Dennis O'Keefe
0.4Acting

Dennis O'Keefe

Mar 29, 1908 - Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

Dennis O'Keefe 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.

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Movie1949Siren of AtlantisJean Morhange
Movie1936Theodora Goes WildMan (uncredited)
Movie1943Hangmen Also Die!Jan Horak
Movie1944The Fighting SeabeesLt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
Movie1937A Star Is BornBurke's Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie1937History Is Made at NightRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Movie1933BombshellNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1947Dishonored LadyDr. David Cousins
Movie1948Walk a Crooked MileDaniel F. O'Hara
Movie1949AbandonedMark Sitko
Movie1951The Company She KeepsLarry
Movie1948Raw DealJoe Sullivan
Movie1947T-MenDennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
Movie1932Blonde Venus(uncredited)
Movie1933Lady KillerCasino Patron (uncredited)
Movie1950Woman on the RunDan Legget
Movie1943The Leopard ManJerry Manning
Movie1945Brewster's MillionsMontague L. 'Monty' Brewster
Movie1949Cover UpSam Donovan
Movie1941Topper ReturnsBob
Movie1937SaratogaParty guest
Movie1936Show Boat
Movie1940You'll Find OutChuck Deems
Movie1957Dragoon Wells MassacreCapt. Matt Riordan
Movie1944The Story of Dr. WassellBenjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Movie1932Night After NightDrunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
Movie1953The FakePaul Mitchell
Movie1954The Diamond WizardJoe Dennison
Movie1934Broadway Bill(uncredited)
Movie1932Under EighteenPenthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie1941Lady ScarfaceLieutenant Bill Mason
Movie1937Riding on AirRadium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Movie1938A Yank at OxfordRacetrack Handler (uncredited)
Movie1961All Hands on DeckBrian O'Gara
Movie1937The FireflyFrench Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
Movie1936Love Before BreakfastCollege Boy (uncredited)
Movie1952One Big AffairJimmy Donovan
Movie1954Drums of TahitiMike Macklin
Movie1957Lady of VengeanceWilliam T. Marshall
Movie1940Arise, My LoveShep
Movie1940Pop Always PaysJeff Thompson
Movie1955Las Vegas ShakedownJoe Barnes
Movie1934Wonder BarChorus Boy (uncredited)
Movie1945Doll FaceMichael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
Movie1947Mr. District AttorneySteve Bennett
Movie1941Mr. District AttorneyP. Cadwallader Jones
Movie1944Up in Mabel's RoomBoris
Movie1945Getting Gertie's GarterKenneth B. Ford
Movie1939That's Right – You're WrongChuck Deems
Movie1941Broadway LimitedDr. Harvey North
Movie1945The Affairs of SusanBill Anthony
Movie1939The Kid From TexasWilliam Quincy
Movie1943Tahiti HoneyMickey Monroe
Movie1931Honeymoon TrioWedding Guest
Movie1934He Was Her ManMan Leaving Courtroom
Movie1955Chicago SyndicateBarry Amsterdam
Movie1952Everything I Have Is YoursAlec Tacksbury
Movie1944Abroad with Two YanksJeff Reardon
Movie1951Passage WestJacob Karns
Movie1940Bowery BoyDr. Tom O'Hara
Movie1949The Great Dan PatchDavid Palmer
Movie1934SmartyNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineMike Jason
Movie1944Sensations of 1945Junior Crane
Movie1934A Lost LadyDance Extra (uncredited)
Movie1950The Eagle and the HawkWhitney Randolph
Movie1941Weekend for ThreeJim 'Jimbo' Craig
Movie1951Follow the SunChuck Williams
Movie1938Hold That KissTommy Bradford
Movie1939Burn 'Em Up O'ConnorJerry O'Connor
Movie1954AngelaSteve Catlett
Movie1945Earl Carroll VanitiesDanny Baldwin
Movie1930Reaching for the MoonShip's Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie1933Hello, Everybody!Casino Patron (uncredited)
