · as Jerry O'Connor

1939
Unexpected Father poster

Unexpected Father

Movie · as Jimmy Hanley

1938
A Yank at Oxford poster

A Yank at Oxford

Movie · as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)

1938
Hold That Kiss poster

Hold That Kiss

Movie · as Tommy Bradford

1938
Vacation from Love poster

Vacation from Love

Movie · as Bill Blair

1938
The Chaser poster

The Chaser

Movie · as Tom Brandon

1937
A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born

Movie · as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)

1937
History Is Made at Night poster

History Is Made at Night

Movie · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1937
Saratoga poster

Saratoga

Movie · as Party guest

1937
Riding on Air poster

Riding on Air

Movie · as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)

1937
The Firefly poster

The Firefly

Movie · as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)

1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone poster

The Bad Man of Brimstone

Movie · as Jeffrey Burton

1937
Easy Living poster

Easy Living

Movie · as Office Manager (uncredited)

1937
Swing High, Swing Low poster

Swing High, Swing Low

Movie · as Purser (uncredited)

1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 poster

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

Movie · as Nightclub Patron

1937
Make Way for Tomorrow poster

Make Way for Tomorrow

Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1937
Mama Steps Out poster

Mama Steps Out

Movie · as Dance Extra

1937
The Great Gambini poster

The Great Gambini

Movie · as Nightclub Patron

1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard poster

The Girl from Scotland Yard

Movie · as John

1937
Captains Courageous poster

Captains Courageous

Movie · as Bit Role (uncredited)

1937
One Mile from Heaven poster

One Mile from Heaven

Movie · as Party Guest

1937
Champagne Waltz poster

Champagne Waltz

Movie · as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room

1937
Top of the Town poster

Top of the Town

Movie · as Frank

1936
Theodora Goes Wild poster

Theodora Goes Wild

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1936
Show Boat poster

Show Boat

Movie

1936
Love Before Breakfast poster

Love Before Breakfast

Movie · as College Boy (uncredited)

1936
Small Town Girl poster

Small Town Girl

Movie · as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)

1936
Rose Bowl poster

Rose Bowl

Movie · as Jones

1936
Colleen poster

Colleen

Movie · as Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)

1936
Beloved Enemy poster

Beloved Enemy

Movie · as Reception Guest (Uncredited)

1936
Sworn Enemy poster

Sworn Enemy

Movie · as Bandleader (uncredited)

1936
Strike Me Pink poster

Strike Me Pink

Movie · as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

1936
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1936
Libeled Lady poster

Libeled Lady

Movie · as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)

1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town poster

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Movie · as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

1936
Burning Gold poster

Burning Gold

Movie · as Derrick Worker

1936
The Singing Kid poster

The Singing Kid

Movie · as Bud (uncredited)

1936
Piccadilly Jim poster

Piccadilly Jim

Movie · as Petie McGregor (uncredited)

1936
Rhythm on the Range poster

Rhythm on the Range

Movie · as Sidewalk Heckler

1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937 poster

The Big Broadcast of 1937

Movie · as Sound Technician (uncredited)

1936
Sinner Take All poster

Sinner Take All

Movie · as Night Club Guest (uncredited)

1936
San Francisco poster

San Francisco

Movie · as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

1936
13 Hours by Air poster

13 Hours by Air

Movie · as Baker-Co-Pilot

1936
Three Smart Girls poster

Three Smart Girls

Movie · as Nightclub Extra

1936
The Accusing Finger poster

The Accusing Finger

Movie · as Reporter

1936
Private Number poster

Private Number

Movie · as Gambler (Uncredited)

1936
Great Guy poster

Great Guy

Movie · as Party Guest (Uncredited)

1936
Yours for the Asking poster

Yours for the Asking

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1935
The Gilded Lily poster

The Gilded Lily

Movie · as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

1935
The Wedding Night poster

The Wedding Night

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1935
One New York Night poster

One New York Night

Movie · as Extra

1935
The Misses Stooge poster

The Misses Stooge

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1935
Baby Face Harrington poster

Baby Face Harrington

Movie · as Country Club Patron (uncredited)

1935
Broadway Hostess poster

Broadway Hostess

Movie · as Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)

1935
Personal Maid's Secret poster

Personal Maid's Secret

Movie · as Dinner Guest

1935
Here Comes the Band poster

Here Comes the Band

Movie · as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)

1935
The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

Movie · as Wedding Participant

1935
It's in the Air poster

It's in the Air

Movie · as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1935
Doubting Thomas poster

Doubting Thomas

Movie · as Member of Audience

1935
Top Hat poster

Top Hat

Movie · as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)

1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl poster

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)

1935
A Feather in Her Hat poster

A Feather in Her Hat

Movie · as Theatergoer (uncredited)

1935
Every Night at Eight poster

Every Night at Eight

Movie · as Huxley Employee (uncredited)

1935
Mississippi poster

Mississippi

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1935
White Lies poster

White Lies

Movie · as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

1934
Broadway Bill poster

Broadway Bill

Movie · as (uncredited)

1934
Wonder Bar poster

Wonder Bar

Movie · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1934
He Was Her Man poster

He Was Her Man

Movie · as Man Leaving Courtroom

1934
Smarty poster

Smarty

Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1934
A Lost Lady poster

A Lost Lady

Movie · as Dance Extra (uncredited)

1934
Two Heads on a Pillow poster

Two Heads on a Pillow

Movie · as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

1934
Desirable poster

Desirable

Movie · as Party Guest

1934
Jimmy the Gent poster

Jimmy the Gent

Movie · as Chester Coote (uncredited)

1934
Kid Millions poster

Kid Millions

Movie · as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)

1934
The Red Rider poster

The Red Rider

Movie · as Minor Role

1934
Everything's Ducky poster

Everything's Ducky

Movie · as Party Guest

1934
Gift of Gab poster

Gift of Gab

Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)

1934
Murder at the Vanities poster

Murder at the Vanities

Movie · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1934
We're Rich Again poster

We're Rich Again

Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1934
All of Me poster

All of Me

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1934
Lady by Choice poster

Lady by Choice

Movie · as Dance Extra (uncredited)

1934
College Rhythm poster

College Rhythm

Movie · as Department Store Doorman

1934
Coming Out Party poster

Coming Out Party

Movie · as Party Guest

1934
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1934
Fog Over Frisco poster

Fog Over Frisco

Movie · as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)

1934
Upperworld poster

Upperworld

Movie · as Police Photographer (uncredited)

1933
Bombshell poster

Bombshell

Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1933
Lady Killer poster

Lady Killer

Movie · as Casino Patron (uncredited)

1933
Hello, Everybody! poster

Hello, Everybody!

Movie · as Casino Patron (uncredited)

1933
Girl Missing poster

Girl Missing

Movie · as Casino Patron (Uncredited)

1933
I'm No Angel poster

I'm No Angel

Movie · as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

1933
Too Much Harmony poster

Too Much Harmony

Movie · as Cafe Patron

1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady poster

The Prizefighter and the Lady

Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole poster

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Movie · as Nightclub Dance Extra

1933
The Eagle and the Hawk poster

The Eagle and the Hawk

Movie · as Flier (uncredited)

1933
Duck Soup poster

Duck Soup

Movie · as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)

1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 poster

Gold Diggers of 1933

Movie · as Theatregoer (uncredited)

1933
From Hell to Heaven poster

From Hell to Heaven

Movie · as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

1933
Blood Money poster

Blood Money

Movie · as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

1933
She Had to Say Yes poster

She Had to Say Yes

Movie · as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)

1933
The Phantom of the Air poster

The Phantom of the Air

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1933
Torch Singer poster

Torch Singer

Movie · as Nightclub Patron

1933
42nd Street poster

42nd Street

Movie · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1933
Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

Movie · as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

1933
Cocktail Hour poster

Cocktail Hour

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1933
The Woman Accused poster

The Woman Accused

Movie · as Party Extra (uncredited)

1933
Ann Carver's Profession poster

Ann Carver's Profession

Movie · as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

1932
Blonde Venus poster

Blonde Venus

Movie · as (uncredited)

1932
Night After Night poster

Night After Night

Movie · as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)

1932
Under Eighteen poster

Under Eighteen

Movie · as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)

1932
Bachelor's Affairs poster

Bachelor's Affairs

Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Movie · as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)

1932
Scarface poster

Scarface

Movie · as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

1932
Huddle poster

Huddle

Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)

1932
Skyscraper Souls poster

Skyscraper Souls

Movie · as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)

1932
The Man from Yesterday poster

The Man from Yesterday

Movie · as Cafe Patron

1932
The Cabin in the Cotton poster

The Cabin in the Cotton

Movie · as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)

1932
Love Affair poster

Love Affair

Movie · as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)

1932
Big City Blues poster

Big City Blues

Movie · as Dice Spectator (uncredited)

1932
A Bill of Divorcement poster

A Bill of Divorcement

Movie · as Party Guest

1932
Central Park poster

Central Park

Movie · as Casino Diner (uncredited)

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell poster

Merrily We Go to Hell

Movie · as Wedding Usher (uncredited)

1931
Honeymoon Trio

Honeymoon Trio

Movie · as Wedding Guest

1931
Cimarron poster

Cimarron

Movie · as (uncredited)

1931
Working Girls poster

Working Girls

Movie · as Dance Extra (uncredited)

1931
The Miracle Woman poster

The Miracle Woman

Movie · as Man in Audience (uncredited)

1931
Laugh and Get Rich poster

Laugh and Get Rich

Movie · as Young Man at Dance (uncredited)

1931
West of Broadway poster

West of Broadway

Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1930
Reaching for the Moon poster

Reaching for the Moon

Movie · as Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)