Movie1935The Gilded LilyNightclub Extra (uncredited)
Movie1953The Lady Wants MinkJim Connors
Movie1932Bachelor's AffairsNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1938Vacation from LoveBill Blair
Movie1937The Bad Man of BrimstoneJeffrey Burton
Movie1935The Wedding NightParty Guest (uncredited)
Movie1936Small Town GirlMan Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
Movie1937Easy LivingOffice Manager (uncredited)
Movie1934Two Heads on a PillowNight Club Patron (uncredited)
Movie1935One New York NightExtra
Movie1936Rose BowlJones
Movie1937Swing High, Swing LowPurser (uncredited)
Movie1933Girl MissingCasino Patron (Uncredited)
Movie1933I'm No AngelCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Movie1964The Naked FlamePaul Ashley
Movie1935The Misses StoogeParty Guest (uncredited)
Movie1933Too Much HarmonyCafe Patron
Movie1937Vogues of 1938Nightclub Patron
Movie1933The Prizefighter and the LadyNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1935Baby Face HarringtonCountry Club Patron (uncredited)
Movie1935Broadway HostessDonald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
Movie1936ColleenExtra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Movie1934DesirableParty Guest
Movie1936Beloved EnemyReception Guest (Uncredited)
Movie1937Make Way for TomorrowNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1935Personal Maid's SecretDinner Guest
Movie1936Sworn EnemyBandleader (uncredited)
Movie1936Strike Me PinkClub Lido Patron (uncredited)
Movie1935Here Comes the BandParty Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
Movie1940Alias the DeaconJohnny Sloan
Movie1937Mama Steps OutDance Extra
Movie1933Broadway Thru a KeyholeNightclub Dance Extra
Movie1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangCafé Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
Movie1934Jimmy the GentChester Coote (uncredited)
Movie1956Inside DetroitBlair Vickers
Movie1936FuryReporter (uncredited)
Movie1942Moonlight MasqueradeJohn Bennett Jr.
Movie1940Girl from HavanaWoody Davis
Movie1934Kid MillionsChorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
Movie1934The Red RiderMinor Role
Movie1937The Great GambiniNightclub Patron
Movie1933The Eagle and the HawkFlier (uncredited)
Movie1935The Daring Young ManWedding Participant
Movie1936Libeled LadyBarker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
Movie1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Movie1933Duck SoupBridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
Movie1936Burning GoldDerrick Worker
Movie1937The Girl from Scotland YardJohn
Movie1940I'm Nobody's Sweetheart NowTod Lowell
Movie1939Unexpected FatherJimmy Hanley
Movie1940La Conga NightsSteve Collins
Movie1943Good Morning, JudgeDavid Barton
Movie1937Captains CourageousBit Role (uncredited)
Movie1932ScarfaceNight Club Patron (uncredited)
Movie1943Hi Diddle DiddleSonny Phyffe
Movie1933Gold Diggers of 1933Theatregoer (uncredited)
Movie1936The Singing KidBud (uncredited)
Movie1932HuddleDancer (uncredited)
Movie1934Everything's DuckyParty Guest
Movie1933From Hell to HeavenLouie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Movie1937One Mile from HeavenParty Guest
Movie1936Piccadilly JimPetie McGregor (uncredited)
Movie1934Gift of GabDancer (uncredited)
Movie1935It's in the AirAnnouncer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1933Blood MoneyRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Movie1937Champagne WaltzDance Extra at Blue Danube Room
Movie1934Murder at the VanitiesChorus Boy (uncredited)
Movie1934We're Rich AgainWedding Guest (uncredited)
Movie1931Cimarron(uncredited)
Movie1936Rhythm on the RangeSidewalk Heckler
Movie1936The Big Broadcast of 1937Sound Technician (uncredited)
MovieN/AIt's Always SundayReverend Charles Parker
Movie1932Skyscraper SoulsStock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
Movie1935Doubting ThomasMember of Audience
Movie1933She Had to Say YesCabaret Patron (uncredited)
Movie1932The Man from YesterdayCafe Patron
Movie1934All of MePoliceman (uncredited)
Movie1936Sinner Take AllNight Club Guest (uncredited)
Movie1937Top of the TownFrank
Movie1933The Phantom of the AirParty Guest (uncredited)
Movie1936San FranciscoNew Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
Movie1934Lady by ChoiceDance Extra (uncredited)
Movie1935Top HatElevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Movie1931Working GirlsDance Extra (uncredited)
Movie1935A Night at the Biltmore BowlDancer (uncredited)
Movie1932The Cabin in the CottonDance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
Movie193613 Hours by AirBaker-Co-Pilot
Movie1936Three Smart GirlsNightclub Extra
Movie1931The Miracle WomanMan in Audience (uncredited)
Movie1938The ChaserTom Brandon
Movie1936The Accusing FingerReporter
Movie1934College RhythmDepartment Store Doorman
Movie1933Torch SingerNightclub Patron
Movie193342nd StreetChorus Boy (uncredited)
Movie1934Coming Out PartyParty Guest
Movie1935A Feather in Her HatTheatergoer (uncredited)
Movie1933Only YesterdayNew Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
Movie1934Imitation of LifeParty Guest (uncredited)
Movie1932Love AffairOne of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
Movie1932Big City BluesDice Spectator (uncredited)
Movie1932A Bill of DivorcementParty Guest
Movie1935Every Night at EightHuxley Employee (uncredited)
Movie1946Her Adventurous NightBill Fry
Movie1932Central ParkCasino Diner (uncredited)
Movie1934Fog Over FriscoVan Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
Movie1936Private NumberGambler (Uncredited)
Movie1936Great GuyParty Guest (Uncredited)
Movie1932Merrily We Go to HellWedding Usher (uncredited)
Movie1957Sail Into DangerSteve Ryman
Movie1931Laugh and Get RichYoung Man at Dance (uncredited)
Movie1933Cocktail HourParty Guest (uncredited)
Movie1935MississippiParty Guest (uncredited)
Movie1936Yours for the AskingMan (uncredited)
Movie1933The Woman AccusedParty Extra (uncredited)
Movie1931West of BroadwayNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie1956ConfessionBen Birch
Movie1933Ann Carver's ProfessionDinner Party Guest (uncredited)
TV Show1963Petticoat JunctionWalter O'Connor1
TV Show1948Studio OneWill1
TV Show1950Lux Video TheatreSecond Man1
TV Show1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsProf. Stephen Bolt1
TV Show1950Your Show of Shows1
TV Show1954Climax!Inspector Marney1
TV Show1959RiverboatDan Muldoon1
TV Show1949Suspense1
TV Show1950Robert Montgomery Presents1
TV Show1959The Dennis O'Keefe ShowHal Towne32
TV Show1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Singer1
TV Show1957SuspicionSelf - Host42
TV Show1950Lux Video TheatreCaptain John Danforth1
TV Show1950Lux Video TheatreBill1
TV Show1950Lux Video TheatreJeff Sewell1
TV Show1950Lux Video TheatreMack1
TV Show1952The Gulf Playhouse1
TV Show1954Climax!Evans1
TV Show1954Climax!Fred Long1
TV Show1954Climax!Howard Davenport1
TV Show1955Screen Director's PlayhouseReverend Charles Parker1

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Movie1954The Black KnightDialogueWriting
Movie1954The Diamond WizardDirectorDirecting
Movie1954AngelaDirectorDirecting
Movie1954AngelaScreenplayWriting
Movie1949Cover UpScreenplayWriting
Movie1964The Naked FlameWriterWriting
Movie1938The Kid Comes BackStoryWriting